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Full
papered is a term that simply means that the horse's dam, grand-dam, and
great grand-dam are all STER (top 10% of all mares) or MODEL (top 2% of
all mares). PREFERENT means that the horse has many STER offspring,
and it is an indication that they have excellent quality offspring.
If you are looking at a horse from Legacy Friesians that is NOT full papered,
it just means it is "regular papered" and don't worry, it is still a REGISTERED
FRIESIAN WITH PAPERS (all our horses are)!!!! Full paper is
analogous to coming from a family that is good looking, smart, and athletic,
generation after generation. Full paper horses are rare and
more expensive. Buying a Full paper horse for breeding is worth the
extra money. Buying a full paper gelding is not really necessary
because they won't be breeding, but it certainly means that they have a
good pedigree!
How to interpret Friesian pedigree diagrams: When they are STER, an S follows their name. When They are Model, an M follows their name. When they are STER plus PREFERENT S+P follows their name When
they are MODEL plus PREFERENT M+P follows their name. Model+Preferent
is the highest ranking you will find for Friesian mares.
EXAMPLE:
the gelding below (Hearke
B.) has the FULLEST paper that any horse can have!
ANOTHER
EXAMPLE: the filly below (Tessa
PJ) also has a full paper pedigree:
In
America, a FULL PAPERED filly or mare would be a very good idea if you
plan to breed Friesians in the future. We know from experience that
there are a lot of customers who only want to buy full papered colts or
fillies. So if you want to breed foals that are full papered for
the discerning customer, you need to purchase a full paper filly.
Some breeders like to have a wide selection of broodmares, where
some of their mares are full papered star mares, and other are normal papered
studbook mares, so they can offer a broad spectrum of foals with a range
in prices. The full papered foals will be more expensive, of course.
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