# 💞 How to Breed Horses

# 📋 Breeding Basics

#### Aging Speed

Horses age by one month every 2.5 days

#### Age-Up Tokens

Players who want to accelerate aging can use **age-up tokens** from the webstore.

Each token advances a horse by 1 month.

#### Breeding Readiness

Before a horse can breed, these things must be true:

- The stallion must be at least **3 years old**
- The mare must be at least **4 years old**
- The stallion must be fertile
- The mare must be fertile
- The mare must be **in heat**
- The mare cannot already be pregnant

Horses will not attempt to breed if these requirements aren't met.

#### In Heat Mares

A mare must be **in heat** before breeding can happen. You can check if a mare is in heat in the Welfare tab.

#### How Breeding Works

Breeding is entirely based on your **stallion and mare choice**.

- You choose the stallion
- You choose the mare
- You place them in **close proximity**
- If they are **attracted to each other**, they will eventually breed

This means breeding works more naturally rather than happening instantly. Once the right pair is together, the main thing is making sure they meet the breeding requirements and stay close enough for breeding to happen.

# 🧬 Choosing the Right Pair

Good breeding starts with good pairing choices. Before breeding, think about:

- The parents' stats
- The traits you want in the foal
- Breed and bloodline goals
- Fertility and long-term breeding plans

Breeding is not just about producing foals quickly. It is also about building horses with purpose, whether that means better lines, stronger performance traits, or a breeding program you are proud of. It is important to get your horses genetic tested for responsible breeding.

#### `Pregnancy`

Once breeding is successful, the mare becomes pregnant and the pregnancy begins immediately.

Pregnancies also have:

- A **chance of miscarriage**
- A **chance of twins**

Pregnant mares can recieve an `ultrasound` via Vet to recieve the estimated due date. If a mare goes past her estimated due date, the mare can have a `c-section` done.

# 📦 Horse Limits

Before breeding, make sure you have space within your horse limit.

Breeding does take horse ownership limits into account, which means:

- You must have room for the foal
- If you are at your horse limit, horses will not breed

If you are close to your limit, consider focusing on gaining xp through challenges, quests, or jobs.