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Home of the Hall of Fame and Trait Analysis™

Quarter Horse pedigree analysis, predictive mating, and nicking intelligence for Quarter Horse and Paint breeders.

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Predictive Mating Analysis

Quarternicks reads your horse, then predicts the cross.

Quarternicks is a predictive mating analysis for Quarter Horse and Paint breeders. It quantifies the architecture of your horse’s pedigree: the depth of proven Key Ancestors behind it, the orientation of the linebreeding that carries them, and the quality of the conduits those crosses run through, then evaluates conformation and models the pedigree of the proposed cross to project what it should produce.

Weigh more than one stallion and it compares the matings directly, identifies the stronger cross for your intended goal, and projects whether a colt or a filly from that cross is the better prospect. It nicks your individual horse.

The framework is empirical. We measured structure and Key Ancestor saturation across 200,000 pedigrees and ran a battery of statistical analyses on the 800 all-time top earners in 16 AQHA disciplines. The structural signatures that distinguish elite performers, and that differ measurably by discipline, are what Quarternicks scores: Key Ancestor saturation, linebreeding orientation, conduit quality, and conformation, each normalized to your horse’s own discipline.

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Pedigrees quantified for structure and Key Ancestor saturation
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All-time top earners across 16 disciplines
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Enrichment of deep saturation in elite pedigrees
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Higher progeny earnings for Tesio-structured horses

Figures from the Quarternicks pedigree database and earnings analysis. Saturation and production measures are observational and benchmarked within discipline; the production association is influenced in part by mating opportunity.

What Quarternicks reads in a cross

Pick a signal. The pedigree responds.

Your foal Sire Dam Son Grand Dam Grand Sire Daughter Key Ancestor Key Ancestor

Key Ancestor saturation

A measure of how densely the pedigree is populated with proven Key Ancestors. Saturation distinguishes deep, established pedigrees from the shallow majority, and the level that qualifies as deep is calibrated per discipline.

A traditional report tells you what earned money before. Quarternicks tells you why a cross will work next.

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Put your stallion or sale horse in front of breeders and buyers who are already searching by pedigree, performance, and nicking data. Pick where your horse belongs and create your listing.

Stallion owners

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Showcase his pedigree, show record, LTE & PE, and stud terms on a page built to sell breedings. Compare him head to head with other stallions to view their linebreeding types, patterns, duplicated ancestors, and key ancestor analysis.

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List your horse for sale with photos, full pedigree, genetics, and earnings in one clean ad. Buyers can compare listed horses head to head to view their linebreeding types, patterns, duplicated ancestors, and key ancestor analysis.

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Contribute to the database

Add your horse to the Quarternicks database

Have a stallion, mare, or performer you would like included? Submit their pedigree, color and disease genetics, and records, and we will add them to the Quarternicks database. Adding your horse to the database does not list your horse in the Stallions At Stud listings or the Horses for Sale listings.

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Add one horse or many, with pedigree and genetics.

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We review each entry and add it to the database.

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It only takes a few minutes. The more complete the pedigree and genetics, the stronger the analysis.

Know the difference

The limitations of traditional nicking reports

Most "nicking reports" in the industry rely on the earnings of past crosses, listing which broodmare-sire lines have produced money-earners with a given stallion. That can highlight a historical pattern, but it never tells you why a cross worked, or whether it fits your specific mare. Earnings-based nicking overlooks five critical things.

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It doesn't adjust for population size

Stallions that bred large books of mares naturally sire more winners, simply because they had more opportunities. A large number of earners can just mean a larger book of mares, not necessarily better crosses. Opportunity, access, and money send a prospect down the road to earn.

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It doesn't evaluate pedigree structure

Simply listing a broodmare sire doesn't show how influential ancestors are placed within the pedigree, or how those influences interact and reinforce one another across generations.

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It doesn't consider structural compatibility

Two horses can share successful ancestors and still reinforce different traits depending on the patterns in the pedigree. Earnings say nothing about whether a mating is structurally sound, complementary, or whether it will produce traits you aren't expecting.

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It doesn't account for trait transmission

Performance traits like speed, cow sense, durability, and trainability come from complex pedigree patterns that earnings alone can't measure, so an earnings list can't predict what a cross will actually pass on.

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It can't tell you whether a colt or a filly is the better prospect

A traditional nicking report can't tell you whether a colt or a filly will be the best prospect from the cross. That matters more than ever with sexed semen, ICSI, and embryo transfer: tools that let mare owners make the right cross the first time, spend their dollars where it counts, and get the prospect that actually brings the ROI.

Because of these gaps, traditional nicking is descriptive: it tells you what happened. Quarternicks is predictive. It tells you what will.

Breeding sheer volume is what you rely on when you can’t trust your own decisions.

The Method

Quarter Horse Pedigree Analysis: A Real System, Not an Opinion.

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Hall of Fame & Trait Analysis™ & Pedigree Architecture

A measurable trait profile, plus how influential ancestors concentrate, repeat, and reinforce across 20 generations.

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Scored Conformation

Every horse scored against the breed-standard ideal, section by section.

