Breeding Stock Categories

Breeding Program
Breeding Stock Categories

Young Recommended Breeding Stock for Conformation traits for Dressage

For those horses listed in the Permanent Register of the PRE Stud Book, participants in the performance tests established in this Breeding Program, between 4 and 6 years of age when the performance test is carried out and that have achieved a genetic index for conformations traits for dressage exceeding 70 percent (within 30% of horses with the best genetic index) and meet the required criteria annually established by the Association obtain this category. This percentage may be modified from time to time.

Young Recommended Breeding Stock for Dressage

Horses may participate in the established performance tests (functional Dressage tests), between 4 and 7 years of age when the tests are carried out, when said horse attains a genetic index for Dressage exceeds the average for the population and meets the required criteria, which is established annually by the Association.

Improver Breeding Stock for Conformation Traits for Dressage

.Breeding horses that are 7 years of age or older, that have already obtained a genetic index for conformation traits for Dressage above the average for the PRE population, with minimal reliability of 0.6 (repeatability), that have sufficient descendants in the category as Young Recommended Breeding Stock and meet the required criteria established annually by the Association may obtain this category.

Improver Breeding Stock for Dressage

Breeding horses that are 7 years of age or older, that have already obtained a genetic index for Dressage exceeding the PRE population average, with a minimal reliability of 0.6, have sufficient descendants in the category as Young Recommended Breeding Stock and meet the required criteria annually established by the Association are eligible for this category.

Elite Breeding Stock

This category is open to those horses that are 7 years of age and older, and that show exceptional genetic qualities, above and beyond the rest of the PRE population. They must have achieved the category of Improver Breeding Stock for Conformation Traits for Dressage and for Dressage in addition to meeting the required criteria annually established by the Association.

Likewise, the genetic categories for Young Recommended Breeding Stock, Improver Breeding Stock and Elite Breeding Stock may be obtained by all those horses that have been genetically assessed for other equestrian disciplines (Eventing, Working Equitation, Spanish High School, and disciplines other than Dressage):

• Young Recommended Breeding Stock include horses between 4 and 7 years of age that have obtained a genetic index for a given discipline that is greater than the general PRE population average and meet the required criteria established annually by the Association for this category.

• Horses that are 7 years of age or older may obtain the genetic category of Improver Breeding Stock for a given discipline upon obtaining a genetic index for that discipline that is above the PRE population average, with a minimal reliability of 0.6, have sufficient descendants in the category as Young Recommended Breeding Stock and meet the required criteria as established annually by the Association for this category. All horses participating in the performance tests established by the PRE Breeding Program shall be assessed annually, based on their own results and those with whom they share genetic kinship, as long as there is enough data.

• Horses that are 7 years of age or older, that display genetic qualities well above the rest of the breed, have obtained the category of Improver Breeding Stock in the specific discipline and meet the required criteria established annually by the Association are eligible to be included in the genetic category as Elite Breeding Stock.

Breeding Program

Breeding Stock Categories

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