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That is the Sooty plus SS+ in his genetic code. It causes the dapples and when paired with homozygous dun, a more drastic dun variant.

The I gene is an imaginary limited edition ice gene set that Ammit added to the game for fun. It produces a really cool icy effect in a horse's coloring.

Here are some examples so you can see what it looks like. http://hj2.huntandjump.com/adv_search.php?status=any&ageg=&agel=&agee=&erag=&eral=&erae=&f_basic=none&f_adv=none&tattoo=&f_limit=25&stallion=1&mare=1&gelding=1&spayedmare=1&name=&name_lm=like&color=ice&color_lm=like&bty=1&lined=lined&foundation=1&sire=&dam=&barn=&owner=&breeder=&e1=1&e2=1&a1=1&a2=1&f1=1&f2=1&p1=1&p2=1&s1=1&s2=1&s3=1&c1=1&c2=1&c3=1&d1=1&d2=1&g1=1&g2=1&ch1=1&ch2=1&z1=1&z2=1&sa1=1&sa2=1&kit1=1&kit2=1&kit3=1&kit4=1&kit5=1&kit6=1&kit7=1&kit8=1&kit9=1&sp1=1&sp2=1&rb1=1&rb2=1&o1=1&o2=1&l1=1&l2=1&v1=1&v2=1&brindle1=1&brindle2=1&patn1=1&patn2=1&patn3=1&patn4=1&patn5=1&patn6=1&wf1=1&wf2=1&wf3=1&wf4=1&wf5=1&wf6=1

A lowercase superscript indicates a recessive, inactive allele. An uppercase one indicates the dominant allele which shows up. Very few horses actually carry dominant ice and they are rarely sold.

Oops, double post.

As for showing, that has changed drastically in recent months. The cost for entering shows, especially in the higher levels, was very high and the payouts for the top half of the class were correspondingly high. Figuring out when to show could be very difficult indeed, and entering high level horses at the wrong time was very expensive.

Ammit has changed that by reducing the entry fees drastically. Of course that also means that the payouts are significantly reduced. However, we get a weekly bonus based on the total number of points that our horses have accumulated as of the midnight roll over to Sunday. Since horses gain at least a few points in most classes, except for the one that comes in last, the total points gradually increase, as does the weekly point bonus. So it pays to enter horses even if they aren't going to be in the top of the class, since the loss in hajibucks is not as great and the point total continues to rise, even for horses in the lower half of the class.

For people with Level 5 and auto show, all horses, except those in the pastures and the primary barn are shown twice a week, unless a barn has been set as a non-showing barn. My own experience has been that the showing profit is usually several thousand hajibucks in the negative. However, my point total has continued to rise, even in this game where I don't have all that many horses and many of them are young and still in low level classes. Since weekly deficit is less than the weekly showing bonus at week's end, I'm making a profit, week by week. In fact, it has finally risen to over 10,000 hb. This is great progress because most of my horses hadn't been shown until just before the new system went in, and my point total was quite small.

You might find that it would pay to show all, or most, of your horses twice a week (as many as you can afford to enter), and see what happens.