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Hi and welcome : ) It would be helpful to have a little more info about your breeding goals / what you're looking to accomplish so we can help in ways that will get you where you're interested in going. For example... Are you looking to start with Foundations? Or do you want lined horses to breed a show string from so you can increase your income? Do you have particular colours or patterns you'd like to incorporate? Colours/patterns you'd like to avoid? Etc.

The auction runs from 6AM to 8AM only Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays so you'll have to wait until tomorrow to get a horse from there. :) However, one of the best places to get some good stock when you are starting out is from the foundation rescue. You may not find many flashy colors but all horses from them are both good showers and good breeders, and they cost $2500 which is actually $100 less than you can get a horse from auction. To browse these horses, just type "13" in the "owner ID" slot in the Horse Search engine.

Another option is to create your own horses. These aren't always guaranteed to be good quality, but you can use "Herd Helpers" such as "Perfect Foundations" or "Exceptional Show Horses" to get good show horses that are also usually good at breeding as well. Every player gets a new Herd Helper each day and since many of us share them with other players via the Herd Helper board here in the forum, you can sometimes pick up different ones there. (Note: Each Herd Helper is only good for a max of 24 hours and can only be shared with a specified number of players)

Just a couple hints for a good way to get some better quality horses starting out. I'm sure others can give a more complete tutorial, but this should at least get you going. :)

Here is a link to the rescue horses, to make it easier to find.

http://www.huntandjump.com/adv_search.php?status=sale&ageg=&agel=&agee=&erag=&eral=&erae=&f_basic=none&f_adv=none&tattoo=&f_limit=25&stallion=1&mare=1&name=&name_lm=like&color=&color_lm=like&bty=1&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

We all started out in the same situation. There is no rush to figure out what you want to breed for. Take your time learning the game, and deciding what you want. Some people change their minds about their breeding goals frequently, or breed a little of everything (which eventually results in a huge stable bringing in lots of showing bonus hajibucks).