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Phal's Florida Crackers
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Phalaenopsis
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Re: Phal's Florida Crackers
It's been a while. Ended up taking a hiatus for the last few months. Real life got busy, but now that I've settled back into a routine, I'm going to actively breed for FCs again!
Since coming back, I've had to almost look at my program with fresh eyes, and very quickly noticed where I can get rid of some of the horses, as they either weren't performing well in regards to their foals, or I wasn't using them enough to begin with.
West African Barbs:
- I got rid of all the recipe horses (or put them in another pasture as they had living children) and have now started breeding WABs with 40k+ HGP, green/gold stats, and evaluate as 4* or higher for WABs.
Mongolians:
- I also got rid of all but 3 recipe horses, as these 3 were the highest HGP bred. None eval'ed for 5* Mongols, but due to my hiatus, I was able to find another outside stud that upped my mares' body size from mid-30% to breed requirements! Does that mean this new stud will raid my lines? Probably.
Since coming back, I've had to almost look at my program with fresh eyes, and very quickly noticed where I can get rid of some of the horses, as they either weren't performing well in regards to their foals, or I wasn't using them enough to begin with.
West African Barbs:
- I got rid of all the recipe horses (or put them in another pasture as they had living children) and have now started breeding WABs with 40k+ HGP, green/gold stats, and evaluate as 4* or higher for WABs.
Mongolians:
- I also got rid of all but 3 recipe horses, as these 3 were the highest HGP bred. None eval'ed for 5* Mongols, but due to my hiatus, I was able to find another outside stud that upped my mares' body size from mid-30% to breed requirements! Does that mean this new stud will raid my lines? Probably.
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Phalaenopsis
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Re: Phal's Florida Crackers
As I am now actively breeding nice Mongols and WABs, I've come to the scary realization that I need to set myself up for the next FC recipe breeds! Just as I've done with the WABs & Mongols being done at the same time, I've decided to also do Tarpans & NABs at the same time. It may seem like I'm taking steps back, but FC recipe horses require these 2 breeds to eventually breed Sorraias & Spanish Jennets.
3. Breeding North African Barbs
a. Adopt 1 mare and breed to an outside stud to quickly raise HGP & stats.
i.To be kept, HGP must be 40k+, eval as 4* or higher (if 3* mare, is there an outside stud with that missing criteria that can push it in the next gen?; 3* studs are rehomed right away).
--> As Spanish Jennets have similar breed requirements as NABs, breeding for 5* has become relatively easy. There are enough NAB studs on the market, that it's easy to find a high HGP to boost my own.
4. Breeding Tarpans
a. Adopt 1 mare and do the same as the NAB - breed to outside stud.
i.To be kept, HGP must be 34k+, eval as 4* or higher. Type criteria is preferred to be horse-type over pony-type, as I've found in the past that it's easier to find a horse-type than pony-type.
--> This is where possible trouble starts, as there is only 1 page of public Tarpan studs available, and half are AC failures.
3. Breeding North African Barbs
a. Adopt 1 mare and breed to an outside stud to quickly raise HGP & stats.
i.To be kept, HGP must be 40k+, eval as 4* or higher (if 3* mare, is there an outside stud with that missing criteria that can push it in the next gen?; 3* studs are rehomed right away).
--> As Spanish Jennets have similar breed requirements as NABs, breeding for 5* has become relatively easy. There are enough NAB studs on the market, that it's easy to find a high HGP to boost my own.
4. Breeding Tarpans
a. Adopt 1 mare and do the same as the NAB - breed to outside stud.
i.To be kept, HGP must be 34k+, eval as 4* or higher. Type criteria is preferred to be horse-type over pony-type, as I've found in the past that it's easier to find a horse-type than pony-type.
--> This is where possible trouble starts, as there is only 1 page of public Tarpan studs available, and half are AC failures.
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Phalaenopsis
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- Joined: Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:47 pm
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Re: Phal's Florida Crackers
It's taken a while, but my Mongolians have just surpassed 40k HGP! And she got their first green stat!
Let's welcome Candy!
Let's welcome Candy!
