Breeding

[robynreddress]

So, I just learned that showing and training do not affect a foal, only the outcome of the parents.

So, how is a newbie supposed to breed their own line of good horses with greens? Seems a little unfair to me. Am I supposed to save up money to buy good horses? Where can good genes come from?

[Amber]

There are a lot of good genes available in the stallions up for public stud, or you can buy a good horse from the market. I've seen ones with greens sell for under $1000 so you don't have to be rich to develop good lines.

[QuesthavenFarms]

What breeds do you need? I would be willing to sell you an expensive horse.
QHF

[Vaxxine]

You can absolutely breed your own green lines from a handful of PT market horses. Just because a horse doesn't currently have a green, doesn't mean they won't produce offspring that has a green.

A horse has the genes he currently presents, and he has the genes he'll pass on. There are many hidden genes and abilities that will only present themselves if you breed the horse and look at his offpring. Just like real life, not all good horses are good producers, and some outright bad horses throw beautiful foals. I've had studs with greens who did not throw a single green in 40 foals, and I've had studs with 3 reds who produced foals with green & no red consistently. I breed every horse I get from the PT market at least twice, even if they look like really bad horses.

I personally don't look at greens or reds. Instead I look at competition scores, local show results and half decent conformation. Many of my most talented horses have bad breeding reports and reds, but are very competitive. At least on the competitive end of things, you don't need expensive horses. Everyone's breeding for different goals.

If you get a good competition horse [adopted turkmenes can usually place in local lvl 4 racing with no training], you can use local show to make enough money to buy well bred horses from other breeders or to earn enough PT to adopt more horses. [Not to mention winning back your days/turns]

[Questhaven]

What breeds do you need? I would be willing to sell you an expensive horse.
QHF

I meant "inexpensive". I am rehoming right and left because I am breeding for particular qualities. Let me know. I am willing to share.
QHF

[robynreddress]

So, I suppose my question now is do genes affect how quickly a horse trains a particular stat?

[robynreddress]

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[Nate]

In regards to the original question, this game has been carefully geared towards providing space for newbies to develop their own lines successfully. Some portions are still in progress, but even horses straight from the adoption center are often competitive in one event or another. Sometimes lots of events! Even those with the greatest number of turns played have weak points in their lines. Further showing tweaks and updates will make it even easier for newbies to have space for development by more dynamically keeping good horses out of lower level shows. And as always, most players are very generous with their public studs.

[robynreddress]

Thanks for this info everyone, I'm still a little confused, but I think I might be starting to get the hang of it.