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Feb 11 08 10:40 AM
Quote:at what point do you forgive something conformationally in a breeding horse?
Quote:at what point do you try to improve upon something conformationally in a breeding horse?
Quote:Just for example... a little thicker neck or slightly longer loin attachment... something along those lines?
Quote:What kind of pedigree does this type of horse have to have to back it up?
Quote:when do you forgive pedigree for a phenotypically stellar horse?
Quote:How much of it's pedigree can be unknown or 'off'?
Quote:I have a difficult time analyzing pedigrees. I recognize names and look up performance records, but have trouble putting together what bloodline should cross with what, and where... and why. lol I am much better at recognizing quality and conformation.
Quote:Perhaps if these horses were 'a little closer to home', such as horses I know (of), it wouldn't seem so hard?
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Quote:Personally, I think the real key to success is in making choices combining pedigree AND phenotype. I dont believe one should take presidence over the other per say. One is left with something to be desired when one side is lacking. It really takes both with any consistancy to produce winners and marketable horses.
Feb 11 08 1:32 PM
Quote:Personally, I think the real key to success is in making choices combining pedigree AND phenotype.
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Quote:Are we confusing phenotype to "pretty"?
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Quote:For every generation back, the percentages are cut in half. So if a sire and dam contribute 50% each, grand sire's and grandams are 25%. Third generation is 12%. Fourth generation is 6%. Fifth generation is 3%, and sixth generation is 1.5%.
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