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Beautiful babies!

My current bootstrap goal is to get to high PT scores that go back to my own horses (as a majority of the lineage). I don't have a specific gene goal, just as flashy and fun as I can!

This gal is my 'ground zero' if you will for my renewed bootstraps (she's the first one I bred with this new goal in mind):

BVn Watermelon Rind

This handsome devil is one of my new stallions (by my first homebred ***Star stallion!):

BVn Spring Bug

And a few beautiful babies from this year's crop:

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My focus on my lines up until now was to get the genes I wanted in each consistently, so this season is the first time I've been thorough with testing, and have tried out maxing some foals with a goal of now improving breeding quality.

That being said, I've got some nice ** babies for my next gens. I'm also at a point where my 2nd gens and lined horses are making it onto the point LBs, which has been validating. I'm very happy with how both my breeding and showing stock is progressing within my home-bred dudes. :D Some of my studs have been making appearances on Top Producer, so I feel I'm on the right track with my herd sire and mare pairings.

Metallics:
Brindles (Dun), pintos and appys, with pearl, sun, champagne, silver, satin, snow, belton, P+, gp, KP / KP2, and TE.


M4 Hit Me


M4 Gimme Loud


M4 Birthday Wish

Sierra:
Grey champagnes with grey reduction and satin.


S3 Yodel


S3 Lovers Odyssey

Cloudy Skies:
Grey Silver Grullos with Ice 20 and TE.


CS3 Solar Storm


CS3 Electrify

The only line I intentionally compete on the leaderboards with right now is my Collectibles line. They're also where my highest PT babies are, because I invested in improving them so quickly, with some reaching 14.5 without maxing.


C2 Ideology


C3 Terrible Natural


C2 Diamond Pressures


GL2 C2 Vivianite

@Duven I've got some Dang Burdens progeny in my lines - He's a lovely stud!

My goals with my boostrap herd is to produce horses for my show herd. I don't really have any colors goals so it's just a mishmash of colors, though I do avoid fantasy genes for my BS herd. I am aiming to consistently produce ** foals with or near 14 PT score. I overhauled my herd a few seasons back so have been building back up to my previous level.

I am looking forward to seeing what this guy gives me for his first season.


HF Teal Rebel

@Prancer I'm glad you're enjoying him! Although I wouldn't have bred him if not for Gracie3B. He's basically from her stock.

Everything is so lovely! There are some really cool projects here!
@BlueValley the seapony bc looks so good with your fantasy line, those foals are adorable!
@Cottonwoods your new breed really does look otherworldly, that background is just made for Nyx!
@Poppidoll Those are some really neat breeds. The Akhal-Teke bc is fitting for your metallics line with all its shiny genes! And I love ice 20, that’s a creative line you made with it!
@Duven Dang burdens is a pretty stud, I love the flashy kit m markings he can pass onto his foals! I’m a fan of satin too, I think it’s pretty popular in the game.
@Prancer I think that’s a great way to build good show stock, all my bootstraps in pasture are used for basically just that. And that will be a good stud! his sire, Stygian is super nice!
@HighstormFarm I love that your stud has Epitome Divide in his lines, that’s one of my favorite studs, I have some lines with epitome in them. And of course Pedro!
@Tomcat Criminal magic is gorgeous! I breed a lot of those genes, so you are welcome to look through my barns for bootstrap mares if you need any to pair with your colt for when he ages up.
@ZenCorgi this community really is awesome, I don’t think I’ve ever experienced this much support and kindness on an online game platform as this one.

I decided to change up the way I mamage my bootstrap herd 2 months ago. I've cut back on my era 0 herd, removed most of the fantasy genes and been much stricter with the paper level. I'm currently working on removing pearl from the line, adding in GP and Snowflake.

This guy is my current favourite colour in game. I adored his sire, then managed to get this lovely boy in the auctions. I'm excited to see what he produces as my pastures develop.

BSSSS Winter Smoke

This is my first horse I have boosted to star ***
He is absolutely gorgeous and I cannot wait to introduce him to my pastures next season!


Bigprojectbaby

I've also started developing bootstrap herds in other eras. These are completely open genetics wise as long as they are not fantasy genes. I have managed to get stallions together for most of the eras now. I am particularly proud of my era 3 boy, who has won lots of awards!


E3 Imported Drama FUTURE

I guess I call my eras 0-3 bootstrap as they are the ones I use ba instead of sba. But I'm still trying to get as many fantasy genes on **'s as I can for my show herd. Starting in era 4, while still often uneven I can trace back to my own horses. I tried even breeding for a couple of years and switched back out of it.

Update- It's definitely a slow process. I'm still breeding this season. But I managed 2 ee fillies a chestnut (14.8PT) and palomino (14.8 PT) that I double boosted in hopes they'll be bred in September to make me goal stallions. Those chestnut and palomino stallions should be born in September, and be ready for their first breeding seasons in November. It's a long game for sure. I'm pretty sure If I breed these two mares to my double boosted red roan the babies should be able to max to 15.00, which is super exciting for me.


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CW SOVEREIGN

@TomCat this is an excellent question. I'm curious about this as well.

I am spending a little bit of real money because I can't seem to figure out how to make money on the game, which I am thankful I have the option to do so.
I am selling eggs from mares I don't use, selling high PT foals that I don't plan to keep and this definitely helps to close the gap, but still isn't enough. I think unfortunately that the best way to make consistent money is with the daily show bonus, just continue to accumulate horses until your bonus is 1 million hbs a day. Then you can convert to hbs for bulk storing. Which is my plan, based on myself asking several other players that very same question.

Apparently it takes a lot of time to accumulate those shoe ponies. I am now trying to buy/create 20-25 new horses every day. Whether it be I buy some pointed horses, or I create "perfect foundations" or "great show horses". I look through the forum for the herd helpers that make decent show horses twice a day in hopes to create some. It kind of has the opposite effect on the budget short term, but long term should really help the daily show bonus.

I'm currently weeding through my stallions through comparison testing. Can only afford to do so many, but it's a start. The ones that don't pass muster get gelded for the show herd, which is growing nicely. My problem is it costs so much to enter shows that I end up making less from them than it cost me to enter.

@TomCat if I have horses that I need to gain points and aren't I make sure they aren't entered in a show with any of my other horses, that gives them the best chance.

Cottonwoods - It does not matter if they show against others in your barn. A horse that will lose against your own horses would lose against others. You are not more likely to get all winners by spreading them out. You are just as likely to get all losers.

I have tested it many times over the years. Just bulk-enter them all together. Spreading them out is a waste of time.

@HighstormFarm That’s awesome you owned him! And I would love a couple straws from him!
@Ellesmere022 I absolutely adore Imported Drama! One of my newer herd sires is a son of imported drama. I’m so happy to have those genetics in my lines.
https://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=12212006
@Cottonwoods Those are both lovely foals! Glimmer’s sire, Lucius Aelius, is a up and coming favorite of mine. It’s definitely a slow process, but hey that’s part of the fun.

I made 2 more foals to give away, one single boosted and one double boosted


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Well, over six years of gameplay should allow anyone to build a good show herd haha; it’s definitely on the higher end of daily payouts. It took a very long time to reach this point though.
And happy to be of help! I loved hearing about everyone’s goals and seeing their pretty ponies!
I’ll probably give this a day or two more before I do a drawing for the prizes.

@Gracie3B thank you!! All the hard work you put in your horses is so appreciated. I know my lines wouldn't be where they are without you.

@gracie3B, thank you so much! I really appreciate the generosity.

Thank you so much, again!