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Not sure what all type of info you are looking for, but here are some starter bits.

Mares can be bred at 4 years
Stallions can be bred at 3 years

Mares can have one live cover foal a year
Stallions can have 50 live cover foals a year

you can get more foals from both mares and stallions via straws and embryo transfer(Upgraded accounts)

Do all the free testing you can do to let the game help you decide if horse is worth breeding

When I started out, I preferred to create mares only and breed to other peoples stallions. I know I have a bunch of super neat coloring and marking stallions up for 1hb and others do as well, there are a TON of them up for under 250hb in the game

Check your Daily Herd Helper every 24 hours, you get a new one every day :) Some days it'll be something you don't want, other days it'll be something really fun! Since you are new, don't waste your time rerolling for a new one. It's expensive and you can use that money for other things right now.

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Sabino 1 and Sabino 2 are lethal with White 1 and White 2. These two sabinos can be safely crossed with White 3 and White 4.

A lethal combination of genes usually means that every time you try it, there is a 1 in 4 chance of a dead foal, in real life as well as the game. However, that doesn't mean that you can make such a breeding three times safely for every time there is a dead foal. It means that every breeding carries that risk, and in the short run, there tend to be more dead foals than not.

Compass Point has given you a fair overview of breeding. There is a link at the bottom of the left menu bar to more information on this topic.

There is also a link to the Genetic Information for real -life horses and for the game there. This is one of the greatest aspects of the game--the color genetics, except for a couple of fantasy genes--is based firmly on the latest genetic research. When the scientific information is updated, Ammit, the game's creator, incorporates it into the game as she has the time to do so.

We're a very friendly community, so don't hesitate to ask any specific questions that you may have. They are easier to cover than the broad, general ones. No question is stupid or silly. There will always be someone to give an answer, or even several someones with several expansions on the topic. :D

Hi Country Haven -- this game focuses on horse color genetics and producing a good show string of horses. You don't need to feed your horses, or brush them or muck out their stalls. You just get to focus on breeding and showing your herd. :)

You do need to train them and enter them in shows. On the drop down menu on the left side of the page, click on "Train My Horses" under the "Showing" tab (third from the top) and be sure to train all your horses. This can be done once every week, and weeks reset each Sunday. Once you've trained your horses, you'll need to enter them in shows. In your barn next to your horses' names, there's an orange arrow. Click on that to enter a show, and then select the class you'd like to enter and click "Enter the selected class". Your horses can be shown twice every week, and they earn points every time they show. Every week, you earn half your total points in a showing bonus to supplement your income.