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Here is an example level 3 submission:

I love the GE! Really have fun with this!
I think it's awesome to get a gift everyday and I also think the suspense adds to the reveal of a big gift. I'm not set on my exact wishes being followed 100%. Thinking outside the box may surprise me, in a good way.
I'm saving up for IVs for another show barn, after all who doesn't need more stalls lol. Any help towards this goal is massively appreciated!
I'd prefer breeding horses to be wb or draft, 17+ hands (is an added bonus), I dont care for gray due to the horses losing their color. I own 24 gene licenses and I love platinum.
I am lacking mares with ice 19, ice 20, onyx, mushroom and splash m (prefer hom vs het).
All my breeds are my projects. My main two are; 1) My Kaninchen breed, and 2) my Paradiso breed.
It is a HUGE goal for me to max out my 13+ pt fillies before breeding age. As well as get a 5% boosts for a sup colt. I am looking for **/***Gold eggs to match with my Paradiso stud.
A gene I do not yet have and would like is Paintbrush Warm. Phantom Web, atmn and the runes licenses would be nice as well. Eventually I would like to have all the phantom licenses.
I have a few different dream horses;
1) ***Gold mare, consistent with a 14 or higher pt. Within breeding age for at leat a couple seasons. Or something very close.
2) Foundation draft stud with E/? A/? Hom for mu, dfp, kp with 2 kit mutations (sabino preferred), and hom gp. It would also be nice to have a similar stud without license genes.
3) Draft or Warmblood with swm/swm, sa/sa, mu/mu, dfp?/dfp?
Herd helpers I like are;
New Coke, Legendary Lights, Dark Chocolate, Pretzel Twist, Orca, Mistletoe


This example would maybe work for level 2:

I'm restarting this barn and don't have much space for a ton of horses, with that said high pointed show horses are very helpful. Looking for older altered horses with a higher daily payout.
I'm working on building a show herd. My daily income is under 10k. So this will probably take some time but it's now my side account and I'm OK with it taking time.
The direction of what I eventually want is Satin Platinum Sabino horses. Of course I'll need to get the license for Platinum at some point to make this a reality. I haven't decided on size, maybe I'll decide after the new body types are available? The other thought I have is silver smoky black appaloosas. Hom snow and not much white so their color really shows, and hom satin. These would be my dream horses as of now.
I would love to get a banner and a tattoo or two eventually for this account.


Gifts I generally give; high payout show horses, a new barn/pasture, gene license, gmt modified horses, straws/eggs, foals that match breeding goals, hbs.

I highly recommend private messaging players to buy gifts and using the horse search!

I also recommend being as detailed as possible. "High bootstrap stud/mare" is a very broad range. The more details you list the better I can shop for what you really want. Rather than me guessing and hoping you actually like the gifts I'm giving♡

I also think listing your dream horse (don't expect a highly modified horse, or even your dream horse) however a level 3 gifter may want to gift such a horse to someone, or a player who has opened their barns for the event may have a horse that matches. You just never know♡

Happy to share my level 2 wish list.




Thank you for being my gifter! <3<br />
I have two breeding projects that could use help:

-My era 0 bootstrap herd could use straws from ***star stallions, and mares/eggs from *** or **gold mares. I try to avoid fantasy genes for this line but het fantasy that I can breed out is no problem. I use all genes and all eras in this line. Rare non-fantasy genes are always a plus.


-For my era 4 line I could use outside blood in the form of horses, straws, eggs, or embryos. ***They MUST be era 4, 5 or 6 to work.*** I don't mind if the outside horse is related to my lines (or not). My ideal horse for this line is AE4 Funk Collector. I primarily aim for Gray Brown Duns with double gray reduction. I like to add other nonfantasy genes on top of that to let them enter more clubs (dun and dun factor most of all). I am currently trying to get more rabicano, roan, ASR, halo and snowflake into this line. It is more important to me that the horse has color genetics that complements the line than specific quality levels or even pedigrees. I can always find a generation that it will work for.

-The only gene I avoid in my breeding stock is agouti promoter, and I generally lean towards darker colors.

-My favorite herd helper is Olive Branch

-I am always interested in show horses of any level with points, and/or show horses of a PT of 12 or more at any age. I always need more show horses.

-I love getting my hands on bloodlines I would not normally have in my barns. I love fancy tack editor designs, cute names, etc.

