Client News

Breeders and owners of Hilltop Farm stallion offspring are reporting exciting news from all over the country! Congratulations to each of you! Submit your offspring news today by using our easy Online Form. We encourage you to send photos to be posted with the news.


2nd Foal of 2010 Arrives
Winter storms have a great way of causing mares to foal it seems and while the East Coast was being battered with more snow, Kim Russell welcomed her new colt by Festrausch and out of her Thoroughbred mare Tis Lycius on February 10th around 2AM. “A big chestnut colt. He's doing great and nursing up a storm.” (Posted 2/12/10)


Bentlee (Bugatti x Intermezzo-Cicero)
Bred by Joyce Cleveland; owned by Tava Gee
Last weekend I had a clinic with Christiane Borchert from Germany here in Idaho. I rode Bentlee my Bugatti gelding. Christiane really liked him, she said he is a good mover and really smart. I am having so much fun on him. I wish I would have taken a video and sent a short bit to you. I will send you something or a picture as soon and the winter wool sheds off a little bit. He is without a doubt the best cross I have had with Intermezzo. ~ Tava Gee, Rexburg, Idaho (Posted 2/12/10)


Roxie (Riverman x Debutante/Diamont)
Bred and Owned by Meredith Michelfelder
I don't know if I have ever told you about Roxie, but she is my 2005 Oldenburg NA filly by Riverman o/o my retired (may not be for long, though!) mare, Debutante, by Diamont. This is Roxie and Kerri Neuendorf (a great friend, who has trained and ridden and shown her since she was started last spring) at Poplar Place event in Hamilton, Georgia. They had a 40.5 after dressage and went clean x-country. Anyway, just wanted to pass along pics to you, so you could see yet another EXCEPTIONAL horse by one of y'alls magnificent stallions!! BTW, Roxie is probably one of my shortest at only 15.3! She will hopefully do three more events this spring!! (Posted 2/9/10)



Royalander (Royal Prince x Accolades/Adios III)
Bred and Owned by Karen Brame
I just wanted to let you all know how proud I am of my coming 5 year old Royal Prince mare, Royalander. Last year I showed her very successfully in North Carolina and just received my USEF Silver Stirrup Awards where she won the Materiale 5 year olds and placed 3rd for Training Level Nationally. For our Zone 3 she placed 2nd for Training Level and was Champion for Materiale as well. She also placed 4th for Horse of the Year for NCDCTA Training Level Open. I just wanted to thank you all so much for brining over such a fantastic stallion! ~ Karen D. Brame, www.redletterfarm.com (Posted 2/9/10)



Party Girl (Festrausch x Pyrite Glory xx)
Bred and Owned by Nicole Taylor
I thought you might be curious to see how our little girl is coming along. We hauled her to an indoor last weekend to make a new video, the link is below. We hadn't seen her move out in weeks since the ground has been either frozen and craggy or muddy and sloppy...so we were blown away by how nicely she has developed. Teaching her to load was also incredibly easy. She does have a very bold personality, so she needs a firm hand, but once you assert yourself she is quick to comply with any request. I'm really hoping to find a serious show home for her. She has so much talent and her fearless, look-at-me disposition should make her quite the showman! Click here to watch video. I hope things are going well at Hilltop, I'm sure things are starting to get busy with the breeding season coming! ~ Nicole Taylor (Posted 2/9/10)


Riviera (Riverman x Blackberry Brandy)
Owned by Holly Van Sant; bred by Janice Barnes
Riva is the 2009 Sr. Div B (that's tests 3 & 4 only) First Level RESERVE Champion for the Maryland Dressage Association! She got a huge ribbon, a pretty water glass, a picture frame with her name and placing engraved on it, and a check. Way to go Riva! (Posted 2/4/10)