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I wonder if I'm better off bootstrapping my later generations at that point? The PT scores of all my later generations seem to be going backwards instead of forwards. I'm currently blaming the repeated generations of AGA

@annismyrph if you want to continue progression, you need to start boosting. The foals from boosted parents will have potential for higher PT/trainability. Just remember that the foals from boosted parents will always be born below or at the breeding cap, so you need to boost the future generations too, if you want to continue the progression.

It is very costly, so you need to decide if it is worth it for you.
If you are era breeding, you need to think about that too if you decide to boost.

Before the new breeding advice system, this would be the point where I would stop testing them, because no one would be passing BA at that point. But the new SBA is making sure that all foals at breeding cap level will pass the test andstay intact no matter how high breeding ability their parents have, so I have now tested all my breeding stock. (I love the new system!)

@paradoxphoenix You can start to bootstrap of course, but you should also consider to start culling your breeding stock by AFPT if you are not already doing it.

This will remove most of the low performing mares from your stock.
I also speld their foals, unless I really love them, because the foals from the better mares that passed all testing will probably be better producers than the foals from the lower quality mares that I am taking time to remove from the gene pool. And the problem is rarely "not enough breeding stock" :))

Sounds like a good plan to me!

Im right there with you annismyrph. My era 8 line has hit its cap and next season will be my first expensive season boosting. I capped at generation 7 pt 14 from fully boosted foundations. Thankfully the other eras im breeding are still relatively new.