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General Equid Guidelines

- All equids have a series of stripes over their body which is called quipping. On rare occasions, equids may not have these stripes, which is called quipless.
- Equids stand between 11.0 hh to 15.0 hh to the shoulder with rare exceptions outside this range.
- Due to their thin legs and weak back, equids cannot be ridden, but can be shown in other ways such as in hand or pulling carts
- Alternate Equid Genes: Ragtail (a thick fluffy tail) and Arctic (thick fluffy body hair)
- Equids can be designed as anthros or humans but cannot be transferred to other feral species
- Owners can design the pinto markings off-side of their equid. The base coat and quipping must be the same type/style as the official visible side
- Unlimited ownership and no requirements to adopt an equid

- You must comment on the equid’s page with a link to the new owner if you transfer/sell it

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Design Guidelines

- Equids have similar base coats as those found in horses: Black, bay and chestnut. This includes their various shades ex. Light bay, blood bay, liver chestnut, etc
- Equids have similar coat dilutions as those found in horses: Cream, double cream, champagne, sooty, roan, silver, flaxen, greying, dun and white.

- This includes their various shades ex. Chocolate palomino, isabella palomino, buckskin, etc.
- Multiple dilutions can be found on one equid ex. Silver sooty buckskin

- Equids have similar white patterns as those found in horses: Tobiano, sabino, overos, splash, toveros, rabicano

- This includes their variations and expresses in a white to off-white colour

- “Blue Taffy” is not a recognized coat colour in equids at this time
- For quipping, please see the [url=insert link here]quipping guide[/url]
- “Skull Face Marking” is classified as an equid which has an extensive marking on the face which has a clearly defined eye socket and nasal opening with clear teeth-like marks. This may include a lower jaw or only an upper jaw.
- Equids that have line edits (ex. the heart maned Valentine’s equids) can breed but will not pass down their line edits to keep things simple

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Breeding Guidelines

- Equids have 10 slots at their creation and gain 1 additional slot on Jan 1st each year after.
- Breedings are normally between a mare and a stallion outside the special May breeding event
- Permission to use an equid in a breeding is required for any equids not owned by the user requesting the breeding for themselves

- Screenshot proof or a link to equid storage with the user’s name listed in the breeding slots must be supplied when ordering the breeding
- A user can request a breeding for someone else, just please make sure to note clearly who it is going to
- Up to 3 traits can be requested for any given breeding. There are tokens purchasable from the ARPG allows for more requests to be made when breeding
- Traits that can be requested for a breeding:

- Eye Colour
- Sex
- Base Colour
- Dilutions
- White/Pinto Marks

This includes similar markings to one of the parents (ex. dad’s stockings, mom’s face, etc). This is used to inspire a similar mark and will not produce a 1:1 copy. (Exception for skull face marking. Please see below for details on how it is passed)

Quipping Style
Quipping Colour(s)
Exclusion of Specific Features (ex. no roan roll)
- Traits that cannot be requested and are rolled as a random %:

- Roan - 50% chance for 2 roan parents, 25% chance for 1 roan parent
- The individual submitting the breeding can request that this is not rolled so the roan coat will not be passed down
- Ragtail - Guaranteed for 2 ragtail parents, 50% chance for 1 ragtail parent
- Somatic traits - 10% chance of passing down the somatic trait
- The individual submitting the breeding can request that this is not rolled so the somatic trait will not be passed down
- Skull Face - Has various possibilities dependant on the parents, please refer below for these passing percentages.


