What do you look for in a brood mare?

For myself, I look for conformation, disposition and then papers. Usually the ones I like have the bloodlines I want. Also, if given the choice between horses that are equal in everything but color, I'll take a palomino, buckskin or roan before a sorrel. But I won't discount a good one just because she's not my favorite color.
Because we have kids that help out and handle the horses, if we have one that is a real witch, she goes. No matter how well bred or good looking she is. I don't want to have a horse like that around and I certainly don't want to risk her raising babies with nasty dispositions.
What do you find most important in choosing a broodmare prospect?

she must be a money/point earner anymore or I wont consider her I also want confiormation, papers and temperment dont care about color but do like them double registered that is a big plus anymore.

I look at pedigree first: her performance + her mother's performance and what her dam has produced...

After that then I consider conformation and finally disposition...

Pedigree for me first, size, temperment, confirmation and most of all they have to be pretty and built like a mac truck.. I do not care how they are bred or what they have done if they are not pretty. And, double registered AQHA/APHA is a huge plus for me as well. Paly and ABRA do not matter to me since a none colored foal would not qualify anyway.

There are many world quality winners and pedgrees that I would not have in my barn.. Looks do mean a lot to me.. OH, YEA, can they carry and take care of a foal..

When you say size, how big are you talking? For my program, anything over 15hh is too big. I like them pretty, but performance means more to me. They can be drop dead gorgeous, but if they can't change leads or turnaround, they are no use to me.

AMEN anything over 15hands too far to fall

confromation,temperment,pedigree but then saying that all depends on the looks of the horse and just cause it may not have the pedigree it dosent mean it cant to pleasure/halter or something like that.All these great horses were made great by there riders or trainers..

Then i pick colour,not a sorrel fan anyway.like horses to be slightly different.Would love dual reg if not then AQHA papers

This is true that a horse is only as good as the trainer. And, that can cost you a lot of money. Trainers are a dime a dozen.. And, the political aspect of it all does not mean if you have a great trainer you will get any where with the horse.

As far as size for me they have to be at least 15.2 or taller for what I enjoy doing. I, persoanlly like a shorter horse for just riding around. But, in halter and pleasure they need some height on them to even get a look. Quarter Horses were not meant to be tall along with all the other stock horse breeds.

Thats so true.

I like my horses to be around 15hh to 15.2hh.But your so right in the fact they dont get a look in unless they a little taller in the Halter/pleasure classes.