Hey everyone! Its Hump Day! We made it half way thru this week! I know a lot of have you have been patiently waiting on a announcement from Amaretto about the next Craved maker.

Well sit down, I have some news! The Craved animals have came to a end, the month of May will mark the end of craved breeding!

I know that we have all had fun breeding for the craved animals, but its time for us to move on.

What will replaced the craved? Well we will unveil that at the end of June so for now its a Mystery Monthly Breeding! I know that you guys will love whats coming maybe even more than the craved! So be looking for more information at the end of this month!

This is Ava over and out!

Happy Thursday Fellow Breeders!

Amaretto loves to shine the spotlight on breeder events throughout Second Life and, today, I want to tell you about an event that is happening right now! The Intercontinental Horse Expo!

Intercontinental means between continents and represents the diversity of the Amaretto Community. The Expo, which started this past weekend at E&S Breedables Market, is an awesome opportunity for breeders to show off their prized creations.

Everyone is welcome to check out the Expo and vote for your favorites. Voting ends at 8PM on Friday, May 29th, so, hurry on over. There is a L$10 fee to vote. Here’s the landmark: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Miniconjou/188/73/25

I’m sure you will see some familiar names. Just take a peek at these beauties!

Up for grabs to the entrants are the following prizes:

1st Prize – 12,500L
2nd Prize – 7,500L
3rd Prize – 2,500L

Winners will be announced at E&S’s 9th Birthday Hoedown on Saturday evening. Good luck to all the entries and Happy Birthday to E&S!

If you have an Amaretto based event you would like me to mention in a future Connection, please contact me (Blush Topaz) in-world!

Until next time…Happy Breeding!

The Chimera according to Greek mythology, was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of more than one animal. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat protruding from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake’s head.

With animals, chimeras are the result of a genetic anomaly – one animal (like the dog below)– has cells derived from two different cell lines ( a black Labrador and a yellow Labrador). Brindle coloring in horses is extremely rare and in many cases is linked to spontaneous chimerism, resulting in an animal with two sets of DNA, , with the brindle pattern being an expression of two different sets of equine coat color genes in one horse.

In 2011, Amaretto brought us their own version of the Chimera Brindle horse. The Black/Platinum Chimera Brindle, Brown/Red Chimera Brindle, Brown/Tan Chimera Brindle, Platinum/Black Chimera Brindle, Red/Brown Chimera Brindle and Tan/Brown Chimera Brindle were one set of many exciting possible Non-Starter coats that could come from breeding starter horses. You had a chance at one of these exciting Non-Starter coated Chimera Brindles by breeding any horse with a starter horse or by breeding together two starter horses.
These coats CAN be passed on.

The Chimera Brindle Horse coats are now out to pasture, which means they will no longer drop from new starters, havens or LEs, but they can still be bred from existing lines.

Happy Saturday everyone!! I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far.  Today I want to spotlight the awesome Wing traits for our horses!

The Wing trait was introduced with the Limited Edition Fall Fantasy Horses that were on sale from September 22, 2012 through October 13, 2012.

On October 12, 2012 a twist to the Limited Edition Fall Fantasy Horses was announced. If you breed a Limited Edition Fall Fantasy Horse with a Memorable Haven Horse you will have the ability to get a new wing called Blizzard. If you breed a Limited Edition Fall Fantasy Horse with a Haven Horse – Darkness you will have the ability to get a new wing called Nightfall.

On February 14, 2015 A random drop on Valentines day released the Amour wing.

On May 20, 2015 the graduating class at ARU received 2015 Graduation Spotted A.R.U theses horses were hiding the Amaretto Wing.

On Saturday May 29,2015 we added Safari Edition Haven Horses to the Horse Haven vendor!If you breed the new Safari Edition Haven Horse with any other winged horse (the wing must be shown in the stats) you can have a chance at Surprise! These surprises were the Safari Tiger, Safari Giraffe, Safari Leopard, and Safari Gazelle Wings!!!

