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I get the papers part of why that could make a difference but why would generations matter? Does it make a difference?

I believe the even generation breeding matters to most people because it's more aesthetically pleasing to look at and because the babies are more likely to be intact after running them through breeding advice. Say you have a 4th generation stallion with a PT score of 12.00 and a regular create foundation mare with a score of 9.2 or something similar, the foal likely won't be able to compare with the stallion score and will be spayed/gelded, even if it is a relatively nice baby.

Thank you so much everyone!

For a long time, there was a definite prejudice in the game against horses with uneven generations in their pedigree, especially the visible one that goes back to great-grandparents. However, Ammit has been pretty stern about trying to quench that as an absolute requirement in the game and has pushed for breeding equal levels of papers instead, regardless of how many generations are on either side of the pedigree.

As others have pointed out, matching papers is more helpful in getting intact foals. Matching both papers and generations may be even more helpful.

All that said, however, every one is encouraged to play the game the way they want to play it. Speaking for myself, I get my greatest enjoyment from helping new players understand the game (probably because teaching is my strongest gift :D). So I have over 2,000 horses on each server but most of them are foundations and 2nd generations. :-)) I have yet to pursue any line much farther than 3rd gen.

Another important point is that breeding horses to sell is not the way to get ahead in this game. Everyone is busily breeding their own horses, so if you aren't offering something really special or carrying the latest genetic introduction, buyers will probably be scarce. To make money in the game, collect and hoard good neutered show horses, show all your intact ones that aren't in pasture, and watch their show point totals and your nightly showing bonus slowly but surely increase.

This is a game of patience, not quick results. So don't give up. If you stick with it, you, too, may end up with more horses than you can easily manage. :D

I agree with Kintara. I only breed even generations.. it’s prettier to look at and it helps me to track quality. I can’t stand when pedigrees are all over the place lol! I don’t care about breeding even paper levels nearly as much. I’ll breed my A papered 2G studs to my Red 2G mares no problem.

I asked this same question and promised myself that, starting next season, I’d commit to even breeding in my latest project. And then I got a blue filly from a 2g/foundation cross and it all went out the
window.