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F.A.Q. |
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8-1 How to manage a mating between a male and a female? |
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There are two ways to register for a breeding
The first one is through your mares list:
Menu: click on "Breeding"
>> Heading "My BREEDING": click on the link "My stud mares".
A list of your mares of reproductive age will be showed.
Click the small icon in the last column entitled "Find a stallion".
A new window (pop-up) opens with a list of your stallions that may breed with this mare (the stallion must be old enough to reproduce, it should not be a gelding, and must have breeding points available).
You can also breed your mare with a stallion from another stable. To do so, input the name of the horse, or find it by inputting the name of its owner in the gray area.
To select a breeding with the chosen stallion, click on the icon (found on the same row as the stallion) in the last column. A new window will open with the possible dates of birth (please note that a foal may only be born on the first day of the month).
The second one is through the stallion directory:
Menu: click on "Breeding"
>> Heading "TOOLS" click on "Stallions Directory".
This will show the list of stallions to which owners has assigned a breeding price.
Once your choice made, click on the icon of the last column.
This will open a new window (pop-up) showing a list of your mares of reproductive age.
Once your choice made, click on the icon of the last column entitled "Ask mating".
This opens a last window in which you will be able to register a breeding for your mare with the chosen stallion. You must select the desired date of birth (from a list of possible dates) and enter the breeding price you offer to the owner of the stallion (this price can not be less than the standard price of a breeding, i.e €6 for Flat , €4 for trotting and €3 for Hurdles). Once the request confirmed, the price of the breeding will be charged immediately, you'll just have to wait for the granting or denial of the owner of the stallion (he may accept or decline your offer). If accepted, the birth of the foal is automatically scheduled, your mare goes into status "pregnant" and this foal to come appears in your list "Breeding">> "MY BREEDING">> "My foals to be born". |
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8-2
Is a covering possible when the two horses do not run the same type of race : for example Flat and Hurdle.
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No it is not possible because the horses are not of the same racing type.
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8-3
From what age can a stallion reproduce ? |
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When a stallion is 3 years old, he can start receiving breeding propositions, on the condition that his breeding quota is positive.
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8-4 From what age can a mare reproduce ? |
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A mare can be inseminated when she is three years old. |
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8-5 We are the 18th of July.
The mare is retiring on the 12th of August. Can I set a covering for Today with a birth scheduled on 15 August or is it too late?
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No it is too late as the pregnancy lasts 28 days.
The latest date for a foal birth is the day the mare is retiring (and is removed from the game).
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8-6 My pregnant mare has retired definitively. I can't see her any more in my stable. What's going to happen with the foal?
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It will be born in your stable, just like normal. Don't worry about it. |
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8-7
With reference to horse-breeding, what does "Date conflict" mean?
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This error alarm can occur in two cases :
- the mare will be retired (permanent retirement) on the scheduled date for the birth. If you can not schedule the birth at an earlier date (because of the 28-day gestation period) then the covering is not possible.
- the stallion owner has not accepted your offer for the covering in due time. The scheduled date for the birth is in less than 28 days. There is no sufficient time for the veterinary to visit the mare for the start of the gestation period (28 days are required before the birth).
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8-8 I have a mare who has two bookings with the veterinarian on the same day.
Will the two coverings be validated?
Will the mare have two foals on the same day?
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No, the mare can have one foal only.
The Sir of the foal will be the stallion of the owner to who you sent the covering request first (regardless of who accepted to sell the covering first).
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8-9 Once you have applied to another stable owner for one of your mares to be inseminated, is it possible to cancel the request? |
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Yes, it's possible at any moment as long as the breeding proposition hasn't been accepted by the stallion's owner.
In order to do this:
Breeder > My offers > Click on the the icon in the last column of the table (the one marked "Delete") |
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8-10
I bred my mare to a stallion that belongs to someone else. I have been debited for the covering but in the Breeder section there is nothing in the Offers page!
A part from the Pending transactions list, where can I find a record of this covering?
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There are two ways to find a record of this covering and the epxtec Birth date :
Solution 1 :
Go to the Breeder page and select My foals button.
Then in the Age selection menu, select Not born yet
Solution 2 :
Go to the Breeder page and select My mares. Click the name of your mare and select Genealogy button. You get the list of her foals, including the unborn ones. For example if you have already plan two births for this mare, one on the 1st of March and one on the 1st of April, both unborn foals will be listed.
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8-11 Can a mare in foal normally race?
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Yes, at Newturf a mare in foal races normally; Her racing capabilities and performances are not altered.
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8-12 How much money does a breeder earn? |
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The breeder earns 7% of all race winnings (Hall of Fame bonus included) generated by the horse during full racing career.
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8-13 What happens to the newborn fillies if the mare is sold? |
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The new owner of the mare will also be the owner of the foal.
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8-14 If I retire a pregnant mare, will the foal be born in my stable or is it lost? |
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You do not have to worry about it, the foal will be born in your stable quite normally.
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8-15 Is there a particular ratio between the rates of birth of male to female horses? |
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Absolutely no, determining the sex of the horse is 100% random. Meaning there is a 50% chance of having either a male or a female.
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