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I'm confused about the whole consistency thing as well. I use strict breeding advice but I also have horses that are inconsistent that pass the strict breeding advice. I thought that only was showing consistency? Or is it breeding and showing consistency?

Consistency is partially inherited, so inconsistent horses are more likely to have inconsistent foals, and the amount of inconsistency may also be greater than with consistent parents. The old consistency test considered a swing of +/-2 and less to be consistent. I would guess that the SBA is spaying/gelding starting at an inconsistency of +/-4 or 5, with the horses that fall between passing intact, but labeled inconsistent. Back before the consistency test (on HJ1) there were some horses with inconsistency of +/-10 or more, and those have pretty much been eliminated by neutering for inconsistency. So even though it is disappointing when a favorite foal gets snipped, remember that the tests are our friends and will lead to much better foals in the future.