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Pastures will really help you here.

I took advantage of Ammit's very generous pastures for ivs when the change was first implemented. It has allowed me to keep all my mares in pastures and my barns for show horses. I have a large stable and I was able to breed all the last two months.

I totally know what you mean about the time. But, it has always been a balancing act. Between the kids, the job, and the normal day to day needs it is hard to fit the want-tos in with the have-tos. I love to paint, and lately is has been hard to get to that. I value the time I can play and am lucky that I can check my phone in between meetings or at lunch to try to stay up with the forum or check the sales board. I definitely have started to use this game as my 'decompression' time when I get home from work, even if it is after dinner (and the kid's homework...eek)

I would consider myself having a medium size barn,(about 1200 breedable mares this season) but I was able to get everyone breed that I wanted to the last two months. I do have a few pastures and I run them through in batches. 2nd Generation, 3rd Generation etc. And I try to look at one generation's group that stay intact after SBA at a time. I also geld/spay anything that that isn't superior or that papers lower than their parents.

I have never really been able to afford GMT's, or boosting so I don't tend to think about what something could be. I think that may make gelding easier.

I was worried I wouldn't like the 1 month breeding span, but I think I like it better. Right now it keeps me more engaged and happy to see my horses aging a little quicker, so I can use them sooner. If I am really dedicated and don't get distracted on the sales board I could probably get everything bred and sorted in a week and a half. If at the end of the month I have a few stragglers that didn't get breed I don't worry about it, I tend to breed the most important to me first and move down from there.

Space is my main issue. I like to buy the bigger barns, and it is getting harder with prices increasing with the more stalls you have. I have also started to buy outside horses, which I have only done sparingly in the past - so that could have something to do with my diminishing bank account.

If you like doing the GMT's then I think having fewer breeding and more showing makes sense. What ever part of the game makes it exciting for you - focus on that part.

I feel the same too. This last breeding season I was lucky that I had a few weeks off from work so I could get online more often and bred all my horses, but I know that after August when I start my study I won't have much time left so I probably won't breed at all.
I see the upsides of the shortened season, but I also see the downsides.
I'm glad I bought a lot of pastures tho, it makes breeding much faster and easier. Otherwise I could only breed a 100 a season, now I can do a whole lot more!

I think the best way to handle this is to breed the horses you like/value the most first, and then do the rest. And do a lot of culling too :p

I too am having trouble. My daily bonus adds up quickly, but no time to use it. I suppose it makes it easier for new players, but I’ve spent a lot of time in the past working on making my special horses the way I want, and now they just age faster.

I don't breed by hand. I do all my breeding by pastures. Each generation has its own pasture(s). I breed a generation at a time, go through the foals, then breed another generation, go through foals, etc.