16.3h | 2014 | Oldenburg Stallion
Follow Me – Lauries Crusador – Donnerhall
Color: Black
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A stunning black stallion with a pedigree that points to top talent for sport, super rideability, and strong emphasis on type. From the start of his sport career, Finest Selection has gathered many noteworthy accolades including winner of his 2017 Stallion Performance Test, Bundeschampion and Oldenburg State Champion 3-Year Old in 2017, Champion of his Stallion Sport Test in 2019, and successfully transitioned from the Young Horses classes into the FEI levels. In 2018 he was named the Oldenburg Main Premium 1b winner, selected for his sport results, stallion performance test results, and offspring quality.
Finest Selection’s sire Follow Me was winner of his Stallion Performance Test, qualified for the Bundeschampionat, and competed successfully through S Level. Follow Me’s sire Furstenball was Champion of his Stallion Performance Test, winner of the 2011 Bundeschampionat, and winner up to the S level. He has been even more successful as a sire and has an incredibly high FN Dressage Index of 161. Finest Selection’s dam Laetizia is full sister to the small tour horse Lexus and maternal grandam Dubarry is sibling to two licensed stallions. Damsire Lauries Crusador is one of the most influential Thoroughbred stallions in modern dressage breeding.
Finest Selection produced a small number of foals early in his breeding career with multiple premium foals to his credit. His oldest offspring are now beginning to show undersaddle and have been well received in young horse classes.
Headlines
Performance Test:Â 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
Finest Selection will be available via cooled semen from March 9th, 2026 to July 31st, 2026 for ICSI breedings only. Stallions are only collected at the request of the breeder or their veterinarian, click here for instructions to Request A Semen Shipment.
REMINDER: The SBS lab is closed and stallions will not be collected on Easter Sunday, Monday of Memorial Day weekend, and July 4th. Show schedules will be updated to this page 30-days in advance of upcoming shows.
Cooled 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. All cooled semen shipments are sent using the Equitainer, which we believe provides the most reliable, consistent cooling of semen.
- $465 for US shipments – including round-trip FedEx shipping and collection fee – $15 additional for Saturday delivery
- Pick-up/return at Hilltop Farm or SBS: $300 weekday, $325 Sunday
- US Airline Shipments: $625 weekday, $635 Sunday
- Late Fee for requests received after the published notification time: $95
- Container Deposit – $250 (Secured by credit card – not charged unless container is not returned or is damaged)
- Cooled semen is available to select locations in Canada, Contact Us for additional information.
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.
- Hanoverian
- GOV
- Westfalen
- ISR/OldenburgNA:Â Offspring of many of the European stallions may be eligible for registration upon the mare owner’s completion of a Foreign Stallion Permit.
- KWPN-NA: Offspring out of KWPN-NA mares and by stallions approved with an Erkend Studbook (such as Finest Selection) are eligible for Register A papers.
Frozen Semen
Frozen semen from Finest Selection is in storage at Equine Medical Services for convenience of breeders utilizing ICSI.