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Genetic Anomalies

What are Genetic Anomalies?
A 'negative anomaly' is when a gene mutates to become a recessive (xx) gene despite what it might otherwise have been. Negative anomalies are the main type of anomaly discussed, and are typically referred to as plainly "anomalies". A 'positive anomaly' is when a gene mutates to become a homozygous (XX) gene despite what it might otherwise have been. While negative anomalies can be scary, do not be intimidated by them. The chances for anomalies are outlined in detail below. If none of these problems exist, the foal will have a very small chance of negative anomalies.
What causes Genetic Anomalies?
Genetic anomalies can be caused by several things, though some only contribute minimally towards anomaly chances while others contribute more substantially. You can read more about each of these contributing factors below. Each factor that has a chance to cause anomalies is added into the overall chance of a foal inheriting anomalies. This chance would be applied to each of the foal's applicable genes, meaning each gene would have a chance of inheriting an anomaly. Anomalies will happen regardless of what the gene would have naturally been from the cross. It is entirely possible for an Outstanding x Outstanding cross to result in Poor if negative anomalies come into play. With this in mind, you'll want to do what you can to minimize the chances of negative anomalies in a match.
Base Chance
Every breeding will start with a small chance for negative anomalies, which the following contributing factors add on top of. This means if none of the following apply, any negative anomalies can be contributed to a small, unavoidable chance.
Health and Development
Any recessive (hh) genes in Health and/or Development in the parents are minor causes of negative anomalies. Recessive genes in the stallion (sire) are more likely to cause anomalies than in the mare. If you can see the genetic rating for a gene, you can assess the likelihood of it having a recessive gene. Poor genes always have 2 recessive genes; Fair always have 1; Good may have 1. Since each individual recessive gene in the cross contributes to the odds of the foal receiving a negative anomaly, it is important to pay attention to how many total chances are adding up.
Legacy
Feeding a mare Legacy is a minor contributor to genetic anomalies. This does not apply to stallions, nor mares fed Legacy prior to November of Year 45.
Pregnancy Risk
Throughout the course of a mare's pregnancy, she will gain or lose pregnancy risk. This is determined mostly by how well she is cared for, both at the time of covering and during her pregnancy. Older mares tend to have higher risk simply because it is more difficult to manage their Energy and Condition. Many mares foal with some degree of risk and this is normal and expected. Do not be alarmed if your mare's pregnancy risk is something like 10% the month she's due to foal. The chance for negative anomalies (and other negative impacts) starts at 30%, and raises the higher the Risk. However, do keep in mind that pregnancy risk is a major contributor toward anomalies! It's not uncommon to see almost all Poor genes in a foal born from a near-100% risk mare.
Missing Second Checkups
There is also an increased likelihood of a foal being born with negative anomalies if the dam has missed their second checkup. The second checkup should be done by December or sooner to avoid this happening. Double checking at the vet to make sure you haven’t accidentally missed any checkups before January can be an excellent way to prevent any accidental missed checkups.
Stallion Condition
Stallion condition at the time of covering a mare is an important factor in determining anomalies. If a stallion isn't in good condition, the foal will most likely suffer a great number of anomalies. To avoid negative anomaly chances from condition, a stallion should be 70% or higher condition at time of covering.
Blood Type
Crossing near or exact blood types can benefit breeding in many ways, just as crossing types too far apart can negatively impact a breeding. Any foal that results from a I x V cross will have a high chance of inheriting a substantial number of anomalies. Thankfully, this is easily avoidable by paying close attention when you are matching your mare. If your mare is an unknown type, simply send her to a stud who is not I or V just to err on the side of caution.
Mutations
Mutations can also either benefit or negatively impact the outcome of a breeding, depending on which mutation, if any, the sire and dam have. If one or both parents have a good mutation, the cross will nearly always roll as if it were a perfect blood type match and is the only way to get chances for positive anomalies. If one or both parents have a bad mutation, the cross will be treated as if it were a I X V cross, which has a high chance of a large number of negative anomalies. Mutations can be tested for via a horse's genetics page if they have at least 10 foals on the ground or are pensioned.
Lethal Silver Syndrome
Lethal Silver Syndrome (LSS) is a rare breeding complication unique to FFH that impacts foals in utero. It happens when two horses are bred together that each carry a Silver (ZZ or Zz) color gene. In addition to contributing to genetic anomalies, it is often even more disastrous and should be carefully avoided. Almost all foals from LSS breedings will be stillborn! There is also a very high likelihood that the mare will die due to complications of LSS.
Lethal Champagne Syndrome
Lethal Champagne Syndrome (LCS) is a rare breeding complication unique to FFH that impacts foals in utero. It happens when two horses are bred together that each carry a Champagne (CH or Ch) color gene. In addition to contributing to genetic anomalies, it is often even more disastrous and should be carefully avoided. Almost all foals from LCS breedings will be stillborn! There is also a very high likelihood that the mare will die due to complications of LCS as well.

