What is Volturi's genetic panel status?

Volturi is 8 panel negative. This includes the regular five panel, OLWS, MYHM, and EJSA. He is negative for all making him a safe choice for your mare, especially if she carries a copy of one of the genetic diseases.

Has Volturi been color tested?

Yes. Volturi is ee, aa (does not cary agouti), and n/D1 (He has a 50% chance of passing on primitive markings .ie leg barring, and dorsal stripe. n/D1 on red horses also changes the hair shaft giving them that gorgeous liver color). If you cross Volturi on a homozygous EE mare you will get a black foal every time.

Has Volturi been shown?

Yes. Volturi was shown at APHA Nationals and is a 2x APHA National Champion in Open and Amateur Halter.

What is Volturi's bone-tendon circumference measurement?

Volturi currently measures at 8 inches of bone-tendon circumference.

What size shoe does Volturi wear?

Shoe size tends to be an irrelevant question as there are many factors that go into what size shoe can be nailed onto a hoof. Long toes, flare, and underrun heels can increase shoe size despite the hoof being completely unbalanced. A pancaked hoof can increase shoe size. In addition, brands of shoes also differ in the measurements of their sizes. In short, shoe size tells you absolutely NOTHING about the horse unless you know his measurements. Instead the question you really want the answer to is how balanced are the hooves and what are the measurements in relation to bone-tendon circumference because that is going to tell you how well that horse will support his own body weight. Volturi is 4 & 7/8ths inches from medial to lateral wall, and 4 & 15/16ths inches from toe to buttress of heel and is shod in an ought (0) keg shoe. He currently maintains a sole depth of 16mm. Volturi’s bone-tendon circumference (8 inches) and hoof measurements (4 & 7/8ths inches from medial to lateral wall, and 4 & 15/16ths inches from toe to buttress of heel) tell us that his hooves and limbs support his body mass and weight (1,050 lbs) very well. His measurements are well within the ideal range.

Why hasn't Volturi been shown under saddle yet?

Volturi fractured his hock as a yearling during an accident while being hauled from TX to PA. He also suffered some extensive damage to tendons and ligaments. His right hock is currently bone on bone with arthritis changes. I am waiting for the hock to fuse naturally before I begin pushing him under saddle. Volturi is broke to ride and has an exceptional mind. He has dragged logs, roped the hot heels, done trail obstacles and more. He’s the same horse every single time I swing my leg over him no matter how little he is ridden.

Is Volturi an ApHC approved stallion?

Yes. Volturi is an ApHC approved stallion and is approved to breed ApHC mares. The first ApHC Volturi foal arrived in 2023!

Is Volturi double registered?

Yes. Volturi is registered with AQHA and APHA.

How much does Volturi weigh?

This question isn’t really meaningful from a breeding perspective since weight is influenced by a variety of factors such as feeding program, metabolism, exercise level, heavy metal toxicity, and more. Volturi weighs 1,050 lbs which is pretty average for a 15 hand horse (although he is currently a bit on the chunky side at 1,050 lbs). He should technically be at an ideal weight of 980 to 1000 lbs. To put things into perspective, most FIT racing thoroughbreds standing 16 hands and up weight around 1100-1300lbs. If your 15.2 hand quarter horse weighs 1300 lbs or more, your horse is obese and is not fit.

What is Volturi's 2026 stud fee?

Volturi’s 2026 stud fee is $1650. This fee INCLUDES the collection fee and first shipment. Additional shipments are $450 (which includes the collection and shipping fees). There are no chute fees or additional fees.

What are Volturi's collection days and how do I order semen?

Volturi’s collection days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. All calls for semen must be made by 5pm Eastern Standard Time on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays to secure your spot on the list for the day. If you miss the cutoff time you may not be able to get semen depending on the number of mares we are shipping to that day. All calls for semen must be made by phone to (972) 750-8278. Please do not text or email requests for semen as they may be missed.

Breedingforthe Integrity Of the breed

2X National Champion

Breeding information

Integrity

Professionalism and integrity at the forefront

I don't believe in breeding for the sake of breeding. I believe in protecting the integrity of the breed by selecting quality mares to cross to Volturi. Volturi is a two-time National Champion offering cooled shipped semen to mare owners who value conformation, movement, pedigree, an unbeatable mind and trainability, and a horse built to do it all.

