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As you might have noticed, there is a Foal training guide posted by our lovely lexio2 on this forum. It is very well thought out and helpful, but what if you don't know how to correctly get a foal? Stumped aren't you? I will give you tips and advice below on how to have a wonderful foal.

First, you must plan what you want this foal will be used for. Will it be used for competitions? Or are you trying to find the perfect breeding horse that will have stud prices of 1000e or give birth to champion foals? Will you just have it for a pleasure horse or sell to make some more equus? Either way, you want the foal to be the best it can be. Lets say you wanted a foal for breeding purposes, and your lovely mare Lily of Blossoming Flowers is the mare you want to be the foal's mother. Before you consider breeding Lily, she must have very high BLUP and skills. It will be best for her to have her training completed, have a little age, and have a couple of compititions under her girth. Then you might get a fairly decent foal out of the mare.

The mother is not the only thing you should be considering. You must have a stallion that has very good skills and BLUP, too, so the foal can inherit from his nice breeding and training too. When looking, look for positive BLUP, nicely skilled, and has the bloodline and breed you are looking for. If you are looking for another TB like Lily, you must make sure you have passed level four to see his genetics.

Note: Make sure you have passed level four before you consider breeding.

It may have taken you a long time to find the right stallion for your mare, but you have chosen. Now it is time for finances. Grab your calulator and ask yourself some questions.

Is there a vet for my mare at my EC? Say you dont have a vet at your EC. That will cost 600 e for the delivery.

What is my stallions stud fee? Say your stallion in particular is 700e. You must add that on to your bill.

What are the living expenses before and after birth? Usely 500e if you only have a mare a foal.

Note: You may chose to have an ultrasound to see the gender and color, but it is not recommended if you are low on equus. It is 50 equus.

When you total all of this together, you have a total of 1800e. Can you believe that it is that much to have a foal? It is, and many deaths of foals are caused every day because someone did not prepare themselves correctly. Please make sure you have that amount in your reserve. Alot of breeder state that you must have 2,000 e in your account before they will even consider letting their stud breed with you.

Okay, you have everything planned for your foal, you can now pronounce that you are ready to breed and have a cute, cuddly foal of your own.

This was created and typed by Cayla.

This is great Cayla, thank you

Also - remember that the ultrasound is OPTIONAL if you are low on cash, don't do it! I, personally, like the surprize anyway!

I never thought of the ultrasound. I would like the surprise too. I will add it and say it is optional. I am glad you like it, and you are welcome.

I skipped the ultrasound on my last foal too....but before I knew what color or sex the foal was I was asked to name it. I haven't attempted to change the name, but instead just gave a generic name. I assume you can change the name of the foal - but I haven't found that yet.... (uh...haven't really looked...where is it?)

I would like to add one other thing. If you would like to use someone elses mare to get your foal, consider it a lease of that mare.
A good breeder is going to want an additional amount above and beyond what Cayla described to cover the time lost to the owner while the mare is foal, the cost of feed for that mare and the time it takes the owner to produce a foal that they will then immeadiatly sell back and have no income from, from competitions and lessons.
I charge and additional amount if you lease one my mares to have a foal by your stallion. That amount varies depending on the mare. Please do not think it is unreasonable for the mares owner to add that charge.
I let the stallions owner know before the cover takes place.

Shoot for stars ~ You can change the name of your horse.. it is located in the 3 triangles that are under your horses name (before you click to go to that horses personal page).

Maybe that will be a new addition I will add once I have time. How to care for the horse in gestation.

i have been breeding my horses for ages and i've never thought of that !! always do the ultrasound scan so i can prepare a name & is future often for the males auctions occasionaly for the fillys but often the fillies are kept i breed within my howrses like a wild horse does their 2 alpha horses aka Donnar X Hera and they have had many a good foal lately i've gotten some with inbred skills (which i'm proud of) but i want the potential to get up and thats my problem mainly donnars last foal had potntial of 349. but it wasnt with hera ... so should i make that mare alpha mare ?? maybe yoo can help me with my breeding, my howrse name is the same as my name on here fanks for actually reading all that !!

I don't know if I would be much help, because I am just begining to start breeding.

I never thought of the surprise!
Hah!
U find something new everyday!
I just might do that sometime!
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Thankx soooooo much!!this really helped me & i told myself that i wasnt gonna breed with my mare till she had possitive BLUP & over 120 skills!!YAY!CUTE FOAL!

I am glad it helped.

Wonderful help Cayla! Very useful.

I like to know what the sex of the horse is so I know wether I want it orto sell it.

Well, I personally NEVER do ultrasound scans anymore to be a surprise for me. You know the sex of the foal when its born, right next to the little naming black is it's sex in parenthesis.
_____________ (female)
or
_____________ (male)

So an ultrasound scan it's nessecary...
I think it's worth paying out the nose for covering costs of a REALLY GREAT DAD, especially if you're breeding for the best breeding horse!