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Nimble Noodle · Apr 19, 2015 10:25 PM

I'm a new member and I could use a little help. I want to know how do I breed my horses?

Redbud · Apr 19, 2015 10:41 PM

Welcome! I would recommend getting some mares from the Foundation Rescue. These will be high quality foundation mares that you can stat your personal line with. You will need to purchase mares that are four years old or older and have not been bred. To search for the FR go to horse search and type 13 into the box on the right hand side that says owned by. You can further refine the search by age and if they have been bred or not.

Here is the link.
http://www.huntandjump.com/adv_search.php?status=any&ageg=3&agel=&agee=&erag=&eral=&erae=&f_basic=none&f_adv=none&tattoo=&f_limit=25&mare=1&name=&name_lm=like&color=&color_lm=like&lined=lined&foundation=1&sire=&dam=&barn=&owner=13&breeder=&e1=1&e2=1&a1=1&a2=1&f1=1&f2=1&p1=1&p2=1&s1=1&s2=1&s3=1&c1=1&c2=1&c3=1&d1=1&d2=1&g1=1&g2=1&ch1=1&ch2=1&z1=1&z2=1&sa1=1&sa2=1&kit1=1&kit2=1&kit3=1&kit4=1&kit5=1&kit6=1&kit7=1&kit8=1&kit9=1&sp1=1&sp2=1&rb1=1&rb2=1&o1=1&o2=1&l1=1&l2=1&v1=1&v2=1&brindle1=1&brindle2=1&patn1=1&patn2=1&patn3=1&patn4=1&patn5=1&patn6=1&wf1=1&wf2=1&wf3=1&wf4=1&wf5=1&wf6=1

You can either breed to a foundation stallion that is for public (It is very strongly recommended that you only breed foundation mares to foundation stallions. You will end up with better quality horses more consistently, and they will be significantly more marketable) Or you can buy a foundation stallion and breed him to your mares or even better yet put him and your mares in you pasture. By putting them in the pasture they will produce towards the top end of what they can produce more consistently.

Here is a link to foundation stallions up for public breeding. (I would personally read owners notes very carefully before breeding :) )
http://www.huntandjump.com/adv_search.php?status=breeding&ageg=2&agel=&agee=&erag=&eral=&erae=&f_basic=none&f_adv=none&tattoo=&f_limit=25&stallion=1&name=&name_lm=like&color=&color_lm=like&foundation=1&sire=&dam=&barn=&owner=&breeder=&e1=1&e2=1&a1=1&a2=1&f1=1&f2=1&p1=1&p2=1&s1=1&s2=1&s3=1&c1=1&c2=1&c3=1&d1=1&d2=1&g1=1&g2=1&ch1=1&ch2=1&z1=1&z2=1&sa1=1&sa2=1&kit1=1&kit2=1&kit3=1&kit4=1&kit5=1&kit6=1&kit7=1&kit8=1&kit9=1&sp1=1&sp2=1&rb1=1&rb2=1&o1=1&o2=1&l1=1&l2=1&v1=1&v2=1&brindle1=1&brindle2=1&patn1=1&patn2=1&patn3=1&patn4=1&patn5=1&patn6=1&wf1=1&wf2=1&wf3=1&wf4=1&wf5=1&wf6=1

Here is a link to the foundation stallions for sale from the foundation rescue. I would recommend this as you know that you will be getting a quality horse.
http://www.huntandjump.com/adv_search.php?status=any&ageg=2&agel=&agee=&erag=&eral=&erae=&f_basic=none&f_adv=none&tattoo=&f_limit=25&stallion=1&name=&name_lm=like&color=&color_lm=like&bty=1&foundation=1&sire=&dam=&barn=&owner=13&breeder=&e1=1&e2=1&a1=1&a2=1&f1=1&f2=1&p1=1&p2=1&s1=1&s2=1&s3=1&c1=1&c2=1&c3=1&d1=1&d2=1&g1=1&g2=1&ch1=1&ch2=1&z1=1&z2=1&sa1=1&sa2=1&kit1=1&kit2=1&kit3=1&kit4=1&kit5=1&kit6=1&kit7=1&kit8=1&kit9=1&sp1=1&sp2=1&rb1=1&rb2=1&o1=1&o2=1&l1=1&l2=1&v1=1&v2=1&brindle1=1&brindle2=1&patn1=1&patn2=1&patn3=1&patn4=1&patn5=1&patn6=1&wf1=1&wf2=1&wf3=1&wf4=1&wf5=1&wf6=1

