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Oh my god, you have a lot of horses to sort through. I think it might take a bit too much time for me to have a thorough look on my phone but is there an area that you want a closer look at? Foals, foundies, 2g, stallions, mares? I don't mind having a good nose in a specific area if that helps?

At a quick glance, I would say you are doing well. You have a lot of your second generation stallions papered and, of the breeding age studs, there are only a few with Average Foal PT (AFPT) scores below their own PT score.

For example this stud:
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=508161
His PT score is 10.3 and his average is 9.8

Again, not bad considering he has only ten foals on the ground.

For third generation stallions I have a strict A paper level cut off -- if you don't paper A you don't get to stay intact in my barn. G3 Trust Carapace is a prime example of what I think is a good stud. He papered better than his sire, has a better PT score than sire and dam, has an AFPT scoring above his PT score with the bonus of being consistent. You have a lot of beautiful studs that papered B and that is totally fine, but if you are looking to limit the number of intact colts I would start by altering a few B papered 3G that just aren't as special to you.

By the fourth generation, I'm definitely expecting an A paper level and a PT score above 10.5 because these should easily be reached by then. I'm just starting my fifth generation colts and I haven't managed a *Star paper but I'm crossing my fingers for this season.

I hope that helps. I will look at your fillies next if you would like. :)

@friesianpaints, I don't have a definite answer for you. I assume that if a horse has "leveled off" next to the training category, it would not be beneficial to alter them for the bonus because they have essentially reached their max pontential. That being said, I typically do not alter them after the age of 10 unless they have LE genes. If they have LE genes I alter them no matter the age so that I don't accidentally let it out of my barn during public breeding.

Lately I have been able to keep up with foal sorting and I alter foals immediately out of the pasture. That way they get the most out of the altering bonus. Personally, I would leave the older horses intact.

I don't have as much time after dinner as I thought so I won't be looking at your fillies tonight. But I'm actually terrible at culling fillies. I just want to horde all of them so if they make it through MA/SAT I'm satisfied. Then, during their breeding years, I try to abide by a three strikes policy. If a mare has three foals altered by free testing I cull her from the breeding herd and add her to the show herd. I hope that helps you out. :D

What is your opinion on this stallion?


G2u ESB One Good Day

I know that uneven pedigrees tend to be frowned upon but he is A papered and most of his foals have similar or higher pt scores than him so he seems to produce well. Is it OK to keep his foals intact when they pass testing since there has been improvement?

I got this filly by him out of an equally uneven bred mare


G3u MHF Ice Ice Baby NFS

Thanks, it does help, I think I'll keep playing with him since his foals have such high pt scores, even if they end up show ponies could help my show bonus