16.2h | 2011 | Hanoverian Stallion
Royal Prince – Armin – P.B. Futuro
Color: Bay
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A stallion with an extensive sport record in-hand and undersaddle, Royal Tourmalet’s talent and exceptional character have made his development to the FEI levels easy. Royal Tourmalet has earned top placing at breed shows across the east coast, including the prestigious Dressage at Devon where he once earned the Dr. Robert Miller Memorial Perpetual Trophy as the Highest Scoring American-bred Stallion in the breed show. Developed to the FEI levels by his owner, Royal Tourmalet has earned scores of 75% through Intermediate I.
His sire Royal Prince was Reserve Champion of both his 30-day and 70-day Stallion Performance Test earning scores of 10 for his rideability and walk. A top talent for US dressage, Royal Prince finished fourth at the World Championships for Young Horses, one of the highest American finishes to date. Through Royal Prince, we gain the influence of the Grand Prix dressage stallion Rohdiamant and the influential Thoroughbred stallion Prince Thatch. Royal Tourmalet’s dam Adira, by Armin, provides rare access to the Hanoverian A-line. Her sire, Armin, was a winner both in hand and undersaddle including winning the Dressage At Devon Grand Championship, won a team Bronze Medal at the Sports Festival, won team Bronze at the North American Young Riders Championship, and ranked 11th in the nation for Intermediaire I. Much like their sire, the Armin offspring were successful in hand and undersaddle under professionals, amateurs, and junior riders alike, with many equally as successful in the hunter ring as in the dressage ring.
Royal Tourmalet’s early foals have been praised for their uphill builds, strong toplines, powerful hind ends, pure gaits, and exceptional characters. With an extensive list of approvals, Royal Tourmalet offers registration options for foals out of a wide range of mares.
Headlines
Performance Test: Reserve Champion Dressage Stallion of 70-Day Stallion Test;
- 133.12 Total/140.54 Dressage/115.03 Jumping
- Scores of 10Â for Character and Rideability
2014: USDF Region 3Â Champion Intermediaire I AA
2014: USDF Region 3 Reserve Champion Prix St. Georges AA
2008: Debut at Intermediaire I 2007: Debut at Prix St. Georges
2005: Qualified for the Bundeschampionat for 6-Year Olds
2004: Championships at Rastede ~ Bronze
2004: Qualified for the Bundeschampionat for 5-Year Olds
2003: Stallion Performance Test ~ 3rd Overall, Reserve Champion Dressage
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
Royal Tourmalet SPF is not available via cooled semen. Please see Frozen Semen for shipping costs and details on Royal Tourmalet’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.
- ISR/OldenburgNA
- AHS & ARS
- GOV
- Westfalen
- KWPN-NA: Offspring out of KWPN-NA mares and by stallions approved with an Erkend Studbook (such as Royal Tourmalet SPF) are eligible for Register A papers.
- American Hanoverian Society (AHS) Yearling & 2-Year Old Futurity: Yearling and 2-Year Old Rubinero offspring that are AHS registered, Hanoverian Verband registered, AHS Certificate of Pedigree, or American Rhineland registered are eligible for participation. For additional information and futurity guidelines click HERE.
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.
- $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)