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Ritsika · Jan 17, 2016 10:40 PM

I am lacking a decent show string to fund my breeding projects so I would like to invest in some quality show horses. Being completely honest, I'm not sure what to look for in show horses aside from a decent amount of points (or maybe earnings).

I am always willing to negotiate my budget; however, my funds are limited and I haven't the slightly clue what price show horses sell for. That being said I am willing to pay as much as 5,000 to 7,000.

Due to all the wonderful advice, I think I will try breeding unevenly - that sounds so scary! - for some pretty show ponies until I reach the upper generations in my line breeding. Thank you everyone for all the help!

Cheers · Jan 17, 2016 11:19 PM

I have been searching the auctions for upper gen geldings and spayed mares. They are more likely to have a higher PT and therefore to be able to show at upper levels my foundation herd won't reach before leveling off. I have also added some upper gen broodmares with accumulated points to my string--the boost to my weekly bonus makes up for needing to breed them to a public stallion. Remember horses start to age out of the game at 18, so don't buy ponies in their mid teens and up unless they're going to repay you with massive boosts before they cross the cyber rainbow bridge. i only have a few show ponies with accumulated points but they do go up for sale occasionally....this is why not a day passes without me buying something--I'm constantly trawling the sales and auction lists, usually two or three times a day...

hiddenvfarm · Jan 18, 2016 3:46 AM

Thanks cheers. Thata what I have been looking for:-)

Abbey Road · Jan 18, 2016 6:47 AM

You're not as likely to find horses who already have points -- they are earning us money -- but I dump 5th and 6th gen foal geldings and spays into the auction all the time, and they are likely to have really decent PTs. It takes some time to build up a show string, but totally worth it.

Also, if you can get your hands on an upper generation stallion to breed to foundation mares, the majority of the offspring will be geldings and spays (which you want for showing anyway), and you'll probably get higher PTs than you would if you bred foundation to foundation. Some players may not like you breeding their stock this way (unevenly), but if building a show string is your plan, and the offspring are altered, they may not mind. The deeply ingrained even generation bias in this game is really unfounded for show stock. If you want to do this I might have a horse you can have.

fj1482 · Jan 18, 2016 7:00 AM

I'm currently using a C papered home grown 2nd gen to build my show string. I kept him intact because he is possible Het for DP and has ribbons but now he has a new calling. He's currently second in points Points Earned by 2nd Gen Horses in Era 3 and the two foals I have from him I spayed and they are making the lists as well. I'll be breeding him to every mare I do not already have a plan for next season just to alter foals to add to my show string.
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=272613

Baya · Jan 18, 2016 7:34 AM

http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=350861

I would sell this spayed filly i just bred for 10k.

PaintsStables · Jan 18, 2016 8:22 AM

If you are looking to buy them, and not breed them yourself. I look for higher PT, above at least 10.0, altered horses that are 10 years or younger. If they have points for their previous owner, I find they usually start making points for me soon after buying them also. I don't mind uneven on my show horses either. They can make pretty good show horses. I have a couple of stallions that are uneven, that produce excellent show horses. I also put some of my altered horses for between $2500 to $4500, depending on how much hbs they have made for me. I have been gelding and spaying the last couple of days, and have a few up for sale. I usually leave them up for a month or two before sending them to auction. I am bad about taking the time to enter them in auction...lol.

For breeding your show horses though. I did put up all of my stallions, including *Star* and "A" papered stallions up for low cost public brood at the beginning of the month. I was thinking someone might want some higher point show horses, or try for a *Star* papered stallion. It was MY BAD, I didn't ask on the stallions individual pages, until after some bred their foundation mares to them, for uneven foals to be altered. So foundation mares where bred to them, which was fine, until some of the foals bred didn't get altered. Now I do have a request, not a requirement, but just a request on some of my stallions pages, not to breed to foundation mares. But if you, or anyone, are going to alter the foals right away, to use for show horses, I do not have a problem with you breeding to my stallions for your show horses.

Salvistar · Jan 18, 2016 8:32 AM

I put a selection of my show ponies up for sale for you to look through. Feel free to take all or none.
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/adv_search.php?status=sale&ageg=&agel=&agee=&erag=&eral=&erae=&f_basic=none&f_adv=none&tattoo=&f_limit=25&stallion=1&mare=1&gelding=1&spayedmare=1&name=&name_lm=like&color=&color_lm=like&bty=1&lined=lined&foundation=1&sire=&dam=&barn=&owner=2358&breeder=&e1=&e2=&a1=&a4=&a2=&a3=&f1=&f2=&p1=&p2=&s1=&s2=&s3=&c1=&c2=&c3=&d1=&d2=&g1=&g2=&ch1=&ch2=&z1=&z2=&sa2=&sa1=&kit1=&kit2=&kit3=&kit4=&kit5=&kit6=&kit7=&kit8=&kit9=&kit10=&sp1=&sp2=&sp3=&pax31=&pax32=&rb1=&rb2=&o1=&o2=&l1=&l2=&ice1=&icei=&ice2=&ice3=&ice4=&ice5=&ice6=&ice7=&ice8=&brindle1=1&brindle2=1&wf1=1&wf2=1&wf3=1&wf4=1&wf5=1&wf6=1

Ritsika · Jan 18, 2016 8:49 AM

Wow! Thank you all for the advice and encouragement.
@Cheers, I went to the auction page to see what was available but quickly realized I'm not sure what I'm looking for. Tehehe! Oops. Thanks for advising me about buying early teens or younger.
@AbbeyRoad, I didn't realize that upper generation horses made such excellent show horses. Or that unevenly bred horses had the upper hand over evenly bred lower generation horses. I will definitely start looking around.
@fj1482, he is a neat stallion. It is a bummer he didn't paper B. Sometimes I'm really bummed when a pretty colored horse doesn't make it through GA, MA, or SAT (or paper well). But I've heard the phrase enough to know "there is always next season."
@Baya, she is very flashy but way out of my price range. I'll have to pass.
@PaintsStables, I think I might give it a try breeding them myself. I didn't realize I could start my show string so young. I'm rather motivated to give it a try now. :) I might go see your stallions - with every intention of altering the foal if the free tests don't snip it first.
@Salvistar, thank you so much! I am going to snatch a few. :D

PaintsStables · Jan 18, 2016 12:31 PM

Ritsika,
Not a problem, feel free to start your show stock. I have some nice 'A' stallions that are lower priced still. Let me know if you have a favorite on one of the higher priced stallions. I can set it up for you to breed to them at the discounted price I had them at earlier in the month, since you might have missed out on that.

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