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Grand Opening Marks Introduction
of Don Galloway as New Trainer
The first weekend in April marked the official in­
troduction of Mr. DON GALLOWAY as new Mana­
ger-Trainer for the Walking Horse Stables of Mr.
CLAYTON BROWN of Albany, Kentucky. Don conies
well recommended after several years’ training in
Tennessee
The official opening of the BROWN STABLES was
held on a windy and slightly cold Saturday that saw
a good crowd of local and area Walking Horse en­
thusiasts brave the weather to see Don work some
of the horses now in training.
Feature attraction at present is Mighty Sun, the one­
time World Champion Stallion, that can still hit a lick
with the best of them. Don is currently working this
big bay but does not yet know whether or not he will
be shown. Mighty Sun is currently involved in a ma­
jor breeding program at the Brown Stables and ap­
pears to be a welcome addition to the Walking Horse
activity of southern Kentucky.
Don Galloway started in the Walking Horse busi­
ness at an early age, working for Mr. AL J. GOODMAN
& Sons Stables in Ashville, North Carolina, under the
supervision of "LIGHTNING” GREGORY andHOYLE
ALEXANDER. He later moved to Knoxville, Tennes­
see where he worked for PAUL HARREL Stables. In
1960 he moved to Beckley, West Virginia, and worked
at Mohler Stables for Mr. ED MOHLER. He later
returned to Knoxville and worked for the Southbrook
Stables of Mr. E. C. NICHOLS.
At the 1965 Celebration, a friend of Don’s approach­
ed him with a request that he see what he could do
with a mare that had hurt her mouth. Don, who had
his hands full with other horses at the time, was re­
luctant to take on another horse, but when he learned
that it was Mighty Sun’s first colt, a four-year-old
mare, he changed his mind. He has always liked’* this
stallion! The owners of the mare liked the manner in
which Don handled their horse and Don ended up
taking her home with him.
In October of 1965, Don contracted with Mr. Clayton
Brown of Albany, Kentucky to take over his stable
operation. When he moved, he took the mare with
him. "Bam talk” soon spread the word that Don
Galloway had a top mare up there in Kentucky and,
on visiting with him for the opening in April, this was
one of the horses that we just had to see. Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. LEWIS, owners of Mighty Sun and also
owner of the mare, now have four other colts by him,
in training with Don.
On January 1, 1966, these long-time Walking Horse
enthusiasts decided to move Mighty Sun to the Brown
Stables in Albany to stand at stud. So far it has proven
to be a wise move. He is getting a big share of the
area mares and quite a lot from out of state. The
big thing that Mighty Sun has to offer, and it cer­
tainly shows up in his colts, is natural ability. This
horse exhibited one of the most fantastic "front ends”
ever seen on a Tennessee Walking Horse and it ap­
pears that he can pass this along to his get. So far,
most of his colts have his way of going.
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TWO-YEAR-OLD - DON GALLOWAY and Mr. CLAYTON BROWN
pose with one of Mr. Brown's two-year-olds now in training.
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COME UP, HOSS - In a way that almost became a trademark,
■9 y un makes a spectacular pass across the pasture. Don
Galloway is up. (Unretouched photo by M. B. Ausban)
At present Don has seventeen horses in training
me u ing. A roan mare and a bay mare belonging to
r. and Mrs. Lewis; a two-year-old black stallion
belonging to Mr. M. S. HONEY and Mr. Lewis; a
black two-year-old stud owned by Mr. L. M. SEWELL
no an amateur horse owned by Mr. FRED SMITH
to be shown by BRYSON SMITH. Mr. Brown has eight
v rai™n£ including Amateur horses that will be
own by his sons, seventeen-year-old DANNY and
as
^A^NE. All things considered, it looks
,W1l11 be a busy year for trainer Don Galloway,
hornet k y.ls.wed known for thoroughbreds and race
Hnr«* U*. lV18 also a fast-growing center of Walking
ciatinn1ctlV1^‘-The Kentucky Walking Horse Asso-
;n„
a driving and active organization of Walk-
south
enthusiasts scattered from Albany in the
band p H + ovla£ton in the north. They have recently
the hnoi °®e^er
increase the overall activity in
better an^h
tlieir state- Their goal is to produce
mote bettpr
■ colts> attract better trainers, pro-
Walkinp T-r ^allcing Horse shows, and increase the
of Kenhir>b°rS^4.n?arket at ad levels within the state
of Deonlp uu
is vr^1 toe cooperation and support
and the t
?layt°n Browns, the Don Galloways
alized
Lewis’s that such a venture can be re-
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