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Hi! I've been around a couple years (not as long as a lot of these players though!), maybe I can answer a few questions! :)
1. A few genes have been abbreviated, like the paintbrush genes (Warm, cool, prism) are usually abbreviated to PBW/PBC/PBP, there's also a few new genes like Sno and Sun, Halo, Height Regulator, Shatterglass, and Phantom Genes. I'd look up (I'm not well versed so I can't say much about them!). I'd get up to date on all the cool new genes

2. I've only bred to 4G, so I can't say much. But when I've seen is people usually keep track up to 6G, or maybe that's just the most common place people are in breeding. Personally after 4G I just mix it up too! But that came be harder when you are breeding for quality just because of how generational quality works

3. I usually breed at the beginning of the month and then go through my foals throughout the month to help spread out spending. I don't have a large barn so it might be different for those with 100+ horses

4. Leaderboard is still around, however I don't see much about it. Maybe it's not a big thing anymore, but I do know it's still used.

5. I think there still is a Hom Splash Frame herd helper out there that's possible, it might be something you have to re-roll your horses portrait a million times but with all of the work Ammit and the team have done as far as image generators the possibility of markings is limitless!! It's truly amazing!

I'm glad you've come back to the game! If you ever need anything don't be scared to send a PM! :)

There’s a place on the FAQ that explains some terms (under helpful hints, I’m not sure this link will work. Edit to say the link does work you just have to scroll down a tiny bit.) https://www.huntandjump.com/faq.php#869

As for breeding plans personally I don’t plan anything aside from a few special crosses. I think theres a couple of stallions that have certain girlfriends who get bred before anyone else does. (Mainly so they don’t get accidentally bred to the wrong husband) I breed my pastures when I know I’ll have time to sort all the foals.

I don’t think the leaderboards matter as much as they did back in the day but many players including myself like to see our names up there!

Here’s my splash frame boy. I’m not sure if he’s Godzilla splash frame or not but he does have a son with a squid on his belly!

Here’s dad

BL1 Black Dog Serenade
Here’s squid son

BL2 BDS Broken Serenade

First Question:

Bootstrapping is probably a major thing to be aware of - actually there was a whole discussion on what it referred to here https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/50918/another-bootstrappng-discussion#Item_13.

I'd also agree that herd helpers and genes are often abbreviated. You can take a look at the full listing of herd helpers from the member homepage from the Account and Stable Management tab where it says "My Herd Helper Collection".

Not quite sure what you had when you were playing, but I think a lot of the Advanced Facility features that are available with the upgrades are new. Horses will often be listed "GMTable" meaning they have no offspring so Gene Modification Tokens (GMTs) can be used to alter their genes. Folks can also trade hbs for IVs in the Voucher Exchange for Boost tokens to improve breeding ability so "Boosting" is a common topic. People will also do lab breeding to create and implant embryos or clone.

The testing names have also changed (BA, SBA) and it is pretty common to comparison test and refer to horses as Sup (superior) or AGA (as good as) when selling or breeding them.

The only other thing I can think of is that the game now has Chimeras (used to be called Brindle) to represent horses with two sets of genes (this discussion explains it pretty well https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/45290/how-does-chimera-work#Item_4 ). You can use GMTs in order to merge two horses together for the same result, with some particular rules for doing so with foundation horses as opposed to lined horses (I think the latter must be full siblings). I've never done it, but I think this can be quite useful when wanting to combine one horse with the genes you want to one that is a superior breeder as boosting tends to be more expensive.

I'd also be aware of the RGS (roving/regular gene sale) if you're interested in getting fantasy gene licenses. I think three genes go on sale each month, but the whole roster of genes has gone on sale during the Gift Exchanges the last couple times.

As a more fun anecdote, there is also a group who breed "Wreck it" horses after Wreck it Ralph, deliberately trying to get a low-PT horse that causes damages in the barn.

Third Question:

With breeding every month, I think it partly depends on how fancy/expensive your horses are, how much time you have on your hands, and your method(s) of breeding. It is easier not to micromanage pasture breeding aside from grouping similar mares together and picking out the stallion(s). When doing lab breeding with straws, eggs, embryos, etc. I think more planning goes into it, potentially including doing spreadsheets. Same with breeding one horse to one horse.

I know that some stables stagger their pasture breeding so that they only breed part of their herd for a couple months and then switch it up. I personally breed my 1st gen horses in my pastures for two months and then switch to my 2nd and 3rd gen the next two months because I wouldn't have the time to sort through all of the foals otherwise. I'm sure that there are a ton of other ways to do it.

That's actually another good thing to be aware of - when pasture breeding if your pasture has mares and a stallion in it by the 15th of the month, it will automatically breed for you. So it is probably best practice to double check that all the right mares are in the right pastures before adding any stallions to pastures.

Fourth Question:

I don't think that the Leaderboard is a big thing right now, probably with some people more focused on that as a goal than others. You can find it under the Community tab where it says "Breeding Clubs" if we're talking about the same thing.

@Jessj thank you so much for the wonderful gift! I purchased 2 so that I can cross him with my two Candy Corn girls. I’m excited to see what they produce in September :D

@Blaze5115 They’re both so close! Your first guy looks like he’s actually giving a thumbs up (if you squint a little lol) and I love your squid son too because he absolutely does have a cephalopod on his belly!

Thank you everyone for the answers and advice and tips, I truly appreciate it! I guess if we want the bike analogy to continue, I’m transitioning from a penny farthing to a mountain bike. Same general concept but a lot of new techniques and habits to learn!

I was up to 7th generation even pedigreed before I decided to rework my lines some, I'm slowly getting back to 6th gen now.

Some people only do boosted lines, some people work with only foundation lines.

That’s totally normal. Frame has a vast range of expression :)

Oh, whoops, sorry! I see Peppa Pig wearing an old dress :)

I see tail half of a large whale.