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11/15/23 3:11 pm
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11/14/23 6:19 pm
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11/11/23 4:41 pm
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11/11/23 12:11 pm
Answers to the Stallion Raffle Challenge, as well as the most relevant Handbook links, can be found here. Highly recommend everyone check this out, even if you didn't participate, because this covers a lot of the most important information for successful breeding!

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11/10/23 4:56 pm
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11/07/23 8:24 pm
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11/07/23 11:13 am
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11/06/23 9:53 pm
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11/05/23 5:09 pm
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11/05/23 4:39 pm
The Appaloosa Select broodmare raffle will be held tomorrow, Monday, at 9:00pm FFH time. Tickets must be purchased by 7:00pm.

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11/05/23 12:31 pm
February will be 2 weeks this year with races running on November 19th. This is not a permanent change, but one we feel is best in the circumstances of Y55.

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11/04/23 12:36 pm
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11/04/23 12:35 pm
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11/03/23 10:24 am
The Appaloosa Select broodmare raffle is being postponed to either Sunday or Monday. Tickets may be purchased up through 1 hour before the time the raffle begins, which will be announced on Sunday.

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11/01/23 1:42 pm
Question #22 in the Stallion Raffle Challenge has been updated for clarity.

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11/01/23 10:49 am
Stallion Raffle Challenge update: If you are confused about what a question is asking for, you may contact me (DM or PM) for clarification before submitting.

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10/28/23 6:04 pm
2yo and 3yo stallion raffle eligibility has been updated due to an error in the script - a few more are eligible for tickets that weren't showing before. Additionally, you must have raced at least 20 2yo, 20 3yo, and 30 4yo+ to be eligible for the category.

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10/28/23 3:19 pm
Appaloosa broodmares are now available in the horse trader. Each player may purchase broodmares until they have 20+ total Appaloosa broodmares.

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10/28/23 2:12 pm
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10/28/23 12:25 pm
Appaloosa color shows are now published for January.

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10/28/23 11:28 am
Surf and Turf has been added to the Golden Apple Orchard and is also now a possible reward when harvesting farm plots.

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10/27/23 10:31 pm
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10/26/23 3:59 pm
The Pampered grooming buff has been renamed to Radiant.

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10/26/23 3:57 pm
Grooming (the training action) has been renamed to Pamper to avoid confusion with Grooming Centers.

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10/26/23 3:56 pm
Beginning in February, players will be awarded 126 Grooming Center slots per month (increased from 84).

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10/26/23 2:56 pm
Broodmare dispersal at the GAO is temporarily available again.

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10/26/23 12:49 pm
Surface Genes no longer impact a foal's birth stats. Distance Genes have a less significant impact on a foal's birth stats than they previously had.

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10/26/23 10:29 am
Mares must now have an updated grade test to submit breeding requests to outside stallions.

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10/22/23 9:35 pm
Training and feeding have reopened.

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10/22/23 4:45 pm
The Y55 Training Sales are now open for consignments! Bidding will begin October 29th.

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10/22/23 2:40 pm
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10/22/23 2:27 pm
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10/21/23 9:00 pm
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10/21/23 6:52 pm
Horses no longer have a chance to reveal genotype upon retirement. However, the chance to reveal transition genes is increased for horses who have a Minor, Major, or Master. (With each award offering a greater chance.)

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10/21/23 6:47 pm
Prices for imports have been adjusted. Colts now cost twice as much as fillies, varying upon a player's rank.

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10/21/23 6:27 pm
Preparedness is now available as a stablewide upgrade trait.

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10/21/23 4:55 pm
Time Turner and Prismatic Time Turner have been restored from retirement. They now change a mare's due date to January or the current month and Prismatic also resets a mare's color show cooldown.

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10/21/23 3:05 pm
Stock and STB stallions no longer earn bonus foal slots upon retirement.

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10/21/23 2:04 pm
The mare grading formula has been updated. All mares may now be tested again, although most likely there will be few changes.

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10/21/23 11:01 am
Horses who are Handily in races will now lose Experience.

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10/15/23 6:15 pm
Horses who earn Court of Stars now receive a Producer Quality boost. Horses who have already earned Court of Stars have also received a PQ boost.

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10/11/23 1:04 pm
A few minor adjustments have been made to Stallion Grades and stallions will need retested. Notably - Since SS/Import/Custom cannot be the worst level of 'Average', they may still earn B grades. Horses with tested negative mutations also cannot grade higher than C unless tested AA+ PQ. This info has been updated in the Handbook as well. Thanks for your patience!

