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Foxhntr26 · Jan 3, 2022 2:19 PM

So I keep breeding more nice foals than I have pasture space for. They all test Superior and meet all of my papering and color goals, but there are simply too many of them. I read something about using a pt standard for each generation and culling stock based on afpt. How many people do that and what would you consider a good pt score for every generation? Also, once your horses are testing Star/Gold how much Superior can they get? I'm having problems getting them to test superior more than 1 generation after.

Nightphoenix · Jan 3, 2022 2:28 PM

Culling based on AFPT is probably not a good idea unless you make sure that none of the foals are auctioned. If the lower PT ones are auctioned and you only keep the high PT ones in the game, then the AFPT value for that horse is not a good indicator of production quality since some of the foals have been removed. It makes the AFPT higher than it actually is and can make a horse seem like they produce better than they actually do.

I have about 8 smaller barns that I keep extra breeding stock in so I have replacements if a horse passes or I sell one of my pasture horses to someone. Since they’re training and showing while they wait, they bring in some decent cash for me :)

Humboldt · Jan 3, 2022 3:05 PM

I cull older horses out of my pastures, if they are 12, 13, 14, and they have given me plenty of foals. I sell them back to the game.

I have also consistently found more things to cull my breeding stock. I tossed out all my 2nd gens from C/Yellow stock. Then I got rid of all EE since I want more livers. Ultimately I always ended up culling a few to sell, especially from my older foundation studs as I get so many 2nd gens every year.

annismyrph · Jan 3, 2022 4:36 PM

Are you comp testing them to each other? thats one way to cut down number but can get pricey quick ; that way you are only keeping the best 1 or2 of each generation

Foxhntr26 · Jan 3, 2022 5:55 PM

I comparison test to the parent assuming that they aren't already obviously superior. I'm pretty good at culling stallions because I am much stricter on what I require for them. My mares are exploding. I have more than 60 sitting around waiting to breed and I'm spending a fortune every month in testing. I'm trying to find a way to cut down on my breeding stock without more testing.

Nightphoenix · Jan 4, 2022 5:21 AM

You could always put your extra mares up for public brood to help generate some more income. I almost always use at least a few public mares every season :)

Foxhntr26 · Jan 4, 2022 5:37 AM

@Nightphoenix I didn't know you could do that with mares. That's an interesting idea.

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