Are you...

Yes (I have already done this with many of my clydes because I'm training them in Endurance and most people are doing driving).


...However it is important to remember that stats a horse was born with will NOT change. If it was born to compete western then it will always reflect this. Which isn't a problem with store horses, but could be a problem with later generations. ;)

Last edited on 2016-02-18 at 11:59:18 by Aɢʟᴇᴛ

I was given two No Breeds yesterday to make some Clydesdale's for my lines.
Thankfully their stats were good to go with Driving since that's my specialty :)

If I like the color, stats and anything else and I can get away good with training disciplines then I will buy the horse :)

Unlikely. The only reason I did it with my horses is that I had very little choice in the matter.

Oh didn't even think about the born traits. Hrmm

I just worry about not enough Dressage breeders ya know?

There are only 2 pages of dressage paints so you might have a valid reason to worry.

Personally I just ignore what other people are doing. (Aggie is a rebel lolz).

My QHs are western because I think it makes sense with the real breed, my Thoroughbreds are Racing because that is what my breeding partner is doing, and my Clydes are Endurance because I like the thought of giant Clydes on Endurance rides (lolz, I was going to do Show Jumping for that reason too but settle on Endurance instead).

Oh dont worry, I sifted through what was popular and not popular ;)

I wanna be a rebel, but I dont want to do a ton of hard work and then have no desirable horses/etc in the long run ya know?

Be a rebel, you know you wanna ;) Though I understand your concerns putting in all that work and then having "serious" breeders ignore your horses because of their specialty can frustrating. (I had some issues with my TWHs because they were western rather than endurance; however in the end I was able to sell them for quite a lot of money so it was okay for me.)

Last edited on 2016-02-18 at 13:08:36 by Aɢʟᴇᴛ

I've already done this. While ultimately the specialty stats suffer slightly on a lined horse when I change disciplines, imo stats are relatively easy to improve via breeding or good treats. In the long run I'm more concerned with horses that have good conformation as I feel like it's going to be more difficult to achieve my goals in super high conformation relative to my goals of high stats.

Go for it. :) I actually need to change some of my Vanners disciplines into dressage. Luckily they're mostly store bought, but yeah. I think it's cool to have a variety within each breed tbh. Keeps things interesting. I also know some players, myself included, would be willing to help with rare breeding projects when they are in need of help. I do that on other sims with some frequency. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside lol.

I breed Chincoteagues, and I've changed specialties on several horses I've purchased. It's hard to find high-stat Chincos for sale, so when I find them, I try to scoop them up and switch them. As mentioned, their original birth stats remain the same, so if they were bred to Western, that will impact their suitability for Show Jumping, but it's not a huge deal if they have a large number of acquired stats. I'm still getting a boost for my herd.

if any horse (regardless of their birth stats) are not my discipline, i change them