Breeding and Foals

Breeding in ModN Equine uses a custom system. It is not vanilla Minecraft horse breeding.

You cannot simply use normal vanilla breeding items and expect a ModN Equine foal. Breeding has its own requirements, items, cooldowns, and foal lifecycle.

Basic Requirements

To breed two horses, the system generally requires:

two different horses
a mare and a stallion
both horses owned by you
both horses spawned in the world
neither horse already involved in another breeding lifecycle
neither horse listed for sale on the market
the mare fed today
both parents in good energy condition
both parents off breeding cooldown
the required Horse Breeding Potions

If one of these requirements is not met, breeding will not start.

Horse Breeding Potions

Breeding uses Horse Breeding Potions.

You normally need two potions for a breeding attempt.

Keep these in your inventory when preparing to breed.

Mare Care

The mare must be properly cared for before breeding.

In particular, the mare must have been fed for the current UTC day.

If breeding is not working, check feeding and energy first.

Energy Requirements

Both parents need to be in good energy condition.

If either horse is too tired, feed and care for them before trying again.

Market Restrictions

Horses listed on the market cannot be used for breeding.

Cancel the listing first if you decide to keep and breed a horse.

Cooldowns

Breeding has cooldowns.

If a horse has bred recently, it may need time before it can breed again.

Foal Inheritance

Foals inherit information from their parents.

This can include:

mother and father records
breed information
coat or style information
progression influenced by both parents

Breeding is therefore part of long-term stable planning.

Pregnancy and Birth

After breeding starts, the foal is not immediately a mature horse.

The system tracks the foal through a lifecycle. You may receive status messages about pregnant mares, nursing mares, or foals that need care.

Foals

Foals are young horses and cannot be ridden until they mature.

They may still be part of your stable, market plans, or future breeding/racing goals.

Adopted Foals

Adopted foals have special feeding rules.

They must be fed with a bucket of milk each day until they mature.

Normal horse food is not used for adopted foal milk care.

Good Breeding Preparation

Before starting breeding, check:

both horses are yours
both horses are spawned
neither horse is listed for sale
the mare has been fed today
both horses have good energy
both horses are off cooldown
you have the required Horse Breeding Potions

Troubleshooting

If breeding does not work, the most common reasons are:

one horse is not yours
one horse is despawned
the mare has not been fed today
one horse is too tired
one horse is listed on the market
one horse is still on cooldown
you do not have enough breeding potions
the horses are not an eligible pair

Seeded from MODNMETL/PinecraftEquestrian: 03-smp/horses/13-breeding-and-foals.md. Needs staff review before being treated as final canonical guidance.