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For our example we are going to pick the mare that is in the linear score example
Here is her linear score sheet.
For simplicity we are going to only focus on one trait, the walk.
As you can see her score on the Walk was 6.5. The walk has 3 parts
>Toeing-in/Toeing-out she got a 20. The desired for the breed in 30
>Short/Long she got a 25, the desired is 35 or 40
> Weak/Powerful she got a 25 but the desired score is 35-45
Now that we have that figured out on her score sheet we need to look at a stallion’s offspring report and focus on the walk.
Here is her linear score sheet.
For simplicity we are going to only focus on one trait, the walk.
As you can see her score on the Walk was 6.5. The walk has 3 parts
>Toeing-
>Short/Long she got a 25, the desired is 35 or 40
> Weak/Powerful she got a 25 but the desired score is 35-
Now that we have that figured out on her score sheet we need to look at a stallion’s offspring report and focus on the walk.
On the Stallion’s offspring report they list on a scale where 100 is the middle score and on the Mare’s linear score sheet the middle score is 25. Every 5 points up or down on the mare’s linear score sheet will be the same as 1 point up or down on the stallions sheet. So 20 for a mare is 99 on the stallion’s and 30 on the mare sheet will be 101 on the stallion sheet.
To increase a trait you will want to get an average of the mare and stallion reports that equals the desired results. So to increase 5 points or 1 score on the mare sheet you will want to select a stallion that is 2 points higher on that trait. Here is a chart that shows Stallions and mare’s points and how they relate
Remember your goal is to get the foal to average out to your desired results. Your mare already has her linear scores so now you have to pick according to what you desire for it’s offspring. To increase your chances of getting the desired results you can pick a stallion that is much stronger in that trait than you need, but you must also evaluate the grey areas on the chart to see if that will pull you too far in the undesired direction.
So in our example Toeing-in/Toeing-out. If this mare’s offspring were to be a 40 towards toeing-out, then the offspring will be no better off than the mare herself, just on the opposite side of the desired level.
To increase a trait you will want to get an average of the mare and stallion reports that equals the desired results. So to increase 5 points or 1 score on the mare sheet you will want to select a stallion that is 2 points higher on that trait. Here is a chart that shows Stallions and mare’s points and how they relate
Remember your goal is to get the foal to average out to your desired results. Your mare already has her linear scores so now you have to pick according to what you desire for it’s offspring. To increase your chances of getting the desired results you can pick a stallion that is much stronger in that trait than you need, but you must also evaluate the grey areas on the chart to see if that will pull you too far in the undesired direction.
So in our example Toeing-
Our general goal will be to average our our scores to get the desired offspring
So our mare’s walk is
toeing 20 - stallion version 96 need to increase to 30/104 - So we are looking for a stallion that is 108
short/long 25 - stallion version 100 needs to increase to 35/108 - So we are looking for a stallion that is 116
weak/powerful of 25 - stallion version 100 needs to increase to 35/108 - So we are looking for a stallion that is 116
116 is a very remarkable score so we are going to try the best we can to get the highest rated stallion for this trait.
Having said all that lets actually take a look at some stallions scores for the walk. There are 2 ways I’m going to look at this. The chart from the linear scores, and the bottom score for the walk.
So our mare’s walk is
toeing 20 -
116 is a very remarkable score so we are going to try the best we can to get the highest rated stallion for this trait.
Having said all that lets actually take a look at some stallions scores for the walk. There are 2 ways I’m going to look at this. The chart from the linear scores, and the bottom score for the walk.
To prove that you have to look at both the chart and the number at the bottom.
At quick glance both stallions appear to be spectacular in that they both have a walk that is 112 in the overall scores at the bottom of their sheets. But when you look closer you will see that the left stallion is Toeing-in and the right stallion is toeing-out. This trait is light blue because it’s results are relative to the mare you are mating the horse with. So the stallion on the left will be the better choice for this mare
When we look closer we see that the stallion on the left has a high score of 111 for short/long and 113 for weak/powerful. As I mentioned it’s very hard to find a 116 score so we are trying to get as high of a score as we can find within reason.
Ideally our mare would need a 108 for toeing-in/out, but out of all the stallions with available sperm for this mare the stallion on the left had the best overall walk to improve on this mare. We could have found a 108 for toeing-in/out but the scores for the short/long and weak/powerful were far less.
There is no exact science for the match making process but using the charts and data that the Dutch have compiled can help you make an educated decision
If after reading over this you would like help picking stallions for your mare just click here to see how we can help you.
At quick glance both stallions appear to be spectacular in that they both have a walk that is 112 in the overall scores at the bottom of their sheets. But when you look closer you will see that the left stallion is Toeing-
When we look closer we see that the stallion on the left has a high score of 111 for short/long and 113 for weak/powerful. As I mentioned it’s very hard to find a 116 score so we are trying to get as high of a score as we can find within reason.
Ideally our mare would need a 108 for toeing-
There is no exact science for the match making process but using the charts and data that the Dutch have compiled can help you make an educated decision
If after reading over this you would like help picking stallions for your mare just click here to see how we can help you.