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I do not always test against the sire, but always do a comparison against my benchmark stallion. This breeding season I had two new benchmark stallions born, so that drove extensive comparisons within the generation.

I have had B papered colts test about as good as their C papered sire. They are superior, but only slightly superior. If the sire has a considerable number of colts, you will probably find B papered sons that are superior to the slightly superior colt.

This morning, testing colts with this situation, I started with 3 B colts about as good as each other. Then I found a colt that was superior to them, so they got snipped. Finally I found a colt that was superior to that second leader and his peers, so they also got snipped. This was, I'm a bit ashamed to say, colts from three years of pasture breeding.

Highly recommend comparison testing!

I got this A papered boy out of my G2 A papered stallion. I initially assumed he'd only be AGA/inferior so was ready to snip once I'd tested. Put him through SBA and passed so comparison tested and he came back superior, to my surprise. There is a range in paper levels, so it gives a good indication on where the sire/foal is, where papering only shows the paper, not the range.

Foal:

III Fanciful Song HzKP

Sire:

II Whimsical Beau HzKP