Cupido Draft Horses ─ Info Guide

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Welcome to the Information Guide! Here you can find information about Cupido drafts, including common competition disciplines, past events, staff information and perks, as well as items currently in circulation.

Please do not post on this thread.

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Height: Cupido Drafts can range from 15.0 to 18.2 hands high. Hands (hh) is the measurement of a horse's height at the withers. Each hand is 4 inches, so after .3 the number rises. For example: 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 16.0hh and so on

Breeding Slots: All Cupido Drafts have eight breeding slots in total, regardless of gender. If you own a horse from previous versions that has already passed the slot limit, all of its previous breedings are valid but it can not breed again

Common disciplines: Jousting, driving, dressage, recreational riding and in-hand showing are most common. They have been known to compete in many other western or english disciplines, as well as polo, racing, gymkhana, carnival rides, hunter jumper, endurance, mounted military and lots more

Eye Colors: Eyes can be any natural or unnatural color. Heterochromia is a rare trait

Recognized Mutations: Polar Cupido, Butterfly Cupido

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1. All staff members get 1 free custom of any rarity per month, if they are active. Non-artists are welcome to request an artist (including myself) to complete their custom
2. Artists should ideally release 2 adopts per month minimum
3. Signatures should never be removed from adopts
4. Please do not use tack on adopts, unless they are milestone adopts. Tack is reserved for events and the auction house
5. Artists, please be sure to provide more free adopts for the community than paid adopts. Paid adopts should be created in the auction house
6. Adopts with limited or rarer genes should not be made frequently, except with permission. These markings should be reserved for milestone and event horses only
7. Staff customs can be made any time within the month, there doesn't have to be a month between them. So, you could make a July custom on the 31st and August custom on the 1st if you wanted. If you miss a month you can still make it up to a week into the next month (up to and including the 7th of the month)

1. Roll chance of twins (10%)
   1a. If twins, roll chance of chimeric (15%)
2. If parent(s) are chimeric, roll an additional 20% chance of chimeric.
   2a. If you rolled twins earlier they cannot be chimeric. They are to be fused together.
3. For all genes with alleles (e.g. Ee, Crcr etc.) roll chances using either a breeding calculator or random number generator (1-4) with punnet squares
4. Roll chance of passing any non-genetic traits. Pass rates are below.
   4a. If a trait/gene/marking on a horse hasn't been listed anywhere/doesn't have a clear pass rate, please ask me about it, and we'll sort it out before you post the breeding
5. Roll chance of somatic (5%)
6. If appaloosa, roll chance of mismark (10%)

Non-genetic traits have pass rates according to their rarity.
These traits are non-genetic and pass at 5% - Although if both dam and sire have non-genetic markings, the pass rate is raised to 10%

Breed specific genetics and non-genetic markings do not have a specific geno. Instead, they are written out.
For example: + byakko, + m venus, + chubari, etc

Bloodmarks/Bloody shoulder
Chubari spots
Gulastra plume
Bider marks
Cornmarks
Grease/Bend or spots
Tetrarch spots
Birdcatcher spots
Lacing
Brindle
Manchado
Cat tracks/Belton spots

Common traits pass 40% of the time
Uncommon pass 25% of the time
Rare pass 10% of the time
Non genetic pass 5% of the time

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Items can be earned in trail riding, the discord server, and events OR they can be bought via the Store. Breeding items must be used at the time the breeding is submitted. Below are all items and their uses.

Blue items are currently available in the Store.

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Auto Growth Elixir
Automatically grows your foal into an adult. Foal may be bred instantly.

Fertility Booster
Increases the chance for a breeding to produce twins by 25%. There is no chance of a chimeric foal when using this item, unless the parents are chimeric. Can be stacked

Gamete Editor
Allows two Cupido Drafts of the same gender to be bred.

Comb
Allows for your Cupido's tail to be changed to a different type.

Brush
Allows for your Cupido's mane to be changed to a different type.

Slot Increaser
Adds +1 slot to a Cupido Draft of any gender.

Sex Changer
Allows the sex of a Cupido Draft to be changed to the opposite gender. All previous breedings are still valid.

