I just don't get it...

A spend a little bit of my EV time going through the RC in hopes of maybe finding something (which nowadays is not much). Saw a Mare and Gelding that had been bred recently and dumped in the RC together...which I just don't get.

Doesnt the RC deleted horses that have not been adopted after so long? So you potentially run the risk of your new foal you just bred and dumped its parents in the RC being close to worthless, if you look at lines like most people on this site...


...Just keep the parents and feed them when they get down to 50% if you dont really 'want' them anymore. Put them into training arenas to make money. I guess some players just dont care...

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*Edit - and I guess ppl can do whatever they want with their horses, because I know that's going to get thrown out there. I just wish people would understand when they are trying to sell the horses they've worked so hard on that their actions like these in the past will hurt their monetary outcome. This seems more like a rant post, but I wanted to post it here rather than the 18+ boards so everyone would be able to express their feelings about it.

Last edited on 2016-08-14 at 06:25:08 by Notori

i agree with you i own a rescue on my other account i have found a pregnant mare with only one poor in conformation

I guess I don't have any strong feelings on the matter? For all we know it was an experimenr gone awry. Then again, I'm big on throwing horses that don't make the cut onto my Riding School account (seriously, even on trail riding 40k of earnings plus the value of all the treats per horse is amazing). BUT I figure if it's from their own lines, whatever. If they paid to breed to an outside stud or used an outaide broodmare, only to throw the horse in the RC/let the foal die... that can be rude to the owner of the horse you used (this is probably one of the reasons some studs are private - not just to suss out the mare but also the player?). Plus, why spend the money? Might as well let the horse make some of it back and/or net a profit yanno?

I don't care much for the RC, it bothers me more when quality horses (usually second/third generation with extremely rare/uncommon pedigrees) I've bred get overbred with a million foals and then dumped in the RC- or worse, dumped back on me without my permission. :/

Only horses I've dumped is new EC horses that I don't need, or barely started store horses or older gelded horses in order to make space.

Another thing I don't understand is gelding perfectly reasonable horses that would have made great studs, I've come across 800 stat second generation Arabs in a popular speciality that are the only foal of it's parents, and it's gelded. Which is super annoying considering how most pedigrees are swamped with the same overbred horses and only makes breeding decent horses all the more difficult with the inbreeding block to contend with.

@maple: You've logged in to find horses left on your virtual doorstep?!? Gah!

I won't throw horses I've worked so hard on in the rc. I'll geld the boys and move the horses that don't meet up to my own personal standards into my purge barn and let them be deleted after 5 days.

I've been called a "horse killer" for doing this but seriously? Cmon people, they pixels, not real horses! And no, I'm not going to sell a 600+ Stat foal to u for 10k. I put years into my extended lines. Not gonna give them away so they can end up in the rc thru someone else. I just delete them and move on. Ya...I'm a pixel killer...shame on Windspun lol

@Ducky: Yep, just last week while I was away and locked up. Had 7 horses transferred to me, three of which I had bred and sold as foals. I'm trying to get rid of horses, not randomly get more. x-x

I'm one of those people that gelds and dumps (older) low stat horses to be deleted. Haven't come across that term yet ha. >>

The horses I saw today were both only 8 yrs old.

It could be that someone simply didn't have room to keep all their horses, and had to clear them out. It can get expensive to expand your capacity, and it is very time-consuming to take care of a lot of horses. Maybe they were making room for a bunch of new foals that were more suited to their goals, or perhaps making room for a new breed.

I've had horses dumped on me, too. I wish we had the ability to refuse transfers. I sold a few of my foals, and a couple of them suddenly found their way back to my barn a few years later, with all sorts of non-specialty stat gains. I sold them in the first place because they weren't what I was aiming for, and they definitely weren't anything I needed in my herd after that. I resold them at a steep discount, and luckily they went quickly, because I don't like to put anything in the Rescue Center that isn't a brand new foundation, and I'd feel a little off about starving them, even though I know they're just pixel and lines of code.

I've also had someone just randomly give me a couple of new foundation horses because they said it looked like I took good care of my horses. They both had genetics that I am actively trying to breed out of my herd, plus I wasn't looking for any foundation level horses at that point. I felt really bad about it, because it was obvious that they gave them to me because they wanted them to be loved and cared for. But I'm not a rescue ranch. If you had a much-loved horse that you couldn't keep, you wouldn't just drop it off at someone's professional show horse breeding operation, no matter how well-kept their horses seemed.

It seems like people think they're being generous or responsible by gifting you a surprise horse, or returning a purchase when they're done with it, but I really wish they would ask if I actually want the horse before dumping it without warning.

@Maple - I completely understand the gelding situation. I've started rescuing geldings because I feel they deserve a chance at pixel pony life and have found many horses that were only second or third generation horses with beautiful pedigrees and nice stats who have been gelded for...no reason really.

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So many times I've thought about picking up a rescue and posting on the forums shouting "hey! if you want your horses cared for, leave them here!" but I wasn't 100% sure if things like this actually happened, but now that this topic has been brought up, I'm more tempted than ever to pick up a rescue.

It does make me kind of 'sad' that people do this, whether these horses are pixel horses are not. I'm a hard core horse lover, and pixel or not, all things horses are serious to me.

Edit: A great example, one of my rescues is a foundation paint, that could've easily become a great horse, has been gelded. What for? Who knows. After bringing in another batch of very prospective geldings, I almost feel like the Loki's Dagger should again be able to turn geldings back into stallions. I rescued a BEAUTIFUL group of Welsh geldings just now with over 300 stats, and amazing colors, who truly would've made nice studs.

Last edited on 2016-08-14 at 14:58:29 by wey™

I agree with Confessor.
There are plenty of good folk on EV who take unwanted horses, train them up, and resell them. I, too, have dumped unwanted horses in the RC from time to time, but I wouldn't leave a recently bred couple because I took the time to breed them in the first place! And, if that foal is good, then their other foals might be, too. They should have at least kept the parents until the foal was old enough to show. If the offspring WAS indeed good, then they bit them self in the butt X3

I have dropped lined, gelded horses in the RC before because they weren't my lines, and for whatever reason I've decided they no longer fit my goals--so I too need to sell them, and for whatever reason they aren't moving. I'd rather geld a decent horse and give someone a chance for a decent show/riding school prospect than drop a stud in the RC and risk someone picking him up and ruining another player's lines when *I* had taken on the responsibility of the horse to begin with.

For the most part, I only deposit new foundations in the RC. However, if I need space and horses aren't selling, I have been known to drop 300+ statted horses in the RC for some lucky person to grab.

I don't love the rescue accounts, because I think picking up a bunch of decent horses only to resell them for a quick profit defeats the purpose of the RC as it is. If you adopt the horse with big plans and decide later they no longer meet your goals, that's one thing. But if you're solely adopting them to turn a profit, I think it disadvantages new players, as has been referenced in other posts.

I am keeping my lines (started with foundies) private until 8 generations. If I buy any "outside" lines, that line will be public, as I didn't breed the horse. I have seen some decent young horses in the rescue center but they're never the breed I need.

@Sonoma
Some of the rescues don't sell horses for a "quick price". I've seen some that train and show them until they have high winnings and points, thus making them a wanted horse again. But I see your point.

I agree with you, Raptor; not all of them adopt just to sell. A number DO put some work into them first, and target new players for reasonably priced sales when the horses reach whatever stat goal--which is great. But I feel like I've seen more rescues that pick up the good stock, then put them immediately up for sale. They might still train them and such, but not with any goals; just as a way to make money until someone buys them.