Develop the Genetic Potential of Your Horse
Breeding
Coverings
Horses reach their sexual maturity at 2 and a half, and are fertile until the end of their lifetime.
It's up to the owners of stallions to offer coverings or to suggest one to a specific mare. They also have to specify a covering cost (between 500 and 7500 Equus). The owners of mares can look for the best stallions by browsing through offers or replying to specific offers.
When you have your mare covered, you must pay for vet fees that correspond to 1% of your Equus reserve, rounded up to the next hundred with a minimum of 100 Equus and a maximum of 2500 Equus.
It is possible to cross-breed. Each foal is thus unique: it will inherit characteristics from its parents and their ancestors. It is up to you to make the right crosses to produce champions or to create a breeding farm that focuses on a certain discipline.
As certain stallions are very in demand, you can make a deal with their owner so that they reserve a covering for you. Often, breeders will indicate their price and conditions on their page.
To have one of your mares covered by one of your stallions, make yourself a reserved offer.
Gestation
Gestation lasts 12 months. From the 8th month onwards and for 50 Equus, you can request an ultrasound to find out the foal's gender, breed and coat. At this point in her pregnancy, the mare will only be allowed to do lessons. During the 12th month, you'll have to call the vet and make sure your mare is boarded at an equestrian center. If you can't call a vet, you'll lose the foal.
Once the foal is born you can name it and start taking care of it. Once it is separated from its mother at the age of 6 months you will have to board it at an equestrian center.
Foaling is the only action that can occur after midnight in the horse's history.
Keep in mind that it is not necessarily advantageous to cross-breed a mare that excels in dressage with a horse whose top skill is speed. Their offspring will not necessarily be better in each of these characteristics. It is recommended to breed between horses that excel in the same skill.
Foaling is a tiring experience for a mare. There must be an interval of at least 10 months between the birth of the last foal and the next covering.
Geldings
You can castrate your males who are between the ages of 2 and a half years old and 6 years old. Your horse will become a gelding. It will no longer be able to reproduce, but it will gain a bonus (stamina: +8, speed: +8, dressage: +4). Gelding a horse takes at least two hours.
Note that it is not possible to give Zeus's Lightning Bolt to a gelding, and that castration is irreversible.
The foal
The foaling went smoothly, a foal is born. Its breed is determined by the majority breed in its ascendants if they are not "pure bred". Its coat is selected at random among the coats authorized by the foal's breed.
Your foal's capacities depend on genetic characteristics of his parents but also on their training level and competition achievements.
The foals that you produce remain with their dam, in the same box, until they are 6 months old. They do not need to be boarded during this period, and they feed exclusively on their dam's milk.
Unicorns
Unicorns are very rare and reproduce almost like ordinary horses.
Baby unicorns are only born if a unicorn mare is covered by a male unicorn of the same breed at a precise time decided on by each breeder. But be careful! The only time that counts is the one shown in the upper right of your screen, not the time shown in your horse's history. Even if you meet all of these criteria, you only have a one in 5 chance of your mare giving birth to a unicorn foal.
You can change your unicorns' breeding time once every 30 days. To change a unicorn's breeding time, go to its page and click on 'Information' in its breeding box, then click on 'Select.' Planned maintenance work is sometimes done on the game. If this occurs at the time you've chosen, you will not be compensated.
Remember, you may only cover a unicorn at least 10 real hours after its conception or after its previous covering.
Donkeys
Donkeys can only reproduce three times in their lifetime, and only with another donkey. This is the only species whose genetic potential decreases with every generation.
When a male donkey is put up for sale, any coverings he has offered that haven't yet been accepted by a female are canceled.
Horses reach their sexual maturity at 2 and a half, and are fertile until the end of their lifetime.
It's up to the owners of stallions to offer coverings or to suggest one to a specific mare. They also have to specify a covering cost (between 500 and 7500 Equus). The owners of mares can look for the best stallions by browsing through offers or replying to specific offers.
When you have your mare covered, you must pay for vet fees that correspond to 1% of your Equus reserve, rounded up to the next hundred with a minimum of 100 Equus and a maximum of 2500 Equus.
It is possible to cross-breed. Each foal is thus unique: it will inherit characteristics from its parents and their ancestors. It is up to you to make the right crosses to produce champions or to create a breeding farm that focuses on a certain discipline.
As certain stallions are very in demand, you can make a deal with their owner so that they reserve a covering for you. Often, breeders will indicate their price and conditions on their page.
To have one of your mares covered by one of your stallions, make yourself a reserved offer.
Gestation
Gestation lasts 12 months. From the 8th month onwards and for 50 Equus, you can request an ultrasound to find out the foal's gender, breed and coat. At this point in her pregnancy, the mare will only be allowed to do lessons. During the 12th month, you'll have to call the vet and make sure your mare is boarded at an equestrian center. If you can't call a vet, you'll lose the foal.
Once the foal is born you can name it and start taking care of it. Once it is separated from its mother at the age of 6 months you will have to board it at an equestrian center.
Foaling is the only action that can occur after midnight in the horse's history.
Keep in mind that it is not necessarily advantageous to cross-breed a mare that excels in dressage with a horse whose top skill is speed. Their offspring will not necessarily be better in each of these characteristics. It is recommended to breed between horses that excel in the same skill.
Foaling is a tiring experience for a mare. There must be an interval of at least 10 months between the birth of the last foal and the next covering.
Geldings
You can castrate your males who are between the ages of 2 and a half years old and 6 years old. Your horse will become a gelding. It will no longer be able to reproduce, but it will gain a bonus (stamina: +8, speed: +8, dressage: +4). Gelding a horse takes at least two hours.
