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I’m not too helpful with gene specifics as I tend to be very loose about that in my own herd for the widest variety of appearances, but I can offer some suggestions on culling for how I do my fantasy herd!

I focus on a mix of papering, PT, and genes, and while papering and genes usually hold the highest weight right now, it’s a balancing act of all three. The other two are self explanatory, but for genes, since it’s a big jumbled pile and I can’t use any one gene as a culling point, I look at them cumulatively.

There’s two ways I do this: first, total sum of fantasy genes. A horse with watercolor, onyx, ice8 and ice11 is going to outweigh a horse with only toner and nothing else. Non-fantasy but still pretty genes (such as w8, a personal favorite) can add some weight to a choice but aren’t as strong as fantasy genes in that regard.

The second is to look at which genes: if half my herd has watercolor and toner, it holds less weight than ice 2, of which I only have a couple horses, for example. A horse with both watercolor and toner will still not be as important as a horse with only ice 2, in that case.


So, all told, looking at papering, total genes, which genes, and PT, that generally makes culling quite easy and I find myself keeping only enough from that herd to keep it going, especially after snipping all the colts. (Or, well, almost all, but I think we all have a problem with keeping too many studs around!)

Hopefully that helps you with your fantasy line a bit, to give some ideas!

You’re also welcome to take a look through my barns. Maybe a specific gene combo will catch your fancy, and I’m always up to sell straws/eggs :)
Feel free to refine/change the search if you’re curious about something specific.

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You have so many pretty ponies :-D

I have nothing to add that’s helpful, I just want you to know I’m obsessed with your cob line!

This isn't going to be super helpful probably, but I found it got way easier when I decided on specifics for my fantasy herd goals.

What kinds of looks do you like best? What inspires you in life that you could emulate / represent through pixel ponies? Which genes or combos are your faves, and which ones are just okay?