SPECIALTY IS TRAINING: NEW STABLE IS NOW OPEN NEAR JACKONS

JACKSON -- Eulinberg Stables, a facility designed to train American saddle-bred horses, opened near Jackson recently.

Irvin Lee Eulinberg, who started working with horses when he was a youngster at Jackson, and his wife, Bonnie, have returned to his native city from the Cleveland, Ohio, area, and are owners of the business.

"When I was a student at Jackson High School, I worked after school and weekends at Kimbeland Stables," said Eulinberg, who went on to make a career of working with horses.

Eulinberg has been in the horse-training business for 28 years in the Cleveland area. He and his wife, a teacher, acquired a former boarding stable here to open the business.

"We decided to relocate here from Cleveland," said Eulinberg. "We have leased a former boarding stables here. Although we do board a few horses, our primary business will be training horses for shows."

The business is between Bainbridge and Ridge roads.

The facility features a 17-stall barn, 150-foot enclosed riding arena, tack rooms, office complex with kitchen, lounge and restrooms.

"We also have a patio lounge overlooking the riding ring," said Eulinberg.

Fred Lee of Cape Girardeau is assistant manager of the business and Gene G. Masterson of Scott City is training apprentice and blacksmith.

"We train horses for American saddle-bred shows," said Eulinberg, who has worked with notable horse trainers in Ohio, among them Harvey Turley and George Brown. "We train horses for appearances in several saddle-bred classes western saddle, fine harness, three-gaited and five-gaited."

The training process is a lengthy one. "It can range from a year to a year-and-a-half," he said. "Some classes take longer than others."

During early training, Eulinberg will show horses in various shows.

"But, when the training is almost complete, the owners will show the horses," said Eulinberg, who already has clients from the Southeast Missouri and St. Louis areas.

"We have some big shows in the Midwest," said Eulinberg. "Among the notable shows are the St. Louis National and the Kansas City Royale. Other big shows include those at Hillsboro, Mo., Paducah, Ky., Memphis, Tenn., and the Missouri State Fair," he said.