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That's kind of what I was thinking, thanks. Figured I may keep my exper mares in my barns (instead of letting th build up a pasture bonus) and use them for breeding with straws, since they have a higher breeding ability.

I don't want to cash in on a new stallion, more of I'd like to be able to trade straws, foals, etc. and don't want to be at a disadvantage there. At this point I'm thinking I'll go for a regular RS.

Goooood point Cheers I hadn't thought of that. Its going to take a little while to build our exper mare herds up. I was going to GMT a new KP boy and was thinking of using an exper stallion but its better to wait and just use a Rank Special that isnt exper. I'll still make one of my boys exper just not the one I'm going to GMT right this second!

Denali--this is why I made my first ExPer colt a one year old. It gives me time to decide on his GMTing but it also gives me time to build a mare herd for him. I certainly am not accusing you of cashing in! But to use an ExPer stallion on regular mares with the full pasture bonus is going to be frustrating enough...using straws or live cover is going to significantly up your alter rate again. I think GMTd boosted stallions will have lots of value and I definitely look forward to swapping for straws, eggs and foals, but there is going to be some short term pain.

Wildland--I would be interested in a couple of straws to use in my ExPer or ExPro mares just to see how they go.

Moon--yep, that's my current plan!

Kintara--as you know I am a massive massive fan of the offspring of the few B foundations in the game previously and will continue to cherish and damn near worship my Dark Pearl, Khanjar Rose and Ability Bells offspring for their high quality. Dark Pearl has definitely been the most influential stallion in my herd (I'm so excited for those other two to throw their first crops next season!). But even with full pasture boost, I have a higher spay and geld rate with those boys. I love it because I can weed out a ton of mares, but it will be frustrating for a lot of players. Especially those who aren't able to afford upgraded testing and lots of pastures to take advantage of the pasture bonus.