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So for the kit lethality chart, what you do is you mark down which kit genes the parents have. Then you mark down all possible combinations that the foal can have (in the first two horses case, it is this: kitkit, kitTokit, kitMkit, KitTokitM). Since kit genes can be lethal with each other, you only need to check the combinations with have two genes present, in this case the last one. Kitm and kitto are safe with each other.

If two genes are NOT safe with each other, then the amount of white a horse has on it (the WF) will dictate whether or not the horse will survive. WF is mostly inheritable, and is increased by splash and frame.

If a combination is a low risk cross, then only something like an extensive white factor would result in a dead foal. The larger the risk, the lower the wf needs to be for a dead foal to occur.

Here is the chart for reference:
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/13757/new-kit-lethality-and-kit-mutation-load-explained#Item_12

Thank you @ObsidianKitsune! I wasn't sure if it was only the KIT and white factors or if there was any other combinations I needed to worry about

Please also remember that when you are breeding riskier Kit combinations, having other “white adding” genes like Splash (any kind of Splash) and Frame increase “white load” of the horse and therefore the lethality of the cross.

Ammit basically explains it like this: every white marking your horse has is a “broken” piece of the genetic code. A little white is a little break. A lot of white is a lot of breaks. If you have an all white horse, it has lots and lots of breaks and eventually you get so many breaks it’s not compatible with life. So if you want to play with, say, W1 or W10, which put a lot of white on a horse, you’re better off doing it without other “white adding” genes in the combination.

I don’t know if Ice or the other Fantasy genes contribute to white load, but I think they are all safe with everything.

Doesn't look like I can breed them now anyway! So I have time to change my mind. It's not giving me mare options for the straws so I'll wait till I can!

I noticed that after I said something. I'll get the hang of it, thanks everyone!