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Even though his paper level is superior to his sire, the fact that he compared as good as means exactly that. If you have the hbs, try comparing him to another B papered second gen. If he is worse, I personally wouldn't use him since my goal is to have superior breeding each generation.

Ok ill do that Ritsika witch stud should I test him to ?one of his brothers that I know is superior to their sire?

Yes you are right I was going to use Abstract dreamer but he is shorter then I like so I was going to use Mystical Freak because he is quite a bit taller I know it's stupid but they have to be tall or I don't like them it's an OCD thing taller then 16.2 is perfect

From what I've noticed, there certainly are no rules for breeding! If you'd rather breed for color and really want to use him, I'd say go for it. I'd still opt for geld and try the same breeding next season, but there's no right way to do it.

The question is -- Are you willing to accept lower quality 3rd gens in exchange for that extra height (or what ever gene or trait makes you consider keeping a given AGA stallion)? If the answer is yes, then that is fine. There is no rule in this game that says we all have to breed for the greatest possible quality increase with each generation. Many of us (including me) try to, but if there are other factors more important to you, you are free to breed your horses however you wish. It might decrease the sale value of his foals, but if you don't plan to try to sell them, then that is no problem. The fact that each player is able to set whatever goals they want for their breeding program, instead of everyone competing for the same goal, is one of the best parts of this game.

He would've been snipped before I had even spent a dime on him. I only keep colts that are superior to their sire. Just because he is papered higher, doesn't necessarily mean he is much better than his sire. AGA, means just that.

Yes you are all right I'm going to see how many points he has and sell him if he is not a good shower I was thinking of turning him back into a mare but I have already put a ton into him I think ill cut my losses and sell him for as much as I can from all the GMT work I done I'm really bummed he didn't work it makes me want to cry

Story of my life i had a beautiful brindle this season with every gene I breed for from my best foundation stud and I put a 5% boost on the brindle foal and he failed strict breeding advice and was gelded after I unaltered and boosted him I've had a bad season

Id say don't spend a bunch of money on trying to make a horse better unless you know that the boost will definitely improve them.
This horse was nice, yes but you have others who are very similar and can always repeat the cross next season.

Your mare Mystic Moonlight by the same parents is the same age and her only difference is that shes 16.2 (.1 shorter) and doesnt have flaxen (which you could add to her) and change her back to a stallion. And shes also got a higher PT score.

Yes true moon but what if Mystic Moonlight is not supirior I'd do the same think I did to Mystic Freak who was not better then sire and thanks Dragon Run I'll keep that in mind :)

@StarfireAcres, sorry about poofing from the conversation, I got a little busy.

But I agree with the majority of the conversations that have been added, having a lower quality stud wouldn't benefit your herd and you would end up spending even more money on the resulting foals trying to get them to meet your standard.

Though I can sympathize with your dilemma of having spent so much on Mystical Freak, I would agree that cutting your losses and either selling him or turning him back into a mare would be best. As a mare, the foals might not make the cut though so it might be easier on your herd to sell him to an interested member that doesn't have a superior stallion yet.

And before you change Mystic Moonlight into a stud, why not wait for next season? In a little over six days you can try the combination again and maybe get exactly what you want with quality! :D

As tempting as rushing is you can't always get the perfect foal every time even if you spend a lot of money. So enjoy the wait and let the anticipation build and when that perfect foal comes you can feel a great sense of reward. There is always next season. :)

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I have to make a decision now because both Mystical Freak and Mystic Moonlight are 4 so ill just turn Mystical Freak to a mare and turn Mystic Moonlight to a stud there is a good chance she will be superior and if not she is not that far away from being superior and thank you Ammit although everyone is right about quality I want my main stud to be good quality and I think turning Mystic Moonlight to a stud is a good idea I might just sell Mystical Freak in that case it will save me 2 GMT

I am so happy for you. =D>