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old friend, Garland offered Berryman sole control of his racing string in December of 1992. “Some of Tony’s flat runners used to go to the track and train there,” Berryman said. “But since I accepted his offer, now I train everything on the farm.”
Garland's Diamond Oak Stables encompasses 130 acres of rolling Tennessee hills, making for a perfect training grounds for Berryman and his 13 head of trainees. “I’ve got everything from two- to six-year-olds. I call my training areas ‘European gallops.’ That’s Tennessee for grass fields!” he laughed.
As he has always worked with the available training grounds through the years, Berryman’s training methods have evolved with each change. At Diamond Oak, Berryman said that a good deal of his steeplechase training takes place in the Hitchcock pen, or jumping ring. “I like to free school my youngsters,” he said.
“It saves so much on both horse and rider. They learn pretty quick what they should be doing....The ‘smart ones’ figure it out in just a few days, and the ‘dumb ones’ can take as long as they want! They really learn to measure their fences [when schooling without a rider on their back,]” he added.
“The first flat horse that Mike found for me was a nice mare at the Timonium sales. She produced a colt named Irish Rebellion [by Irish Swords, a son of Raja Baba].... has won about $60,000
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