17h | 2019 | Oldenburg Stallion
For Romance I – Fidertanz – De Niro
Color: Bay
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A pedigree filled with Grand Prix talent – the first five stallions appearing in O’Frederic’s pedigree competed through the Grand Prix level. Sire For Romance I is a two-time Oldenburg Champion stallion, Burg-Pokal Finalist, VTV Dressage Stallion of the Year and Grand Prix competitor. He has over 60 approved stallions and numerous premium mares to his credit.
O’Frederic’s dam is half sibling to the successful Grand Prix horse Duke of Swing. Damsire Fidertanz is a Grand Prix competitor and has over 400 offspring successful in sport, contributing to him earning the Hanoverian Stallion of the Year title in 2021 and a 7th place ranking on the WBFSH Dressage Sire Ranking for 2022. Riana’s damsire De Niro had a wonderful sport career with over 24 wins at S-Level and has been consistently ranked at the top of the WBFSH Dressage Sire Rankings for many years.
O’Frederic completed his KWPN Stallion Performance Test earning scores of 9 for walk and rideability. Additional highlights included 8.5’s for canter and talent as a dressage horse, and scores of 8 for trot and elasticity. He has competed in the competitive PAVO Cup Finals and, at the KWPN Stallion Show in 2024, O’Frederic and Lottie Fry were recipients of the Perfect Pair Prize, awarded for their harmony score throughout the show. The first North American O’Frederic foals arrived in 2024 and were well received on the AHS inspection tour with one earning the coveted Gold Medal award.
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2022: Approved KWPN
Breeding Information
Breeding Fees & Contracts
Mare Information
At Hilltop Farm we want to work closely with you and your veterinarian to ensure a successful breeding season and are available for questions at any time. The following information includes some basic suggestions as well as reminders on a few requirements for your breeding contract.
A Breeding Soundness Exam including a uterine culture is recommended, but not required, for all mares prior to breeding. If a mare fails to settle after two breeding cycles, Hilltop Farm will require a culture and cytology to be done at that time prior to any additional shipments of semen. We always recommend your vet checking your mare post-breeding to confirm ovulation. If a mare hangs on to a follicle longer than expected, it can be less expensive to ship additional semen than it would be to breed a second complete cycle. Getting your mare settled in foal is just the beginning. We recommend multiple pregnancy checks to help prevent cases of twins, misdiagnosed pregnancies, or lost time in the breeding season. The following schedule is what we recommend; only the first and fourth checks however are required by your breeding contract.
- 1st check (Required): 14-16 days post ovulation – optimum time for vet to pinch off a twin if more than a single ovulation is noted.
- 2nd check (Recommended): 28 days post ovulation – to confirm a viable pregnancy as the heartbeat normally appears by day 25.
- 3rd check (Recommended): 35-40 days post ovulation – to confirm maintained pregnancy prior to endometrial cup formation. Mares that slip foals early may not come back into heat.
- 4th check (Required): 55-60 days post ovulation – final confirmation of pregnancy in its critical first trimester.
Following your mare’s 14-16 day pregnancy check, please have your vet complete the Mare Breeding Passport received with your semen shipment and return it to Hilltop Farm. Any changes in pregnancy status after the 14-16 day check must be communicated to Hilltop Farm immediately. This Passport is used in all stallion reports to various breed registries and is used to generate a Breeding Certificate so that you can register your foal.
Cooled Semen
O’Frederic is not available via cooled semen. Please see Frozen Semen for shipping costs and details on Night or Day’s frozen semen.
Registration & Futurity Information
Your mare’s registration and approval play just as important of a role as the stallion’s approvals when determining registration options for your foal. Please keep in mind that in order to register your foal with a specific association, your mare may first need to be presented to that registry for approval. In addition to the registries a stallion is approved with, there may be additional registration options based on your mare’s eligibility and the stallion’s credentials. If you are confused at all on registration options for a potential foal, please speak with Hilltop Farm and your breed registry PRIOR to booking your breeding.
- KWPN
- ISR/OldenburgNA: Offspring by many of the European stallions may be eligible for registration upon the mare owner’s completion of a Foreign Stallion Permit.
Frozen Semen
Frozen semen may be shipped year-round. Frozen semen is only shipped at the request of the breeder or their veterinarian, click here for instructions to Request A Semen Shipment.
Frozen Semen distribution is handled by Select Breeders Service, Inc. The Distribution Fee must be paid in advance of each shipment by check or credit card.
- $440 for FedEx Overnight or $410 for FedEx 2-Day US shipments; $750 for Canadian shipments + duties/customs charges. These include round-trip FedEx shipping. $15 additional for Saturday delivery.
- $170 for pick-up/return at Hilltop Farm or SBS with our container (does not include return by FedEx)
- $55 for pick-up or shipment from SBS with own container (does not include return by FedEx); $55 additional client owned tank recharge fee for tanks that arrive warm.
- $50 for each additional stallion if multiple stallions are being shipped together; $50 per each additional Mare Owner per shipment
- Late Fee for requests received after the published notification time: $95
- Container Deposit – $1350 (Secured by credit card – not charged unless container is not returned or is damaged)
Stallion Health Information
OFFSPRING
