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@ObsidianKitsune, with the new papering system I think mares will be easier to cull because they can be papered at birth and their paper status doesn't change anymore - as far as I know.

In the previous system, papering mares occurred after three foals were born; however, from my understanding, the paper status of a mare could change if she was bred to a higher quality stallion which is why mares could be papered more than once. Since the quality of the mare depended on the quality of her foals.

The average foal PT score (AFPT) was used to potentially determine the quality of a mare without actually papering her. Such that you want to see an incremental increase of the foal's PT score compared to the dam (and sire). Though stallions can be comparison tested such that a firmer understanding of various qualities of the same paper level can be determined (for example, high - mid - low B paper).

Without being able to paper, I would consider looking at both the sire and the dam. Though, in the sires case, he will have a lot more variability in his foals since the quality of mares he is bred to can be very different. For example, he could be an average quality stallion that produces a great PT score with a good quality mare then produce a poor PT score with a poor quality mare.

Here is a great discussion on PT culling: PT scores...whats the standard

I hope that helps answer your question. :)