So, I do have a question. My riders payments are getting too expensive (between 25k to 30k). So, what are the best methods for showing, and what are the best ratings for horses to keep? And do coat rarities play into part of being kept, even it it's a bad rating? I want to lower the weekly payments, since it's draining me a lot on here.

So, what's the best ratings to keep, and do the coat rarities play into part of being kept?

Kuewi knn stable said:

You can play the game all the way YOU want to.

Make up your mind and just decide who to keep and who to cull.

If you want to breed for color, you'd better keep rare colors.

If not, there is no point to keep them besides to look at colorful ponies.

Set a minimum rating ( like SSS+ or EEE+ or any rating combo) and just keep some single lower rated horses that you are attached to.

Kuewi knn stable said:

Over the years I had several horses with a very low rating that still earned their ebs in showing. But I think that S and P rated horses have the best balance in level up and "in the green" phases. SubPar and A need too long to level up while E and WC might level up too fast to earn their money.

So just go and show all your horses in the time frame they need - no matter how they are rated.

You can set a minimum level to your colorful horses if you want to - but you do not have to.

Every horse here at HEE can earn almost the same amount over their lifetime if shown 3 times in regular shows whenever they are ready.