Breeding for Aptitude

Shammy Davis · Postby **Shammy Davis** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:28 pm

I was surfing the TB sites and came upon this interesting discussion.

http://forum.thoroughbredvillage.com.au ... 33321.html

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:27 pm

Nice find Shammy. Love the one quote in the thread; "their are lies, damned lies and nicking statistics".

I am neutral on nicking. Too many A nicks that cannot run and C nicks that can. But love it when my mare matches up with an A nick stud..

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:59 am

As humans, we are raised to seek affirmation, and nothing affirms like an "A" in anything. If nicks were expressed in percentages and statistics alone, like 65% SW based on the cross using 3 samples, they would not be nearly so sexy. I prefer, personally, to discard the letter grade and really examine the results. You can get a failing grade - a D or an F, just because the cross has never been tried. Doesn't mean it is a BAD cross.

Shammy Davis · Postby **Shammy Davis** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:45 am

I don't like the letter grade either. The idea of giving percentages is a good one. All in all, I don't find the nicking software trustworthy. It gives the mare owner a false sense of security.