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I'm excited for this breeding season, but it's mostly because I am looking forward to having more data for my chimera project. lol. I started a spreadsheet this year to see if there is any way to encourage chimera foals. Officially it is pretty much random, but we all know nothing man made is truly random.

I have a google doc for it if anyone would like to follow the numbers with me.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m7PJqISr5eR0iBnLAtw1o3KXBrz7oYe63MK2_xY6xqQ/edit?usp=sharing

@Vorpalalice Nice spreadsheet! I'm gunning for chimeras as one of my projects as well, and my numbers seem fairly similar to yours. I did around 300 breedings in February using chimera studs and ended up with six or so chimera foals, about half would have definitely failed SBA if I had been stern enough with myself to test them. Not a sure bet by any means, but it sure is fun when they do appear!

@Vorpalalice I bred 45 chimera mares with chimera stallions in March, however the six chimera foals I got were produced from chimera stallion and non-chimera mare pairings. I did not keep track of February breedings, but the one chimera foal I do have from that season was the result of two chimera parents. I had far less HB and chimera breeders then, so the numbers would not be comparable at all. I did not use straws or any other method to get extra breedings out of my stock in either season.

This stallion managed to sire a chimera foal in February AND March:
https://mesa.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=1044800

This stallion sired two chimeras in March:
https://mesa.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=1111223

Foals are all here, if you want to snoop on them.
https://mesa.huntandjump.com/adv_search.php?runsearch=go&jump=0&agel=3&gelding=0&spayedmare=0&owner=10399&club=brindle&brindle2=0&128=0&129=0