About Whit

Anna Whitfield Watkins

To see Whit Watkins on her horse is to see that unmistakable look of someone in her element. Her resolve and talent is obvious, but it is her quiet passion and understated smile that shine through for all to see. Since her first ride as a toddler on a carnival pony, it was evident that Whit was made for this.

Dressage is not an easy sport, but Whit’s natural aptitude and love of riding make her mastery seem almost effortless. That is the art of dressage. That is the passion of a true champion.

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Competition History, Whit and Cipriani

Cipriani born in 2002, breeder: Hermann Gerland
Imported to USA - June 2005
Purchased by A. Whit Watkins and Nancy F. Haywood, August 2005

Competition Year 2006

Median of 70.769% at Training level
Median of 71.296% at First level
Champion USDF Region 5 Championships Open Training level, 73.654%
Champion USDF Region 5 Championships Open First level, 72.083%
Ranked in the top 20 horses USDF Horse of the Year at First level
Westfalen Horse Association All Breeds H O Y Open Training Res. Champion
Westfalen Horse Assoc. All Breeds H O Y Open First level Champion

Competition Year 2007

Median of 68.158% at Second level
Champion USDF Region 9 Championships Open Second level, 71.786%
Champion USDF Region 9 Championships Second level Freestyle, 71.354%
Ranked in the top 20 horses USDF H O Y at Second level
Westfalen Horse Assoc. All Breeds H O Y Open Second level Champion
Qualified for National FEI 5 Year Old Championships, placed 8th out of top 20

Competition Year 2008

Median of 71.667% at Second level
Median of 66.404% at Third level
Champion USDF Region 9 Championships Open Third level, 70.814%
Ranked 3rd USDF H O Y at Second level
Ranked 27th USDF H O Y at Third level
USDF National level Pas de deux Champion with stablemate, Miciah, 78.375%
Westfalen Horse Assoc. All Breeds H O Y Open 2nd & 3rd level Champion

Competition Year 2009

Median of 69.744% at Third level
Median of 67.674% at Fourth level
The competition year ends on September 30, 2009 -
As of 9/8/09 ranked 4th USDF H O Y at Third level
As of 9/8/09 ranked 7th USDF H O Y at Fourth level
As of 9/8/09 ranked 2nd USDF H O Y at Third level Freestyle
As of 9/8/09 ranked 1st USDF H O Y at Third level Freestyle Challenge
As of 9/8/09 Westfalen Horse Assoc. All Breeds H O Y Open 4th level Champion
H O Y 3rd level Reserve Champion, 3rd level Freestyle Champion

2012 Olympic Hopeful

Whit Watkins dreams of representing the United States in the 2012 Olympic Games. She has the talent, the maturity, the training, and the experience of a dressage champion. What she needs is your support. You can complete the picture. You can write the happy ending to this story.

Whit’s Calendar, 2010

12.3.09 - 4.15.10
Training with Olympic medalist in dressage
Germany

4.29.10 - 5.2.10
USEF Del Mar National Dressage Competition
Del Mar, CA

5.4.10
Whit and Cipriani return to Sunrise Ranch

5.29.10 - 5.30.10
Horses Unlimited Dressage Challenge
Albuquerque, NM

6.12.10 - 6.13.10
Houston Dressage Society Summer Shows I & II
Houston, TX

7.23.10 - 7.25.10
USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship
Wayne, IN