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Hypomating Pedigree Analysis

Inbreeding and linebreeding patterns: what they mean, what they’ll produce, and whether the cross favors a better colt or filly prospect.

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Compatibility Ranking

Stallions ranked for your mare, with the reasoning for each match.

How we weight it

We weight what actually predicts a foal.

Notice what’s at the bottom. Earnings are the smallest input we use, on purpose.

  • Conformation compatibility0%
  • Pedigree architecture0%
  • Nicking the stallion to the mare0%
  • Historical earnings0%
Inside the report

A Deeper Dive into the Hall of Fame and Trait Analysis™

A real analysis of Alpha Viking. Click through the tables, sort any column, and scroll to explore the full data. This is just the raw data that is contained within the more than 20-page written report. Not only do these reports show you the structure of your horse, but they teach you how to read and detect it as well!

Weighted Trait Influence
AQHA Hall of Fame Horses · Alpha Viking
#TraitWeighted influenceShare
1Maternal/Paternal Influence and Production25.3%
2Athleticism/Functional Versatility15.7%
3Speed and Acceleration14.3%
4Cow Sense and Cattle Work14.2%
5Stop, Turn, and Maneuverability10.0%
6Trainability and Mind9.4%
7Conformation and Type5.7%
8Stamina and Cardiovascular Engine3.3%
9Soundness and Structural Durability2.0%
10Movement Quality0.0%
Concentration & Saturation Metrics
AQHA Hall of Fame Horses · how deeply the Hall of Fame ancestry is duplicated and concentrated
MetricValueTierWhat it measures
Unique Ancestors37AQHA Hall of Fame Horses
Total Occurrences1,012across 20 generations
Duplicated Ancestors22within 8 generations
DBR27.35Extremedepth-to-breadth ratio
DESI44.00Extremeduplication saturation
DESI2316.25Extremeduplication adjusted
TCI0.153Broadly distributedtrait concentration
AQHA Hall of Fame Horse Ancestors in this Pedigree
37 Hall of Fame ancestors carried in Alpha Viking’s pedigree
AncestorGenerational duplicationLines (S)(D)CrossesBlood %InfluenceAGR %
★ King P-2347D x 7D x 7S x 7S x 7S x 8D x 8D x 8d x 8D x 8D x 8S x 8S x 8s x 8s x 8S x 8s x 8S x 8S x 8s x 8S x 8S x 8s x 9D x 9d x 9D x 9D x 9s x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 10d x 10D x 10D x 10D x 11d x 12D27 (15)(12)4013.35%7x717.04%
★ Shining Spark 28104203d1 (0)(1)112.50%18.27%
★ Doc Bar 00761365D x 5D x 6S x 7D x 7d x 8D6 (1)(5)69.77%5x611.93%
★ Colonel Freckles 09115854S x 5D2 (1)(1)29.38%4x513.08%
★ Zantanon U00817458D x 8D x 8D x 8S x 8S x 8S x 8S x 9D x 9D x 9D x 9D x 9D x 9d x 9S x 9s x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 10D x 10D x 10D x 10D x 10S x 10S x 10S x 10S x 10S x 10S x 10S x 10S x 10S x 10S x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11D x 12D x 12S x 13D x 13S10 (5)(5)518.23%8x811.89%
★ Three Bars T00659837D x 7D x 7D x 7S x 7S x 8D x 8d x 8D x 8D x 8S x 8S x 8S x 9D x 9D x 10D x 10D12 (5)(7)167.23%7x77.97%
★ Traveler U008093510D x 10d x 10D x 10D x 10D x 10d x 10D x 10S x 10S x 10S x 10s x 10S x 10s x 10S x 10S x 10s x 11D x 11D x 11d x 11D x 11D x 11d x 11d x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11d x 11D x 11d x 11D x 11D x 11d x 11D x 11D x 11d x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11s x 12d x 12D x 12d x 12D x 12d x 12d x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12d x 12d x 12d x 12D x 12d x 12d x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12d x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13D x 13d x 13d x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13s x 13S x 13s x 13s x 13s x 13s x 13S x 13s x 13S x 13S x 13s x 13s x 13S x 13S x 13s x 13S x 13s x 13s x 13S x 14d x 14D x 14d x 14d x 14d x 14D x 14d x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14d x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14d x 14D x 14d x 14D x 14D x 14d x 14d x 14D x 14d x 14S x 14s x 14S x 14s x 14s x 14S x 14s x 14s x 14s x 14S x 14S x 14s x 14s x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14s x 14s x 14S x 14s x 14s x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14s x 14S x 14s x 15D x 15d x 15D x 15d x 15d x 15D x 15D x 15d x 15D x 15d x 15d x 15d x 15d x 15d x 15D x 15d x 15D x 15d x 15d x 15d x 15d x 15D x 15d x 15s x 15s x 15s x 15S x 15S x 15s x 15S x 15S x 15s x 15S x 15s x 15s x 15s x 15S x 16d x 16D x 16d x 16D x 16d x 16D x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16d x 16s x 16s x 16s x 16s x 16s x 16s x 16s x 16S x 17d x 17d x 17D x 17D x 17d x 17d x 17d x 17d x 17d x 17D x 17d x 17d x 17d x 17s x 17S x 17s x 17s x 18d x 18d x 18d x 18d x 18d x 18d x 18d x 18d x 18s x 19d x 19d x 19d x 19d x 19d x 19d33 (18)(15)3346.92%6.89%