Ultrasound
Allows for the gender of a foal to be chosen when breeding.

Mutation Booster
Increases the chance for a chimeric mutation to occur when breeding two drafts.

Blue Flower
Guarantees a colt (male) foal when breeding.

Pink Flower
Guarantees a filly (female) foal when breeding

Basic Gene Serum
Any one Common gene of your choice is passed in a breeding.

Advanced Gene Serum
Any one Uncommon gene of your choice is passed in a breeding.

Rare Gene Serum
Any one Rare gene of your choice is passed in a breeding.

Limited Gene Serum
Any one Non-genetic gene of your choice is passed in a breeding.

Marking Potion ─ Artist Discretion
Adds a random white marking to a Cupido of your choice.

Companion ─ Artist Discretion
Adds an animal companion to a Cupido of your choice.

Custom Ticket ─ Event
Can be redeemed for a custom. Comes in common, uncommon, rare, and limited rarities.

Wild Cupido ─ Event
A random wild Cupido found during events, will often have event-specific markings.

Spring Contacts ─ Spring Event
Allows for a foal's eye color to be chosen when breeding, can be natural or unnatural colors.

Spring Mane and Tail Dye ─ Spring Event
Allows for a foal's mane and tail color to be chosen when breeding, must be natural colors.

Spring Paint ─ Spring Event
Allows for special colorful paint to be added to a foal's mane and tail when breeding. Has a 5% chance to pass to offspring.

Spring Hoof Polish ─ Spring Event
Allows for a foal's hoof color to be chosen when breeding, can be natural or unnatural colors.

Mysterious Flower ─ Spring Event
Adds one random Spring marking to a breeding.

Common Daisy ─ Spring Event
Adds one common Spring marking of your choice to a breeding.

Uncommon Lavender ─ Spring Event
Adds one uncommon Spring marking of your choice to a breeding.

Rare Sunflower ─ Spring Event
Adds one rare Spring marking of your choice to a breeding.

Love Potion ─ Valentine Event
Adds one random Valentines day marking to a breeding.

Common Rose ─ Valentine Event
Adds one common Valentines day marking of your choice to a breeding.

Uncommon Rose ─ Valentine Event
Adds one uncommon Valentines day marking of your choice to a breeding.

Rare Rose ─ Valentine Event
Adds one rare Valentines day marking of your choice to a breeding.

Spell of Fate ─ Halloween Event
Adds one random Halloween marking to a breeding.

Common Henbane ─ Halloween Event
Adds one common Halloween marking of your choice to a breeding.

Uncommon Vervain ─ Halloween Event
Adds one uncommon Halloween marking of your choice to a breeding.

Rare Nightshade ─ Halloween Event
Adds one rare Halloween marking of your choice to a breeding.

Enchanting Snow ─ Christmas Event
Adds one random Christmas marking to a breeding.

Common Holly ─ Christmas Event
Adds one common Christmas marking of your choice to a breeding.

Uncommon Mistletoe ─ Christmas Event
Adds one uncommon Christmas marking of your choice to a breeding.

Rare Poinsettia ─ Christmas Event
Adds one rare Christmas marking of your choice to a breeding.

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Past Events:
─ 2020 Halloween Event
─ 2023 Valentine's Day Event

Current Events:
─ 2023 Spring Festival

Planned Events:
─ Pride Event
─ Halloween Event
─ Christmas Event

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Staff members are rewarded with a number of things to thank them for their hard work. Includes any artists, moderators, archivists, and admins.

─ Staff receive 50% off on all shop items
─ Often, staff are offered discounts if ordering customs done by other artists
─ Staff may create (or get another staff member to) 1 free custom per month
─ Artists may receive payment for doing customs and breedings. This is limited to C$, pets, or USD
─ During events, artists are also permitted to create 1 custom for themselves that does not count towards their monthly custom
─ Artists are permitted to sell Cupido Draft horses, primarily in the Auction House. During auctions, artists are welcome to sell or auction off designs for USD, C$, DA points, or CS pets. As long as your sale has a reasonable ''SB and AB'', this is another way to obtain USD through your work with CDH