Grade Horses. Grade horses. Image Credit: Paul Souders / Getty Images Grade horsesâhorses of no particular or known breeding are the eighth most popular horse voted on by About.com Horses readers. Most of us who have been riding for awhile will have a favorite grade horse in our histories. I began riding on my motherâs grade gelding Manitou.
Elk River (West Virginia) The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 172 miles (277 km) long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Elk Lick Creek, a tributary of the Kentucky River, flows through the middle of the preserve. Rich in aquatic life, the stream is home to many different kinds of animals such as snakes, salamanders, frogs, turtles, fish, and aquatic insects. Along the ravines of Elk Lick Creek are perhaps some of the richest sites in Central Kentucky for wildflowers.