★ Diamonds Sparkle 10043174D1 (0)(1)16.25%9.90%
★ Doc O'Lena 04932974d1 (0)(1)16.25%14.52%
★ Leo P-13356D x 7s x 8d x 8D x 8S x 8S x 8S x 8S x 9D x 9D x 9S x 10d10 (4)(6)125.37%6x77.27%
★ Poco Bueno P-30446d x 7S x 7S x 8d x 8S x 8s x 8S x 9D x 9d x 11D7 (4)(3)105.13%6x714.32%
★ Lightning Bar 00375666D x 6D x 7S x 8D x 8D x 9D2 (1)(1)64.88%8.06%
★ Mr Gun Smoke 01579435s x 6S2 (2)(0)24.69%5x66.77%
★ Peter Mccue U00779379d x 9S x 10d x 10D x 10D x 10d x 10S x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11D x 11d x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 12D x 12D x 12d x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12D x 12d x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12S x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13d x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13D x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 13S x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14d x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14d x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14D x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 14S x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15d x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15d x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15D x 15S x 15S x 15S x 15S x 15S x 15s x 15S x 15S x 15S x 15S x 16D x 16D x 16D x 16D x 16D x 16D x 16D x 16D x 16s x 16S x 17D x 17D x 17D x 17S x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18S x 18S x 18S x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20D x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S37 (16)(21)3114.35%5.48%
★ Old Sorrel 00002099D x 9d x 9D x 9S x 9S x 10D x 10D x 10d x 10S x 10s x 10S x 10S x 11D x 11d x 11D x 11D x 11d x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 11s x 11S x 11S x 12D x 12d x 12D x 12d x 12D x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12s x 12S x 12S x 12S x 12s x 13S x 13S x 13s x 13s x 14D26 (16)(10)613.28%5.33%
★ Big Step 00694505d1 (0)(1)13.12%7.12%
★ Poco Lena 00304755D1 (0)(1)13.12%10.93%
★ Blondy's Dude 00748016D x 6s2 (1)(1)23.12%6x69.48%
★ Joe Reed P-38D x 8d x 9S x 9s x 10D x 10d x 10D x 10d x 10D x 10D x 10S x 10s x 10S x 10s x 10S x 10s x 10S x 10s x 11D x 11d x 11D x 11d x 11S x 11S x 11s x 12D x 12D x 12d x 12D x 12S x 13D6 (3)(3)313.02%8x83.80%
★ Joe Reed II 00009857D x 8S x 9D x 9D x 9S x 9S x 9S x 9S x 10D x 10D x 10S x 11D2 (1)(1)122.69%5.05%
★ Texas Dandy 00021127d x 7d x 8s x 9d x 9d x 9s x 10d3 (2)(1)72.64%3.46%
★ Sugar Bars 00426066S x 7D2 (1)(1)22.34%6.34%
★ Oklahoma Star P-69d x 9d x 9S x 9s x 9s x 9S x 9s x 9s x 10D x 10d x 10s x 10S x 10s x 10S x 11S x 12D x 13D11 (6)(5)172.23%2.93%
★ Leo San 00201137s x 7s x 8D2 (1)(1)31.95%7x87.68%
★ Royal King 00023926s1 (1)(0)11.56%10.34%
★ Parker's Trouble 00350796D1 (0)(1)11.56%7.44%
★ Wimpy P-17d x 9D x 9S x 9s x 10S x 10S5 (3)(2)61.56%5.10%
★ Poco Tivio 00173967s x 8d x 10D3 (1)(2)31.27%7x810.03%
★ Plaudit 00016579D x 9D x 9D x 9S x 10S x 11d x 11S x 12d x 12D7 (2)(5)91.03%2.03%
★ Billy Clegg 00004277s x 10D2 (1)(1)20.88%4.29%
★ Bert 00002278d x 9d x 9d x 11d3 (0)(3)40.83%3.00%
★ Okie Leo 00623017D1 (0)(1)10.78%8.41%
★ Depth Charge T00554087d1 (0)(1)10.78%1.78%
★ Driftwood 00028338d1 (0)(1)10.39%0.95%
★ Joe Hancock P-4559s x 11D x 11S x 12D x 12S x 15D x 16D x 16D x 16D x 16D x 17D x 17D x 17D x 17D x 17D x 17D x 17D x 17S x 17S x 17S x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18D x 18S x 18S x 18S x 18S x 18S x 18S x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19D x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 19S x 20D x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S x 20S7 (4)(3)490.37%2.02%
★ Clabber 00005079d x 10s2 (1)(1)20.29%2.79%
★ Skipper W 000796410D x 10d2 (0)(2)20.20%2.04%
Duplicated Ancestors within 8 Generations
Ancestors reinforced through more than one line
AncestorGenerational duplicationCrossesBlood %InfluenceAGR %
Be Aech Enterprise 13448574S x 4s212.50%4x416.17%
★ King P-2347D x 7D x 7S x 7S x 7S x 8D x 8D x 8d x 8D x 8D x 8S x 8S x 8s x 8s x 8S x 8s x 8S x 8S x 8s x 8S x 8S x 8s2210.55%7x711.72%
★ Doc Bar 00761365D x 5D x 6S x 7D x 7d x 8D69.77%5x610.94%
★ Colonel Freckles 09115854S x 5D29.38%4x510.93%
★ Three Bars T00659837D x 7D x 7D x 7S x 7S x 8D x 8d x 8D x 8D x 8S x 8S x 8S126.64%7x77.13%
★ Mr Gun Smoke 01579435s x 6S24.69%5x65.27%
Bueno Chex 01612725d x 6d24.69%5x67.14%
★ Leo P-13356D x 7s x 8d x 8D x 8S x 8S x 8S x 8S84.69%6x75.27%
★ Poco Bueno P-30446d x 7S x 7S x 8d x 8S x 8s x 8S74.69%6x79.67%
★ Blondy's Dude 00748016D x 6s23.12%6x65.86%
★ Zantanon U00817458D x 8D x 8D x 8S x 8S x 8S x 8S72.73%8x80.00%
Sheilwin 00104836d x 8S21.95%6x82.34%
★ Leo San 00201137s x 7s x 8D31.95%7x84.10%
Ed Echols 00041207D x 7s21.56%7x71.56%
