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Lancer Arabians
In the summer of 1967, my dad, Don Ford, hired Stanley White as manager and trainer of Lancer Arabians in Brighton, Michigan. This turned out to be a match made in heaven for both the Ford and White families.
Stanley’s ability to handle and train horses to the National Championship level combined with Dad’s business leadership, allowed Lancer Arabians to rise to national prominence almost immediately. When we decided to go exclusively with the straight Egyptian Arabians, Stanley’s ability to spot a National Champion caliber horse in an undernourished weanling (*Asadd - 2x National Champion) at the EAO in Cairo and 15 other mares, plus the stallion Sultann; then start a breeding and training program from scratch, was amazing. Stanley also helped to put Lancer on the map with the many “clinics” he held in Michigan and later in Florida, where he took rogue unmanageable horses and in the span of two hours and in front of a thousand people, taught them to load and unload from a trailer, broke them to ride and had them doing a figure eight at a canter with a flying change of leads. Our whole family were very proud to know the Whites and the success we all had together. Stanley taught me many things he used to handle horses and keep them under control. I am sure that he saved me from many injuries over the years in my veterinary practice. My dad and Stanley became the best of personal friends over the years, as did I. The Lord, indeed, threw away the mold when he created Stanley White. There will never be another one like him. Rest in peace my friend. You are missed. Jack Ford, DVM
J a c k F o r d , DVM | L a n c e r A r a b i a n s | O c a l a , FL Ar abian Horse Times | 74 | Volume 48, No. 3
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