2.28.10

Whitney Farms, and our daughter Allie in particular, suffered a great loss this week with the sudden passing of A Hunt For Fine Wine.  "Merlot" was an incredibly accomplished horse in his short life, and he will be sorely missed.

Merlot,

I remember the first time I saw you in Jackson, Ms being brought out to longe. After quite a while of searching for "the one", I knew you were it. You've given me so much more than good rides, trophies, high points, and superiors. You taught me what it means to put everything you have into something you love, no matter the risk. You taught me the true definition of accepting someone completely, taking the good with the bad. Time with you made me realize the true power that can come from the belief in yourself and someone else, even if you're the only one believing. I've now developed a new definition of "don't give up" after experiencing all of our triumphs together. You've helped me to learn what true acceptance of someone really means, and that sometimes to succeed, you have to give more of yourself then what your receiving. I now know that the fear of failing is no comparison to the thrill of overcoming. The great rides and experiencing your talent has helped me to find and bring out an even deeper amount of passion and love for not only this sport, but this way of life and I will owe you that forever. There is an attachment to you that has been brought out in me by no other. Please know that no one believed in you more than I did, and to me you will always be one of the "great ones". Although our time together was regrettably short-lived, I feel so honored and special to have owned, ridden, and been a team with you and to have been able to call you mine then, now, and forever. You were so much more then just a horse and will be impossible to ever replace. When that next future win trophy happens for me, know that as I trot up the center of that pen, I will be thinking of you, thanking you, missing you. You will always be my own personal, special, and most deserving Iron Horse. You are so very special to me and will never be forgotten. I'll carry you with me through every great ride given to me in the future. Thank you for one of the best years.

I love you "Merl Merl".

-Allie
 

11.11.09

We would like to congratulate Allie Whitney on her Reserve World Championship in the ApPHA Non-Pro/Youth Western Pleasure Maturity at the ApHC World Show, as well as her top 10 finishes in the ApPHA Limited Two-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure Futurity and the Open Three-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure.

Congratulations also go out to Jennifer Marcom on her first World Championship with Downtothelastdetail in the Non-Pro Hunter Longeline. 

This week also saw the first foal to show by Hot Smokin Chip earn a Reserve World Championship in Open Hunter In Hand Yearling Colts with Cathy Wood.

Overall, it was a great week.  It's shows like this that make my job so great.  Thank you everyone for making it such a great show!  -  Andrea Whitney

World Show Updates

Downtothelastdetail
World Champion Yearling Hunter Longeline w/ Vicky Holt
World Champion Non-Pro Yearling Hunter Longeline w/ Jennifer Marcom
3rd Place Hunter In Hand Yearling Geldings

Hot In Hollywood
Reserve ApPHA Non-Pro/Youth Five & Under Western Pleasure Maturity
          w/ Alexis Loyd
9th Place ApPHA Open Three-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure Maturity
          w/ Alexis Loyd
9th Place Three-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure w/ Andy Lockwood

JNZ Cant Pass Me
10th Place ApPHA Limited Two-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure Futurity
          w/ Alexis Loyd

Pass The Chocolate
6th Place Non-Pro Masters Western Pleasure w/ Renay Suseland

Trade A Secret
6th Place Non-Pro Weanling Colts w/ Joshua Whitney
5th Place Weanling Colts w/ Sean Schembri

Trust Me Im Good
Reserve World Champion Hunter In Hand Yearling Colts w/ Cathy Wood

8.16.09

We would like to congratulate all of our circuit champions and reserve circuit champions from the 2009 Reichert Celebration

Chips Nightsinger and Lynne Bunch
Straw Man N Paradise and Lynne Bunch
A Hunt For Fine Wine and Alexis Loyd
Hot In Hollywood and Alexis Loyd
Chips Nightsinger and Parker Hall

Also and extra special congratulations to baby Lane Whitney for his first circuit championship in leadline.

JNZ Cant Pass Me and Andrea Whitney represented the Appaloosa breed as the only Appaloosa in the finals of the $100K Reichert Color Classic.  Watch for this great 2 year old at the 2009 ApHC World Championships!

8.1.09

DowntotheLastDetail brought home a 3rd place finish from the Southern Belle Futurity in Color Yearling Longeline in his first time out for longeline! 

Congrats also go out to Hot and Hollywood with Alexis Loyd for their 4th place finish in the Non-Pro 3 Year Old Western Pleasure at the Southern Belle.
 

Nationals/Youth World Updates

Hot In Hollywood and Alexis Loyd - Reserve Youth World Champion 13-15 Western Pleasure

DowntotheLastDetail - Reserve National Champion Hunter In Hand Yearling Geldings

Pass The Chocolate and Renay Suseland - 5th Place Masters Non-Pro Western Pleasure

Dreamin Dirty and Kenzie Whitney - Top 10 at Youth World in Walk/Trot 10 and Under Hunter Under Saddle and Showmanship

Dreamin Dirty and Alexis Loyd - 4th Place at Youth World in English Showmanship (70+ shown)
 

5.1.09

Congratulations to Alexis Loyd and A Hunt For Fine Wine on earning High Point Youth English Horse and High Point Youth Halter Horse honors at the Dal-Worth Spring Spectacular show.  Also congratulations go out to Tim Zuidema and Straw Man N Paradise, Andrea Whitney and Chips Nightsinger, and Alexis Loyd and Hot In Hollywood on their wins and reserves in various pleasure classes at the Spring Spectacular.
 

4.8.09

Congratulations to Kenzie Whitney on winning High Point All-Around 10 and Under Walk/Trot Youth at the Freedom Special Appaloosa Show with Pass the Chocolate and Dreamin Dirty.
 

3.30.09

We would like to welcome Cathy and Alan Wood of Wood Show Horses to Whitney Farms.  As of April 1, 2009, Cathy and Alan will be moving their full service training business to our facility.  We are excited to have them with us, and look forward to joining forces to make Whitney Farms a successful and enjoyable experience for our clients.
 

3.28.09

Alexis Loyd and A Hunt For Fine Wine recently returned from the Super Eight Circuit in Venice, Florida where they won 5 circuit championships and the High Point 14-18 Youth award.  Congratulations!