16.3h | 2007 | Hanoverian Stallion
Sandro Hit – Donnerhall – Brentano II
Color: Dark Brown
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It’s rare we see such an accomplished stallion in sport available to North American breeders via cooled semen. Salvino’s rise to the top of sport started in the FEI Young Horse in Spain, earning top placings in the 5 & 6-Year Old classes with scores as high as 83%. After his importation to the US, Salvino was paired with Adrienne Lyle who brought the talented stallion to great success competing Grand Prix internationally. His unmatched performance record includes representing the US at the World Cup Finals, competing at World Equestrian Games including finishing 6th individually at the 2022 WEG in both the Grand Prix and the Freestyle, and earning a Team Silver Medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Salvino has been the US Equestrian’s International Horse of the Year and has ranked 8th on the WBFSH Dressage rankings.
Salvino’s talent for the Grand Prix is no surprise when you look closer at his pedigree. His sire Sandro Hit has proven to be one of the most influential sires of modern dressage breeding with over 200 S-Level competitors, 190 approved sons, and 300 premium mares. Due to the success of his offspring, Sandro Hit has maintained a top ten position on the WBFSH Dressage Sire Rankings for the last ten years – not surprising given he has produced no less than ten Olympic competitors. Damsire Donnerhall is another exceptional producer for dressage with over 100 Grand Prix competitors and 120 licensed sons to his credit. The combination of Sandro Hit and Donnerhall has proven to be an exceptionally successful breeding nick. Adding further depth of royal dressage blood is the stallion Brentano II whose standout daughter Brentina rose to fame under Debbie McDonald. This is a fun, special connection as Debbie was also Adrienne and Salvino’s trainer.
With the focus previously being on solely on sport, Salvino will be available to breeders for the first time in 2024. With his exceptional performance record and proven pedigree, we feel Salvino will be a wonderful asset to breeders in North America.
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
Salvino will be available via cooled semen from April 29, 2024 through May 20, 2024. Stallions are only collected at the request of the breeder or their veterinarian, click here for instructions to Request A Semen Shipment. Salvino is available for collection Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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. All cooled semen shipments are sent using the Equitainer, which we believe provides the most reliable, consistent cooling of semen.
- $440 for US shipments – including round-trip FedEx shipping and collection fee – $15 additional for Saturday delivery
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.
- GOV
- AHS & ARS
- KWPN-NA: Offspring out of KWPN-NA mares and by stallions approved with an Erkend Studbook (such as Salvino) are eligible for Register A papers.
- American Hanoverian Society (AHS) Yearling & 2-Year Old Futurity: Salvino offspring that are AHS 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 or WellGrove Equine. The Distribution Fee must be paid in advance of each shipment by check or credit card.
- $440 for FedEx Overnight or $410 for FedEx 2-Day US shipments; $750 for Canadian shipments + duties/customs charges. These include round-trip FedEx shipping. $15 additional for Saturday delivery.
- $170 for pick-up/return at Hilltop Farm or SBS with our container (does not include return by FedEx)
- $55 for pick-up or shipment from SBS with own container (does not include return by FedEx); $55 additional client owned tank recharge fee for tanks that arrive warm.
- $50 for each additional stallion if multiple stallions are being shipped together; $50 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)