ALL breeders hold hopes and dreams for the foals they produce, and many things will influence their future athletic performance and success. Of course, choosing the best sire for your mare will give that foal a great start genetically, but did you know that genetics is only responsible for less than 25 % of performance?

Lots of extrinsic factors such as diet, training, rider and medications will affect performance in addition to intrinsic factors such as temperament, health and metabolism.