Hello - not sure if this is the right place to post this but figured I might be able to get a few suggestions. Are there any farms in NoVa, MD or WVa that board stallions with the express intent of handling their breeding/bookings, etc? If so, are there any that you recommend (or suggest we stay away from)? Thanks!
What about Hilltop Farm in MD?
It will depend on the kind of stallion, etc. Could you provide more details?
Hilltop came to mind for me as well but it would have to be a dressage stallion.
Doesn’t Vicky at Hyperion Stud board/market stallions for owners? Her farm is in VA.
http://www.hyperionstud.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=69
I know there was a farm in west Virginia called shamrock farm that breeds tb for both sport horse and eventing that will stand for owners. However I would trend away from that area (not the particular farm) due to lack of adequate knowledgeable vets and facilities. I think you would be better served in va or MD.
This would be for a TB stallion. Not being bought specifically as a racing stud but would be open to breeding for racing. I don’t think he would fit the criterion for those looking for dressage prospects etc. I am aware of some of the big stallion stations for TB’s in Maryland and PA but I would imagine those can get pretty pricey (Maryland Stallion Station, etc)
I could be wrong but I don’t believe any of the racing farms would be interested in a TB that wasn’t a good racing prospect. Maryland stallion station closed down years ago. Northview only stands their own as does Country Life. The biggest expense in standing a stallion is marketing, they are not going to pay to market a non racing stallion as they will not recoup any of that in stallion awards. Your best bet is to market him yourself to whoever your target market is and send him somewhere to be collected and shipped.
I’ve never used this farm, but Tom Newton has been around a very long time. He’s a vet, and stands several stallions. He used to stand a TB sire I was fond of, Harbor Man. He has experience standing both for race crowd, and the SH crowd. How much marketing he can do for you - I don’t know.
http://www.littlehawkfarm.com/
Shamrock Farm in Maryland used to offer collection services for outside stallions (though I don’t know if any actually lived there or not). Wouldn’t hurt to ask - Jim Steele (stallion manager) is excellent with the stallions and mares. I sent a WB mare there for breeding a few years ago (using shipped semen) and he got the job done. http://shamrockfarmmd.com/
Tommy Doyle: Willow Hill Equestrian, Ltd. We offer the services you are asking about. We have 8 stallions in our barn for the 2014 season.
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Hilltop came to mind for me as well but it would have to be a dressage stallion.[/QUOTE]
This is not true. They offer at least a couple jumping stallions in their frozen roster, such as Ramiro B, Ulmar Mail and Utrillo van de Heffinck
OP, if you’re not 100% sure the stallion will be geared for racing and if he could be pointed to a sport career, then you could consider asking Hilltop Farm. They vet (meaning carefully review) the stallions they offer thoroughly, so he would have to be one they thought would be highly successful.
If you’re looking to market your TB stallion as a sporthorse stallion it will be VERY important to make sure he goes to a farm where they feel that TB’s should be incorporated more into WB breeding. If not, he won’t get much attention. I just went through this w/ another TB stallion (owned by a friend) and found a great well-known breeding farm to stand him
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This is not true. They offer at least a couple jumping stallions in their frozen roster, such as Ramiro B, Ulmar Mail and Utrillo van de Heffinck
OP, if you’re not 100% sure the stallion will be geared for racing and if he could be pointed to a sport career, then you could consider asking Hilltop Farm. They vet (meaning carefully review) the stallions they offer thoroughly, so he would have to be one they thought would be highly successful.[/QUOTE]
No, Laurie is right. The jumpers that they represent are frozen semen. They do not reside there. I stood my stallion there for two seasons. As far as I am concerned, there is no better place. However, when my stallion was in the Guest Stallion program, he had to be in full (dressage) training. That doesn’t sound like what the OP wants.
I was going to say Little Hawk farm but AHF already did. Tom is very experienced and stands a wide array of stallions.
