Created by Heidi Schlenker, Quarternicks reads the architecture of a pedigree and pairs it with conformation, so you can see how a cross is likely to function before you make it. Traditional nicking looks backward at earnings. We look forward.
The goal isn’t to replace your intuition. It’s to give it better information.
Patterns, not names
A pedigree is more than a list of famous horses. It’s a map of how influence repeats and reinforces. We read the map.
Compatibility, not popularity
The goal isn’t the trendy cross. It’s the cross that fits your mare, genetically and structurally.
Predict, don’t just describe
Earnings tell you what already happened. We evaluate why a cross works, and whether it will work again.
Behind Quarternicks is a lifetime in the Quarter Horse industry and years of formal study in how pedigree, conformation, and compatibility interact within a mating. Here’s the road that built it.
Heidi has been in the Quarter Horse industry since she was four years old, growing up immersed in performance horses.
Years of 4-H and youth judging built a strong foundation in evaluating structural correctness and athletic function.
Trained by the late Susan Larkin, the respected pedigree analyst who helped develop and preserve AQHA’s pedigree library.
Five-time World Champion, Reserve World Champion, four-time National Champion, and a multiple World & Reserve World Champion breeder across AQHA, APHA & PtHA.
Developed a proprietary pedigree model anchored to AQHA Hall of Fame influence, evaluating duplication and trait transmission across a full twenty generations.
An MBA in Marketing and a BS in Psychology, plus a licensed equine auctioneer. Rigorous analysis delivered in reports breeders can actually use.
Heidi runs a small, performance-focused breeding program standing one stallion, while providing pedigree and conformation analysis to breeders everywhere.
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In the Quarter Horse world since age 4. Five-time World Champion and a multiple World & Reserve World Champion breeder across AQHA, APHA & PtHA.
Studied under the late Susan Larkin, who helped build AQHA’s pedigree library. That mentorship shaped the Quarternicks method.
We map influential ancestors, reinforcement pathways, and linebreeding across generations, not just surface production stats.
The Hall of Fame & Trait Analysis™ measures how AQHA Hall of Fame influence is distributed and reinforced across a full 20-generation pedigree.
Conformation analysis flags structural strengths and faults so a mating complements, rather than compounds, physical weaknesses.
We evaluate how a mare and stallion interact genetically and structurally, not just which crosses earned money before.
Designed specifically for Quarter Horse and Paint bloodlines and the traits that shape these breeds.
The goal isn’t to replace your intuition. It’s to give it better information before you plan the next generation.
Each report combines pedigree architecture, Hall of Fame influence, trait transmission, conformation, and mare-stallion compatibility.
Whether you’re planning your first foal or refining a program, a Quarternicks report shows you how a cross is likely to function before you commit a mare, a season, and a stud fee.
Individually researched for your horse • Quarter & Paint Horse specialists
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