★ Poco Tivio 00173967s x 8d21.17%7x86.59%
Blackburn 00022287d x 8d21.17%7x81.32%
Charlie Hepler 00068647d x 8d21.17%7x81.17%
Queen H 00013728D x 8s x 8s31.17%8x80.00%
Little Jodie 00032218D x 8s x 8s31.17%8x80.00%
Crickett Mccue 00092628D x 8S20.78%8x80.00%
Chicaro Bill 00012978D x 8s20.78%8x80.00%
★ Joe Reed P-38D x 8d20.78%8x80.00%
Pedigree Structure — Linebreeding vs Concentration
How the duplicated ancestry splits, measured against proven sires
Benchmark. His pedigree is 73% linebreeding; proven performance sires run ~63% and broodmare sires ~53%, so his structure sits closer to the performance-sire pattern, built most on sex-balanced linebreeding.
Structure typeLinesThis horsePerformance siresBroodmare sires
Linebreeding · sex-balanced1254.5%34.8%29.3%
Linebreeding · sons-only313.6%18.6%16.2%
Linebreeding · daughters-only14.5%9.2%7.5%
Concentration · sex-balanced313.6%18.0%24.7%
Concentration · sons-only00.0%10.1%12.0%
Concentration · daughters-only313.6%9.3%10.3%
Linebreeding total2272.7%62.7%53.0%
Concentration total27.3%37.3%47.0%
Every duplicated ancestor within 8 generations
Duplicated ancestorStructure typeLinesS/DCrosses
King P-234Linebreeding, sex-balanced1611/522
Three Bars T0065983Linebreeding, sex-balanced98/112
Leo P-1335Linebreeding, sex-balanced65/18
Poco Bueno P-3044Linebreeding, sex-balanced63/37
Doc Bar 0076136Linebreeding, sex-balanced65/16
Zantanon U0081745Linebreeding, sons-only22/07
Leo San 0020113Linebreeding, sex-balanced21/13
Queen H 0001372Linebreeding, sex-balanced21/13
Little Jodie 0003221Linebreeding, sex-balanced21/13
Colonel Freckles 0911585Linebreeding, sons-only22/02
Blondy's Dude 0074801Linebreeding, sex-balanced21/12
Sheilwin 0010483Linebreeding, sex-balanced21/12
Poco Tivio 0017396Linebreeding, daughters-only20/22
Ed Echols 0004120Linebreeding, sex-balanced21/12
Crickett Mccue 0009262Linebreeding, sons-only22/02
Chicaro Bill 0001297Linebreeding, sex-balanced21/12
Be Aech Enterprise 1344857Concentration, sex-balanced21/12
Mr Gun Smoke 0157943Concentration, sex-balanced21/12
Bueno Chex 0161272Concentration, daughters-only20/22
Blackburn 0002228Concentration, daughters-only20/22
Charlie Hepler 0006864Concentration, daughters-only20/22
Joe Reed P-3Concentration, sex-balanced21/12
Predicted Pedigree Homozygosity
Concentration and saturation of the Hall of Fame ancestry
Consolidation score
8/100
Very Low Genetic Consolidation
Architecture
Minimal Consolidation
Little repeated ancestry within the analyzed depth.
Qualifying ancestors
45
within the analyzed depth
Segment mix
0 / 39 / 61
long / medium / short
#AncestorCrossContributionBoth-sided detailDominant segmentFoundation line
1★ Colonel Freckles 09115855x639.1%1×S / 1×D · Both sides (balanced)MediumThree Bars
2★ King P-2348x813.7%15×S / 7×D · Both sides (sire-leaning)ShortKing
3★ Doc Bar 00761367x610.9%1×S / 5×D · Both sides (dam-leaning)ShortThree Bars
4★ Three Bars T00659838x86.6%5×S / 7×D · Both sides (balanced)ShortThree Bars
5Jewel's Leo Bars 02060376x75.5%1×S / 1×D · Both sides (balanced)ShortThree Bars
6Christy Jay 04736016x75.5%1×S / 1×D · Both sides (balanced)ShortOld Sorrel
7★ Leo P-13358x73.4%5×S / 3×D · Both sides (balanced)ShortJoe Reed
8★ Poco Bueno P-30448x73.0%5×S / 2×D · Both sides (sire-leaning)ShortKing
9★ Blondy's Dude 00748017x72.0%1×S / 1×D · Both sides (balanced)ShortKing
10★ Zantanon U00817459x91.1%4×S / 3×D · Both sides (balanced)ShortZantanon
11★ Lightning Bar 00375668x70.8%1×S / 4×D · Both sides (dam-leaning)ShortThree Bars
12Dandy Doll 00265568x70.8%1×S / 4×D · Both sides (dam-leaning)ShortDandy Doll
Trait Influence by Pedigree Side
How each trait signature is carried on the sire vs dam side
TraitTotal %Sire %Dam %LeanSire-side topDam-side top
Maternal/Paternal Influence and Production25.3%10.8%14.6%DamKing, Mr Gun Smoke, LeoDoc Bar, King, Lightning Bar
Athleticism/Functional Versatility15.7%6.2%9.6%DamKing, Mr Gun Smoke, Peter MccueShining Spark, Diamonds Sparkle, King
Speed and Acceleration14.3%6.6%7.7%DamZantanon, Traveler, Three BarsThree Bars, Zantanon, Traveler
Cow Sense and Cattle Work14.2%6.1%8.1%DamColonel Freckles, King, Poco BuenoDoc O'Lena, Doc Bar, Colonel Freckles
Stop, Turn, and Maneuverability10.0%2.4%7.6%DamColonel Freckles, Poco Bueno, Royal KingShining Spark, Doc O'Lena, Colonel Freckles
Trainability and Mind9.4%2.9%6.5%DamColonel Freckles, Zantanon, Mr Gun SmokeShining Spark, Doc Bar, Diamonds Sparkle
Conformation and Type5.7%2.2%3.5%DamTraveler, Three Bars, Blondy's DudeBig Step, Three Bars, Lightning Bar
Stamina and Cardiovascular Engine3.3%1.9%1.4%SireZantanon, TravelerZantanon, Traveler, Depth Charge
Soundness and Structural Durability2.0%0.9%1.2%DamLeo, Joe Reed, Joe Reed IILeo, Joe Reed, Joe Reed II
Compatibility-based breeding analysis