On June 26, 2015 Amaretto held the Summer Fest Auction and unveiled the first Horse in the line of Seven Deadly Sins Horses. Duckkula Resident was the winning bidder on the OOAK Seven Deadly Sins – Wrath Horse. The hidden surprises from the OOAK Seven Deadly Sins – Wrath Horse were the Wrath wing!

On November 26, 2015 Amaretto wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving Day 2015 by releasing a Thanksgiving 2015 Wing! This wing was available for 24 hours on November 26, 2015.

On March 23, 2016 Amaretto was pleased to present another Graduating class of Amaretto Ranch University (ARU) with special horses as graduation gifts. These horses were hiding the following wings Tribute, Trust, Celebration, and Esteem.

The Fortitude and Disdain wind were hiding in the OOAK Seven Heavenly Virtues – Patience and OOAK Seven Deadly Sins – Pride Horses.

On November 24, 2016 Amaretto celebrated Thanksgiving with some random drop traits these traits included Gravy Wing and Cranberry Sauce Wing.

On July 14th, 2017 Amaretto hosted a Country Fair Auction, up for bid was a create your own horse wing in which Sedan7777 won and created alongside Amaretto Designers the Rhapsody & Music Wing!

On July 14th, 2017 Amaretto hosted a Country Fair Auction, up for bid was 2 OOAK horses and they were each hiding a wing the Longing and Endowment Wing!

On Nov 10th until November 24th, 2017 Amaretto celebrated Fall with 2017 Limited Edition Fall Edition horses! The following wings were hiding in the 2017 Limited Edition Fall Edition horses! Cornucopia Night Fall, First Frost Night Fall, Ice Wine Night Fall, Pumpkin Night Fall, and Autumn Leaves Night Fall.

In December 2017 Amaretto celebrated Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Amaretto Christmas Horses. If you breed these together you got a chance at getting a Winter Snowflake or Candy Cane Wing!

On February 8,2018 Amaretto celebrate Mardi Gras with 2018 Mardi Gras Krewe of Amaretto Horses! You could get the wing Mardi Gras from any breeding of ther 2018 Mardi Gras Krewe of Amaretto Horses!

On Jan.14,2019 Amaretto released its first ever Liimited Edition Stride Towards Freedom to honor and celebrate MLK! These Horses were hiding the Gold Glitter Wing!

Please note that the Wing trait CAN be passed on.

For a closer look at any of these wings check them out on the wiki https://horse.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Non_Opal_Wings

Until next time this is Snookie hoping you all stay safe and have a fabulous weekend!!

Happy Breeding!

Isnt it starting to feel like summer! Im ready for vacation! The beach, the pool, the sofa however you relax its time to soak up some sun! June is here and that means its time for a new Mystery Sale!

For the month of June we will be giving a 50% discount on the following items!

Horse:
1% Pregnancy Booster

5% Pregnancy Booster

25% Pregnancy Booster

K9s
1% Pregnancy Booster

5% Pregnancy Booster

Birds
High Potency Seeds Single
High Potency Seeds Six
High Potency Seeds Twelve

Ponies
Amaretto Ponie Pal Moxie Sundae
Single Pack
5 Pack

Happy Breeding everyone!

Hello everyone! How is everyone? I hope that you are having a wonderful day! I wanted to take a moment to shine a light on the month of Mays Craved Honey Bee Horses!

I love these horses and what a great way to end the Craved horses on a high note!

Take a look at these sweet horses!

Craved Honey Bee Gold Piebald

Craved Honey Bee Pintomino Black

Craved Honey Bee Honey Skewblad

Craved Honey Bee Akhal-Teke Honey

The coats on these Craved Honey Bee DO have the ability to pass, and its the only way to get your hands on one at this time!

Congrats to everyone who got one and I cant wait to see what you guys do with this one! Happy breeding everyone, I hope you are staying safe and healthy! This is Ava over and out!