Every decision in this program begins with what is best for the horse. That same honesty carries into how I do business: transparent, professional and personal, from your first call to the day your foal hits the ground.

Breeding with purpose. Doing right by the horse. Always.

Intention

Quality doesn't happen by accident

Before I approve a breeding, I study how your mare and Volturi will fit together. A pretty head means nothing if the structure beneath it won't hold up. Movement matters. Pedigree whispers traits down the tail female line. And a foal that is sound and fancy is only truly valuable when it is also willing, kind and people loving.

Quality over quantity. Intention over impulse.

His deck is stacked

Holding all the right cards

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Born from greatness

Destined for more

Hand picked as a yearling at the 2018 Legacy Reining Sale from the iconic Bob Loomis program, Volturi carries generations of proven talent, athleticism and heart. But his story is not only about bloodlines. It is about resilience.

His journey

A late start doesn't diminish greatness. It protects it.

2017

Born into reining royalty

Volturi was foaled in the iconic breeding program of Bob Loomis, the #3 all time leading NRHA Futurity champion program, by Smoking Whiz and out of Suprize Me Mercedes.

See him move

A pedigree made in the millions

01 / 09

Dust and grace

Show record

Two National Champion titles

At three years old, Volturi won both the Open and the Amateur Halter Stallions at the APHA National Championship Show. Undeniable presence, exceptional conformation and a kind heart, judged the best in the nation twice.

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Pedigree

Smoking Whiz × Suprize Me Mercedes

Volturi's pedigree brings together an extraordinary concentration of elite reining bloodlines, accomplished performers, and influential producers. Sired by Smoking Whiz and out of Suprize Me Mercedes, his ancestry is distinguished by the sheer number of unique, elite ancestors and the repeated influence of those individuals through multiple, influential genetic conduits.

Within eight generations, Volturi possesses 16 linebreedings, 12 of which are sex-balanced. Sex-balanced linebreeding is one of the strongest forms of linebreeding used to preserve desirable trait influence and performance across generations.

Equally significant is how open his pedigree remains through the first four generations. This gives breeders exceptional versatility, allowing Volturi to function as a prepotent outcross or to complement established linebreeding programs seeking to further set type and reinforce desirable traits. His pedigree offers a rare combination of ancestral diversity, concentrated elite genetics, and strategic breeding flexibility.

Tap any horse for their record.

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SIRE SIDE

2007 chestnut stallion

LIFETIME EARNINGS

$213,000

PROGENY EARNINGS

$92,958

AQHA World Champion Senior Reining · AQHA Superior

RECORD

2012 HIGH ROLLER REINING FUTURITY - OPEN DERBY CHAMPION 2012 REINING BY THE BAY - OPEN DERBY CHAMPION 2012 NRHA DERBY - Open Finalist 2012 NRBC - Open Finalist 2010 NRHA Open Futurity Finalist 2010 High Roller Futurity/Derby Open Futurity Champion Intermediate Open Futurity Champion Limited Open Futurity Champion 2010 Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Open Reserve Champion Intermediate Open Futurity Champion Limited Open Futurity Champion

DAM SIDE

SIRE

Smoking Whiz

2007 chestnut stallion

LIFETIME EARNINGS

$213,000

PROGENY EARNINGS

$92,958

AQHA World Champion Senior Reining · AQHA Superior

RECORD

Earnings and records from the Quarternicks pedigree database.

The analysis

Deep roots. Open doors.

His Quarternicks Key Ancestor Analysis traces 68 unique Key Ancestors, occurring 3,693 times across twenty generations. Yet his close pedigree stays remarkably open, with a low eight-generation inbreeding coefficient and room to breed onto almost any mare. He brings the weight of the breed's greatest horses without the bottleneck.

For powerful linebreeding, pair him with a mare carrying Topsail Whiz, Glendas A Smokingun, Cromed Out Mercedes or Moms Little Prize in the third or fourth generation to create an exceptional 3×3 or 3×4 linebreeding pattern. For outcrossing, he crosses exceptionally well on daughters of Smart Chic Olena.

KEY ANCESTORS

Unique Hall of Fame horses and Key Ancestors of the breed

3,693

OCCURRENCES

Times those Key Ancestors appear across 20 generations

DUPLICATED ANCESTORS

Elite ancestors he carries more than once within 8 generations

LINEBREEDINGS

Within 8 generations, 12 of them sex-balanced

1.5625%

8 GENERATION COI

Low inbreeding. Genuine room to outcross

What his pedigree passes on

Key Ancestor weighted trait influence from his Quarternicks pedigree analysis. His top five traits carry about 83% of the signal. Tap a trait to see who carries it.

