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For your first question, you will need a full 5% to turn a perfect foundation into an exceptional producer. For your second question, it could take anywhere from 1% to 3%.

I reserve boosting only for super unique combinations I’m unlikely to get again—because I can’t get access to a parent again, or because it’s a rare combination (can you say brindle?). I will also give a 1% boost in my gen 3 herd at the moment because I now have a gen 3 Star colt and want the rest of the boys in that gen to be AGA. So I did some boosting on the boys that were young enough and will use them to replace all the older stallions who are inferior.

I am MUCH more likely to spend GMTs to make a foal who meets my benchmark standards into a more ideal fit for my herd than I am to boost horses. I also tend to GMT excess colts who meet my standards into fillies rather than snip or sell them. For me, boosting is pretty rare.