Happy Hump Day Fellow Breeders!

Staying informed is a very important part of breeding Amaretto horses and K9s. Do you wish you had a “go-to” reference that answered many of your general questions about your breedables? You do! And, its been on your handy-dandy wiki all this time!

Let’s start by navigating to the wiki pages.

For horses:

For K9s:

Now, let’s take a closer look by clicking on the FAQ hypertext.

Here you see the horse FAQ:

As you scroll down the page, you will see the vast majority of your questions answered! There is a ton of information here about your horses (with similar questions answered on the K9 FAQ page) and it’s all accessible at your fingertips!

Still can’t find the answers your looking for? Feel free to jump in the Amaretto groups to ask your questions. The Amaretto staff, moderators and lots of fellow breeders are there to help you out!

This is just another way Amaretto empowers you through knowledge about your breedables. Check it out today!

Until next time…HAPPY BREEDING!

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is having a good Thursday and that you all are staying safe and healthy! Its getting harder to do these days thats for sure!

I wanted to take a few moments out of my day and share with you the month of Junes calendars and all the exciting things that Amaretto has going on this month!

Amaretto host events almost every week and everyone is invited so always keep an eye out on the calendar to see when the next event is!

Today we all enjoyed bull riding and Bazza Banana was the winner with the longest ride!

Also do not forget that the ARU is always in full swing so check out what classes you need and get down there!

Lots of stuff going on in June! This is Ava over and out happy breeding everyone!

Speaking in chat the other day, and talking about nostalgic memories of days gone by brought to mind when i used to watch parades and wait with anticipation for the mounted horse groups. One of my favorite groups was the Lipizzans. Those beautiful white and grey horses with their flowing manes and tails, the elaborate uniforms of the riders, the majestic choreographed movements of the both were a treasured memory, altho I didn’t get to see the full performance until decades later. Lipizzans have a rich history as a breed. The Lipizzan, or Lipizzaner, is a breed of horse originating in Lipica in Slovenia. Established in 1580, the Lipica stud farm is the world’s oldest continuously operating stud farm.
The Lipizzan breed dates back to the 16th century, when it was developed with the support of the Habsburg nobility. The breed takes its name from one of the earliest stud farms established, located near the village of Lipica (spelled “Lipizza” in Italian), in modern-day Slovenia. The breed has been endangered numerous times by warfare sweeping Europe, including during the War of the First Coalition, World War I, and World War II. The rescue of the Lipizzans during World War II by American troops was made famous by the Disney movie Miracle of the White Stallions. The breed has also starred or played supporting roles in many movies, TV shows, books, and other media.

Aside from the rare solid-colored horse (usually bay or black), most Lipizzans are gray. Like all gray horses, they have black skin, dark eyes, and as adult horses, a white hair coat. Gray horses, including Lipizzans, are born with a pigmented coat—in Lipizzans, foals are usually bay or black—and become lighter each year as the graying process takes place, with the process being complete between 6 and 10 years of age. Lipizzans are not actually true white horses, but this is a common misconception. A white horse is born white and has unpigmented skin.

Until the 18th century, Lipizzans had other coat colors, including dun, bay, chestnut, black, piebald, and skewbald. However, gray is a dominant gene. Gray was the color preferred by the royal family, so the color was emphasized in breeding practices. Thus, in a small breed population when the color was deliberately selected as a desirable feature, it came to be the color of the overwhelming majority of Lipizzan horses. However, it is a long-standing tradition for the Spanish Riding School to have at least one bay Lipizzan stallion in residence, and this tradition is continued through the present day.

The moves the Lipizzans are famous for, the “airs above the ground” are the difficult “high school” dressage movements which include the levade, the courbette, the croupade, the piaffe, and the mezair. These moves were considered to be moves used by war horses when in a battle, to help their riders.

