14.3h | 2018 | Weser-Ems Stallion
FS Numero Uno – Dornik B – Dressman I
Color: Chestnut
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A talented pony stallion who has acquired an extensive sport record! Branley Ash Nautilus was a consistent competitor in-hand from his yearling year forward, consistently earning top scores and placings along the way including winning the Pony Grand Championship at the prestigious Dressage at Devon in 2021. Nautilus returned to Devon in 2025, where he was named Reserve Stallion Champion and won the USDFBC East Coast Stallion Final. Partnered with Molly Maloney, Nautilus has been equally successful under saddle. He has been the USDFBC New England 4-Year Old Materiale Champion, the USDF Region 8 Champion at First Level, and earned a 4th place finish at the US Dressage Finals. In 2025, he easily stepped up to Third Level and earned a 3rd place finish in the USDF Region 8 Third Level Championship.
Nautilus’s success in the show ring is easily anticipated by looking at his pedigree. His sire FS Numero Uno has been an exceptional sire with over 70 approved sons and 73 premium mares. He sired the 6-Year Old Pony Division Bundeschampionat Champion New Magic and Reserve Champion Nabucco HW and also has multiple International FEI Pony competitors to his credit. Nautilus’s dam, an Elite Mare, has already produced an Elite daughter and two licensed stallions. She is the maternal half-sibling to the Weser-Ems licensed stallions Daily Pleasure WE and Prinz Piccolino. Her granddam is a full-sister to 7 licensed stallions! Damsire Dornik B was exceptionally successful in the dressage ring, winning the Bundeschampionat for four consecutive years and earning Individual Gold at the European Pony Championships three times.
From the small number of Nautilus offspring produced in previous seasons, we’re already seeing multiple earning top finish in hand. The 2024 foal, Aphrodite, was winner of the USDF North East Breeders Series Foal Final with an impressive score of 81.9%. We look forward to seeing more Nautilus offspring in the show ring in the coming years!
Headlines
Performance Test: Champion of Stallion Performance Test,
- Five scores of 9 and a 9.5 for canter
2022: World Championships for Young Horses – FEI 7-Year Old Champion
2021: World Championships for Young Horses – FEI 6-Year Old Champion
2020: 2019/2020 KWPN Stallion Competition Final L-Class ~ 2nd Place
2019: PAVO Cup Finals for 4-Year Olds ~ Reserve Champion
2019: Approved with the Oldenburg Verband
2018: Champion of Stallion Performance Test
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
Nautilus will be available via cooled semen March 9th through April 10th, 2026. Stallions are only collected at the request of the breeder or their veterinarian, click here for instructions to Request A Semen Shipment. Nautilus is available for collection Monday through Friday with notification by 9pm ET the day before collection.
REMINDER: The SBS lab is closed and stallions will not be collected on Easter Sunday, Monday of Memorial Day weekend, and July 4th.
Cooled Semen distribution is handled by WellGrove Equine. The Distribution Fee must be paid in advance of each shipment by check or credit card. Salvino’s cooled semen shipments are sent using the disposable shippers, but can be sent via Equitainer by breeder’s request for an additional fee.
- $465 for US shipments – including round-trip FedEx shipping and collection fee – $15 additional for Saturday delivery
Registration 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.
- Westfalen
- Weser-Ems
- American Hanoverian Riding Pony Studbook
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 or WellGrove Equine. The Distribution Fee must be paid in advance of each shipment by check or credit card.
- $465 for FedEx Overnight or $435 for FedEx 2-Day US shipments; $800 for Canadian shipments + duties/customs charges. These include round-trip FedEx shipping. $15 additional for Saturday delivery.
- $175 for pick-up/return at Hilltop Farm or SBS with our container (does not include return by FedEx)
- $62 for pick-up or shipment from SBS with own container (does not include return by FedEx); $68 additional client owned tank recharge fee for tanks that arrive warm.
- $51 for each additional stallion if multiple stallions are being shipped together; $51 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)
