Black Oak Farms

[NekoNAB]

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Hello! T'is NekoCookie. I finally made an account to goof off on and just breed for looks, with Tom's permission of course. I cannot remember however, if we talked over using Turkmenes for their stockings or not. So far I'm just grabbing up NABs that looks pleasing to the eye, without trying to pay too much attention to their HGP.. and failing, but still! It's an attempt!

[BlackOak2]

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Hello! T'is NekoCookie. I finally made an account to goof off on and just breed for looks, with Tom's permission of course. I cannot remember however, if we talked over using Turkmenes for their stockings or not. So far I'm just grabbing up NABs that looks pleasing to the eye, without trying to pay too much attention to their HGP.. and failing, but still! It's an attempt!

Welcome back.

Still surviving and kicking. Good to see you (some posts I've stalked already) and hear from you again.

I think it was you and I that were talking about the stiltwalkers, right? That would also include the super-tall stockinged ones to accentuate (100 dollar word, couldn't remember spelling or pronunciation -_- ) that look.

Any of the light-bodied horses would work, I think, though I'd probably recommend throwing in some of that forest horse mix, just to keep the overall look a bit balanced... however... I think I discovered that I had many of the AC breeds mixed in...


Breeding just for the oddities is certainly fun.

[NekoNAB]

Welcome back.

Still surviving and kicking. Good to see you (some posts I've stalked already) and hear from you again.

I think it was you and I that were talking about the stiltwalkers, right? That would also include the super-tall stockinged ones to accentuate (100 dollar word, couldn't remember spelling or pronunciation -_- ) that look.

Any of the light-bodied horses would work, I think, though I'd probably recommend throwing in some of that forest horse mix, just to keep the overall look a bit balanced... however... I think I discovered that I had many of the AC breeds mixed in...


Breeding just for the oddities is certainly fun.

Can't say I'm back 100% just yet, though I'm slowly getting there. Lots of real life stuff to take care of still.

Yes it was! Stiltwalkers, that looked like their legs would be way too thin to hold them up. With.. black stockings was it?

I think we were talking about using mostly arabs and turks to produce such a look, but for the life of me I cannot remember clearly. But alas, I will mostly likely throw things together until something "sticks".

[BlackOak2]

Welcome back.

Still surviving and kicking. Good to see you (some posts I've stalked already) and hear from you again.

I think it was you and I that were talking about the stiltwalkers, right? That would also include the super-tall stockinged ones to accentuate (100 dollar word, couldn't remember spelling or pronunciation -_- ) that look.

Any of the light-bodied horses would work, I think, though I'd probably recommend throwing in some of that forest horse mix, just to keep the overall look a bit balanced... however... I think I discovered that I had many of the AC breeds mixed in...


Breeding just for the oddities is certainly fun.

Can't say I'm back 100% just yet, though I'm slowly getting there. Lots of real life stuff to take care of still.

Yes it was! Stiltwalkers, that looked like their legs would be way too thin to hold them up. With.. black stockings was it?

I think we were talking about using mostly arabs and turks to produce such a look, but for the life of me I cannot remember clearly. But alas, I will mostly likely throw things together until something "sticks".

I thought it was dark body, white legs. But either way could work and with the way tobiano works, I think it's possible to do either.

I also think we were mostly talking about those two because they're lightweight. But it could also be that the stiltwalkers I had, were bred with a lot more turk and arab blood. I just don't remember either.

But yes, just start tossing things together until something starts to stick. Short backs help with the stilt-look and though the super talls make it look more prominent, even the shorties can still appear to be stilt-like.

Also, thin legs and tiny hooves. All of which are able to be choice-bred on the game. Such a nice game to allow us to do so.

One of the AC breeds offers only or almost only leg and star markings. I know tarpans are one... prze I think... and ... actually, I think other than the NAB, most of them are almost strictly leg and face. Although there is one that will spread it onto the but. That would be either belgians, arabs or on the off chance, shetland. I had those butt-ers pop up in a heavy-arab line. I used just one belgian stud and just one shetland stud to get the heavier build and both the short height and the tall height.
It's likely the shetland that did that though.

[NekoNAB]

I thought it was dark body, white legs. But either way could work and with the way tobiano works, I think it's possible to do either.

I also think we were mostly talking about those two because they're lightweight. But it could also be that the stiltwalkers I had, were bred with a lot more turk and arab blood. I just don't remember either.

But yes, just start tossing things together until something starts to stick. Short backs help with the stilt-look and though the super talls make it look more prominent, even the shorties can still appear to be stilt-like.

Also, thin legs and tiny hooves. All of which are able to be choice-bred on the game. Such a nice game to allow us to do so.

One of the AC breeds offers only or almost only leg and star markings. I know tarpans are one... prze I think... and ... actually, I think other than the NAB, most of them are almost strictly leg and face. Although there is one that will spread it onto the but. That would be either belgians, arabs or on the off chance, shetland. I had those butt-ers pop up in a heavy-arab line. I used just one belgian stud and just one shetland stud to get the heavier build and both the short height and the tall height.
It's likely the shetland that did that though.