On September 24, 2016 Amaretto released the Amaretto Comeback Packs!! These packs included one of each Comeback Lipizzan – Amaretto Red and Comeback Lipizzan – Amaretto Orange Horses. In October, with the 5.5 update they brought out new starter horses which included the Champagne, Ginger, Silver, and Cocoa Lippizzans, follow by the Christmas Pine Lipizzan in December. All of these starter coats could pass their coats except the Christmas Pine!

In September of 2018, they brought out the familiar white coat of the Lipizzan with the Showhorse. From September 1st to September 30th if you bred any 2 Lipizzans together you could have a chance at getting a Lipizzan Showhorse!
The Lipizzan Showhorse can NOT pass their coat.
However, the Divinity Eye and the Divinity Saddle DO have the ability to pass.

I hope everyone enjoyed a little background on a fine historic horse. Happy Breeding!

Happy Saturday everyone! Today I want to shine the spotlight on the Paradise Puppies!!

Did you know that Amaretto Breedables offers a reward system called Puppy Paradise. When you send your K-9 to Puppy Paradise you will receive a number of points based on the number of traits and age for a particular K-9. Once you have accumulated enough points, you can use these points to purchase an array of items from the Puppy Paradise Vendor such as Pet Food, Vaccinations and our unique K-9 Paradise Puppies. For more information on Puppy Paradise click here https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Puppy_Paradise

First let’s have a look at the K-9 Paradise Puppy Dalmatian. This puppy comes in random gender and these random coats: Black/White, Liver/White and Rainbow/White Dalmatians. Paradise Puppy Dalmatians are NOT able to pass their coats. However, these unique K-9s have the ability to pass their eyes (depending on the coat you receive).

Next let’s take a look at the Fu K-9’s

The Fu K-9 comes in random gender and these random coats: “Happiness”, “Friendship” and “Prosperity”. The Fu K-9s are NOT able to pass their coats. However, these unique K-9s have the ability to pass their eyes (depending on the coat you receive) Purple Jade, Green Jade and Blue Jade. The Fu K-9s are NOT able to pass their collars.

Next there is the K-9 Paradise Puppy – Hot Dog comes in random gender. Paradise Puppy – Hot Dog are NOT able to pass their coats. However, the Yellow & Mustard eye Does have the ability to pass and the Picnic Collar Does have the ability to pass.

On Feb.5,2020 Amaretto released the 3.0 Update, the first big surprise is this brand new Heavenly K9! Its our newest K9 Amaretto Breedable K9-Memorable Paradise Puppy! You can get this cutie from and Puppy Paradise vendor at any Amaretto K9 location.

The Memorable Paradise Puppy comes in random gender.

Memorable Paradise Puppy are NOT able to pass their coats. The Paradise Angel Collar does have the ability to pass.

When you breed a Paradise Puppy (whether it is with another Paradise Puppy or any other K-9) you DO have an increased chance at receiving a random Enchanted K-9. The non-Enchanted offspring of Paradise Puppies do NOT have an increased chance of producing Enchanted K-9s.

For a closer look at any of these awesome pups you can check them out here:

https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Paradise_Puppy_%E2%80%93_Black/White_Dalmatian

https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Paradise_Puppy_%E2%80%93_Liver/White_Dalmatian

https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Paradise_Puppy_%E2%80%93_Rainbow/White_Dalmatian

https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Fu_K-9s

https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Paradise_Puppy_%E2%80%93_Hot_Dog

https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Memorable_Paradise_Puppy

Until next time this is Snookie hoping you have a fabulous weekend!

Happy Breeding!!

Hey everyone! Its another manic Monday and we have almost made it through! So I have been working on adding missing things to the wikis, and i thought i should show off our newest blanket just in case someone had not seen it!

What am I talking about?
The El Dorado blanket!

This blanket is so different then any other blankets we have! Where did it come from you ask? Well the blanket came from the El Dorado Editions!

