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Mailing address
Backside Learning Center
704 Central Ave.
Louisville, KY 40208

Physical location
Backside, Churchill Downs

Hours
Monday-Friday
11:30 AM- 8:00 PM

Board Members

Dr. Sandra Patterson-Randles, President
Chancellor, Indiana University Southeast

Michael Rehm, Treasurer
Division Manager, Commercial Banking
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company

Sally Troutman, Secretary

Donna Barton Brothers
Television Racing Analysis/Reporter/Commentator

Anita Cauley
Horse Owner and Breeder

Robert L. DeSensi
Retired, Thoroughbred Horse Trainer

Kevin Lavin
Lavin Insurance

Schuyler Olt, Esq.
Attorney at Law

Sarah Rankin
Upson Downs Farm

Joel B. Turner
Equine Law Attorney, Frost Brown Todd LLC

Laurie Wolf
Starlight Racing

Ex Officio Members:

Churchill Downs
Darren Rogers
Senior Director, Communications & Media Services

Kentucky Derby Museum
Lynn Ashton
Executive Director, Kentucky Derby Museum

Welcome to the Backside Learning Center

The Backside Learning Center enhances the lives of equine workers by providing education, life skill resources and community.  We do this by offering relevant learning experiences, diverse social opportunities, and personal and professional development to equestrian workers in a caring, respectful environment.

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Check out the new Equine Worker’s Resource Guide by clicking HERE.

Haga un clic AQUI para la guia en español.

  • All in a Day's Work All in a Day's Work Student leads a horse from the back side to the front side for a race. Find out how you can support the work of the Backside Learning Center. Click on image.
  • Spanish Class: Role reversal Spanish Class: Role reversal Student becomes the volunteer and volunteer becomes the student. Become a volunteer, click on image.
  • WorldFest Excursion: Practicing what we learn WorldFest Excursion: Practicing what we learn Community Building activity taught how to use the local bus system and gave opportunity to order food and shop the vendor booths. Learn more, click on image.

     

Read up on BLC news with the latest Newsletter:
Click here to view the 2013 Summer Newsletter

Full Report of the Feedback Survey Results

The Applied Research and Education Center (AREC) and the Backside Learning Center Education Committee collaborated in the design of a study to assess perceptions of the Backside Learning Center and programming needs among trainers and workers. The findings provide data to inform strategic planning in program development, communications, and fundraising.  The Backside Learning Center would like to thank the 40 trainers and 152 workers who participated in our feedback survey about the BLC’s services.

Please CLICK HERE to view the full report.

Feedback:  The Backside Learning Center plans to provide a guide to local services to be produced and distributed in the Spring of 2013.  Please share your opinion about what services you would like to see in the Guide. Consider any local services that you might use, whose contact information would be helpful to you.

Comentarios: El Centro de Aprendizaje tiene planes para propocionar una guía para los servicios del Centro de Aprendizaje será producida y distribuida en la primavera de 2013.  Por favor comparta su opinión sobre los servicios que le gustaría ver en la guía. Considere los servicios que se pueden utilizar, cuya información de contacto sería de gran ayuda para usted.

 

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