Tuesday September 16, 2003

A Visit to Yancey Farm in Ocala, Florida

Nestled in the cool shade of live oak trees, with the Florida sun sparkling through the hanging moss, is a quiet farm, just 10 minutes from the hustle and bustle of the Ocala Winter HITS Circuit. It is a working farm, not a show barn, or training center, but a place where life begins, for a select group of foals, each spring. It is a haven for a few lucky mares that get to come and stay awhile to have their foals under the protective and knowledgeable eye of Judy Yancey.

Judy Yancey may not be a name often read in horse show reporting, but it is a name well known among breeders in both Europe and the United States, as a source for the kind of horse she has always wanted for herself, "the perfect amateur horse with fancy bloodlines." Originally established in Texas in 1975, Yancey Farms was the home of the famous Trakehner stallion, Donauwind, sire of the Olympic gold and silver medal winner Abdullah.

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