This blanket does have the ability to pass, and i cant wait to see what you guys pair this one up with!

I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! Happy breeding everyone this is Ava over and out!

Hey guys its me again! Hope you are all having a good day! We are almost to hump day so the week is almost half over! YAY!!

So on one of my last collections I talked about how I was working on the wiki and I thought I needed to spotlight a few new horns that made their way on to the wiki today!

You may have seen these horns around as they are not brand new but they certainly are cool looking. Formally introducing to you the Gem Crown Horn!

There are currently 5 Gem Crown horns:
Gem Crown Frostbitten
Gem Crown Jungle
Gem Crown Bloodlust
Gem Crown Beachy
Gem Crown Neon Twilight

All of these have the ability to pass! You can find them all here and read about them anytime you like:

https://horse.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Gem_Crown

I do have to say that these horns look great with the Crystal Wing! I know you guys will come up with some amazing projects with these horns!

Until next time this is Ava over and out! Happy breeding!

Happy Hump Day Fellow Breeders!

Have you ever wished you could breed your prized Amaretto horse one more time after it has retired? You can with the Amaretto Extenze Pill!

How does it work?

Introduced in April 2019, the Extenze Pill is a one-time use consumable that will add 7 days of breeding to any retired horse. The horse cannot have had a Forever Foal used to pet it.

Let me repeat that…

• Can only be used on retired horses
• Horses can not be petted
• Can only be used once per horse

To use, rez the Extenze Pill package to the ground and open it. The contents will appear in a folder in your inventory. Now, from the folder, rez the Extenze Pill next to the horse you wish to add breeding time to and then click the horse for their main menu. Go to the consumables option on the menu, find Extenze, and click it. Once the horse stats have been updated, the consumable will disappear.

Tips for use!

Time is of the essence! To make the most out of the extra time, be sure to do the following prior to using the Extenze Pill on your horse:

• Heal the horse, if sick. Do this by using a healing kit or feed it breeder food for 3 days. It must be on breeder food!
• Make sure the horse has 75% happiness or higher. Do this by giving it salt at least 2 days before you use the Extenze. This will allow it to start gaining fervor as soon as its breeding time has been extended.
• Make sure its intended mate is ready to breed.

The effects of the Extenze Pill will expire after 7 days. This should give you ample time to breed a female horse once and a male horse 3 times, provided you’ve prepped the horse as suggested in the tips above.

Please note, as stated, the Extenze Pill can only be used once per horse. If you are buying a horse to extend, there is no way to know prior to purchase if this consumable has been used by a previous owner. If it has, when you try to use the Extenze Pill, it will not work.

That extra breeding cycle may drop you a coveted Charmed! Good luck!

Until next time…HAPPY BREEDING!

Hello everyone! I hope all of you guys are safe and healthy! I wanted to take a few moments to show off something really cool that came from the last round of Gacha Horses Amaretto released.

Have you seen the Gem Crown Neon Twilight?

Or how about Crystal Wing Neon Twilight?

Well both of these came from the Ultra Rare Gacha Neon Twilight! You will need to breed the Gacha Edition Neon Twilight to get your chance to have one of these or buy it from someone who has!

Both of these are super cool looking if you ask me! I cant wait to see them on your projects, so keep an eye out for both of these!

Happy breeding everyone this is Ava over and out!

The Exmoor pony is a horse breed native to the British Isles, where some still roam as semi-feral livestock on Exmoor, a large area of moorland in Devon and Somerset in southwest England. The Exmoor has been given “endangered” status by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, and “threatened” status by The Livestock Conservancy. It is one of the British Isles’ mountain and moorland pony breeds, having conformation similar to that of other cold-weather-adapted pony breeds. The Exmoor pony is hardy and used for a variety of equestrian activities. In its free-roaming state, the breed’s presence on Exmoor contributes to the conservation and management of several natural pasture habitats.