Beyond surface statistics

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We use the traditional data, we just don’t stop there

Historical performance records, production statistics, broodmare-sire patterns, and discipline-specific earnings all tell you what certain bloodlines have already accomplished. That’s real context. But it doesn’t explain the biological reason a mating works, or whether the same result is likely to happen again.

We read the architecture of the pedigree, not just the names

Quarternicks examines how influential ancestors are distributed across the mating, how often they repeat, and whether those repetitions happen through meaningful structural patterns: inbreeding and linebreeding structures, where influential ancestors sit across multiple generations, the balance between sire and dam lines, and how much the maternal families contribute to the pedigree’s overall strength.

The patterns that matter usually hide generations back

Potent pedigree patterns often appear several generations deep, through multiple independent pathways. Finding them means tracking how influential ancestors repeat through sons, daughters, and maternal families; deciding whether those repetitions are purposeful linebreeding or accidental duplication; and judging whether they actually concentrate the traits that made those ancestors great, enough to build critical mass around a trait package, not just scattered influence.

The path an ancestor takes changes what it does

An ancestor repeating through daughters can reinforce maternal traits very differently than the same ancestor coming through sons. Colt and filly factors affect how patterns transmit, because reinforcement through male or female pathways can change how traits express in the next generation. And relationships between full, half, three-quarter, and seven-eighths siblings further change how these patterns interact.

These patterns don’t jump off the page

They take careful analysis across generations to identify, and even more experience to interpret. Even once you find them, the real challenge is knowing what they mean: some inbreeding and linebreeding structures reinforce useful traits and create consistency in the athlete produced, while others just concentrate weaknesses, or build a pedigree that looks impressive on paper but doesn’t reproduce reliably.

The pedigree has to work in the body, too

Breeding decisions have to make sense physically as well as genetically. Two horses can both have successful pedigrees and still be a poor mating if their conformational tendencies reinforce the same structural weaknesses or fail to complement each other biomechanically. A pedigree explains part of the horse; the body still has to be able to carry that genetic potential.

The real question isn’t what worked. It’s why, and whether it’ll happen again

By combining historical performance with pedigree-architecture analysis, conformational evaluation, and discipline-specific interpretation, Quarternicks answers a bigger question than a traditional nicking report. Not just what crosses have worked before, but why they worked, and whether there’s a legitimate biological reason to expect the same result again.

