Saturday, June 9, 2018

The Mare Breeding Blues!!! 10% off sale from Yancey Farms NOW!..



So, Yancey Farms has been trying hard to keep up with breeding statistics this seasons with the selected stallions that we represent. Many of you have received emails from Jane Taylor, my Assistant, requesting reports/results of your breeding attempts. Many mare owners (myself included) are frustrated with percentage of pregnancies this season. Even with stallions whose frozen semen has proven excellent over past seasons are not able to get the job done.

Well, for many, the season is getting near the end, money is tight  and Vet bills are high. Yes... I experience the SAME costs as you, so I KNOW!!

From now, Saturday June 9th until end of day on June 15th, I offer a straight 10% discount on any doses you want to buy, as well as FREE HANDLING !  ...

You will need TWO coupon codes; "summertime" and "judysgift". Although some stallions are sold out now, I still have a fine list. Quite a few are already tested for WFFS , and are so notated on their page.


BY THE WAY..... PLEASE send your results to Jane. Just respond to her email..... she has worked so hard on the list and has sent out hundreds of emails to this year's breeders. She has created an informative spread sheet and we hope to have a comprehensive fertility report at the end of the season. 

                                                      http://www.yancey-farms.com

 This offer is only good on orders placed through the website and applies to the United States only. Sorry Canada. 

Sunday, May 6, 2018

a shining new face for 2018!

With only two foals born this season, I feel very blessed to have two outstanding FILLIES!! 
I have been remiss in posting them, and today DONA HELENA gave me just a few moments to photograph! (Sorry that I don't have my friend COOKIE to do the photos and tweak the lighting.)

DONA HELENA by DE NIRO out of JURA YF by TOTILAS out of FINALE YF by FURST HEINRICH - out of REINA H by RUBINSTEIN out of HELENA "E" (TK)  by HERBSTSTURM

DONA HELENA is named after the Great - Great Grandmother "HELENA E" (TK), who was the foundation mare of Yancey Farms 43 years ago! Yes, breeders it takes a long time to bring along a mare program. It saddens me to see that there are few breeders these days that have the dedication and/or vision to build a truly solid program. 



DONA HELENA is by the immortal, most esteemed sire DE NIRO and out of a TOTILAS daughter, JURA YF. JURA YF was registered with KWPN, and was presented as a 2 year old, where she rose to the top as Champion 2 year old in North America. She then was assessed by the German Oldenburg Verband as a 3 year old, scoring a 9.0 and rated Premium Mare status. 


I look forward to watching this young filly mature under my watchful eye. Maybe someday she will be offered to an aspiring rider, but for now, please do not begrudge me the joy of my achievement! ;-)

Monday, December 11, 2017

Continuing to add new stallions for 2018.....

We are working on new pages for the website, but thought that I would list the new faces for 2018 so far.  In alphabetical order they are:

Ben Benicio -- premium stallion of the licensing in Westphalia 2016. 
Ben Benicio (Benicio - Hochadel - Fidermark)
Ben Benicio out of Poesie III 

-Won his 14 days performance test 2016 in Adelheidsdorf and he was the winner of the Westphalian championship of 3 years old stallions 2016.

-His first 
foals are very nice! 


Benicio - Won the 6 year old German Bundeschampionats in 2011

Benicio (Belissimo M - Velten III)
- In his Stallion Performance Test at Schlickau he scored perfect 10’s for walk, trot and canter. 

- His final score for the dressage section, 9.88 

-he has excellent rideability and character and is sire to some rising young horses (see Ben Benicio above!)












Connaisseur -In Sweden for his licensing he received an average gait score of 9.13, with 9.5 for his powerful and expressive trot and a perfect 10 for his exceptional canter.
Connaisseur (Con Amore - Donnerhall)


As a 4 year old in 2011 he successfully completed the KWPN’s 50 day performance test with 82.3 total points. He was described as an “honest, reliable stallion with a good attitude”, receiving 8.5 for canter, self carriage, rideability and character and 8 for walk, trot and suppleness. His willingness to work and talent as a dressage horse were also noted on his test results 
As a sire he can be expected to improve rideability and canter in his offspring



D'Avie The beautiful D’avie clearly outshone the other premium stallions at the 2014 Hanoverian licensing in Verden. 
D'Avie (Don Juan de Hus - Londonderry)



He made his debut in sport with superior victories in tests for young riding and dressage horses. He passed his 14-day-test in 2016 in Schlieckau, finishing as the 2nd Reserve Champion and a final score with emphasis on dressage of 8.41. His character and his canter were perceived by the judges as very good (9.0) and they gave him 8.75 for his interior values and rideability and 8.5 for his willingness to perform and his walk. 