- Skull face markings - inherited by random percentage chance depending on the pairing of the parents as outlined below

- Full skeleton x Skull Face equid = 75% chance to pass down (3/4)
- Full Skeleton x Regular equid = 66% chance to pass down (2/3)
- Skull Face equid x Skull Face equid = 33% chance to pass down (1/3)
- Skull Face equid x Regular equid = 25% chance to pass down (1/4)

- Chimera and Quipless have a very rare chance of being produced at random in breedings (5% chance of occurring)

- The individual submitting the breeding can request that this is not rolled for breedings where they do not wish the chance of a chimera or quipless to be produced. This is not counted as one of your requests.
- Tokens purchased from the ARPG can be used to boost the chances of inheritance of the above by 10% - this needs to be added to the RPG prizes list

- Event equids pass down their event traits (ex. Dragon, skeleton, valentines etc) during their event month window

- A token is available for purchase in the WME ARPG which can be used to enable 1 event equid breeding outside of this event month window - this needs to be added to the RPG prizes list
- Outside of event months, all event equids have a very rare chance to breed out an event equid (1%). The token negates this and guarantees an event equid
- Skull markings can be passed down from skeletons outside of the October window. Please see the above for the details on how this will be passed down.
- Event equids only need 1 event parent to pass down their respective event during their month.

- If two different event equids are bred together (ex. dragon and skeleton), it will only produce one of those two event equids (either dragon or skeleton).
- If two different event equids are bred together during an event month (ex. January or October), it will result in the associated event equid being produced.
- If two different event equids are bred together outside of an associated event month, the artist chooses which of the two event features will pass down in the event of the 1% roll success.
- If the event equid breeding token from the ARPG is used, which event equid features are passed down by pairing two different event equids is decided by the person requesting the breeding (ex. requesting skeleton or dragon)

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Theme Equid Guidelines

- Theme equids are all connected by a common theme, often with a special trait. Each theme is usually made up of ~6 equids per theme but they can be more or less than that
- Specialized quip designed specifically for a theme must be altered when bred down (ex. lily quip becomes filled quip).
- Specialized quip designed for the “mini event” themes may be requested in customs but cannot be labelled as part of the theme (ex. firework/beaded pinpoint quip). Lily quip cannot be requested at this time as it was so specific to the theme.
- Specialized markings designed for the theme must be altered when bred down (ex. white wing marks become more standard shaped white marks)
- Specialized markings may be requested in customs but cannot be labelled part of the theme (ex. wing marks)

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Mini-Event Theme Equid Guidelines

New Years Theme Equids

- Posted on New Years Eve or New Years Day (December 31st/January 1st)
- Firework quip will normally pass down as regular pinwheel quip
- New Years theme equids cannot breed with other New Years theme equids
Examples
By Oddly | By p-ond | By Kita




St. Patrick’s Day Theme Equids

- Posted on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
- Clover/Shamrock markings or quip must be altered when passed down
- St. Patrick’s Day Theme Equids cannot breed with other St. Patrick’s Day Theme Equids
Examples
By Icefire | By Copper | By Kita | By Oddly


WME Anniversary Theme Equids

- Posted on the creation day of the WME to celebrate the WME
- Balloons/party hats cannot be passed down
- No breeding rules noted (old theme)
Examples
By Ghost | By Folktale | By Kita | By Ghost

Friday the 13th Theme Equids

- Posted on Friday the 13th
- “13” quip shape must be altered when being passed down
- Friday The 13th Theme Equids cannot breed with other Friday The 13th Theme Equids
Examples
By Copper | By Icefire | By Kita | By Kita

“Unwrap Me” Theme Equids

- Old Winter/Holiday equids to celebrate the winter season, now retired and replaced with new Winter/Holiday quip event equids
- No specific alterations noted
- No breeding rules noted
Examples
By Copper | By Oddly | By Kitsyn | By Kita | By Copper | By Birch

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Special Equid Guidelines

Appaloosa Equids

- Equids with a spotted appaloosa coat with quipping
- Includes all variations of appaloosa ex. Blanket, fewspot, leopard, etc.
- Normally sterile, these equids cannot breed outside of the specialized May breeding event
- All appaloosas will receive 10 breeding slots which can only be used in the specialized May breeding event. They are not able to receive more due to their normally sterile nature.
- Appaloosas cannot breed to other appaloosas.
- The small table below shows what kind of appaloosas you can expect when breeding down specific marking types and the percentage chance of them passing.