That’s the difference between a report that describes the past and one that predicts the future.

See How A Cross is truly built on paper

Analyze A Cross

See how a cross truly stacks up, what disciplines it will best be suited for, whether a colt or filly is the better prospect from the cross, and more!

Cross Grade
How this cross stacks up overall
A
Foal x Alpha Viking x Venomous Kisses
Both goal · 91.2 / 100 · sex-balanced
2.1179% COI over 8 generations, 68.3% unique ancestors. 47 Hall-of-Fame ancestors across 2450 occurrences. Structure: 67% linebreeding vs 33% concentration, built most on sex-balanced linebreeding. This foal's pedigree is 67% linebreeding; proven performance sires run ~63% and broodmare sires ~53%, so its structure sits closer to the performance-sire pattern, built most on sex-balanced linebreeding. On the dam side, proven dams of money earners average ~58% linebreeding, so this pedigree is more linebred than that group. 2 million-dollar producing dam(s) reinforce this pedigree. For Reining, the cross supplies Athleticism/Functional Versatility, Cow Sense and Cattle Work, Speed and Acceleration, Stop, Turn, and Maneuverability; thin on Stamina and Cardiovascular Engine, Trainability and Mind, Conformation and Type, Soundness and Structural Durability. Prepotent parents: Alpha Viking is a proven, linebred parent. Superior concentration: 8 one-side stacks on a key ancestor (credited below true linebreeding).
GoalScoreGradeMatch
Performance94.5A80%
Production92.2A79%
Both91.2A79%
Score breakdown
ComponentScore
Pedigree structure (linebreeding)71.0
Trait aptitude95.9
HOF concentration89.1
Inbreeding health100.0
Breadth88.8
Structure match79.4
Colt or Filly
Which prospect the cross favors, by breeding goal
Performance (son-line, a colt) grades highest at 94.5, so a colt is the marginally stronger prospect from this cross. All three goals grade A, so a filly is an excellent prospect as well.
ProspectBasisScoreGradeMatch
ColtPerformance · son-line concentration94.5A80%
FillyProduction · daughter-line92.2A79%
EitherBoth · sex-balanced91.2A79%
Discipline Fit
What events the cross is best suited for
Best suited for Reining. Signature match shows how closely the cross resembles that discipline’s Hall of Fame close-up ancestors.
DisciplineScoreGradeTrait fitSignature match
Reining95.9A+90.2100%
Mounted Shooting90.5A90.5―
Reined Cow Horse87.1A-94.090%
Ranch Riding86.1A-74.490%
Ranch Versatility86.1A-74.490%
Team Roping82.6B+94.485%
Calf Roping82.6B+94.485%
Breakaway Roping82.6B+94.485%
Performance Halter67.0B-51.870%
Cutting59.5C94.050%
Barrel Racing50.5C-72.65%
Pole Bending50.5C-72.65%
Halter50.2C-71.90%
Racing47.9C-66.42%
Western Pleasure41.7D51.71%
Western Riding41.7D51.71%
Western All Around41.7D51.71%
All Around41.7D51.71%
Trail41.7D51.71%
Hunter Under Saddle34.5F34.62%
English All Around34.5F34.62%
Pedigree — 5 Generations
Compressed view of the foal’s pedigree. Scroll to explore the full tree.
★ Hall of Fame◆ Important♥ Double Copy⚑ Key Ancestor$ Million Dollar DamColored names are duplicated in the pedigree.
Foal x Alpha Viking x Venomous KissesAlpha Viking 2021Gunnatrashya 2006⚑ Colonels Smoking Gun 1993Colonelfourfreckle 1979★ ⚑ Colonel Freckles 1973
Miss Solano 1975
Katie Gun 1987John Gun 1981
Bueno Katie 1971
Natrasha 1993Trashadeous 1987⚑ Be Aech Enterprise 1975
Miss White Trash 1967
My Royal Enterprise 1986⚑ Be Aech Enterprise 1975
Snappy Royal 1965
Rock It With Sass 2016Wimpys Little Step 1999Nu Chex To Cash 1990⚑ Nu Cash 1984
Amarilla Chex 1980
Leolita Step 1989Forty Seven 1964
Steplite 1979
Shining N Sassy 2005★ Shining Spark 1989⚑ Genuine Doc 1977
★ ⚑ Diamonds Sparkle 1974
Sassy O Lena 1983★ ⚑ Doc O'Lena 1967
Sassy Spur 1977
Venomous Kisses 2024Volturi 2017Smoking Whiz 2007★ ⚑ Topsail Whiz 1987⚑ Topsail Cody 1977
Jeanie Whiz Bar 1972
Glendas A Smokingun 2000⚑ Colonels Smoking Gun 1993
Miss Glenda Jac 1987
Suprize Me Mercedes 2012Cromed Out Mercedes 2005Custom Crome 1990
$ Princess In Diamonds 1998