When the version 4.0 Horse update came out on September 9, 2013 these exciting new coats were hidden in new starters. The Black Exmoor Pony, Blue Exmoor Pony, Brown Exmoor Pony, Gold Exmoor Pony, Red Exmoor Pony and Tan Exmoor Pony are one set of many exciting possible Non-Starter coats that can come from breeding “Starter Horses”.
You can have a chance at one of these exciting Non-Starter coated Exmoor Pony by breeding any horse with a starter horse or by breeding together two starter horses.
These coats CAN be passed on.

From August 5, 2014 until September 5, 2014 you could breed any color Spotted Amaretto and any color Exmoor Pony together for the chance at the Spotted Exmoor Twist Coat. The Spotted Exmoor Coat DOES have the ability to pass. The Back to School Eye DOES have the ability to pass.

Another Exmoor coat is the Albino Exmoor. From breeding any two full siblings, you could get an Albino Exmoor, as long as at least one of the siblings was an Exmoor.The Albino Exmoor Pony coat does NOT pass. However, breeding an Albino Exmoor Pony with it’s sibling does slightly increase your chance for another Albino or Albino Exmoor Pony .

I hope you enjoy breeding these adorable Exmoor Coats.

Hey everyone hope you are enjoying your weekend so far! Today the spotlight is shining on the K-9 Tail Piece. Have you seen how cute these are?

The Tail Piece is one set of many exciting possible Non-Starter Traits that can come from breeding Starter Coats.

You can have a chance at one of these exciting Non-Starter Traits by breeding any K-9 with a starter K-9 or by breeding together two starter K-9s.

The Tail Piece was released in the Version 3.0 Update that was released on February 5, 2020.

For a closer look at any of these cute bows check them out on the wiki https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Tail_Piece

Until next time this is Snookie hoping you have an amazing weekend!!

Happy Breeding!!

Yet another Manic Monday and we all survived! Yay!

Today I wanted to talk about a new section Bazza and Marku set up on their website The Amaretto Family (The Amaretto Family is not ran by Amaretto, it’s ran by Marku and Bazza.)
Bazza and and Marku have noticed at the Amaretto community meetings and in the groups that a lot of you would like some kind of Wild Hair wiki page.

Although you can use the official wiki to look up the coat and check out it’s hair when trying to find out what a wild hair looks like, we understand that some of the pictures don’t show the hairs in as much detail as you would like so we decided to add a section to our site where YOU the breeders can take pictures of wild hairs that you have in world and add your own Wild hairs to the library as long as it hasnt been submitted before.

This means all of us can compile our own “wiki” of wildhairs.

You can check out the Wild Hair Library here:

https://forum.themysticalamarettofamily.com/forums/wild-hairs.39/

To post one, make sure you are signed up and signed into the site. All you need to do is first search if the hair you want to post is already posted by typing the name of the wild hair into the search bar at the top and clicking enter, if it doesnt come up. You are good to go!

Then just go to the section the hair should be in, such as Limited Edition, or Crazed, etc and read the requirements for the wild hair submission at the top of that page to make sure your picture matches the criteria. Click “Start New Topic”, input the Wild Hair name as it is in the stats in-world in the title bar, then upload the picture and submit your post for review.

Once Marku or Bazza checks it over it should appear in the library relatively quickly.

Please note this website is not owned or maintained by Amaretto! I know a lot of you guys use this great tool so keep it up! This is Ava over and out! Happy breeding everyone!

Happy Hump Day Fellow Breeders!

Part of the goal of Amaretto is to make sure all breeders have a way to get pertinent information about their breedables. That is why we provide numerous outlets for you to stay ‘in the know’!

Many breeders simply ask questions in our in-world groups. But, what if, you don’t have group space? Or, you think of a question when you’re not in Second Life? Well, Amaretto has all those bases covered!

The Amaretto Social Network website has a section just for your questions and it’s super easy to use. To ask a question and get an answer from Amaretto staff, just sign onto the website at https://amarettobreedables.com/

Then, click the Q&A tab at the top to open up the Questions and Answers page where you can read through Questions and Answers already submitted or ask your own question.

