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I think downsizing is a reasonable option. Save tthe horses that have the most important genes or have the most investment involved. Keep show ponies to earn you money when you can't sign on. Don't feel bad about missing a breeding season either. Consider it a vaction lol.

I agree with Humboldt. Downsizing may be the way to go. Do a hard mass cull when you have good down time in RL and only keep those horses that are most important to you intact. I did this and went from 700/800 breedable mares in my pastures to somewhere around 200/300 and a ton of my pastures laid empty for a couple seasons. I still have several empty pastures and a few pastures with less than 10 mares in them. And don't feel bad about missing a season, or not getting to every foal during each season. If you still enjoy the game, then keep playing whenever you can find the time to jump on for a little while :) Your horses will be there waiting. I know it's probably frustrating because of the real money that you've spent but just let it play its course. Remember that Ammit designed this game for busy adults who can't be on 24/7. The change to a one month breeding season has been a hard hit on the larger stables but it was a necessary evil to get this server more active. So all in all, just play when you can and focus on the horses most important to you, the ones that have EXACTLY what you want :)

Thanks everyone for your responses. Paradox, I’ll gladly give you your stud back. I’m still pondering what else I can do.

I’m going to offer a lot of my horses publicly for sale, second generations mostly. Most are unnamed you can just search by age, and I believe most are fully tested. The thing is, I don’t have the time or energy to put them in my chat, so if you send the link on here to the horse, I’ll click it and put it up for sale publically, and hopefully people will respect that. Does that sound fair? Any named horses and foundations i probably want. Also, maybe keep it to like 5 at a time so I don’t get overwhelmed? Lol it sounds pathetic but I really don’t hav a ton of time. Some I might not want to part with but it’s worth a try. I have a lot of 2nd gen who are het for a lot of special genes, so be sure to look at them. Also you can search by my special foundation stallions and look at their offspring. I don’t mind hoarding horses for the income, I just don’t want the really nice ones to get wasted.

Ok. Let's see if we can get this ball rolling. I have a feeling these may be a little low, but I'm not real good at pricing things, especially if I want them :D
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=8211707 40k?
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=6411248 40k?
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=6367120 45k?
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=7443636 30k?

Veetiepony, this is the one.

Paradox Bright

If you ever reach a point where you’re playing a lot again and you want to use him, just let me know and I can either give him to again or send straws. :) I appreciate it!

I'd be interested in these two fellows depending on how much you'd like for them?
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=7672776
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=7862632

I know I’ve talked to you in the past, but if you’re willing to part with any of your Fantasy girls I’d love to give them a great home. :)

https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=5756444
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=5756492
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=5756495
https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=6229827

These guys are outa my lines so I'll gladly take them back

If your willing to part I got a whole barn that can use him https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=5914529
Same with this girl, I got some boys that would love to get to know her lol https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=7773320https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=7773320

And this one I have lines from this breeder as well https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=5539966 I know the age but i got the girls

Veetie, I know exactly how you're feeling! I've spent so many real life years building up my stable to the current size, all with a basic upgrade, but with the change the seasons are just too short to breed them all. I've tried to downsize too, it helped a bit, but not nearly enough.
I'm considering starting over my lines all together, focussing just on a few genes (all in 1 line or max 2 lines) instead of a lot of different genes and lines. But on the other hand, I also really like all those different lines I have and breeding them together, seeing all those special and unexpected combinations.

My plan for now is to just play a bit here and there, breed a bit, and just let it sink down what I really want to do to keep the game playable for me, and most importanly not feeling too bad about missing some breedings. I have some mares tattoo'd with a 'must breed' tattoo if they're really special or HQ so I don't forget them, and I always look at my 17yrs to breed, but otherwise it is mostly just breeding whatever I feel like.

As others said, downsizing is the best way to go. It can take a lot of time, but it really helps to feel less overwhelmed and enjoy the game more again.
Being strict about your breedings and maybe 'limiting' yourself in the amount of new horses you allow yourself to create and/or to breed might also be helpful to stop the exponential growth, as well as figuring out what you really want (however I still have not managed to do this :'))

Anyway, goodluck with the downsizing and figuring it out, I'll follow this thread for more tips :)

I have had times like this myself. Best advice is to keep up an automatic show string. Log in maybe once a week or so to not hit the money cap. This way when you find your way back, you have funds at the least. I once let my account sit on what used to be a level 3 upgrade for a year and a half. I have none of the lines that I had back then anymore, but I still have some of what I had worked to get. Lately I am back in a bit of a no time slump, so I only log on to not hit the cap, see my free HH rolls that day, and do pasture breeding if it's that time of month. Today I had a bit more time, so here I am.