-I don't need any real money spending at all. I have all the barns, genes, BCs, etc I could want already.


I appreciate you so much and hope you have a wonderful holiday.

If I were a newer player entering level 1 I would write a list similar to this:

Thanks for participating in the exchange to be my gifter!

I'm always running out of HBs, so HB donations or show ponies with a lot of lifetime points would really help me out.

If gifting straws or horses the types of horses I like are:
Medium boned, horse sized horses.
Foundation horses need to be perfect or exceptionally perfect.
I like Dun, Silver, Rabicano, Sabino, and White 3.
I prefer deep/dark coat colors over light/pale coat colors.

I would prefer mares if gifting horses, unless a stallion is really special with some rare genes like S+, Sabino 2, White 3, KP, gp, etc.

I do not like appaloosa, splash, white 1 or white 2.

When writing a level 1 wish list I think it is important to remember that your gifter is likely to be a newish player with limited income. So be reasonable with what you are asking for and ask yourself if a relatively new player would be able to find/afford the things on the list.

Base your Wish List requests off of the level of player most likely participating in that level:

- Most Level 1 players are new to the game and/or don't have any subscriptions, so they don't have access to Breeding Advice or Strict Breeding Advice, the Advanced Breeding Lab, Comparison Testing, etc. I usually won't ask for a really specific, fancy "dream horse" at this level, but I will make sure to mention a couple of Special Rank Foundation* horses I'd really like. I usually don't ask for show horses at this level.
*As for Foundation Horses, try to be mindful of the season! While Ammit was really kind and put a lot more of the Special Rank herd helpers into the Create A Horse rotation, some Special Ranks are still really hard to find, especially if they're specific to the June GE or much older GE seasons.

For Level 2, some players might have a Basic or Premium subscriptions, and they may have some gene licenses. At a minimum, they do have larger barns and more hbs. At this level, I definitely expect any horses gifted to at least have all the basic testing done already (Color, PT Score, Breeding Papers, etc.). I usually request at least Breeding Advice and Comparison testing at this level, but I usually lower my request to allow for AGA and not just Superior. At this level I will make more specific requests in terms of preferred PT score and Papers according to which Gen the horse is, but I still keep those thresholds lower than what I expect at Level 3. I will ask for rarer genes like Satin, KP, or W8, but still usually won't ask for many that require a gene license (except maybe if I outline a dream horse). I will usually ask for show horses at this level, but usually keep the preferred Total Points to age ratio fair low (i.e., 500pts or more and younger than 16). I may ask for straws/eggs, since even players without a subscription can message players to purchase straws or eggs and have that player or an elf gift the straws/eggs to their recipient. I might request hbs, GMTs, or barns/pastures at this level since those can be purchased with IVs or just given directly, but I usually don't since I usually request enough horses and straws/eggs to account for the 250,000 hbs minimum gifting requirement.

For Level 3, I outline very specific parameters for Papers, PT Score, Strict Breeding Advice, and Comparison testing. I will ask for rarer genes and some restricted genes I'd like. I will also ask for horses with higher papers and PT scores than I would at Level 2. I will usually outline one or two "dream horses" (usually it's a very specific Foundation mare or stallion that would need to be GMT'd or University bred). I will usually ask for some semi-specific horses to add to a breeding project (i.e., bay Warmblood 2nd or 3rd gen mares with gp/gp and het. or hom. Satin, Gray Chestnut or Gray Black Sport Pony or Riding Pony mares with white markings, etc.). I will usually ask for higher pointed show horses. I will likely add hbs, GMTs, or specific sized barns or pastures. (If there's one of these I -really- want/need, I'll specify that. Otherwise, I make sure to note that this is just another gift option but not as important as the horses I'm looking for. Same goes for any gene license requests, since these cost real money.

- When searching for horses to purchase to gift to your recipient, PLEASE look to make sure it isn't a horse that your recipient bred or previously owned. If they did, they sold it for a reason. :) You can see horses' purchase history up until the secret gifting period opens on Dec. 15th.

- Don't despair if you don't have any horses in your own barn or don't see any for sale that match your recipient's Wish List closely enough! You can always use the Search Horses tool to look for the perfect horse, or base it on as many parameters as were listed in their Wish List, and message people directly asking if they might be willing to sell them to you or sell eggs or straws for that horse. Of course, they might still say no, or you might not be able to agree on a price. But many players, especially the long-time players with overflowing barns of a variety of horses, will be willing to sell (or even give away!) their horses or straws/eggs in the spirit of the season.

