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I think this is where the benchmark comes in.

If I have a 2G boy from a sire I don't own, I will comparison test them against one of my foundations that have the same paper level as the colt's sire.

Foundations are roughly similar in quality (especially if they are a RS, which is primarily what I use). So if the colt is superior to a foundation of the same quality as the colt's sire, it's safe to assume that colt is superior to it's sire as well. And as ObsidianKitsune said, you can use benchmarks as well if you want to be sure of their quality. Does this make any sense? I'm not the best at explaining things :D

@best friend, comparison testing doesn't need to be foal to sire only. You can compare stud to stud, too. I do this often because I have a lot of colts with sires I do not own. After a while you also build a range of each paper level, too, so it is important to keep track of the comparison tests. I do this by putting the results in an excel spreadsheet for easy access.

For example, I have a stallion named 2G Watch Lite HKP.
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=419113
I do/did not own his sire (who has now passed out of the game) and he was from a straw. Because Watch Lite's sire was a RS I compared him to another RS stallion, who happened to be RS Solar Wavelength.
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=330026

Now I compared Watch Lite with another second generation stallion, SH The Beginning, and Watch Lite came out superior to The Beginning. That's why The Beginning got snipped, even though he had been comparison tested as superior to RS Solar Wavelength.
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=517899

With that I was able to gauge that Watch Lite might be a "high" B so now I don't compare my second generation stallions to their sire. Watch Lite is my second generation benchmark. I only keep those that are about as good as him, since I have yet to find one superior to him.

Watch Lite is also the stallion I use for all my third generation stallions - they need to test superior to him. I have yet to establish my third generation mares so I'm not too concerned with finding the "high" A. Though it is a goal.

I hope those examples help make "benchmark" a bit more clear and why you can compare stallions to other stallions and not just their sire.

Iced Leaves AWn2

This is the stud I got from her? So how does one tell if this is the horse they want to use as a bench mark?

Ok I will so that. Yes that helps a lot. Thanks Ritsika.

I like leaves a lot even though i dont use him much.