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Hilltop Farm News
Posted: December 8, 2010
Introducing Don Hill
Hilltop Farm is excited to welcome a new stallion into our Guest Stallion Program. Don Hill is a 1998 Hanoverian stallion by Don Gregory and out of a Hill Hawk xx-Pik Bube mare. He has competed through Prix St. Georges and is fully approved by the American Hanoverian Society. Don Hill's webpage and video will be online shortly. (November 2010)
Popeye Pony Power Futurity Winners
Summit Sporthorses, owner of the sport pony stallion Popeye, is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Pony Power Futurity. All offspring by Popeye were eligible and scores could be earned at any USDF/USEF Sporthorse Breed Show. A minimum of 2 shows and 4 scores were required to be eligible for the award. The 2010 winner is Princi, a weanling filly owned and bred by Angela Mirarchi of North Carolina. Princi is out of the Welsh mare Clanfair Mary K. She won the Fillies of 2010 class at the NCDCTA Sporthorse Breed Show as well as competing at Dressage at Devon. She was also named a Premium Foal at her ISR/Oldenburg inspection with an 8.2 overall and an 8.5 on movement. Primarosa, a yearling Popeye filly out Why Not Me, was a Premium filly at her inspection in 2009. She was bred by Kristen DeLuca of CT and is now owned and shown by Joan Watt of MD. Primarosa showed at a number of Breed Shows this season earning a 2nd at Bucks County and finishing 3rd in the ISR/Oldenburg 2 & under class at Dressage at Devon. We're very proud to see these fillies out representing Popeye and US sport pony breeding programs. (November 2010)
Festrausch Moves to Cazenovia
Festrausch (Florestan-Carprilli) has been an important part of the stallion line-up at Hilltop Farm since his purchase in 2000. His bloodlines, incredible movement, and elegant type stood him apart, and it is the movement and character that he passes to his offspring that have made many of his breeders very loyal to him over the years. Devon winners, USDF All-Breeds winners, an Approved Stallion and many Premium Mares and Foals have all proven his success as a sire.
There is now an exciting new development in Festrausch's career that we wanted to share. In mid-October, Festrausch moved to Cazenovia College in New York to stand at stud and to continue the education of Cazenovia's Equine Business Management students. We've had a wonderful association with Cazenovia for many years through their internship programs and Hilltop Farm appreciates the quality of education they are providing to our future professionals. Their facility is top-notch and with the retirement of their current stallion, we knew they needed an exceptional stallion to bring additional focus and opportunities to their program.
Professor Carol Buckhout and Farm Operations Manager Stefani Watson have both spent time at Hilltop with Festrausch and we have the highest comfort level with them taking over the care of this special stallion. Festrausch was greeted by over 25 students upon his arrival at Cazenovia and is clearly loving being the 'big man on campus.'
Hilltop Farm remains committed to all of Festrausch's breeders and his offspring. Our Breeders Support Programs, website, etc. are all still available to owners of Festrausch offspring. Hilltop Farm is retaining an inventory of frozen semen for Festrausch's breeders to honor any rebreeds in the 2011 season and will continue to offer for sale proven frozen semen on this exceptional stallion for a limited time. Cazenovia will continue to offer Festrausch at stud for the public through cooled semen.
Thank you for your belief and commitment to Festrausch these past years. We look forward to his continued success under Cazenovia's care. (November 2010)
Donarweiss & Royal Prince Earns Stars with ISR/OldenburgNA
As the final reports for the ISR/OldenburgNA 2010 Inspection Tour have rolled in we are excited to announce thatDonarweiss has sired one of the high-scoring foals in the country for the 2nd year in a row! Deborah Carlson's lovely filly out of her mare Curly Sue (aka Paris) scored an overall 8.7 at her inspection. This, combined with his other Premium Foals has earned Donarweiss his next star in the ISR/OldenburgNA Star Awards Program for the number of his Premium offspring. Donarweiss has previously earned stars for his quality of conformation and his sport record. Royal Prince also added a Star to his standings this month when he earned his Sport Test Star for his record at Prix St. Georges. This is the fourth star that Royal Prince has received as he previously earned stars for quality of conformation, 100-day test results, and his Premium Foal record. (November 2010)
Natalie DiBerardinis
General Manager & Breeding Manager
Hilltop Farm, Inc
ph: 410-658-9898 ext. 104
fax: 410-658-9228
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