His trait profile

Each spoke is one trait from his Quarternicks pedigree analysis. The farther the gold shape reaches along a spoke, the more of his Key Ancestor weighted influence sits in that trait. The rings mark 7.5, 15, 22.5 and 30 percent, and his strongest trait, Stop, Turn and Maneuverability at 29.7%, reaches almost to the edge. Long reaches show what he is most likely to pass on. Hover or tap a trait to see it.

7.5%15%22.5%30%

Stop, Turn and Maneuverability · 29.7%

Topsail Whiz, Topsail Cody, Colonels Smoking Gun and Be Aech Enterprise carry it, with Colonel Freckles, Genuine Doc, Diamonds Sparkle and Easter King adding weight. This is the heart of his pedigree.

In his pedigree chart

The linebreeding map

The greats, reinforced

Of Volturi's 21 duplicated ancestors within the first eight generations, sixteen are linebreedings, running through both the sire's and dam's sides of his pedigree. Of those sixteen, twelve are sex-balanced, reinforced through a son and a daughter, three are through sons only, and one is through daughters only. Additionally, he possesses four sex-balanced concentrations and one sons-only concentration.

Pick any great horse below and the chart traces every real path from Volturi back to that ancestor through his eight generation pedigree, so you can see the same horse arriving through both his sire and his dam.

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MODERN KEYSTONE AND STANDALONES

Crome Plated Jac

PathThrough a stallionThrough a mareCrome Plated Jac

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Gen 1Gen 2Gen 3Gen 4

Volturi

Smoking Whiz

Glendas A Smokingun

Miss Glenda Jac

Crome Plated Jac

Suprize Me Mercedes

Cromed Out Mercedes

Custom Crome

Crome Plated Jac

Sire sideVolturi › Smoking Whiz › Glendas A Smokingun › Miss Glenda Jac › Crome Plated Jac

Dam sideVolturi › Suprize Me Mercedes › Cromed Out Mercedes › Custom Crome › Crome Plated Jac

Crome Plated Jac appears 2 times in his eight generation pedigree, 1 time on his sire's side and 1 time on his dam's side, through both sons and daughters. Because he arrives through both a son and a daughter on both sides of the pedigree, this is a sex-balanced linebreeding, one of the strongest ways a pedigree preserves an ancestor's influence.

Share of his blood

12.50%

AGR

13.73%

Closest cross

4×4

The modern keystone and his closest linebreeding, meeting at generation 4 on both sides.

Built like the earners

His blueprint has already won

Every pedigree has a shape: how many great ancestors repeat, how close up or far back those repeats sit, and whether they come down through sons, daughters or both. Quarternicks measured that structure, not the names, across 7,526 complete modern pedigrees foaled since 1990, and the pedigrees sorted themselves into five natural shapes. Then it checked how often each shape produces proven top money earners.

Volturi is built in Shape B, and roughly half of all the top earners in the study share his shape, more than any other.

HIS PEDIGREE SHAPE

Shape B

Mid-depth · Moderate Key Ancestry · Male-line

His key crosses sit through the middle of the pedigree rather than close up or far back, carry a solid amount of Hall of Fame and Key Ancestry, and are reinforced mostly through sons.

~50%of all top earners share his shape

31%of Shape B horses are top earners

1.52×the 20% baseline

His shape, overlaid

The gold silhouette is Volturi's pedigree, built from how many times his great ancestors repeat in each generation. The silver silhouette behind it is the average Shape B pedigree, the shape that has produced more top earners than any other. Choose any of the ten reining earners built most like him and watch their pedigree take its place. Where the two rise together, his structure matches the winners.

VolturiAverage Shape B

0avg 0Gen 2

0avg 0.4Gen 3

3avg 1.7Gen 4

3avg 4.8Gen 5

12avg 11.6Gen 6

30avg 26.3Gen 7

48avg 53.5Gen 8

121avg 94.6Gen 9

Compare with

Heights use a square root scale so the closer generations stay readable.

Built most like him

The ten reining horses with the pedigree shape most like him have earned $5.1 million.

