Full Paper / Full Mare line

This can be confusing and means two different things for youngsters and adults (the latter 3 years and older). A full paper as a youngster means that the bottom line or the mare line (dam of the dam, etc.) has all predicates such as ster, model, etc. and these mares thus show a continuum of quality above studbook (Stb). It can even pertain to a foalbook (Vb) mare that went preferent on offspring. Sometimes mares will stay foalbook due to injury, not due to lack of quality and that quality will be passed on. Breeding enough high-quality foals is a nice way of filling in the gap but of course easier said than done. Once a horse is 3 years or older and it has the chance to be shown for the adult registry a full paper without a predicate of its own really has to be called "full mare line," so it's clear that the horse may have a full mare line on the paper but that the horse itself does not have a predicate. That may still happen, but it currently doesn't. This is an important distinction that is often not made and can be misleading.

Also, a foal premie loses its appeal once the horse is adult. It's an indication of potential and a reward for a moment in time but what will ultimately matter is its adult rating and potential with the studbook as that is the status quo of how the horse turned out.