"The big issue is, that while there are all of these statistics, these pedigree nerds, the people that are promulgating all of this scientific nonsense, there is never any control grouip."
I am one of these statistic nerds (proudly), and each to their own, this is one person's (albeit a very respected) person's opinion. And the control group? Whether regarded so or not, I look at the averages of a sire and then, whatever the statistic is that js being looked at, whether it has performed above or below the average.
It's funny, I kinda thought that breed the best to the best and hope for the best "theory" had been debunked. Otherwise the million (or billion, hehehe!) aires would have a monopoly on breeding all the champion horses (and you know what? They don't!!).
But it really was an interesting article, thankyou. Estes I have a lot of time for, as although we go about things in a different way I love his no-nonsense "proof wanting" outlook