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Personally, I am always looking for White M, White 8, and Sabino 2 and KP. Frame is always a bonus on mares, but I'd rather not see it on my stallions. As for what I don't like to see, I like everything really, but I tend to stay away from white 1 & 2. And that's about it. Also grey just cause, while cute when young, they turn all while in old age and I like to see their colors.

That being said, I have a little bit of everything in my barns. With the right combos, every gene looks good.

It is not so much that some genes are undesirable, it is more that some are more popular than others. We have many naturally accruing genes that can be bred for. We also have the fantasy genes that are more rare and cost more to own. Everyone that plays has a different idea what is more desirable. If you like chestnuts, then the DP horses which at times produce the liver chestnuts and the black chestnuts. We have brindles, now called Mosaic, which has a coat that is streaked with various shades of a color. There are so many different colors that you are sure to find something you like.

We do have some genes that make breeding tricky, like the frame gene. While it combines with some genes and produces a beautiful horse, it can also wind up with a deceased foal if bred to the wrong gene combination. There is a really good chart on the forum that explains what is safe to bred together.

Some genes can only be owned if you buy a foundation mare or stallion \with that particular gene. Some of these genes have very strict breeding, selling and auctioning rules. Some of these genes include the Axiom, Ice 9, Ice 10 and Ice 13.

The one that are the most desirable are the ones that each individual finds more desirable. To build a really good stable that will become self-supporting, work on breeding quality horses, not colorful ones. With careful breeding it is possible to have a colorful successful stable. Good luck with your stable :)

Don't think you can just get rare genes and breed them and get money that way. A see people trying to snatch up satin now for that purpose and I can tell you right now that boat won't float.

Lethal white is not really a disease. The gene that causes the white does so because it is actually broken. When it gets TOO broken (the foal has TOO much white) the foal has complications that go along with the broken gene, and cause it to die, usually before/at/very shortly after birth. Some broken is ok. Break too much and you lose big time!

I really like dark chestnuts. If they have a nice bold pattern that's even better. I like varnish appallosas, kitm, i do like grey but usually i turn them into show ponies, also have a sweet spot for duns as well as rabicano. DP on just about any base is my passion though.

Things I avoid or white 1 and silvers. Silver black is pretty but really don't like silver bay. White 1 just looks...odd to me