- Fewspot Appaloosa - 25% chance of passing down Fewspot Appaloosa and 75% chance of passing down Leopard Appaloosa
- Leopard Appaloosa - 100% chance of passing down Leopard Appaloosa
- Snowcap Appaloosa - 25% chance of passing down Snowcap Appaloosa and 75% chance of passing down Blanket Appaloosa
- Blanket Appaloosa - 100% chance of passing down Blanket Appaloosa
- Varnish Appaloosa - 25% chance of passing down Varnish Appaloosa and 75% chance of passing down Snowflake Appaloosa
- Snowflake Appaloosa - 100% chance of passing down Snowflake Appaloosa
- Breeding an appaloosa with a pinto may result in a pintaloosa unless a request is used not to pass down the pinto marks. This means that the foal will have pinto marks from the pinto parent as well as the corresponding appaloosa marks from the appaloosa parent.

Chimera Equids

- Equids that have two sets of genes. This means that the equid displays two different coats and quipping patterns
-Foals of chimeras only display one set of the chimera parent’s genetics
-Which set is used for the foal can be requested when ordering the breeding

Somatic Equids

- Equids that have a portion of their dilution genes which is ‘turned off’, resulting in bloody shoulder, grease spots, birdcatcher spots, cobwebbing, etc.

Quipless Equids

- Equids without any quip showing on their body
- Quipless equids still produce a foal with quip, even if two quipless are bred together with a random quip style chosen
- Foals can inherit any quip style from their quipless parent

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Event Equid Guidelines

Dragon Equids
Breeding Window: January 1st to January 31st
- Classified by brighter more saturated patterning with dark quipping and dapples.
- White or black whisker/s running down their body, Commonly 1 or 2 - but rarely 3 whiskers can be seen.
- Often bright colours appear in mane where quipping touches.
- Breeding during the event window in January will pass down event traits with 100% success.
- Breeding outside their event window will pass down event traits at 1% chance.
- Please see the next points for the appearance of their offspring if the event trait is not rolled.
- Colours, including mane, when bred outside January should diluted ex. Red to chestnut
- Whisker cannot be passed down outside January
- Dragons cannot breed with other dragons

Quip Categories
- Regular quip with whiskers is the most common type of Quip
- All types and variations of quip are rare but possible on Dragon Equids

Examples
By Icefire | By Copper | By Kita | By horsy | By Oddly | By Icefire
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Valentines Equids
Breeding Window: February 1st to February 28th
- Classified by pink in their manes, typically either light or chocolate coat shades.
- Breeding during the event window in February will pass down event traits with 100% success.
- Breeding outside their event window will pass down event traits at 1% chance.
- Please see the next points for the appearance of their offspring if the event trait is not rolled.
- If bred outside of February, the Pink colour will mute to be grey, chestnut or cream
- If bred outside of February, Heart quip will become regular
- Heartbreaker Valentine equids are also included, ex By Oddly
- Valentines cannot breed with other valentines

Quip Categories
- Heart Quip is a modified regular quip, forming heart shapes in and around the quip
- This type of quip can appear filled
- All types and variations of quip can be present on Valentines Equids

Examples
By Oddly | By Kita | By Copper | By Icefire | By Oddly
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Skeleton Equids
Breeding Window: October 1st to October 31st
- Classified by skeleton patterns caused by quipping, paint marks or a combo of those two.
- Can be any animal skeleton with horse being most common.
- Often have red eyes and darker coats
- Breeding during the event window in October will pass down event traits with 100% success.
- Breeding outside their event window will pass down event traits at 1% chance.
- Please see the next points for the appearance of their offspring if the event trait is not rolled.
- Skeleton marks should not be passed down if bred outside October.
- Skeletons cannot breed with other skeletons

