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Put him in the show barn but don't geld him - pretend he's a show pony and only breed from him when you crumble - which my guess will be in maybe 2 months from now :) It would be a crying shame if you gelded him. He's lovely! Do you really have to be so strict? ;)

Hes stunning isnt he..
I was planning on using him for my breeding until i got the superior brother.. i guess i can leave him in the barn intact.. if it wasn't his brother that was superior id be ok but just think seen as they have the same bloodline theres not much point when my g4 herd is tiny..
If hes intact i know i will crumble and use him. Lol.

They are both stunners :)

Snip. You say you want to breed for quality. Don’t leave him sitting around where you can crumble and use him. He’s not as good as his younger brother. As others have said, keep repeating this cross!

Alternatively, if you just can’t stand to snip him, make him a mare. That way you keep him producing and helping your herd but he’s not having as big an impact on the quality of your lines as he would as a stud.

Im out of straws for their sire but I've messaged the owner so maybe I'll manage to get more.. i pull eggs from the mare so im getting a fair few foals from her..
Maybe turning him to a mare isn't a bad idea.. i just loved him since he was born so was quite sad he didnt comp test as i wanted..

Im glad others see my dilemma.. lol.

Crystal, I feel your pain. But, please remember that if you breed him, you will be tempted to take most of his foals that pass testing. Only the very best of his foals will be as good as his brother’s foals, and his brother’s best foals will be much better. If he was superior to sire but inferior to your benchmark that would be one thing, but he’s literally not an improvement on his sire. Don’t throw away half of your gen 4 mares on a Gen 3 stallion. He will be a Blue papered mare, which is a clear increase in quality from his mom. It always takes longer to impgrabdfoalsrove your mare quality than your stallion quality anyway, so if lots of your gen 4 mares are Blue from Red mothers he’ll be of similar quality. He will have the chance to pass on his gorgeous genes but the better stallion will be your herd sire.

I’ve kept inferior sires before, waiting for that “good one” to come along that I’ll replace the pretty one with. It totally screwed up my original Nexus line. If you really want to breed for quality first, you’ll kick your self in a few months if you keep this boy as a stallion and you’re starting to compare his offspring’s offspring with your other boy’s grandfoals.