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KLSiegel320 · Sep 10, 2025 4:47 PM

I'm trying to decide which horses to sell, to free up some space. I have horses with high PT values, and I have horses with high points values. They aren't necessarily the same horses.

For geldings and spayed mares - whose value to me is primarily showing - do I keep high PT or high points?

For mares and stallions - whose value includes breeding up the line - again, which factor should carry more weight, PT or points?

DarkPhoenix · Sep 10, 2025 5:50 PM

For now, the pointed ones will earn you more hbs short-term. The high PT ones aren't earning you hbs right now and are just taking up space. Keep the ones with points (but don't keep the lower pointed ones) for now. Once you start earning more money and space, you can then keep the high PT ones, and they'll really help you long-term.

For mares and stallions, since you intend on breeding, you should focus on paper, not pt OR points. Your show stock will be what's making you money, so don't worry about the point values of your breeding stock. High PT will not help you advance in breeding, so you should focus on the paper levels, which will actually tell you how good of a breeder that horse is.

Kintara · Sep 10, 2025 6:37 PM

You don't really know how good a show horse they are going to be until they have levelled off, which is usually after 10yo, a bit more for the higher PT horses. If you want to free up space, I'd search for horses over 10yo by points, but before you auction the ones with least points, just see where they are coming in shows. If they are winning their classes then they have the potential to earn you a lot more points. If the higher PT horses level off in a good spot, they can earn you quite good money

Ammit · Sep 10, 2025 9:09 PM

Age is everything. Don't cull young high PT horses. You are robbing tomorrow to pay today if you do so.

KLSiegel320 · Sep 11, 2025 6:33 AM

Thank you all! That certainly helps clarify for me.

The oldest horse I have is only five, so I've got a bit to go yet...

RamshornRanch · Sep 11, 2025 10:15 AM

You could look at it by age brackets. For example take all of your 5 year olds and keep those that are in the top 50% points wise.

For your 2 year olds they haven't had much time to accumulate points, in that case I would keep the top 50% PT wise.

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