Welcome to the game! One more thing! You will want to start colecting show ponies and saving up Hbs to buy barns. Show ponies/horses make extra hbs every week based on how many points they have from showing! Lots and lots of show ponies is key
;) ;)

SandyCreekAcres · Apr 20, 2015 3:29 AM

Redbud has given you excellent advice for getting the horses you need for breeding. The easiest way to go about getting that done is to put them in your pasture together. The pasture lets you know how many breedable mares are there and the cost in hajibucks (game money) to breed them. There is a button that will allow you to breed all your mares in the pasture at one time. Foals show up immediately as a list of numbers below the thumbnail pics of the stallion and mares. Click on the link for each foal to view it and see what it looks like. Until you do this, the foal has no picture.

It is important to move the foals out of the pasture if you want to keep them. The last day of this game-year's breeding season is on the 27th. At midnight, just like for Cinderella, the pasture "magic" ends, and any foals still in the pasture will be bought up by the Fujiyama Super Yum Yum Company for 1000 hbs and removed from the game forever. This can be an easy way to make money if you have to be away from the game for a while because of real-life events.

To shift a foal out of pasture into your barn, just click on the red X beside its link.

Once the foal is out of the pasture, it is good game play to run it through all the free testing:

1. Showing Aptitude (SAT) will tell you whether the horse will be much better at showing than breeding. There is a check box that will allow you to omit the automatic neutering that goes with that decision, but it is highly recommended that you don't, because breeding inferior horses will not help you increase the value of your herd over the generations. Usually, SAT is most likely to say that the horse could go either way, as a shower or breeder, and to wait and see what happens. This doesn't necessarily mean that the abilities are equal, but it does mean that the horse will be decent at either thing.
2. Mare Advice (MA) compares the breeding ability of a filly to her dam's. If she would be considerably worse at breeding, then she will automatically be spayed and can become part of your show string. If she falls somewhere between somewhat worst than through better than her dam at breeding, she will remain intact.
3. Gelding Advice (GA) compares the breeding ability of a colt to his sire's. It is somewhat stricter than MA, but the purpose is the same. If a colt's breeding ability is much worse than his sire's, he will be automatically gelded. If it falls between somewhat worse through better than the sire's he will remain intact. Always remember that MA and GA are your FRIENDS, no matter how disappointing it is when a perfectly beautiful, striking foal gets the snip.

SandyCreekAcres · Apr 20, 2015 3:46 AM

However, if you want to breed each mare individually, selecting different stallions for each one from those up for public stud, the procedure is quite different. Here's how it goes.

Step one. Either the mare or the stallion must have been placed up for public breeding by being given a stud or brood fee. This is done on the horse's Control Panel. During breeding season a box appears near the bottom of the frame that allows you to do this. The default value for stallions is 500 hbs and for mares it is 1000 hbs. However, you may set any value you choose here. To remove a horse from public breeding, just reset the amount to 0. Mares can only be bred once a game year. Stallions may be used for live cover up to 50 time. If you are using another public stallion, there is no need to set a breeding fee for your mare.

(The following steps will assume you are using a public stud, but everything is pretty much the same no matter who owns the horse that is public or whether it is the stallion or the mare.)

Step 2. At the bottom of the Horse Info tab for the stallion that is up for public stud, you will see the cost to breed to him and a button that says "Breed to this horse." Click on the button. After a brief pause, the breeding feature will appear at the top of the page just above the stallion's picture. You will find a drop-down box that will list all your breedable mares alphabetically. Select the mare you want to breed. Beside that box is another one for the foal's name. You must give the foal a name, but since you don't know whether it will be a filly or a colt, it is okay to give it a place holder (sire's name x dam's name, for instance) until you find out. You can always rename your horses. Then click the button to activate the breeding. If nothing happens, most likely the name you chose is already in use. Select a new name and try again. If there is no naming conflict, foals are born immediately.

Step 3. Test your new foal.

BREEDING COSTS

Pasture breeding is cheaper. The game veterinarian will deduct 500 hbs per foal from your bank account.

Manual breeding costs include a 1000 hbs vet fee and the stud or brood fee of the horse up for public. Both will be assessed to your bank account, so, even if you are using your own public horse, you must have the hajibucks to cover the fee, even though the effect there has no permanent effect on the bank balance.

Welcome to the game and Happy breeding.

Redbud · Apr 20, 2015 1:21 PM

Ooops, Thanks Sandy! I did not actually cover how to breed the horse :P

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