Breeding
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Requesting a Breeding
Many players have "Breeding Partners" in which they will team up with other players with horses of the same breed, and trade breedings, or pay a breeding fee for a horse previously chosen. Players who wish to breed to another player's horse without first agreeing to a partnership should read that player's breeding rules. Many players have their breeding rules listed either on their main account page or in their journals. Before requesting a breeding to a specific horse, even if the players are partners, a GM should be sent making sure it's okay to request the breeding. Otherwise, a request might take a player off guard, and the request could be declined.
Breeding Fee
The breeding fee on any WOSE horse is automatically placed at $5 million. The player who offers their horses to others for breeding practices, can and will reset the fee to their choice.
Because of the amount of work players put into their horses, many players consider the rank of the horse to be the deciding factor of how much the breeding fee will be. Often the breeding fees will be a certain amount of money times the horse's rank. i.e. 2K x rank. So if the horse has a rank of 50, $2,000 x 50 = $100,000. The breeding fee will be 100k per breeding.
Using a Breeder
- A player can choose a breeder either from a stable owner's account page or from the breeder's link on the main menu. The player then chooses the mare and stallion to be bred and pays the fee. A GM should then be sent to the breeder by the player that a breeding request has been made. (GM's do not automatically get sent to the breeder that there is a breeding request at the stable.)
- A breeding request only lasts for seven (7) days.
- A good breeder knows the “secrets” to getting the most out of the mare and stallion to gain rank for the foal. Normally, the rank of the foal is the mare's rank plus stallion's rank divided by 3. The best breeders can usually get 2-4 ranks above the normal foal's rank. Bad breeders, or breeders that don't know what they're doing, can actually make the foal's rank decrease – below normal. Thus it is important to ask a knowledgeable breeder to breed a pair. For more information on how to determine a foal's rank, for more information see Ranks.
- A breeding request can be made for any horse of any breedable age. The stable owner has the right to accept to breed the horses or to decline to breed them. If the breeding has been declined, the owner of the horses will get an automatic game message (GM) stating that the breeding has been declined. If the breeding has been accepted and is successful, the owner will see at the top of the main account page how many days are left in the pregnancy. Owners of the bred pair must log in and go to the main account page for the mare to have the foal.
- Horses age 24 and under can be normally bred by the owner, but to breed a horse age 25, a request must be made to a breeder. Even a horse age 26 can be bred IF the request was made when the horse was 25. Otherwise, the horse cannot be bred.
- A breeder cannot breed a mare and stallion that are on two separate accounts. Both horses must be on the same account.
How long is the mare pregnant?
The mare on WOSE is pregnant for 3 days or until the owner of the pregnant mare logs in and goes to their main account page. Log in everyday if possible to make sure the mare stays healthy. A message at the top of the main account page will allow the player to know when the foal will be born.
I bought a pregnant mare, she's no longer pregnant - where's my foal?
When two horses are bred, the person who does the requesting receives the foal. So, if player one breeds their own horses, then sells the mare, player one still gets the foal. If player two requests to player ones horse, and player one sells the mare, player two will get the foal when it's born.
When is it best to breed my horse?
The best age to breed horses is usually 20 years or over on the English register. This age is different for every player, and many players have their own thoughts on this. A simple check on the player's main account page or in their journal is a great way to know the youngest they will allow a breeding.
Through showing in dailies and specials (if possible), both mare and stallion have a greater chance of gaining rank through showing. The greater the rank in both mare and stallion, the greater the rank of the foal. (for more information, see Ranks.)
Horses on the English register may be bred by the owner up to age 24 and 6 days. Horses age 25 to 26 must be bred by a breeder. A Breeder can be found on the Main Menu > Breeder link or by going to a specific player's account page. A game message (GM) should then be sent to the breeder by the player that a breeding request has been made. (GM's do not automatically get sent to the breeder that there is a breeding request at the stable.
Discovering A New Color
As you breed your horse's its possible to discover a new color. Try breeding horses of different color combinations and see what you get!
