This rolling hills farm is nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountain Range. Located just outside of Asheville, North Carolina we are 30 minutes from Tryon, North Carolina, 4 hours from Atlanta, 5 hours from Lexington, Kentucky, and a day's trip from Florida. Our facility boasts a 250 x 300 ft. all weather footing arena with high quality jumps as well as an enclosed and lighted 80 x 100 ft. covered arena. All pastures are individually manicured and maintained with Electro-braid. We are currently in the process of installing board on board fencing for our breeding program and clearing woods to expand pasture land. The stalls are matted and measure 12 x 12 ft. There is an office, wash stall with h/c water, grooming areas, private locking tack lockers, tack room, feed room, washer and dryer, powder room, and hours of trails to ride on. Commercial horse vans welcome with plenty of room to maneuver.
Our facility has recently been updated with all new electrical, siding, roofing, and drainage systems to ensure the safety of all of our horses and employees. We have multiple vets on call 24/7, available just minutes from our farm. Boarders are more than welcome, but we are particular about our clients due to keeping our barn environment tranquil. We like to operate on a smaller scale to keep our horses happy with more individualized attention. The services of the barn extend well into the night, to certify all horses are healthy and satisfied. Security is essential, so we have taken all measures to ensure the safety of the horses as well as belongings of our clients. Coded security gates have been installed as well as a monitoring system.
About Our Name
Many joke and think our name reflects the financial burden regarding the care and costs of having show horses. After years of explaining and befuddling people about it's real meaning, I thought I would take the time to inform interested parties of it's real meaning. Muny Sunk Stables name originated respectfully from our family's great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey. If it wasn't for the thriftiness and masterful mind of Frank Bailey, Muny Sunk Stables, Inc. would not be what it is today. It's never forgotten, and will always be respected, even if the name has a humorous double meaning.
The 43-acre estate was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey and it was known to them as Munnysunk. The property includes a mid-1800's house and a magnificent collection of plants and trees, many exceedingly rare. Of the 600 different kinds of trees and shrubs, many species came from other parts of the United States and from distant countries around the world--wherever the temperate climate conditions resembled those of the northeastern United States, and Long Island in particular. Each time Mr. Bailey planted a new tree or plant, Mrs. Bailey would joke and say "well Frank, that's Munnysunk". This beautiful place also features graceful iris and rose gardens, a blanket of unusual
plantings, a spectrum of chrysanthemums, and a perennial garden of 150 to 500 labelled varieties. The most majestic of his plantings was the introduction of the Dawn Redwoods, a primeval species thought to have gone extinct eons ago until a small grove was discovered in a remote corner of China. Seedlings were brought to the US in the late '40s and distributed to leading horticulturists for propagation. It is still an endangered species and botanists consider the Arboretum's collection, including one thought to be the largest in the world, to be
the best stand in this country. It also boasts rare specimens as dwarf Nikko Firs from Japan, blue Atlas Cedars from North Africa, and Korean Pines.
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