To ask a new question, click the Ask a Question button. You will be directed to a form page where you can type in your question.

Once you’ve done that, click Submit Question. Amaretto staff will respond as quickly as possible and their answer can be viewed by clicking the hyperlink title of your question. A new screen will open up. Viola!

Just another way Amaretto supports our awesome Community of breeders!

Until next time…HAPPY BREEDING!

Hello everyone! A lot of you guys have been asking for information on the next OOAK Auction so here it is!

From July 13, 2020 until July 17, 2020 we will have some very special items to auctioned off and you do not want to miss it! We will also be having events and live entertainment during the festival as well. Below is a list of events we will have during this fun filled five day long festival and auction!

EVENTS:
Live Musical Guests
Dancing with Dj Ava
Amaretto OOAK Auction

ALL DATES AND TIMES FOR THESE EVENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, STAY TUNED TO THE AMARETTO GROUPS AND WEBSITES FOR MORE INFO
http://amarettobreedables.com/
https://www.facebook.com/AmarettoRanch
https://twitter.com/AmarettoRanch

Please note….Bid boards have been placed out by each item, these will be used as the starting bids on the day of the auction, they will be open for bid starting July 13, so bid away

OOAK Bid Boards:
Bid on the OOAK animals of your choice.
OOAK Seven deadly Sin – Gluttony (Horse, K-9 and Bird)
OOAK Seven Heavenly Virtues – Temperance (Horse, K-9 and Bird)
OOAK Ponies
TO BE DISPLAYED July 13-17

So mark them calenders and do not miss out on the fun and prizes! See y’all at the festival!!

I can’t wait for this fun filled week! I hope all of you guys will attend! This is Ava over and out, Happy breeding everyone!

The Pottok or Pottoka, is an endangered, semi-feral breed of pony native to the Pyrenees of the Basque Country in France and Spain. It is considered an ancient breed of horse, particularly well adapted to the harsh mountain areas it traditionally inhabits.
Once common, it is endangered through habitat loss, mechanization and crossbreeding but efforts are increasingly made to safeguard the future of this breed. It is considered iconic by the Basque people.
Their adaptation to mountain life and coloration made them ideal for use by smugglers in former times. From the 16th Century onwards, they became popular as circus horses but also as pit ponies in France and Britain. Today, they are in demand as children’s ponies because they adapt well to domestication.
Traditionally they were solid color coats, but piebalds were bred for circus use.

When the version 5.5 Horse update came out on October 7,2016 these exciting new coats were hidden in new starters. The Pottok Ponys are one set of many exciting possible Non-Starter coats that can come from breeding “Starter Horses”.
You can have a chance at one of these exciting Non-Starter Pottok Pony by breeding any horse with a starter horse or by breeding together two starter horses.
These coats CAN be passed on.

Starting on April 1, 2017 Amaretto announced the release of all new Birthstone Flower Horses. From October 1st 2017 until October 31st, 2017 when you bred any horse with a Marigold Opal Eye to any color Pottok Pony you had the chance at a Marigold Opal Pottok Pony! This beautiful coat DID NOT have the ability to pass, but the all new eye DID. So much like the show horses of the past, these beauties were fun to breed for!

When Amaretto brought the Showhorses back in 2018, From January 1st to January 31st if you bred any 2 Pottok Pony together you had a chance at getting a Showcase Pottok Pony! The Showcase Pottok Pony could be randomly birthed by breeding together any two horses that had Pottok Pony coats of any color. The Showcase Pottok Pony can NOT pass their coat. However, the Charming Eye and the Charming Saddle DO have the ability to pass.

Hope you enjoy your Pottok Ponies, along with a little of the history of this old breed.

If you read this entire post, be sure and wish Avalon Crystal a Happy Birthday!