These are not relatives. They are independent reining money earners whose pedigrees are structured most like his. A 97% match means that horse's pedigree is built 97% like Volturi's. Tap any card to lay their shape over his in the chart above.

Genetics

8 Panel Negative and color tested

2017 AQHA/APHA/PtHA/FQHA/NFQHA Liver Chestnut Stallion

Volturi is 8 Panel Negative: the standard five panel plus OLWS, MYHM and EJSA. That makes him a safe choice even if your mare carries a copy of one of these diseases. He is ee and aa, carries no agouti, and passes nd1, which can bring primitive markings, half the time.

HYPP N/NHERDA N/NGBED N/NPSSM1 N/NMH N/NOLWS N/NMYHM N/NEJSA N/N

2027 breeding season

Choose your own adventure

Why I offer two contracts

Breeding doesn't always go according to plan. Timing, FedEx delays, post-breeding endometritis, persistent fluid, biofilm and other reproductive challenges can turn one shipment into several. With shipping and supply costs still rising, I now offer two contract options so you can choose the one that fits your mare.

OPTION 1

Traditional

First shipment included

Your first collection and shipment are included. Each additional collection and shipment is $450. The best savings when your mare needs one or two shipments.

OPTION 2

Flat rate

Pay only FedEx per shipment

Collection and processing are covered for the whole season. You pay only the actual FedEx charge for each shipment, whether she needs 1 or 10. No additional fees. The best savings at three shipments or more.

Early booking or regular season? Same two contracts, $400 less on the breeding fee. Early booking is limited to the first 20 mares paid and closes December 31, 2026.

WHICH IS CHEAPER?

Cumulative cost by shipment

ShipmentsShipTraditionalFlat rate est.Flat rateSaves

1$1,650$2,005Traditional $355

2$2,100$2,160Traditional $60

3$2,550$2,315Flat rate $235

4$3,000$2,470Flat rate $530

5$3,450$2,625Flat rate $825

Totals are cumulative through each shipment. Flat rate estimates use about $155 per FedEx Priority Overnight shipment; you pay the actual charge.

Your foal starts here

Four contracts, one live foal guarantee. Two ways to pay for shipping, each offered at an early booking price and a regular season price. Pick the one that makes the most financial sense for your mare, then fill it out and sign it right here.

Early booking closes December 31 or when the first 20 contracts are paid and returned, whichever comes first. The 2027 season runs February 8 to July 16.

BOOK ONLINE IN THREE STEPS

Fill it out right here

Pick your contract above. It opens below as the real contract, ready to type on and sign. No printing, no scanning.

Submit

Your signed contract is emailed straight to me at heidi@volturi.net, and a copy lands in your inbox.

Continue to payment

Every contract is returned with a $500 non-refundable booking fee, which is deducted from your balance. Pay just the booking fee, the breeding fee, or the full amount. Venmo, Stripe, Square or PayPal.

Early booking traditional contract

Page 1 of 5 · Contract details

Every highlighted field is live: type right on the contract. Sign on page 4 by typing your name; it is applied as your legal electronic signature. By submitting you agree to sign electronically under our e-signature consent. Your card details go only to Heidi and are never stored on this website.

Prefer paper? Download the Early booking traditional contract, fill it out and email it to heidi@volturi.net. Payment is due when you return it.

Collection days

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Call (972) 750-8278 by 5 PM Eastern the day before to order. Semen ships FedEx Priority Overnight or American Airlines counter to counter. Every shipment includes a detailed semen analysis and a video of your collection being processed. Aim to have your mare ready to breed on a Tuesday or Thursday so a Saturday delivery never gets in your way.

You receive at least one dose of 1 billion progressively motile cells, and I always work to send two.

See the 2027 calendar below

The 2027 season

Collection calendar

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COLLECTION DAY

Monday, February 8

Collection day. Call (972) 750-8278 by 5 PM Eastern on Sunday to order. Semen ships FedEx Priority Overnight and arrives Tuesday.

67collection days left, counting this one

67 collection days in the 2027 season

2026 SEASON COLLECTION AVERAGES

AVERAGE VOLUME

30 mL

CONCENTRATION

300M / mL

PROGRESSIVE MOTILITY

80%

MOTILE CELLS PER DOSE

1.2 B

Incentives that pay

Open every door for your foal

Incentives lift your foal's earning power and resale value. Following the legacy of his grandsire Topsail Whiz, Volturi has the pedigree, movement and mind to shine across disciplines, so he is nominated where the money is.

