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Grade Horse!

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Say Hello to the Grade Horse!
We are proud to introduce to you the first in-game implementation of cross breeding! Say hello to the Grade Horse!



What’s a Grade Horse?
A Grade Horse is a horse that is not purebred, and has a mixed parentage that may consist of multiple breeds. For our purposes in-game, a Grade Horse is any horse that has parentage from breeds that are different from one another.

How does it look?
The Grade Horse will inherit a combination of genetics from its parents, so it contains all of the genetic possibilities of all of the breeds! It has unique art for the adult horse, and the foal shares the art in common with the Andalusian and Lippizaner breeds.

Additionally, the Grade Horse’s size will vary, depending on the size of its parents, and the art scales to reflect this! You could get a Grade Horse that's nearly the height of a Clydesdale or almost as small as a pony!

The Grade Horse can also wear all existing tack and decor items in-game, so they can be dressed up to look however you like!

How do I get one?
A Grade Horse can only originate through breeding two different breeds of horses together. The Grade Horse cannot be purchased from the Equine Center or created in the Custom Horse Creator - its exclusivity is part of its excitement!

Once you have a Grade Horse, you can breed it with any other breed or another Grade Horse to continue to produce more even more Grade Horses with more varied parentage!

What will its pedigree look like?
If you view the pedigree of a Grade Horse, you will see its family tree listed with its relatives' names, and you can now see the breeds of its family members too! All pedigrees have had the previously listed horse ID swapped out for the breed, so it is easier to track parentage for Grade Horses.

Can I turn off breeding for Grade Horses with my horses listed for brood and stud?
You can, if you would like to disable crossbreeding requests, there is a new setting under your Account Settings on your home page where you can choose to enable or disable crossbreeding requests.



Is it listed in the horse search?
Yes, the Grade Horse is considered a separate breed in the horse search, so simply select it from the dropdown to see results.

Can I use credit items on a Grade Horse?
Yes! Coat and marking applicators and randomizers and other credit items can still be used to make your Grade Horse look exactly how you like!

Can I listed Grade Horses for stud and brood like any other breed?
Indeed you can, you can offer Grade Horses for brood and stud just as you can with purebred horses in-game.

Can I view the possible looks for a Grade Horse?
Yes, you can visit the wardrobe from your inventory to check it out!

We hope you enjoy this new addition to our family of in-game horses! :)

Tweaks
*Added count for number of Equine Center horses a player can still create for the week

Fixes
*Fixed roan files on foal art 5
*Fixed mixed up Arabian western saddle files


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 Posted by

River
Posted on
2022-03-12 11:50:12

Comments

I just logged on for the first time in a while and I am so happy about this. I always thought about crossbreeding my horses but never could so again I am happy. Not everyone wants to purebreed so this is an amazing concept. :) I hope it works out.

Posted by

Dakota Jazz (#130438)
14th March 2022 at 00:31:21

Just noticed the help section needs updating as can now breed the cross breeds. Was wondering if anyone knows if there will be a specific breed directory for the grade horses and how do I put one on my home page as have forgotten.

Posted by

Kryssyn (#130606)
14th March 2022 at 03:55:24

Are we able to crossbreed and then bring back to a breed and after so many generations, it will be purebred again? For example, taking a breed to another to bring up conformation, etc.

Posted by
NCS Stables (#127669)
14th March 2022 at 07:14:36

Grade horses cannot be bred back to purebred currently (due to coding and lack of art for new colours by this). This is also as EV tries to follow breed registry standards where possible, so new colours may not be accepted.

Please give us time to update things around the site now that the biggest update is out of the way. It's only been one day and we are all volunteers!

Posted by

maplɛ (#37708)
14th March 2022 at 07:24:13

How do you breed them, it's only allowing me to do purebreds?

Posted by

Horsewhisper (#124993)
14th March 2022 at 08:54:02

Horsewhisper, this is what maple wrote earlier about breeding:
"If you are struggling to breed grade horses then make sure you have crossbreeding enabled and you are scrolling down on the breed page, as pure breeding and crossbreeding functions are separated to save on dropdown clutter".
Hope it helps.

Posted by
ℒ🍓Lenka (#122784)
14th March 2022 at 09:29:23

Yeah, I read that about 30 secs after posting that comment, when I realized I wasn't seeing all the comments and went to the second page of comments and felt big dumb.

Posted by

Horsewhisper (#124993)
14th March 2022 at 10:19:40

Where do I find the breeding page? I've looked but can't seem to find it

Posted by

Savannah (#106970)
14th March 2022 at 12:24:09

@ Savannah - On your horses page. Scroll down to the pedigree and breeding section. Purebred and crossbreed functions are separate so you will have to scroll down to see both.

Posted by

maplɛ (#37708)
14th March 2022 at 14:22:26

I LOVE This!

Posted by

Bellomo Equestrian (#104347)
14th March 2022 at 14:23:11

This is really cool! Too bad i'm still only level four... it's so hard to level up... Thanks tho. I look forward to it.

Posted by

LittleLilith_Yandere (#131252)
15th March 2022 at 11:26:33

UPDATE: I'm level five now but still its hard to level up and it takes forever.... just one more level though.

Posted by

LittleLilith_Yandere (#131252)
15th March 2022 at 13:46:57

This looks absolutely amazing and I cant wait to try it! Thank you so much!

Posted by

Demonia Rora (#106910)
15th March 2022 at 13:51:53

I'm still not able to breed crossbreeds. I clicked "breed a mare to this stallion" and none of my Appaloosa mares popped up even though they aren't on cool down.

Posted by

Savannah (#106970)
16th March 2022 at 10:04:42

I found it! I didnt scroll down enough lol. I feel very dumb haha

Posted by

Savannah (#106970)
16th March 2022 at 10:16:17

I'm still unable to breed two different horses...is there something I'm missing?

Posted by

ResQ (#127139)
21st March 2022 at 10:29:41

ResQ: (This is what maple said)
"If you are struggling to breed grade horses then make sure you have crossbreeding enabled and you are scrolling down on the breed page, as pure breeding and crossbreeding functions are separated to save on dropdown clutter".
And adding on, some people make the mistake not to scroll down when you are breeding the horses, I made this mistake also, so once you're on the page where you choose the mare/stallion to breed, scroll down and it should say Crossbreeding: .

Posted by

𝓕𝓲𝓪𝓼𝓬𝓸 (#130230)
21st March 2022 at 16:42:56

yay so happy we hv grade horses now hope u do sulfolk punch or a new draft kind of horse

Posted by

cool kjs (#130512)
4th April 2022 at 11:33:43

New breeds have been suggested to the game several times, and have been turned down each and every time. Sorry.

Posted by

ɦօʀֆɛɢɨʀʟ (#124387)
7th April 2022 at 11:39:38

I am so happy you added crossbreeding, Thank you so much.

Posted by

Kat of RKO (#87162)
24th April 2022 at 09:38:27