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Great questions for making me really think about it!

When I joined I created using almost exclusively xperf/xpro herd helpers, but now I don't think I could use that in June. Since I actually understand eras better now :)) Some favorite HH are Mars and Nightingale, and I feel like dark livers are only growing in popularity. I love my Poppy White, because he wound up Hom DP and Hom sty lol, and wouldn't mind seeing some satin in Era 5.
All in all, I agree with Abhean ;)

I love ExPro, DP and sooty on an Ee or ee base. My favorite new bonus genes are S+ and W3 and I'm a sucker for chimeras. I also loved the addition of p+ and satin to the herd helpers, but with both being on light or non exceptional bases I didn't seek them out as much.

I think you knocked it out of the park with the herd helpers last December and I would love to see a few return in June. My current favorites are Light in the Dark, Olive Branch, Dove of Peace, Shadow of Mars, Harps of Gold and Nightingale.

I would love to NOT see both Orca and Black Sea on the list together again this June. They are almost identical and neither were in high demand.

It seems like last December was mainly ExPro while last June was mainly Perfect Foundies. I think finding a more of a mix in between would be better suited to ensure there something for everyone!

As far as new herd helpers go, I would be super excited to see p+ on an ExPro dark base or another white gene introduced (maybe W8?!). Both genes I love but don't have much of. I also think nd1 is under utilized in herd helpers right now and hidden on light or hom pearl herd helpers.

Not Dun in the Sun (I'm horrible at these - send help!)
ExPro dark pigmented base for that nice summer tan, nd1 and splotches of W8 sunscreen.

ETA: Also want to add that I disagree that if you're not breeding for eras that you can still use a current era for breeding. After 3 years of only breeding exceptionals I have a lot of money and time sunk into my red/Bs and have strict rules in place to only keep A/Blue second gens with a goal to hit gold/star by 4th. Any yellow/c horses are pretty much unusable for me unless I boost or start a brand new line. I think a mixed bag to include both exceptionals and non would be the best bet.

Truly anyone can use any of the herd helpers, but we all have our own preferences for our herds which is why this game is unique and awesome. I don't really see it as a penalty, but I do view getting a red/b second gen in my herd the same as an era breeder getting an older era second gen. Nothing wrong with the horses and they could certainly qualify for other breeder clubs, but we would likely both choose to alter and use the resulting horses as show ponies because they don't match our breeding goals.

But yes having the option to boost does allow for some flexibility and an advantage for an exceptional breeders! Thanks for the open conversation though and agreeing to a blend of some sort. I know that eras have been a huge focus recently and it's a great way for new players to get a foothold in the era clubs, it's just hard for us old players to let go lines we have put so much time into! :x

"but it’s one of those yellows that is really a red."

That isn't a thing in the game. :) Yellow is yellow, red is red. No overlap/

Side Note. Does the Wiki have a page that is dedicated to showcasing a sample image of all of the rank specials?

Anything dun. I love duns in all colors. Or a nice blood bay. Or a silver buckskin dun.

RamshornSportHorses listed a good group of genes I'd love to see, as well as Pangare+, nd1, and sa. I'd love to see a HH that's hom for the special gene it carries.

TripleGFarm and LadyhawkeStables also listed genes I'd enjoy.

Legendary Lights, New Coke, Shadow of Mars, Silver Black, Pretzel Twist, Holly and Ivy are currently some of my favorite HH.

I'd love to not get w20 or frame, or double dilutes.

I loved seeing the new HHs last December and I am looking forward for what may come in June. I also agree having the rarer HH helpers pop up for day 6 sign in would be awesome.

Ohh, just mentioning that I haven't seen an Evergreen hh on this server for awhile. I saw them daily on Forest (which has many more players). Gray reduction would be fun to receive!

I look for dark, low dapple, true breeding browns

Exceptionally Perfect are my favorites.
Genes I would like to see are S+, W8, BI and P+.
Favorite Herd Helpers:
- New Coke is one of my favorite HH's. I love Sty/Sty with DP/DP.
- The Mistletoe and the Solemn and Still were awesome HH's last December, I loved them.
- Nightingale Songs are always welcome, because of the S+ gene.
- The Hope of Dawn with the EE, all 4 dark genes and P+ are phenominal.

I am obsessed with liver chestnuts lately; although, I truly love a classic black and white homozygous tobiano.

I love what’s already been said-namely a mix of perfect foundations and ex perfs.

As far as my personal preferences for horses, I very rarely if ever use the cr/cr herd helpers and I try to minimize cream in my lines except for very dark buckskins. Dilutes, including champagne, are not my thing. I also do not breed for Appy.

My lines now are built around Dun and the DFP genes. Silver, roan, Sabino 2 are some of my top accents. I love to see DP, S+, P+ coming around (on the same horse?!) and agree that Nightingale Song, Light in the Dark, Olive Branch, and Hope of Dawn are some of my faves.

Maybe “Summer Skies” sooty silver blue roan, DP, KP/KP2

“Fire of Dawn” Deep red (cherry drop?) with P+

ETA: Belton sprinkling is always welcome!

Grey reduction would be awesome. I appreciate exceptionals but that's probably because I'm not actively competing. A liver chestnut with belton spotting would be nice to look at.

Oh, yes! I also love the surprise hour or day long events. I’d like more! White outs! Roan outs! Morning fog (gr)! Mer-horse hour(prl)!

Well. Maybe I’ll era 5 after all.

What base colors is everyone looking for?

I got too many "don't want" responses before which made it hard to pick any base colors. :D

So I am writing down
Brown Duns and Silver Blue Roans for you.

I'm good with that. Really it's your fault because ALL of the base colors are really beautiful. It's hard to be nitpicky.

On this server, I mostly am looking for a herd helper that doesn't have too much white. Perhaps something that is hom roan, or if possible no w20?
As for base coat. dark with sooty and panagre for the dapples or perhaps het for some dilution gene

I think she’s asking if we want EE/aa or ee/AA or eE/aA or ee/aa or the like.

I don’t have a preference on base color.