NRHA Sire and DamNational Reining Horse Association

North American Reining StakesNominated

All Star Reining StakesNominated

Virginia Color ClassicNo nomination required

Roan To RichesNo nomination required

Expanded registration

Quarter Horse maresAQHA · APHA · PtHA · NRHA

Paint maresAPHA · PtHA · NRHA

Appaloosa and POA maresApHC · NRHA

Why registering matters

Registration proves your foal's pedigree and value, makes them eligible for the shows, futurities and incentives that pay, raises their appeal to buyers, unlocks titles and earnings, and protects the integrity of the breed. It turns potential into recognized, tangible value.

Breeder tools

Design your Volturi foal

Plan your Volturi baby from color to cost to foaling day. Open any tool below.

01 Coat color calculatorEnter your mare's DNA results or her color and see every foal Volturi can give her, with the exact odds.

02 Breeding cost estimatorAdd up every one-time and per-cycle cost of getting your mare in foal, from stud fee to vet work and board.

03 Mare cycle and short cycle plannerFrom her heat, ovulation or prostaglandin date, map her next cycles and the best days to breed.

04 AI timing calculatorFollicle size, edema, semen type and ovulation shot: know exactly when to inseminate.

05 Foaling and management dashboardDue date, foaling window, vaccines and every management step through gestation.

Customer service

Follow your shipment from my hands to yours

At Fox Creek Performance Horses, customer service is not something we offer. It is the heart of everything we do. When you breed to Volturi you work directly with me. No middlemen. Walk the journey of a shipment and see what I promise at every stop.

Tap a diamond to follow your shipment, stop by stop

01 · You call. I answer.

01 · THE CALL

You call. I answer.

Call (972) 750-8278 by 5 PM Eastern the day before you need semen. You talk to me, the person who knows every detail of this program, never a middleman.

My promiseOne on one service, every single time.

02 · COLLECTION

Collection

Volturi is collected Monday, Wednesday and Friday, early in the morning. Every collection is evaluated before a single dose is packed. If you would like your shipment sent American Airlines counter to counter, please let me know no later than the day before collection so your flight can be booked in time.

My promiseAt least one dose of 1 billion progressively motile cells, and I always work to send two.

03 · YOUR VIDEO

Analysis video sent

You get a personal text from me with a video of your collection being processed, plus the full collection stats, so you know exactly what is coming to your mare.

My promisePersonal communication with every shipment.

04 · IN TRANSIT

Tracked to your door

Your shipment leaves by FedEx Priority Overnight or American Airlines counter to counter, and your tracking number lands in your texts.

My promiseIf FedEx delays your shipment, I cover the collection and shipping on your next one. No questions asked.

05 · ARRIVAL

Honest expectations

Weather and carriers can cause delays. When they do, I am straight with you and do everything I can to help you through it. The last two seasons have run with very few.

My promiseThe truth, even when it is inconvenient.

06 · YOUR FOAL

Welcome to the family

When your Volturi baby arrives, I am still here: registration help, incentive deadlines, and a complimentary professional photo shoot for every Volturi foal.

My promiseYou are not just another client. You are family.

No question is too small. Call or text me any time at (972) 750-8278. Here, you are not just another client. You are family.

The next generation

Imagine one in your barn

Correct legs, deep hips, that refined head and a mind that wants to be with you. His first foals are stepping into the show pen now.

