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If our last horse with a certain licensed gene ages out of the game, do we lose that license? Do we have to purchase the gene a second time in that case?

Once you have a license, you don't need the horses that have the gene in order to keep the license. I know because when I bought my first licenses, right after that I didn't have time to play for a while and when I came back my original foundies with the genes had died without any offspring. But I still had the licenses and was able to buy stock with those genes again. You can also sell all the horses with that gene if you want and you'll still keep the license (unless you're transferring through the gift exchange, in that case the license goes with them so players without the license can be gifted it.) It's like this: the only way to get a license is to buy it through the RGS (or have it bought for you by another player) or GMT lab (for certain licensed genes that are available there). You get a copy of the license every time you purchase the gene onto a foundation (through RGS or GMT lab) and the only way you can lose a license is by gifting it to another player through the exchange. They never expire or go away with the horse when it dies or you sell it (except, like I said, through the gift exchange.)

The license is not linked to a horse in any way. You can not put it on a horse and it does not mater if a horse ages out because it is not connected to any horses

CLynn gave a great rundown as always!

You can not gift a 2nd gen horse to someone if they do not have the license. Foundations only.

You only lose one license per foundation gifted, not all of them in one go.

The horses themselves don't have the licenses. You get the licenses for having purchased the gene. The horse it goes onto doesn't matter in the long run. You can see all the gene licenses you own and how many copies of each on your home page under the licenses section.

How can I have 0 licenses for bats yet have one gelding with bats on him?


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So I do have to keep one horse with the gene on it then? What if I un-alter him? Will that let me buy a horse with bats? (not a foundation)

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Well, there's no horses for sale that have bats, so I guess the question is moot.