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10/10/23 11:13 pm
The Stallion Grade system has been updated and testing is open again. These updates offer more flexibility in factors that have less impact on a foal's potential while placing more weight on factors that have a stronger impact on a foal's potential. The Handbook page has also been updated, though the most notable change is that tested Average PQ cannot grade higher than C.

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10/10/23 12:36 pm
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10/08/23 5:10 pm
Contesting horses may now enter multiple races at the same track.

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10/08/23 12:44 pm
Contesting horses will have a 3 leg jackpot series through July, August, and September beginning in Y55. This will be offered for both barrels and poles with alternating regions per race.

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10/07/23 3:42 pm
Performance based Suggested Grade now only looks at a horse's most recent race. This should alleviate a lot of problems where horses show a lower grade than is actually appropriate, helping avoid Handily results.

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10/07/23 3:17 pm
Horses with Performance Ratings available now show their Stellar best PRs separate from non-Stellar best PRs.

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10/07/23 1:46 pm
Mares who are already retired may be eligible for reduced foal slots. If so, a notice will appear at the top of their page allowing you to opt in (or opt out) of the foal slot change.

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10/06/23 6:49 pm
Mare retirement is now available again. If your mare does not retire with the correct amount of foals lots, please post a bug.

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09/30/23 7:26 pm
Experience now shows an exact percentage (%) for horses owned by Pro accounts.

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09/30/23 2:44 pm
Distance proficiency gains have been increased for the distances above and below the distance a horse selects for training or BW.

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09/17/23 3:31 pm
The Y54 Yearling Sale is open for consignments! Consignments will be accepted until bidding opens at the start of September.

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09/15/23 4:50 pm
The value of Golden Apples has been updated to 200 GA = 100 PC = $1,000,000 (loosely). Prices for items in the GAO have been updated accordingly. The PC value for Sunkissed Tart, Ultra Wraps, Cream Token, Roan Token, and Dun Token have also been updated.

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09/15/23 4:48 pm
Minimum pricing for public sales has increased to $100,000. Horses already listed for sale have been updated accordingly.

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09/11/23 4:32 pm
A horse design contest is being held for the upcoming Select Sale. Visit #🌈pretty-pony-designs on Discord to read the rules and enter!

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09/10/23 12:14 pm
Jockey fees (taken from race income) have been adjusted. The fee for 3 jockeys has been reduced, while additional cost tiers have been added for having 4 or 5+ actively contracted jockeys.

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09/09/23 11:08 am
Stained Glass Cookies can now be purchased in the GAO.

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09/04/23 1:09 pm
HT mares will earn 1 bonus foal slot, meaning they always retire with at least 2 slots. A bonus slot is also earned for placing top 5 in a series race, rather than top 3.

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08/29/23 4:55 pm
Mares may now transition to buddies regardless of foal slots used. Mare transition fees have also been reduced.

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08/27/23 2:33 pm
Registration for Birthday Bash Board Game Arena tournaments is open on Discord. Tournaments start on August 31st!

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08/26/23 11:15 am
Series entry pools will not run until 6:00pm today.

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08/23/23 11:10 am
Any horses you wish to enter in this year's Project 6 contest must be registered by Saturday.

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08/06/23 9:44 pm
Tovero, Cream, Roan, and Silver Tokens as well as Add-On Points are now available at the Golden Apple Orchard. A new item, Rotten Apple, may also now be purchased at the GAO.

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08/06/23 4:39 pm
The Training Auction is open for bidding! The auction will end at an undisclosed time no sooner than 24 hours from now.

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08/06/23 1:50 pm
Breed shows now award 1 point per 4 entries and Open shows now award 1 point per 5 entries.

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08/04/23 1:49 pm
'Horse', referring to an adult male horse, is being updated to 'Stallion' throughout the site. If you find a page that hasn't been updated it, please report it here.

Issa (#1)
08/03/23 5:54 pm
Anyone with Business Skill 6 may now create Stallion Spotlight ads by clicking the button in Stud Services. These ads randomly display when Genotype Search or Stud Book is loaded. Relevant SIP, Grade, and other icons will be added to spotlights at a later date.

Issa (#1)
08/03/23 5:46 pm
Genotype Search has been updated to allow searching by specific Stat Genes. The search form has also been reorganized to better flow with the order on Genetics pages and keep like genes grouped together.

Issa (#1)
08/03/23 12:53 pm
Hidden mares no longer show up in Genotype Search results.