Quip Categories
- Quip or Pinto markings can create the Skull
- All types and variations of quip can be present on Skeleton Equids

Examples
By Copper | By Oddly | By Oddly | By p-ond | By horsy | By Kita
By Amigo | By Kitsyn | By horsy | By horsy | By Folktale
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Winter Equids
Breeding Window: November 1st to December 31st
- Classified by winter themed quipping such as snowflake, frosted, etc.
- Quip is often lighter than the base coat
- Snowflakes can also appear in pinto markings
- Breeding during the event window in Nov/Dec will pass down event traits with 100% success.
- Breeding outside their event window will pass down event traits at 1% chance.
- Please see the next points for the appearance of their offspring if the event trait is not rolled.
- Winter quipping becomes standard quip if bred outside Nov/Dec.
- Winters cannot breed to winters

Quip Categories
- Snowflake, often displaying shark pointed lines, as that of a snowflake.
- Can be filled or regular with connecting lines
- Frosted is a soft flowing quip with soft feathered edges.
- Other Quip Types are not commonly present in Winter Equids

Examples
By horsy | By Icefire | By p-ond | By Copper | By horsy

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General Equid Quip Styles
General Rules
- Quip can only be natural colours found in horse coats
- Only one kind of quip per equid, However, if they blend seemlessly, this is an exception.
- Quip can appear in an unlimited amount of colours on a single equid
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Regular Quip - Vertical
Full or broken stripes. Generally from the top line or bottom line of
the equid flowing toward the middle or opposite edge
Sometimes single direction but often with a slight wave to the quip
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories of Regular Quip
- Coral Quip which starts at belly and flows up

Examples
By Ghost | By Birch | By horsy | By Sailor | By horsy
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Regular Quip - Horizontal
Full or broken stripes. Generally flowing along the length of the body of
the equid with no restriction on how many times it can touch the topline.
Sometimes single direction, often with a slight wave to the quip
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- Wing quip creating a “wing” like shape

Examples
By Birch | By Kitsyn | By Kita | By Copper
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Necklace Quip
Thin, looping quip to give a “necklace’ appearance which can cross
Can sometimes have small spots of colour along the quip aka “beads”
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- Beaded Lace where small filled sections can be seen
- Also known as "Lace" Quip

Examples
By Horsy | By Horsy | By Horsy (with beads)
By Oddly (with beads) | By Copper | By Icefire
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Drip Quip
Similar to regular, but is designed to look like paint/water
dripping down the body of the equid.
Often goes from the topline vertically straight down toward the belly.
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By Horsy | By Oddly | By Kita | By Oddly | By Copper
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Pinpoint Quip
Similar to regular, but originates from a single point and radiates outward from there
Can start at various points on the body and can have a slight curl to the quip direction
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- Firework holiday theme quip incorporating filled beads
- Also known as Pinwheel quip

Examples
By Oddly | By Kita | By Copper
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Lightning Quip
Irregularly shaped quip that zigzags back and forth similar to a lightning bolt
Typically appears in a vertical manner, but can appear broken
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By Horsy | By Kita | By Oddly | By Maz | By Kitsyn
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Flame Quip
Very thick quip which can appear as filled, with multicolour quipping
expressed against each other.
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- Shield is a thick connecting fill with multiple quip lines extending

Examples
By Oddly | By Oddly | By p-ond | By Oddly | by p-ond | by Oddly
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Swirl Quip
Slight curl/swirl shape to the quip where it can double back on itself
- Can be passed down in breedings

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By horsy | By Birch | By Birch | By Birch | By Amigo
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Quipless
Do not show any quip at all
When they breed, they can produce any random type of quip (artist’s choice)
- Foals will have quip even if two quipless breed together

