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Yes. Bootstrap is breeding highly uneven quality horses to get a large quality jump with the foals of the lower quality horse. I honestly continue o use the term bootstrap for descendants of those crosses down the generations because "4th gen bootstrap" doesn't make much sense. I know these aren't bootstrap isn't the correct term though. Guess that's our next project, defining what to call these more even quality generations past bootstrap.

I used to bootstrap horses during my first year. I kept a pair of higher gen studs and bred them to my foundation mares. I didnt know it had a name at the time though. It was fun because if got to expiremtn with genetics but not worry about the foals much. I always alter the offspring though. I dont like having uneven pedigrees for breeding stock.

I agree with @Haltanny too. Wish there was a more specific way to refer to horses as far as breeding quality and pedigree go. I always refer to my I uneven by the lowest generation. So if you breed a 5th gen to a foundation the baby is an uneven 2nd pedigree wise (just in my opinion)