Moms Little Prize 1991⚑ Be Aech Enterprise 1975
Looks Like Mom 1983
Pretty Rowdie Chic 2016Rowdy Yankee 1994★ ⚑ Smart Chic Olena 1985★ ⚑ Smart Little Lena 1979
Gay Sugar Chic 1975
Nita Chex 1988Ready Chex 1972
Pinenita 1984
Pretty Flashy Chic 1999Boggies Flashy Jac 1985⚑ Hollywood Jac 86 1967
Boggie's Last 1973
Smart Tiramish 1992★ ⚑ Smart Chic Olena 1985
Jamie Dee Bar 1982
Pedigree Structure
How the duplicated ancestry splits, measured against proven sires
Benchmark. This foal's pedigree is 67% linebreeding; proven performance sires run ~63% and broodmare sires ~53%, so its structure sits closer to the performance-sire pattern, built most on sex-balanced linebreeding. On the dam side, proven dams of money earners average ~58% linebreeding, so this pedigree is more linebred than that group.
Structure typeAncestorsShare
Linebreeding · sex-balanced1545.5%
Linebreeding · sons-only39.1%
Linebreeding · daughters-only412.1%
Concentration · sex-balanced824.2%
Concentration · sons-only13.0%
Concentration · daughters-only26.1%
Linebreeding total2266.7%
Concentration total1133.3%
Every duplicated ancestor within 8 generations
Duplicated ancestorStructure typeCrossLinesS/DCrosses
King P-234Linebreeding, sex-balanced7x897/212
Doc Bar 0076136Linebreeding, sex-balanced6x775/210
Three Bars T0065983Linebreeding, sons-only7x844/08
Poco Bueno P-3044Linebreeding, sex-balanced7x842/27
Be Aech Enterprise 1344857Linebreeding, sex-balanced5x531/23
Mr Gun Smoke 0157943Linebreeding, sex-balanced6x832/13
Hollywood Gold 0002220Linebreeding, sex-balanced7x831/23
Poco Tivio 0017396Linebreeding, sex-balanced7x831/23
Leo San 0020113Linebreeding, sex-balanced8x821/15
Colonel Freckles 0911585Linebreeding, sons-only5x722/03
Doc O'Lena 0493297Linebreeding, sex-balanced5x621/13
Gay Bar King 0104000Linebreeding, daughters-only6x720/23
King Fritz 0058532Linebreeding, sons-only6x722/03
Sheilwin 0010483Linebreeding, sex-balanced7x821/13
Colonels Smoking Gun 4472679Linebreeding, sex-balanced3x521/12
Shining Spark 2810420Linebreeding, daughters-only4x620/22
Big Step 0069450Linebreeding, sex-balanced6x821/12
Cee Bars 0032022Linebreeding, sex-balanced7x721/12
Royal King 0002392Linebreeding, daughters-only7x820/22
Doc's Dee Bar 0284177Linebreeding, daughters-only7x820/22
Mui Bueno 0031828Linebreeding, sex-balanced8x821/12
Wimpy P-1Linebreeding, sex-balanced8x821/12
Hollywood Jac 86 0592185Concentration, sons-only5x722/03
Peppy San 0114978Concentration, sex-balanced7x721/13
Frisco 0033631Concentration, daughters-only7x820/23
Smart Chic Olena 2283074Concentration, sex-balanced4x521/12
Bueno Chex 0161272Concentration, daughters-only6x720/22
Joe Cody 0042543Concentration, sex-balanced6x821/12
Crome Plated Jac 1674586Concentration, sex-balanced6x621/12
Blondy's Dude 0074801Concentration, sex-balanced7x721/12
Leo P-1335Concentration, sex-balanced7x821/12
Bee Line 0012539Concentration, sex-balanced7x721/12
Ed Echols 0004120Concentration, sex-balanced8x821/12
Metrics
The core structural and health numbers for the cross
MetricValueWhat it measures
Inbreeding (COI)2.12%predicted, 8 generations
Unique bloodlines68.3%genetic diversity
Duplicated ancestors33reinforced within 8 generations
Hall of Fame ancestors47distinct, in the pedigree
Hall of Fame occurrences2,450total across 20 generations
DBR52.13depth-to-breadth ratio
DESI72.06duplication saturation
TCI0.150trait concentration
Linebreeding66.7%reinforced on both sides
Concentration33.3%reinforced on one side
Foal Color & Disease
Every projected foal color, plus parent genetics and disease clearances
The projected coat colors for this cross and how likely each is. Lethal-white risk: 0%.
Possible foal colorProbability
Chestnut25.0%
Palomino25.0%
Bay18.8%
Buckskin18.8%
Black6.3%
Smoky Black6.3%
Parent genetics
ParentBase colorGenotype
Alpha Viking sirePalominoe/e N/Cr
Venomous Kisses damBayE/e A/a nd1/nd2
Genetic disease panel
Genetic diseaseSireDam
HYPPN/NN/N
PSSM1N/NN/N
MHN/NN/N
HERDAN/NN/N
GBEDN/NN/N
MYHM―N/N
OLWS―N/N
EJSCA―N/N
What breeders say