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2022 · SORREL STALLION

Vennom

ByVolturi

Out ofPretty Rowdie Chic

2022 · CHESTNUT MARE

Whiz My Mercedes

ByVolturi

Out ofMW Skips Foxy Ann

2023 · CHESTNUT GELDING

Volturis Cryptonite

ByVolturi

Out ofLittle Lois Lane

2023 · CHESTNUT STALLION

A Smoking Invitation

ByVolturi

Out ofWilly Invited Me

2022 · PALOMINO GELDING

Ima Spinin Whiz

ByVolturi

Out ofMiss Lunar Express

2024 · SORREL FILLY

Nevadas Smokin Gun

ByVolturi

Out ofWT Lucky Little Cat

2025 · CHESTNUT TOBIANO FILLY

Sheza Custom Star

ByVolturi

Out ofDocs Hollywood Star

2026 · SORREL FILLY

Cromed N Steady

ByVolturi

Out ofFuzzy Tradition

2026 · CHESTNUT COLT

HCF First Edition

ByVolturi

Out ofDee Dee Sidan Devill

2025 · PALOMINO COLT

Dees Smokin Diamonds

ByVolturi

Out ofJazmin Diamond Dee

2025 · CHESTNUT FILLY

Drivindaddysmercedes

ByVolturi

Out ofBlast Of Spice

2025 · CHESTNUT COLT

Lil Smokin Mercedes

ByVolturi

Out ofLittle Lois Lane

2025 · CHESTNUT FILLY

Martini Whiz Olive

ByVolturi

Out ofSioux Whiz Me

2025 · SORREL FILLY

One Smokin Invite

ByVolturi

Out ofWilly Invited Me

2025 · SORREL FILLY

Smokin And Kissin

ByVolturi

Out ofSmokin Sahara Uno

2025 · SMOKY BLACK FILLY

Volturi × Summers Music Carroll

ByVolturi

Out ofSummers Music Carroll

2025 · CHESTNUT FILLY

WR One Whiskey Away

ByVolturi

Out ofLSF Klassic Conceit

2024 · CHESTNUT FILLY

Clabbers Easy Whiz

ByVolturi

Out ofMW Easys Little Doll

2024 · CHESTNUT FILLY

Dangerous By Design

ByVolturi

Out ofMattie Lark

2024 · CHESTNUT FILLY

Nu Shiney Mercedes

ByVolturi

Out ofShine Snip O Chex

2024 · SORREL FILLY

Remember I Am Regal

ByVolturi

Out ofPretty Playlenapeppy

2024 · CHESTNUT COLT

Smokeshow Mercedes

ByVolturi

Out ofSioux Whiz Me

2024 · BAY FILLY

Venomous Kisses

ByVolturi

Out ofPretty Rowdie Chic

2023 · CHESTNUT GELDING

KJ Jax Diamondncrome

ByVolturi

Out ofFreckles N Fame

2023 · CHESTNUT MARE

My Baby Annabelle

ByVolturi

Out ofRocks San Baby

2023 · CHESTNUT MARE

Riff Raff

ByVolturi

Out ofSooner

2023 · GRAY STALLION

TDS Devils Bourbon

ByVolturi

Out ofScottish She Devil

2023 · BLACK PEARL TOBIANO MARE

Wickedwhizofthewest

ByVolturi

Out ofWest Girl

2022 · LIVER CHESTNUT MARE

TDS Bella Be Good

ByVolturi

Out ofScottish She Devil

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Thank You

to our mare owners, foal owners and friends

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This horse is the definition of true beauty. As one of the only sons of Smoking Whiz standing at stud, Volturi offers a unique opportunity in the breeding barn. With a knowledgeable, thoughtful and caring owner behind him, breeding to this stallion is a decision you won't regret.

Jalen Roberson

Roberson Reining Horses

Heidi was so informative and on top of her game getting paperwork to us and the semen shipped in time to breed on this cycle. We even received a thank you card for choosing Volturi. It's the little things that leave the biggest impression.

Dian Shockley

TDS Performance Horses

Volturi is everything I was looking for in a stallion. Pedigree, conformation, disposition. The quality of semen I received was praised by my vet, and I hope to breed at least one mare to him every year.

Havilah Craig

Golden Glory Farms

His mind is second to none. I bred to a lot of big time stallions in 2022 and did not receive the service or the quality of semen from any of them that I did with Heidi and Volturi.

Jennifer Case

Dry Creek Quarter Horses

I didn't know I would be getting more than a foal. Heidi has gone above and beyond from day one, four years ago. She is much more than a horse breeder. She is passionate about every cross.

Maryann Bigusiak

Lone Star Nurse Mares

A year later I have the most handsome palomino colt on the ground. People stop and say, my goodness, look at that hip and that shoulder! Volturi will have a breed back contract with me for any mare I breed in the future.

Audrey Ziegenfuss

Breeder

Semen arrived with excellent motility and packaging. At just a few weeks old my foal is already stamped with that gorgeous, refined Volturi head, with a strong hip and shoulder to match.

Danielle Meissner, DVM

Veterinarian

She even shipped an additional collection on an off day after a disappointing start to our season. My filly is exactly what I wanted: born broke to lead, super athletic and a beautiful mover.

