What Makes a "Good Horse?"

Hello! :D I'm MayGraves- a new player with a lot to learn.

I've played a few similar browser games such as Wild Horses Valley & Horse Reality, so I have a little bit of experience with this game style. However, every game is different and I'm finding it difficult to understand some things.

Edit: I'll be redirecting questions into the Help Me forum in the future! ^^


Q: What makes for a "good horse" that's worth investing into?
          Can anyone give me a checklist of things they look for when finding a horse worth buying/investing into?
          I'd like to use my time wisely and invest in horses that are worth the time, effort, and money. I've read some of the breeding and money-making guides, so I understand some things such as NSS etc.

Last edited on 2024-04-18 at 07:08:49 by MayGraves

Hello! Welcome to EV! Other than just this forum, you can sign up for the Equiverse mentor program,, and a mentor can help you with these questions! This forum will work perfectly fine too! Here are some things I look when buying a horse:
High Stats
Low NSS 
High Conformation 
Clean pedigree
Good show record
Good coloring

Another thing, you should check out the Rescue Center (RC) where you can find great horses for 200 ED (ED stands for Equiverse dollars)


Others: please add on to this info, I'm not great at listing things off the top of my head

When looking driving gypsy vanners I look at the following 

less than 60 non specialty stats
no more than 2 poors in confo and no more than 1 poor in a confo area that affects driving
no sabino
no white 
gg or Gg

So I would say it depends on what your goals are. There are people who breed only for conformation, so higher confo stock is what they look for. There are people who generally care more about color. Across the board I would say it is easier to sell/stud out horses that are gg and are not white. Cream colors are very popular. If you care more about showing, I would focus on nss and the confo in the areas that count toward that discipline! 

Ah yes, people are very into clean pedigrees, meaning you won't see the same horse 2x. Although some people don't mind as long as it isn't on the first page. 

Last edited on 2024-04-17 at 16:34:48 by Olympea

Thank you for your responses, Nala and Olympea!! ♥ This'll help me a ton :]

Yup ofc! Here's the link to the mentor program forum! If you wanna sign up as a mentee, you should fill out the Google form! 


https://www.equiverse.com/topic.php?id=272708

ooooo! I'll definitely sign up!

hello and welcome to EV! ♥ if you have questions about the game you might want to post them in the help board rather than the general one c:

adding on to this, color and pattern standards are a little dependent on breed. as Olympea mentioned with GVs, sabino, grey, and white are often avoided since they can hide the horse's coat or are just are too common. but white is a bit more rare in Chincoteagues compared to some other breeds, and sabino/grey is sometimes desirable in Arabians since they have very little color and pattern options.

if i'm buying a horse from someone else, i'm always looking for a horse that has been treated correctly for the discipline they're being trained for. i won't buy a western-bred horse that's been eating red apples for example c:

personally i'm more worried about nss and confo while not bothering with total stats as much. the high end of stat ranges is a little finicky to show in and even a low statted, unproven foundation horse can bring in tens of thousands in lifetime earnings if cared for properly.

Aaaah I see!! Thank you for the tips, Forgotten ♥

I'll be redirecting my questions to the help desk, then ^^
Somehow I missed it every time I visited the forums >>;

Good behavior and riding skills but also a good personality and some mind of their own to make it Intristing🤣