Don Royal - winner of stallion licensing in Neustadt Dosse in 2016
Don Royal (Don Juan de Hus - Rubin Royal)

- best dressage stallion in his 14 days test in Adelheidsdorf in April 2017.


-Won “Verbandschampionat Brandenburg-Anhalt” and the “ Sueddeutsches Championat” of the 3 year old stallions.

















For EmotionAt the 14-day test in Schlieckau, the stallion achieved an average score on no less than 9.20 with 9.5 in trot and canter and 10 in reliability. 
For Emotion (Foundation - Sandro Hit - Rockwell)


For Emotion is the definition of a future dressage horse, and now he is guaranteed a promising future with the Olympic rider Anna Kasprzak, who purchased For Emotion last May, 2017. 

For Emotion seems the perfect stallion for the sport - he is incredibly smooth, balanced and with top gaits. 




Quaterhit - At the November 2017 35 days Danish Stallion Testing, he placed 2nd with total of 884 points(out of 24 stallions)
Quaterhit (Quatergold - Sandro Hit- Brentano II)

-Quaterhit has 3 top quality gaits, charming type and athleticism. 

-Quaterhit is out of a very interesting damline. The mother Poetin III is a full sister to the famous Poetin who won the world championships for 5-year old horses in 2003, she was also a double winner of the german Bundeschampionat.  






Secret highest dressage final score of 9.5, Secret successfully completed his 14-day test. 

Secret (Sezuan - St.Moritz - Rotspon)

-Scores from Schliekau; gallop 10.0, trot 9.5, rideability by judges and guest rider with highest score of 10.0

- At the Bundeschampionat Warendorf 2017 National Vice Champion 3 y.o. stallion

- Won the 3 y.o. Stallion qualifying class at the 2017 Bundeschampionat, scoring 8.5 trot; 9.5 canter; 9.5 walk; 9.0 rideability an 8.5 for conformation with total score of 9.0



Springbank II VH -WON Danish Warmblood's 35-day performance test with 10 from the test rider in both rideability and capacity and a total score of 954,5 points
Springbank II (Skovens Rafael - DeNiro - Rohdiamant)

Oct. 2017  Springbank II VH and Severo went to Flyinge in Sweden to participate in the Swedish Championships, which is only for Swedish-born horses and Swedish-licensed stallions from other countries.


Springbank II VH and Severo impressed the judges in the Swedish Breeders Trophy. With a total score of 97.2% they won the 3yo class achieving 9.3 for walk, 9.8 for trot, 9.5 for canter and 10 for suppleness and overall impressions 




Valverde -Valverde was the undisputed champion stallion of the Westfalen-Körung 2016 
Valverde (Vitalis - Ampere)


- Father Vitalis is the winner of the Nuremberg Burg Pokal 2016

- Dam's sire Ampére goes back to the even successful Olympian Ferro

-Valverde exhibits powerful uphill movement, swings through his whole body in trot and gallop with impeccable walk and high conformation values.





Zoom -Reserve Champion & Double Premium stallion- Verden/GER (January, 2017). 
 
Zoom (Zack - Don Schufro - Brentano II)

- high scorer at 14-Day Stallion Suitability Test held in Neustadt/Dosse, Germany, on 6 - 19 April 2017.

- scored an overall mark of 8.53 points, with a strong 8.88 for dressage and 8.03 for show jumping. The stallion got 9.25 and 9.50 for character, 9.0 for willingness to work, 8.5 for walk and trot and 9.5 for canter. 

-His rideability earned him 9, his jumping in freedom 7.5 and his test rider gave him a 9.0.