17h | 2018 | Westfalen Stallion
Zack – De Niro – Florestan
Color: Black
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Zaunkonig offers breeders the best of proven bloodlines for talent and trainability. Sire Blue Hors Zack was an exceptional competition horse with top placings at World Cup Finals, European Championships, Nations Cup competitions, and even the Toyko Olympic Games, where he was the highest placing breeding stallion. His offspring are showing his talent for sport as well, with horses such as Olympic Team Medalist Blue Horse Zepter and 3x World Young Horse Champion Sezuan to his credit. Due to the success of his offspring Zack currently has a 3rd place ranking on the WBFSH Dressage Sire rankings.
Zaunkonig’s dam Deesse is by the legendary Hanoverian stallion De Niro. De Niro was Reserve Champion of his Stallion Performance Test and winner of the dressage phase. He made his Grand Prix debut by the age of 7 and by age 9 was winning at Grand Prix Internationally. With over 100 licensed sons, World Young Horse Champions, and World Equestrian Games, European Championship, and Olympic Games medalists to his credit, De Niro’s production record is unmatched. Further back in Zaunkonig’s pedigree we find Florestan I, who was winner of his stallion licensing and Stallion Performance Test.
As anticipated by his pedigree, Zaunkonig shows great talent for dressage and, while still young, has an impressive performance record. He was a silver medalist at the Bundeschampionate as a 4-Year Old. After being imported to the US, Zaunkonig commandingly won the FEI 6-Year Old National Championship under the guidance of Adrienne Lyle who praises the stallion for his 3 superb gaits and his exceptional work ethic.
We look forward to Zaunkonig being available to North American breeders for the first time in 2026.
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
Zaunkonig is not available via cooled semen. Please see Frozen Semen for shipping costs and details on Zaunkonig’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.
- GOV
- Westfalen
- Rhineland
- KWPN-NA: Offspring out of KWPN-NA mares and by stallions approved with an Erkend Studbook (such as Zaunkonig) 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)