Issa (#1)
08/02/23 7:14 pm
Horses in the Golden Apple Orchard now show Potential and stats, Stat Genes, Heritage, Peak, Prime, and their relevant transition gene.

Issa (#1)
08/02/23 1:21 pm
Players without therapeutic equipment may now post job requests for Hot Walk or Hydrotherapy rehab to help horses recover quicker. These jobs can be found on the main job board and may be completed by anyone who owns the appropriate therapeutic equipment.

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08/02/23 12:04 pm
A bug with gelding horses who have Moderate/Strong Geldability has been fixed. As a result, geldings 2-4 years old who are still owned by their breeder may have improved stats. If they are already entered in races you may scratch them and enter in an appropriate grade, but you will not be penalized for Handily with any of these geldings this meet.

Issa (#1)
08/02/23 11:43 am
The Golden Apple Orchard is open for a temporary broodmare and racing dispersal. Horses relinquished through dispersal do not earn Golden Apples. The dispersal will be open through March.

Issa (#1)
08/02/23 10:27 am
A couple notes on mare grades:
1. There are no automatic F grades.
2. The grading criteria is significantly more forgiving than the grading criteria for stallions.

Issa (#1)
08/01/23 9:40 pm
Retired and pensioned mares may now Grade test through the link in Mare Services. Their grading system works somewhat differently from stallions, but still considers factors that influence a foal's Potential.

Issa (#1)
08/01/23 3:18 pm
Horses who have visible Pangare, BendOr, or Streak may need their images reloaded. If CTRL+F5 doesn't work, use the button in their Image Gallery.

Issa (#1)
07/30/23 11:37 am
Mistweaver's Cloak has been adjusted to only have 1 use and only raise Producer Quality by 1 level (Cursed will not become Average). The price has been reduced to 600 PC. Cloaks already in your inventory still have full (up to 3) uses.

Issa (#1)
07/30/23 10:50 am
Blood Type tests for mares have been reduced to $1,000,000.

Issa (#1)
07/30/23 12:16 am
Cloaked Line has been renamed to Locked to more accurately describe what it means and to avoid confusion with Cloaked horses. Horses who have Locked BT show a lock icon on their Genetics page and Hypomate.

Issa (#1)
07/29/23 5:05 pm
84 additional grooming request slots have been added to everyone's account. In the future, January will award 168 slots since it's a 2-week month.

Issa (#1)
07/29/23 12:29 pm
A new Producer Quality descriptor, Cursed, has been added to differentiate stallions who have the absolute worst PQ, much like Legendary distinguishes those who have the absolute best. No changes have been made to any horse's PQ - this is only a change in descriptive word.

Issa (#1)
07/28/23 6:32 pm
Yearlings with over 50% Risk are now ineligible for consignment in the Yearling Auction.

Issa (#1)
07/28/23 1:07 pm
Pangare markings have been updated and include 2 new 'Extreme' versions. Any horse who is eligible for Pangare may now show version of Pangare, regardless of their color.

Issa (#1)
07/27/23 11:13 pm
Breeding Skill 6 has been updated to allow early pensioning of any mare for a fee, with discounts given for mares who are 15yo+, 20yo+, or barren. The "free for all" pensioning that was temporarily put in place for Y50 has (belatedly) ended.

Issa (#1)
07/27/23 7:32 pm
Coat Condition now shows on the Care page for retired horses if they have opted in to color shows.

Issa (#1)
07/27/23 7:17 pm
Horses who use Bedazzling Shampoo in the future will show a magic wand icon on their Genetics page under any colors it has been applied to.

Issa (#1)
07/27/23 6:49 pm
Upcoming color show entries have been added as a link within the Current Entries page.

Issa (#1)
07/27/23 4:13 pm
There are 3 new versions of Mustache. These can be applied with Santa's Snack and viewed in the Horse Previewer.

Issa (#1)
07/27/23 2:37 pm
Mustache is now an independent marking that may be applied along with other face and paint markings.

Issa (#1)
07/27/23 12:59 pm
Racer Quick View now has a column to show if a horse has wraps equipped. Exact percentages have also been added to Energy, Rest, Morale, and Condition (where appropriate based on Pro).

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07/27/23 11:57 am
Race History now shows race type (when SC, DT, BR, or PB) under the distance.

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07/26/23 11:41 am
Purchasing equine therapy equipment has moved from the 8th Business skill to 10th Training skill.

Issa (#1)
07/25/23 6:14 pm
There are new and updated wearable medals for Genetic, Performance, and Color awards. These can be assigned through Equipment pages. (Yes, we know they clip badly with sheets.)

Issa (#1)
07/25/23 1:10 pm
Seal of Pedigree and Superior award icons have been updated.