When you discover a new color, the color will be called "unnamed color". The way it's supposed to work is, upgraded members can name their own colors, or name colors of non-upgraded members. However, I believe that Jade is not receiving new colors right now. If someone has more information, please correct this!
Racing
What is Breeding?
Breeding is when you select two horses of the same breed, and breed them together. Around 3/4 of all horses on Racing are born via this method.
How long is the mare pregnant?
The mare is pregnant for 7 days, or until the owner logs in. For example, if you pay to breed to someone else's mare, it will be pregnant for 7 days minimum, but it will not give birth until they log in. You should log in as often as possible to help ensure that your mare and foal stay healthy.
Help! It says my mare has two foals due at the same time?
Don't stress - congratulations! Your mare has fallen pregnant with twins. This is a rarity, and most stables only ever get to see it a few times within the time they are playing - some stables never get twins.
I bought a pregnant mare, she's no longer pregnant - where's my foal?
When two horses are bred, the person who request the breeding receives the foal. So, if player one breeds their own horses, then sells the mare, player one still gets the foal. If player two requests to breed player ones horse, and player one sells the mare, player two will get the foal when it's born.
Breeding Rules of Thumb
- If you want more horses breeding isn't always the answer. If you breed horses that haven't done very well in races then chances are their foals will do just as poorly. Try buying horses for sale instead, ones that have raced well or already have several foals with a decent racing records.
- Buying a pregnant mare doesn't m ean you get two horses - the foal is always returned to the member who bred the mare.
- A foal's grade can be somewhat predicted. If you have two International horses, you will get either an International or GI horse. If you have two GI horses, you have a very slim chance of an International, a good chance of a GI, and a fair chance of a GII. This is pretty much the pattern. The grade above is very slim, the grade below is a fair chance, and the same is very common. If you cross a Time Trials horse and an International horse, then you might get an Allowance or GIII. Don't forget grade is NOT everything. Many players breed horses with high grades just for the sake of producing more high grade horses, and many of them either never race or do terribly on the track.
- Don't overbreed your horses. This produces unwanted stock which have little or no value. Even if it has a high listed value on it's information page few members are willing to buy a horse that's been overbred or comes from a parent which has a lot of offspring. Overbreeding means less money for you or a horse no one will buy. Breeding a mare more than 5 or 6 times and a stallion more than 10 is highly frowned upon by the majority of players on WOSR. If you breed wisely (only proven racers to proven racers), it's less of a problem to go above this a little.
- There is no reason to breed ANY horse more than 10 times. It may seem like a small number, but considering the number of horses of a single breed that are on this game, 10 foals having 10 foals each having 10 foals gives you 1,000 horses all with similar pedigrees, and 1,000 horses is a huge percentage of any one breed.
- Breed your mares when they turn nine or older. If you breed when your mare is younger, their value goes down and they have less opportunity to race. Many people are reluctant to pay a higher prices for a young filly/mare that has foals versus one that's only been raced, regardless of what their listed value is.
- Set reasonable stud and broodmare fees. Many players set expensive fees only to find out no one wants to breed to the horse. Ask fellow players what is reasonable if you can't figure it out yourself. If you have reasonable or low fee and no one is breeding to your horse then enter your horse in more races or breed them once or twice yourself. This way people can see what that particular horse is capable of producing as far as foals go. If the foals do well you can usually sell them for a higher price than what the original breeding fee would've been and make a profit! If the foals do poorly then you should no longer breed that horse and instead work on developing their racing skills. If their skills don't improve over time they you'll know your horse isn't cut out to be a champion race horse.
- Breed to new horses! Many players only breed horses they own and don't look to see what other people have to offer. Not only does this create large groups of closely related horses (inbreeding - breeding mother to son, father to daughter) and is a big no-no. Line breeding, or breeding a horse to a distantly related cousin, is a more accepted practice. Either way both line breeding and inbreeding keep players from interacting with one another.
- Breeding to outside horses is a great way to meet new people on WOSR and you might even make a new friend!
Discovering A New Color
As you breed your horse's its possible to discover a new color. Try breeding horses of different color combinations and see what you get!