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★★★★★
I ordered a Hall of Fame and pedigree analysis from Quarternicks, and Heidi truly outdid herself, as always. This report was so complete and so thorough. It’s not just a basic pedigree breakdown; it’s on another level entirely. For those of us who don’t have endless resources to keep breeding and hoping we get it right, this kind of analysis is a game changer. It takes the guesswork out of the equation and replaces it with solid data, giving you the confidence to make informed, strategic decisions. If you’re serious about breeding smarter, this isn’t just absolutely worth it; your actual success depends on it!!
★Havilah Craig
Owner, Golden Glory Farms
★★★★★
I highly recommend Heidi Schlenker’s work! She put together a comprehensive HiCaliber Cat HOF Analysis Report on my stallion that has provided both me, and those who choose to breed to him, with valuable, data-driven insight. The report helps confirm the intentions behind specific “nicks” in his pedigree and gives breeders greater confidence in their decisions. Heidi is truly an expert in ancestry research, breeding strategy, and horse marketing. Her reports, advice, and overall work are top notch.
★Sheila Reed Morrison
Owner, HiCaliber Cat
★★★★★
The analysis that I received was very thorough and confirmed what I had thought I would get from the breeding on my colt. It is surprisingly accurate based on his abilities he demonstrates daily. I would have to say the trait analysis is spot on with his speed, and cow sense. I would highly recommend anyone wanting to see what their potential breeding might yield have an analysis done to see if you will get the desired traits you are after.
★Mike Loesch
Owner
★★★★★
This is a priceless service and Heidi is extremely punctual with great communication! Like many others, I was always under the false belief that the horse in front of you only inherited traits from the past 3 generations. Heidi has developed and patented an incredible program that not only calculates traits passed forward for 20 generations, but breaks down the top 5 traits and percentages, and each horse is unique. We were so excited to see our stallions results and now are having all of the broodmare evals done to pair the best 2026 season. Anyone wanting to truly breed with purpose and have the best matches should definitely have an HOF analysis from Heidi! We are ecstatic about what we learned!
★Lindsay Klapprich
Owner, Nic It In Nitro
★★★★★
Hands down nothing like this in the industry. The amount of manual research that goes into EACH report is something that no one else offers. I will never make another cross without the insight of Heidi and Quarternicks.
★Jennifer Case
Owner, Dry Creek Reproduction & Quarter Horses
★★★★★
An incredible service that takes the artform of breeding to the next level.
★Angela Ulanch
Owner
★★★★★
I ordered a Hall of Fame and pedigree analysis from Quarternicks, and Heidi truly outdid herself, as always. This report was so complete and so thorough. It’s not just a basic pedigree breakdown; it’s on another level entirely. For those of us who don’t have endless resources to keep breeding and hoping we get it right, this kind of analysis is a game changer. It takes the guesswork out of the equation and replaces it with solid data, giving you the confidence to make informed, strategic decisions. If you’re serious about breeding smarter, this isn’t just absolutely worth it; your actual success depends on it!!
★Havilah Craig
Owner, Golden Glory Farms
★★★★★
I highly recommend Heidi Schlenker’s work! She put together a comprehensive HiCaliber Cat HOF Analysis Report on my stallion that has provided both me, and those who choose to breed to him, with valuable, data-driven insight. The report helps confirm the intentions behind specific “nicks” in his pedigree and gives breeders greater confidence in their decisions. Heidi is truly an expert in ancestry research, breeding strategy, and horse marketing. Her reports, advice, and overall work are top notch.
★Sheila Reed Morrison
Owner, HiCaliber Cat
★★★★★
The analysis that I received was very thorough and confirmed what I had thought I would get from the breeding on my colt. It is surprisingly accurate based on his abilities he demonstrates daily. I would have to say the trait analysis is spot on with his speed, and cow sense. I would highly recommend anyone wanting to see what their potential breeding might yield have an analysis done to see if you will get the desired traits you are after.
★Mike Loesch
Owner
★★★★★
This is a priceless service and Heidi is extremely punctual with great communication! Like many others, I was always under the false belief that the horse in front of you only inherited traits from the past 3 generations. Heidi has developed and patented an incredible program that not only calculates traits passed forward for 20 generations, but breaks down the top 5 traits and percentages, and each horse is unique. We were so excited to see our stallions results and now are having all of the broodmare evals done to pair the best 2026 season. Anyone wanting to truly breed with purpose and have the best matches should definitely have an HOF analysis from Heidi! We are ecstatic about what we learned!
★Lindsay Klapprich
Owner, Nic It In Nitro
★★★★★
Hands down nothing like this in the industry. The amount of manual research that goes into EACH report is something that no one else offers. I will never make another cross without the insight of Heidi and Quarternicks.
★Jennifer Case
Owner, Dry Creek Reproduction & Quarter Horses
★★★★★
An incredible service that takes the artform of breeding to the next level.
★Angela Ulanch
Owner
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I’ve shown, bred, and studied performance horses my whole life, since I was four years old. Along the way I trained under the late Susan Larkin, the pedigree analyst who helped build AQHA’s pedigree library, and I’ve spent years turning what she taught me into a system any breeder can use.

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