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In short, if I want to promote 'good breeders' based on foal production, do I use the same standard for RID and KNN as for the popular TB breed? Or should I use a less strict standard for less popular or less common breeds, like RID or KNN? What other breeds would this apply to? I don't know if ratings 'stabilize' or become any 'less random' as they become more common in HEE. I think breeds can gradually become 'stronger' in traits, thus also ratings, with good selective breeding over time. Yet, my current understanding is that good ratings does not necessarily mean a horse will be a 'good breeder' by their foal production. Do color/pattern breeders (for Sabino, Appaloosa, etc.) usually forgo 'good breeders' for foal production ratings? . I personally attempt to use Hyrim Canyon Stable's online HEE guide, which counts PPP foals as 'good ratings'. I know it's a bit outdated, but it seems to work well enough for my main goal of PPP short PONs with bravery. However, everyone is welcome to use whatever criteria they wish for culling. https://hyrimcanyon.weebly.com/culling.html . I'm not so concerned with how one culls, so much as whether one standard is ideal or not to actually use for all HEE breeds. . |
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Even the harder breeds, if you're going for ratings, I don't keep anything below PEE combos. If you can only afford PEP+, then look at training. If it's not all up week five it's gone. |
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With weaker breeds like RIDs I make some allowances concerning training though I take it as a hint of how strong or weak a horse might be. My main culling factor is production and I cull all breeds just the same. Any horse that can't produce its own rating or better at least 75% of the time, is a goner (assuming the mare was sent to decent studs and matched well). In my experience it works quite well for all breeds and ratings. |
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I don't necessarily cull my horses, as such. I don't get rid of them if they are poor producers. They simply get demoted to gelding making machines, instead of going for ratings with them. |
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