Well, either would work. As long as they got that stiltwalker look. We'll just see whatever happens. Currently breeding the NABS with Turks, then those offspring are gonna be crossed to Belgian before breeding back to NABs. Fingers crossed.

Thin legs and tiny hooves... hmm. Maybe Caspian? I do believe some Caspians also throw short backs, though not as reliably as Shetlands and Belgians.

[BlackOak2]

I thought it was dark body, white legs. But either way could work and with the way tobiano works, I think it's possible to do either.

I also think we were mostly talking about those two because they're lightweight. But it could also be that the stiltwalkers I had, were bred with a lot more turk and arab blood. I just don't remember either.

But yes, just start tossing things together until something starts to stick. Short backs help with the stilt-look and though the super talls make it look more prominent, even the shorties can still appear to be stilt-like.

Also, thin legs and tiny hooves. All of which are able to be choice-bred on the game. Such a nice game to allow us to do so.

One of the AC breeds offers only or almost only leg and star markings. I know tarpans are one... prze I think... and ... actually, I think other than the NAB, most of them are almost strictly leg and face. Although there is one that will spread it onto the but. That would be either belgians, arabs or on the off chance, shetland. I had those butt-ers pop up in a heavy-arab line. I used just one belgian stud and just one shetland stud to get the heavier build and both the short height and the tall height.
It's likely the shetland that did that though.

Well, either would work. As long as they got that stiltwalker look. We'll just see whatever happens. Currently breeding the NABS with Turks, then those offspring are gonna be crossed to Belgian before breeding back to NABs. Fingers crossed.

Thin legs and tiny hooves... hmm. Maybe Caspian? I do believe some Caspians also throw short backs, though not as reliably as Shetlands and Belgians.

Caspians are reliable for horse-like appearances. The tiny hooves and legs can also come from arabs and turks. So all of them could work.

One of the few projects that just looking at the newborns, will offer insight into if they're cull foals or keep foals.

[NekoNAB]

Caspians are reliable for horse-like appearances. The tiny hooves and legs can also come from arabs and turks. So all of them could work.

One of the few projects that just looking at the newborns, will offer insight into if they're cull foals or keep foals.

Yes, as I've been breeding and realizing thus far... perhaps turkmenes and belgians are not the way to go. I am noticing the body is being thrown way off mark, tho socks are showing up.
I think I'll try introducing caspians and/or shetlands into the mix. So far I have a really good filly with three decent stockings and a sock, and a colt and a filly with high stockings and a coronet.
I'm thinking tall stockings, with some flecking on their flanks thanks to shetlands. I don't know if I will do any feathering yet however.

But so far all is well! I.. erm. may be ignoring my other projects in favour of this one, because for once I can partially ignore their "stats" and just focus on looks. It's liberating!

[BlackOak2]

Yes, as I've been breeding and realizing thus far... perhaps turkmenes and belgians are not the way to go. I am noticing the body is being thrown way off mark, tho socks are showing up.
I think I'll try introducing caspians and/or shetlands into the mix. So far I have a really good filly with three decent stockings and a sock, and a colt and a filly with high stockings and a coronet.
I'm thinking tall stockings, with some flecking on their flanks thanks to shetlands. I don't know if I will do any feathering yet however.

But so far all is well! I.. erm. may be ignoring my other projects in favour of this one, because for once I can partially ignore their "stats" and just focus on looks. It's liberating!

Yup!
One of the ... yeah, enjoyments!... of breeding for color is to not worry about anything else.

NAB is required for some of that tobiano spread. But... I didn't even consider and think it's a good switchover, a replacement. Those shetlands could very easily take the place that the NAB's offer. And, though they're still 'very heavy' like the belgians, it's not too hard to pull them back from that area. A few crossovers with caspians and the body style starts favoring that mid-grade area. Plus, they do have a fairly petite hoof size.

Ignoring the other projects isn't a bad thing. Can help you refocus on them in the future.

I think, feathering will distract or detract from the tall-legged, stilt-like look. Would look interesting, but pull away from the overall viewing.

[BlackOak2]

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My apologies.
I was entering a horse and threw her into two of your Driven Dressage competitions before I actually read the title. I don't think it was more than just the two though.

[BlackOak2]

This is already available. You just have to breed the mohawk into them.

How do you do that

By getting yourself a mohawk horse and crossing the mohawk genes into a trake pureblood.
Here's what you need to know about the mohawk genes:
They're recessive, you'll need two of them for the Mo's to show.
Every Mo parent will at least throw Mo carrier children.
Mo carrier's have a 50/50 to pass on the gene.
Two Mo carrier parents have a 25% to throw a No-Mo foal, 50% to throw Mo carriers and 25% to throw Mo foals.

Your mohawk genes come from the AC prze horses, but through breeding, have shown in many of the player's bloodlines. My suggestion is to find a mohawk Tb stud on the market, that has decent overall stats, but is still fair to cheap, get yourself a trake mare and breed to that stud. Pop a filly, then breed the filly back to the stud. Those foals will be 25% trake (give or take) and 75% Tb (give or take), but should be showing Mohawks. Keep only the mohawk offspring and breed them into your herd to spread the genes around.