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I don't think is any general benefit for even breeding, simply a common goal of many players, so just their personal preference. Obviously no requirement to do so, breed how you wish!

I prefer even breeding as it gives me a way to track improvement and set goals. Breeding mixed generations is just no challenge and gives me nothing to work towards. So I breed even generations as a limiting factor, still also having my colour goals. Plus I find quality is just so much easier to track with even generations, I like the breeding up from foundations as each new era starts, and getting to high Gold/Stars with their even pedigree.

I do have some high PT horses from many old lines that's completely mixed pedigree, but they have anyways simply been bred for the highest PT's, and not much else

Really your horses only have to please you, so do whatever you like! I primarily use even lines because I like to watch the progress over generations and I like the nice neat pedigrees, but I keep a bootstrap herd for show horses which is pretty much anything goes. Selling to other players is a relatively small part of the game experience, so your tastes are all that really matter in your herd

This is one of the (many) great things about this game. There is no right or wrong way to play so everyone can set their own goals and play the way they want to. Personally, I breed even generations because I like to keep everything tidy. I just don't like looking at an uneven pedigree! :)

Have fun - that's the main thing.

I started boot strapping when I first started had no idea what what I was doing. So when I decided to do even breeding, I snipped all of my bootstrap lines. They really gave me a daily boost. I have found myself in a bit of a slump with my even lines. So I have started looking for some bootstrap horses to bring that back to my barn. With that being said I myself find it very important to keep my even lines separate from my bootstrap group!

@Ammit Thank you! ((Runs off to start a new discussion))