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hiddenvfarm · Jan 26, 2016 6:27 PM

I have been wanting a ice horse for a while. Finally was able to pick one up. Stallion. Tested good. B. consistant. Good scores. Must have been excited and I overlooked that he is uneven. Do I geld and pass up on this beautiful boy? How does ice usually pass down? Is it dominant?
This is him http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=343568

Baya · Jan 26, 2016 6:31 PM

Ice is not dominent unless it is homozygous. And usually a stallion like that i would geld. But it is all a matter of opinion, and he is uneven horribly, but its your boy so you decide

hiddenvfarm · Jan 26, 2016 6:34 PM

That was kinda my thought. But was curious. Was such a dissapointment.

Baya · Jan 26, 2016 6:37 PM

I know how it feels hidden

RoseFlute · Jan 26, 2016 6:43 PM

Actually, I'm pretty sure ice is dominant anyway.

The way I've heard it, uneven generations tend to produce inconsistent horses, and possibly better show horses. They tend to produce foals not as good as their parents.
So, you could keep him as a stud for shiny show ponies.

Cheers · Jan 26, 2016 6:45 PM

He's pretty seriously uneven, so I wouldn't use him for breeding...sorry hon! I hope he makes an amazing show pony...

However, Baya is wrong. Ice is dominant, meaning you only need one allele to express the gene. This is as opposed to something like satin which is recessive, needing to be homozygous for expression. Interestingly, the pearl gene seems to be incompletely dominant, meaning it is partially expressed when heterozygous Cprl C

Baya · Jan 26, 2016 6:50 PM

Whoops my mistake. Anyway i have a ice mare and she has given me only one intact ice foal

Abbey Road · Jan 26, 2016 7:01 PM

I'd definitely geld.

Ice is dominant, and really, despite Ice 1 being a very expensive gene to put on a founcation, no longer hard to find at all from something like 3rd generation on due to one horse (Arctic Star Dust, the source of your boy's Ice) being put up for cheap public breeding for many seasons.

If you're breeding 3rd gen, I have a 3rd gen ice 1 boy I'd be willing to share straws from. Message me, or let me know when you're ready for them if you don't have 3g mares yet.

http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=172694

hiddenvfarm · Jan 26, 2016 7:02 PM

Thanks guys. I am gelding him.

PaintsStables · Jan 27, 2016 12:09 AM

I have some uneven stallions and mares, my limit is 2 generations, and I get some really good show horses out of them. Probably half of my higher profit/points earners right now are from those unevens. Any more than 2g and I geld though. Yours was way off, so I agree with everyone on gelding.

hikari · Feb 18, 2016 7:57 PM

Sorry to jump in!!
I'm reading different posts to learn more about the game. What does it mean when the horse is uneven?

Thank you!! :)

Abbey Road · Feb 18, 2016 8:04 PM

Generally, breeding the same generation horses is preferred in the game. So when you newly create a horse it's a foundation (gen 1, basically). Their offspring is gen 2. So an even horse has the same number of generations back to foundation on all branches of its pedigree.

RoseFlute · Feb 18, 2016 8:06 PM

Hi, no problem!
Uneven is short for uneven generations. :) Breeding a foundation horse to a 2nd generation horse will make a lower quality horse than breeding two 2nd generation horses. They're also more likely to alter through the free testing (which are totally necessary, seriously).
If you have any more questions, please ask! :D

hikari · Feb 18, 2016 8:26 PM

Thank you!
Completely makes sense. Someday I will understand it all haha

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