Note that it is not possible to give Zeus's Lightning Bolt to a gelding, and that castration is irreversible.
The foal
The foaling went smoothly, a foal is born. Its breed is determined by the majority breed in its ascendants if they are not "pure bred". Its coat is selected at random among the coats authorized by the foal's breed.
Your foal's capacities depend on genetic characteristics of his parents but also on their training level and competition achievements.
The foals that you produce remain with their dam, in the same box, until they are 6 months old. They do not need to be boarded during this period, and they feed exclusively on their dam's milk.
Unicorns
Unicorns are very rare and reproduce almost like ordinary horses.
Baby unicorns are only born if a unicorn mare is covered by a male unicorn of the same breed at a precise time decided on by each breeder. But be careful! The only time that counts is the one shown in the upper right of your screen, not the time shown in your horse's history. Even if you meet all of these criteria, you only have a one in 5 chance of your mare giving birth to a unicorn foal.
You can change your unicorns' breeding time once every 30 days. To change a unicorn's breeding time, go to its page and click on 'Information' in its breeding box, then click on 'Select.' Planned maintenance work is sometimes done on the game. If this occurs at the time you've chosen, you will not be compensated.
Remember, you may only cover a unicorn at least 10 real hours after its conception or after its previous covering.
Donkeys
Donkeys can only reproduce three times in their lifetime, and only with another donkey. This is the only species whose genetic potential decreases with every generation.
When a male donkey is put up for sale, any coverings he has offered that haven't yet been accepted by a female are canceled.
Genetics
Genetic potential
The genetic potential of a horse is calculated according to the genetic potential and the BLUP of its parents.
Once a foal is born, its genetic potential can no longer increase
Innate skills and skills gained during games and lessons are not included in the genetic potential. This means that a horse's skills may be higher than the values shown in its genetic potential.
Stars awarded for excellence
The award for excellence is a green star that you will find under a horse's genetic potential. It indicates that the horse excels in that particular skill. It is rare, as it is the culmination of a breeder's extensive work in terms of training and careful selection of breeding stock. It is awarded to exceptional horses!
To earn a star of excellence, the horse must have reached 100% of the genetic potential in the skill in question. It is possible to obtain additional stars in a skill for every 10% of additional genetic potential reached in the skill.
Excellence stars are awarded at a foal's birth only, because a horse's genetic potential cannot change once it is born.
Inborn skills
These are skills that the horse has right from birth. All foals do not necessarily have inborn skills. They are dependent on the foal's parents, their genetic potential and their BLUP. Thus a foal may be born with 10% stamina, for example.
A foal cannot be born with negative skills. If the average BLUP of the parents is below 0, then the foal will have no inborn skills.
These inborn skills are set at birth. They are added to the genetic potential.
Note that inborn skills are integrated to the skills, therefore it is possible to exceed the value indicated in the genetic potential. This effective value is what will count for the minimum skill requirement for competitions.
The BLUP
The BLUP is a genetic indicator. It plays a role in breeding because the BLUP of the parents has an impact on the potential of the foal at birth.
It is calculated according to:
If the average BLUP of the parents is 0 (then termed neutral), it will not have an impact on the calculation of the foal's genetic potential. If it is below 0, the foal will have a greater chance of having a potential that is lower than that of its parents, and the other way around if the average BLUP is above 0.
To have the best breeding stock and put all the chances on your side to produce the best foals possible, it is suggested that you choose horses with a high or at least positive BLUP, that is to say, individuals that are well trained.
The genetic potential of a horse is calculated according to the genetic potential and the BLUP of its parents.
Once a foal is born, its genetic potential can no longer increase
Innate skills and skills gained during games and lessons are not included in the genetic potential. This means that a horse's skills may be higher than the values shown in its genetic potential.
Stars awarded for excellence
The award for excellence is a green star that you will find under a horse's genetic potential. It indicates that the horse excels in that particular skill. It is rare, as it is the culmination of a breeder's extensive work in terms of training and careful selection of breeding stock. It is awarded to exceptional horses!
To earn a star of excellence, the horse must have reached 100% of the genetic potential in the skill in question. It is possible to obtain additional stars in a skill for every 10% of additional genetic potential reached in the skill.
Excellence stars are awarded at a foal's birth only, because a horse's genetic potential cannot change once it is born.
Inborn skills
These are skills that the horse has right from birth. All foals do not necessarily have inborn skills. They are dependent on the foal's parents, their genetic potential and their BLUP. Thus a foal may be born with 10% stamina, for example.
A foal cannot be born with negative skills. If the average BLUP of the parents is below 0, then the foal will have no inborn skills.
These inborn skills are set at birth. They are added to the genetic potential.
Note that inborn skills are integrated to the skills, therefore it is possible to exceed the value indicated in the genetic potential. This effective value is what will count for the minimum skill requirement for competitions.
The BLUP
The BLUP is a genetic indicator. It plays a role in breeding because the BLUP of the parents has an impact on the potential of the foal at birth.
It is calculated according to:
- the training level reached by the horse in its 3 best skills
- the number of competitions the horse has won ideally 20
- its age, the BLUP can reach 100 only when the horse is at least 10 years old
If the average BLUP of the parents is 0 (then termed neutral), it will not have an impact on the calculation of the foal's genetic potential. If it is below 0, the foal will have a greater chance of having a potential that is lower than that of its parents, and the other way around if the average BLUP is above 0.
To have the best breeding stock and put all the chances on your side to produce the best foals possible, it is suggested that you choose horses with a high or at least positive BLUP, that is to say, individuals that are well trained.