- Tips for valuing all of your gifts:
This may not be how everyone does it, but I usually include all expenses related to the horse when I'm tallying the value of the gifts at the end of the exchange. This would include the purchase or breeding cost of the horse, any testing costs, and any GMTs or USD$ used on the horse. HOWEVER, I try not to use any of the testing prices to meet the minimum total gift amount for that level, only the purchase price of the horse and any GMTs or USD$ I spent. Example: If I was at Level 2 and I bought a horse for 10k hbs and did all the basic testing ($100 Gene Testing + $500 PT Score + $1000 Breeding Inspection), I would value that horse at 11,600 hbs, but I would only count 10,000 of that towards meeting my 250k hb minimum gifting requirement. If I used 1 GMT on that same horse to change its gender, I would add 125,000 hbs to the total value of that horse and I would include that amount towards the 250k minimum gifting requirement.)

Use the "My Herd Helper Collection" page under Account Management on your Stable Overview page to look at the current average sales price of specific herd helpers. That can help you gauge what Herd Helpers you might be able to afford and how easily you might be able to find them. (Usually Herd Helpers that have a high price aren't up for sale as often or are also highly sought after).

Don't waste money on comparison testing for Foundation Horses!!! All Foundation Horses that are C or Yellow papered are About as Good as Sire/Dam (AGA) and all B or Red papered are Superior to Sire/Dam (SUP). All Special Rank and almost all Rank 5 Herd Helpers will pass Breeding Advice and Strict Breeding Advice. This is not guaranteed for any of the lower ranked Herd Helpers, though usually the B or Red papered ones will still pass Breeding Advice. However, if you purchase any horses from the Foundation Rescue (they will appear with "FR#########" as the horse's name and will always be for sale for only 2500 hbs from the Foundation Rescue), those horses always have at least a 9.8 PT Score, be at least C or Yellow papered, and will always pass Strict Breeding Advice. (That's why they were "rescued" from the auction even if they haven't been tested at all yet!)
For lined horses, there isn't a guarantee for what rank the horse will get for comparison testing based on their Papers and PT Score. However, horses who pass Strict Breeding Advice will always be at least AGA their dam or sire. Usually, if they have a higher Paper level and PT score than their dam or sire, they will usually be Superior, but that's not always the case. For horses that are the same paper level as their sire/dam but pass Strict Breeding Advice, it's likely that they will only be AGA and not Superior to their sire/dam.

I believe the current game conversion rates for GMTs and $USD are 1 GMT = 125,000 hbs and $1.00 USD = 25,000 hbs.

*If you have questions you can send a secret message to your giftee and ask.

I CAN guarantee that stuff like this directly affects how the auditors might rank.

Actually this year it will be all the genes every day all month :)

Popping in to say thank you again, and I do really like the extra “wrapping” you put on your gifts.


**GIFT L2**GE SM 1721182 PLAppc

SummerMonarch, what tack pack is that from?

I didn't know what WCT meant, thank you.

Hi, @Ashlynla! On the main menu on the left-hand side of the website, there should be a big snowflake icon that says "Seasonal" next to it.
Click on "Seasonal," which should show a drop-down option for "Gift Exchange" in orange.
Click on "Gift Exchange," and it will take you to the page where you can sign up for Level 1 and add your Wishlist. :)

I love that all genes will be available all month!

I entered! I went with L2, as I'd feel better joining 3 if I had real money available to spend $-)

Hi I’ve never participated in a gift exchange before, I am at level 1 and would like to shop around in advance for peoples gifts does anyone have any examples of horses ect that people might like at level 1 :)

@tallyho as ammit said, when you get your assigned person for the exchange, you will get a “wish list” they put together, like you did when you entered! That list will help you shop directly for your giftee!

I wanted to pop back in and say I really encourage newer players to join in! I only started participating in the GEs maybe a year ago? I was intimidated! But it isn’t as complicated as it may seem at first and it really is so much fun! Everyone is super helpful too.

Listing herd helpers by name and date is also helpful. It would look something like this:

Upcoming helpers I love are Immortal Words (the 5th), Empathy (the 13th), and Peach Bellini (the 16th.)