Re: RC: x-factor/heart scores

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Thanks, Ti
I'll run the tests by Charlie and see which ones he has available. I'll
contact owners of his get who are competing and see if they are
interested. We might be able to have some things done at UC Davis for
very little, as an experiment. I'll talk to them and let you know. Maybe
some other stallion owners would be interested as well. A new frontier?
If anyone is interested, contact me and I'll let you know about costs.
At least so far as CA goes. Looks like we're relocating within the
month--- locally---but a move (and with 30 horses!) is still a move so
it may take me awhile to get this thing organized. Has there been this
kind of work done in the Thoroughbred racing arena? And if so, were they
able to find criteria which predicted winning ability?
Bette
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Tivers@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 3/5/00 6:26:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, woa@stormnet.com
> writes:
> 
> << OK, Ti
>  You've got my attention. What other factors can I measure other than
>  x-factor heart scores and what are the tests you'd suggest? I believe
>  this would be a great thing for us breeders to do. Take the sire and a
>  representation of get and get some numbers for you. How about some of
>  the get who are in the regional Top 5? Perhaps we could quantify some of
>  these traits and take the mystery out of why some lines seem to do
>  better than others. I'm up for it (so long as it doesn't cost me an arm
>  and a leg, please). What would you start with?
>  Bette
>  Bette Lamore >>
> 
> When I was in Oklahoma City I was able to go to the local teaching hospital
> and get muscle biopsies done--get a ratio of FT, FTH and ST cells.
> 
> Also, you can look at the hormone situation through Rate of Acquisition--how
> fast does the horse get fit under a standardized workload. We do it on the
> treadmill using Efficiency Score, but you could do it on a flat surface under
> the same weight rider. When you get ready to do this, call me and I'll walk
> you through it.
> 
> ti

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