Good Trait, Bad Trait?

What makes a good trait as opposed to a bad trait? Well, that is up to each breeder and what they prefer. Amaretto gives us many, many traits so that we can pick and choose what we like. For instance, in the recent questionaire they asked everyone what trait they would like to see go away. A large part of the answers were about Luster. Luster is a trait that makes everything shiny, which can be good or bad  depending on what it goes with. A solid black horse with luster might look like shiny vinyl. A gold horse might resemble a shiny gold nugget. But on white coats it gives it a greyish look, more like steel, which some breeders don't like, even on horses with just partial white markings..

Another trait that wasn't a favorite was the upright tail, that looks like a girl's  pony tail. In fact I knew someone who would haven any horse or bundle that showed an upright tail in stats. I know most people prefer long or Fresian tails, but on a Clydesdale that tail looks most like the Clydesdale wagon horses. With them it is a practice called Docking, something the beer company has stopped doing.

Some breeders like saddles on their horses, some don't.  I think saddles look good if you are into riding your horses. Fortunately Amaretto has added the ability to make the saddle invisible for those that don't like it. I have heard a few requests to do that with wings also. Who knows? Maybe with a later update. They might even make that an option on dogs with wings. Currently we have Dressage, Racing, and Ranch saddles. But a hint for the future, we need a good western saddle with saddlebags and a horn, maybe a lariat.

With 29 different trait slots, and all the traits that fit in those slots there is a wide choice for all the breeders. A little something for everyone, that you can try breeding IN or OUT of your horses to change the look to something you want.

Now for a little something different. People have suggested having horses with six or eight legs, like on a Limited Edition possibly. Not sure what that would do to the prim count LOL.  Recently I found a post of a horse with THREE legs, actually a young colt born that way. His name is Rocky, and he is missing his left front leg and was born at Rocking R Ranch and Rescue in March. Not even a month old, but he is getting around on his own, making friends and learning to eat solids. Some people have told them they should put him down, but they have said, as long as he can live his best life, and get around, he will stay. 

And he is not the only 3 legged horse in history. 

This old photo was taken a very long time ago of an older colt. There are also 3 legged horses around today that use prosthetics after an injury, usually smaller horses. typically they don't do well as they grow, as they need 4 legs to balance all that weight and get up and down. This is nothing to do with Amaretto but I just had to share it.

Thank you for reading and Happy Breeding.