The Most Influential Foundation and Impact Sires
Researched and written by Joy Poole OAM
Foundation Sires and Impact Sires are stallions that are registered in the Australian Stock Horse Stud Book . These horses were not chosen by the Society - rather they selected themselves through the number of descendants they now have in the Australian Stock Horse Stud Book .
What is the difference between a Foundation Sire and an Impact Sire ? A Foundation Sire is a stallion that has over 1,000 descendants registered in the Stud Book within three generations . An Impact Sire has to have the same criteria , but he is a stallion whose sire is already a Foundation Sire . As you cannot have more than one Foundation Sire on a sire line , sons of that line are designated Impact Sires .
Impact Sires on a line show that the line is continuing to produce highly regarded horses . Currently we have lines that have a Foundation Sire and two Impact Sires on the same line .
As you read about the following Foundation and Impact Sires , it will become easier to understand why the Taproot Sires were chosen .
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