Finding the right stallion is
not simple.
Information is around, but there is so
much, how do you know what matters, what's accurate, what it
means, and how to make best choices from it? Otherwise, all you have to
go on are published show and sale results, hype and smoke, and
familiar
names in pedigrees with no real understanding of their significance.
Statistical summaries don't tell enough. Compared to what? Basically, it's a guess-and-hope game with not much solid
information to sink your teeth into.
So, this page is offered to get you
connected quickly to the type of information you seek.
Check the
sidebar menu on the left now if you are in a rush.
Anything you can do to improve your odds of
success is critical. Especially when you consider the cost of owning
horses ... I've noticed they never stop eating ... plus the enormous
amount of time and effort it takes to achieve your goals. It's not like
raising rabbits, and ... you can't eat your mistakes.
Over the years, I have found that certain
ancestors seem to show up in consistently in superior performers.
Often these important ancestors are mares. It's very hard to put this
together except after tracing huge numbers of pedigrees back to their
earliest roots. A gut feeling or recognition begins to develop,
followed by the realization that certain remote ancestors are not only
key to a successful pedigree, but are a necessary ingredient.
Additionally, the location on the pedigree chart, and the
duplicated presence and location of his or her ancestors, as well
as the number of generations between related ancestors can greatly
influence the quality and characteristics you are breeding or searching
for.
This study is totally fascinating. Much more
significant than simple mathematical calculations of the percentage of
blood in a pedigree to a certain ancestor or ancestors ... usually
quantified to determine eligibility for registration in certain
foundation breed organizations.
Deep pedigree research is very,
very
interesting. Once you are bitten by the bug, you really are hooked forever.
If HorsesOnly.com seems more like a labor of love than
purely a commercial venture, it definitely had it's roots there. It's one of
the few equine places left on the web that doesn't bombard visitors with advertising and tricks to sell something
they don't want. I guess we broke most of the rules, but there are
reasons.
We saw an opportunity to provide you with
better ways to obtain information, easier ways to create an effective,
convincing presentation, and place it directly in the path of horsemen
actively seeking to buy or breed to the very horses you are marketing.
Your true targeted customer. Warm bodies don't count ... only
true potential buyers.
This route took patience, but we did not
want investors or bankers calling the shots or putting a time-line on
our projects. We kept a "low commercial" atmosphere because we like
clutter-free pages and can't stand spam. A few prime opportunities will
be available in the future.
We didn't build with out-of-the-box programming
because nothing was available with enough capacity,
power or proper design to handle our goals. We are currently developing
a custom programmed online pedigree database with quality controls
in place. This will assure the accuracy of bloodlines, performance and progeny
of horses before they are accepted as permanent data for the system. You
will find it far more reliable than resources which allow uncensored public
input.
The resources you see on
our web pages are the result of data accumulated and compiled over 40
years while offering Quarter Horse pedigree research and sale catalog
preparation services.
I believe pedigree matters and have seen the results
that prove it. It's not an easy thing to see in a whole pie,
but you slice that pie thousands of times and begin to see the consistency that
reveals itself, it's impossible to stop slicing and studying. We
want to make it possible for people to get this knowledge without
spending a lifetime digging for it.
My desire is to get this sort of information
into your hands and let you come to conclusions that support your
situation. It's a whole lot better than fumbling in the dark ... not to
mention, more fun and much more likely to result in success.
After all, every horse breeder is trying to breed a better horse.
Whether you are a stallion owner or a horse
breeder, it is my hope that our resources will enable you to establish a
better trail.
Enjoy,
Andrea Mattson, owner/webmaster
www.HorsesOnly.com