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By LilianNightshade | By IceFire | By horsy | By Ghost
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Quip Modifiers
- Can be applied to any of the quips above but aren’t really a style of quip on their own
- Multiple modifiers can be applied (ex. Multicolour and soft, or fade and minimal, etc)
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Inverse
Can be used to describe quip that changes from one colour to the other when
entering or leaving a white mark, or to describe 2 colours of quip on body of the equid
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By Kita; Pinpoint | By Copper; Regular | By Oddly; Regular | By Kita; Lace
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Reverse
Quip that is found on white marks on the body and uses the equid’s natural base
coat to form the quip colour
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By Kita; Lightning + Soft | By Amigo; Regular | By Kita; Drip
By Kita; Regular | By Kitsyn; Regular
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Multicolour
When the quip has 2+ colours on one equid (No limit on quip colours)
Can also be used to describe more than 2 colours used when quip enters/leaves a white mark
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- Two Tone presents with only 2 colours of quipping
- Gradient where quip changes colour along the length without fading

Examples
By Oddly; Flame | By Maz; Lightning | By Kita; Drip
By Kita; Regular | By Oddly; (Gradient) Drip
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Faded
Quip that fades along the length of the stripe to match the base coat
May fade along the length of the body as well
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By Folk; Regular | By Copper; Regular + Thick + Filled
By Folk; Lace | By Kita; Lightning
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Filled
Quip filled with one to two additional colours inside of gaps in the base quipping
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategory
- Outlined appears with a thin outer quip with thick inner fill which runs the full quip length

Examples
By Oddly; Regular + Multicolour | By Horsy; Lightning | By Kita; Regular + Two-Tone
By Kita; Lace + Multicolour | By Copper; (Outlined) Regular
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Heavy
Large amounts of quip that is over the body of the equid, typically tightly packed
Gives a “busy”/dense look
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategory
- Dense is another common name of the Heavy quip type

Examples
By Oddly; Lace + Inverse | By Copper; Lightning + Multicolour + Filled | By Copper; Regular
By Kita; Regular + Multicolour + Fade | By Kita; Drip + Two-Tone
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Minimal
Very small amount of quip on the body of the equid
Generally found in small patches, but can be spread out as well
“Minimalist” vibes
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By Oddly; Lace | By Horsy; Regular + Fade | By Copper; Regular + Fade
By Ice; Regular + Thick | By Kita; Regular
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Soft
Quip that has softened edges
Airbrushed vibes
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By Lilian; Regular | By Kita; Regular (Wing) + Inverse | By Ghost; Regular
By Lilian; Regular, mixed with non-soft quip

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Thick
Quip that is typically thicker at its widest point than standard quip
- Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- Broad quip is also a common term to describe this quip

Examples
By Horsy; Drip | By Kitsyn; Regular + Multicolour
By Copper; Regular + Fill + Fade | By Oddly; Lace
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Thin
Quip that is typically thinner at its widest point than standard quip
Can pass down through breeding

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By Zax; Regular | By Oddly; Lace | By Copper; Regular |
By Lilian; Regular
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Illegal Quipping
Things that are considered to be against the rules of the species design as at time of posting
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Conflicting Quip Types
Confirmed in species information
Cannot have multiple quip types inherited from breedings
Breeding 2 quipless still results in only 1 quip type
Quipping must flow and be cohesive

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
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Quip Crossing
Outside of specific quip types**, excessive crossing should be avoided
Exception to this is dragon equids, which can have their whisker quip cross their other quipping

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
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Theme Quipping
These quip types cannot pass or have restrictions! Each theme is different in regards to the restrictions in place, so it is important to check their information below.
All theme Equids cannot breed within their theme
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Lily Quip
Specific quip designed for the lily themed equids
Lily quip is a broad filled quip that is connected similarly to pinpoint quip.
- Lilyquids cannot breed to other lilyquids.
- Cannot be passed down in breedings

Subcategories
- NA

Examples
By jaydoge | By jaydoge | By jaydoge
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