16.3h | 2017 | Dutch Warmblood Stallion
Vivaldi – D-Day – Argus
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A full-brother to the popular stallion Vitalis, My Vitality is a newly imported stallion with a tremendous future ahead of him! Sired by the Preferent stallion Vivaldi, producer of over 70 approved stallions and nearly 50 Grand Prix offspring. The success of Vivaldi’s offspring has earned him a top 10 ranking on the WBFSH Dressage Sire ranking list for the last three years. The specific combination of Vivaldi and My Vitality’s dam, Tolivia, has resulted in 3 licensed sons. Tolivia is by the Oldenburg stallion D-Day, winner of the dressage portion of his Stallion Performance Test and producer of Grand Prix dressage horses. Further back in her pedigree, we see the versatile blood of Argus who competed as both a Grand Prix show jumper and Intermediate level dressage horse.
My Vitality was named a premium stallion at his Danish licensing in 2020 and continued on to become winner of his Stallion Performance Test, receiving an impressive scores of 9.5 for rideability and canter, and a 9 for trot. In 2021, he won the Danish Young Horse Championships for 4-Year Olds. My Vitality competed at the World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in both his 6 and 7-year old years, earning an 8th place finish in the 6-year old final in 2023 and a 12th place finish in the consolation final as a 7-year old. Now partnered US Olympian Adrienne Lyle, we look forward to following My Vitality’s continued development in sport.
My Vitality’s first foals arrived in 2021. From those early breedings, he already has two licensed sons to his credit. We know the consistency and production record of this impressive pedigree on both top and bottom and we cannot wait to see My Vitality’s first North American-bred foals in the coming years.
Headlines
2022: Licensed AHS, Westfalen, & ISR/Oldenburg
2022: Qualified and competed at the USEF 4-Year Old National Championship
2022: 8.3 Median Score in the USEF 4-Year Olds
2018: Elite Foal
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
My Vitality is not available via cooled semen. Please see Frozen Semen for shipping costs and details on My Vitality’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.
- Hanoverian
- GOV
- Westfalen
- Danish
- KWPN-NA: Offspring out of KWPN-NA mares and by stallions approved with an Erkend Studbook (such as My Vitality) are eligible for Register A papers.
- ISR/OldenburgNA: Offspring of 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 or WellGrove Equine. The Distribution Fee must be paid in advance of each shipment by check or credit card.
- $500 for FedEx Overnight or $465 for FedEx 2-Day US shipments; $850 for Canadian shipments + duties/customs charges. These include round-trip FedEx shipping. $20 additional for Saturday delivery.
- $190 for pick-up/return at Hilltop Farm or SBS with our container (does not include return by FedEx)
- $85 for pick-up or shipment from SBS with own container (does not include return by FedEx); $75 additional client owned tank recharge fee for tanks that arrive warm.
- $55 for each additional stallion if multiple stallions are being shipped together; $55 per each additional Mare Owner per shipment
- Late Fee for requests received after the published notification time: $100
- Container Deposit – $1350 (Secured by credit card – not charged unless container is not returned or is damaged)