WILLOWBANK FARM
When Joan Lurie and her partners opened their American Saddlebred training facility in 1981, little did they know that 30 plus years later Willowbank would be one of the top stallion stations in the country. And they probably would not have predicted that the main focus of the farm would grow to be breeding, training, showing and selling young stock.
It was Joan who made the decision that in time changed her career and the future of the farm. In 1982 she and a partner purchased Attache, a three-time World’s Champion and World’s Champion’s sire.
Now Willowbank stands some of the premier American Saddlebred stallions in the industry. They breed dozens of mares and they foal more than 35 babies a year, many going on to win World’s Champion honors for their owners. Further reflections of Willowbank’s continuing success was the 1997 move from Shelbyville, Kentucky to 132 rolling acres on Todd’s Point Road in Simpsonville, Kentucky.