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Actually that's what I was hoping you'd say :) I was just concerned that I was shooting myself in the foot by not not checking paper levels. I have a couple of PF mares though so that should help I understand that they're basically yellows.

Edit for clarity: Like I wouldn't be able to get good show horses without papering their parents.

Perfect Foundations have 100% showing ability, that is, their PT is 9.9, the top for regular creates. They have 100% breeding ability, the very top of the C/Yellow paper level. They are also 100% consistent; they have the same score each time they are shown in a week.

If I'm remembering correctly, they will add 3 points to their show score each time they are trained, so once they get out of Level 1, they will spend about 3 weeks in each Level/Grade. The first week in a new Level/Grade, they will be near the bottom of their class; the 2nd week they will place in the middle of the class; the 3rd week they will be near the top of the class, unless they jump up into the next Level/Grade.

The other benefit to their being perfectly consistent is that consistent horse are more likely to produce consistent foals. Inconsistent horses are more likely to produce inconsistent foals.

@annis Ok thanks I picked out a a 2g stud who comp'd superior and I have one for my nexus line everything else is snipped. I have six foundy mares and about as many 2g fillies. After the auction I'll have 20ish show ponies I plan to keep my main barn only for show horses, filies and my two colts go in the welcome pack barn. mares and main stud in the pasture. I figure that will force me to keep the ratio good.

There are two colts that I've broken this rule for I picked them up cheap in auction and they have chocolate and I/8 respectively. I'm just going to get those genes on some mares and then snip them.

One thing to maybe consider as well is that the Basic Upgrade also gives you 12,500hbs every week, which can be a big help with building up your show herd and buying new barn space for them.

I would definitely agree that it is best to focus on building up a good showing bonus before getting too involved in breeding, but going for the Upgrade first might help accelerate things.