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LOL! Welcome RedDee! Give me a minute and I will take a look at your stable......

Hello RedDeeFarms,

And welcome to HJ2! I have to admit I did exactly the same thing. I was so excited to purchase and breed all of the different colors and patterns that I ran out of hbs rather quickly. This can be mended, so don't sweat the small stuff! As Confluence mentioned, it is important to build a good herd balance of show horses and quality producing horses.

Don't sacrifice quality for the sake of a pretty horse. This is a non-competitive game and everyone has different goals so you won't make an income off selling horses. The most beneficial way to earn an sustainable income is to build a great big show herd to support your breeding goals. Show horses are often spayed or gelded (referred to as altered) to obtain the most showing and training benefits. The more points your horse earns the bigger your daily bonus!

Another method is to purchase horses in bulk, pasture breed them, and sell all of the horses and foals in auction. I couldn't do this method because I fall in love with the foals too easily. :P

Wow, I wrote more than I thought I would. But one more thing, we are a friendly community so if you have any questions at all please ask us on the forum or in the Beginners Barn chat room. We will do our best to help you along. :)

@RedDeeFarms, you can find a lot of great information in the "Help me out" forum. That is the place to pose questions or investigate if someone else already posted your question and got a reply. A helpful hint is to always use free testing. Afterall, it is free! It gives a very vague quality assessment of your horse/foal. The testing that requires hbs (the currency) gives a more definite answer to your question about quality: consistency, PT score. To determine if a horse is a good producer takes time and, usually, a lot of hbs because testing starts to get expensive. The expense comes from papering stallions and mares as well as comparing stallions. There are levels of quality for each. Stallions: Showable only, C, B, A, and Star*, listed from lowest to greatest quality. For mares: Failed, Yellow, Red, Blue, and Gold*.

Make sure to take your time and enjoy the process. :)

Here are some helpful links to start you out:
Breeding Evenly
Mare Papering
PT scores...whats the standard
Questions/discussion on quality improvement
Stallion Papering - Comp Testing
Testing. What is worth it And old discussion but I think it is still relevant.

I couldn't remember where to find the uneven breeding discussion. Uneven breeding is pairing a higher generation (4-8th) with a lower generation (foundation-2nd) to produce an uneven foal. These foals will have uneven breeding quality but they have a jump in showing quality, often gaining points faster. Feel free to post a new discussion if you still have questions. I hope you find the links helpful. :)

Oops! I didn't realize we had a master list. That is super helpful. Thank you for catching me.