Kristen Hurd

Breeder

Every one of his babies I have seen has been correct, talented and a good mover. He is absolutely gorgeous, and Heidi is super easy to work with.

Codi Smiley

CD Performance Horses

Our filly, Smokin And Kissin, popped out curious, willing and loving people. She's athletic and strong at only two months old.

Casey Ling and Terri Looney

Breeders

WHERE YOU ARE NOT A CLIENT. YOU ARE FAMILY.

Good to know

Fourteen answers, at a glance

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GENETICS

What is his genetic panel status?

Volturi is 8 Panel Negative: the standard five panel plus OLWS, MYHM and EJSA. That makes him a safe choice for your mare, even if she carries a copy of one of these diseases.

GENETICS

Has he been color tested?

Yes. He is ee and aa, so he carries no agouti, and he is nd1/nd2. He is not a dun, but he passes nd1 half the time, which can show as primitive markings like leg barring and a dorsal stripe. On red horses nd1 can also deepen the coat toward that gorgeous liver color. Cross him on a homozygous black mare and you get a black foal every time.

CONFORMATION

How tall is he?

Volturi stands 15 hands.

SHOW RECORD

Has he been shown?

Yes. He showed at the APHA National Championship Show and is a 2X APHA National Champion in Open and Amateur Halter.

CONFORMATION

What is his bone tendon circumference?

Volturi measures 8 inches of bone tendon circumference.

CONFORMATION

What size shoe does he wear?

Shoe size alone tells you very little, because long toes, flare, underrun heels and different brands all change it. The better question is how balanced the hooves are relative to bone. Volturi measures 4 7/8 inches medial to lateral and 4 15/16 inches toe to buttress of heel, wears an ought (0) keg shoe and keeps a 16 mm sole depth. With his 8 inches of bone, his hooves and limbs carry his 1,050 lbs very well, well within the ideal range.

BREEDING

Do you offer counter to counter?

Yes, through American Airlines Cargo, the only carrier serving our area. You need an American Airlines cargo hub at your nearest airport with a flight coming in. Flights leave around 7 AM, so I collect by 4 AM. Please let me know the evening before so I can book the flight.

SHOW RECORD

Why hasn't he been shown under saddle?

He fractured his hock as a yearling after he was injured on a layover during his trip from Texas to Pennsylvania, with extensive tendon and ligament damage as well. I am letting the hock fuse naturally before I ask more of him. He is broke, honest and the same horse every time I swing a leg over him.

REGISTRATION

Is he ApHC approved?

Yes. Volturi is approved to breed ApHC mares, and his first ApHC foal arrived in 2023.

REGISTRATION

Is he double registered?

Yes. He is registered with AQHA and APHA.

REGISTRATION

What incentives are his foals eligible for?

NRHA Sire and Dam, North American Reining Stakes, All Star Reining Stakes, Virginia Color Classic and Roan To Riches.

CONFORMATION

How much does he weigh?

About 1,050 lbs, a touch on the chunky side for his ideal of 980 to 1,000 lbs. Weight depends on feed, metabolism and exercise, so it says little about breeding value on its own.

BREEDING

What is his 2027 stud fee?

Volturi has four 2027 contracts. Early booking traditional is $1,650 ($1,200 breeding fee plus $450 shipping and collection per shipment). Early booking flat rate is $1,850, plus actual FedEx charges per shipment. Regular season traditional is $2,050 ($1,600 plus $450 per shipment). Regular season flat rate is $2,250, plus actual FedEx charges per shipment. Early booking rates close December 31 or once the first 20 contracts are paid and returned, whichever comes first. Every contract carries a live foal guarantee, and multiple mares save $100 each. There are no chute fees.

BREEDING

What are his collection days, and how do I order semen?

Collections are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call (972) 750-8278 by 5 PM Eastern on Sunday, Tuesday or Thursday to hold your spot. Please call rather than text or email so your order is never missed.

Still curious? Call or text (972) 750-8278

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What is his 2027 stud fee?

What are his collection days, and how do I order semen?

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Quality doesn't happen by accident

Holding all the right cards

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A pedigree made in the millions

Two National Champion titles

Smoking Whiz × Suprize Me Mercedes

Deep roots. Open doors.

What his pedigree passes on

The greats, reinforced

His blueprint has already won

The ten reining horses with the pedigree shape most like him have earned $5.1 million.

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Why I offer two contracts

Your foal starts here

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