I unfortunately won't be on as much as I used to because I'm starting a new job soon, but I will still try to log in everyday and at least check on my EC and my messages.
MY HORSES
I am currently breeding three breeds of riding horse:
Arabian (Affix: BrightStar Arabians or Melia's Arabians)
Nokota (Affix: BrightStar Nokotas or Melia's Nokotas)
Gypsy Vanner (Affix: BrightStar Vanners or Melia's Vanners)
These two families of affixes, BrightStar and Melia's, are synonymous! Meliairie and I have teamed up to produce quality foals and breeders. So, since we are often trading horses back and forth, and some of them are pregnant mares who get pregnant in one account and then deliver the foal on another account, we figured it'd be a good idea to have affixes for all three breeds. So, if a horse has the BrightStar affix or the Melia's affix, then that horse was produced by either myself or Meliairie. Which means its quality. Not great quality as its not coming from a team because they keep the best horses to themselves, but its still pretty good quality.
Thanks to my new job, I might be able to start paying for passes. So I might be able to upgrade to VIP to create a team or two. Mnichols has a job now, too, so she might be able to as well. So, if you want to join an Arabian, Nokota or Vanner team, just message me. If we are truly interested in creating a team or two, I'll message you about it.
If its says SALE in its name, then you can message me about selling it to you. If it does NOT say Sale, then DO NOT message me about it. But you can message me about foals coming from a BREED pair.
There three letters that goes at the beginning of the horse's name. A, V or N.
A = Arabian
V = Gypsy Vanner
N = Nokota
Each horse has a simple yet complex naming scheme that tells me what I need to know about a horse with just one glance. The Formula is: Breed of Horse - Gender - GP - BREED/SALE
What that boils down to is:
A horse has the name of A - Filly- 10020 - BREED. This translates to...
This horse is a female Arabian with 10020 GP, who belongs in the Breeding herd
If you're still confused, pay attention to the colors to find the connection!
SALE horses are destined to be sold, while BREED horses are destined to be breeding horses. Breeding begins when a pair comes of age, but all of the foals produced are SALE because they're parents were not at their full potential when they were bred. A BREED horse is produced when the parents are both fully BLUPPed and the foal's GP is higher than the parent of the same sex.
I only sell horses when they've finished training, including stat training and rides. The horses I put up for sale are ready for tacking and competing. I choose not to tack sale horses because the tack costs equus, and because I think that players would prefer to choose their horse's specialty themselves. So, for that reason, I train them and then sell them.