Horse Info

 

General Horse Information

Category Information
Horse Information & Registry Canterlands uses a custom mod to manage each horse’s breed, age, awards, birthdate, UUID, lineage, and other information. Use /swem info while riding or standing near the horse, then click the registry link in chat for its full page. Registry information updates approximately every 30 minutes, provided the horse is loaded within render distance. To force update, use /swem info next to the horse!
Horse Limit Each player may keep 25 horses by default. Additional horse slots may be obtained through approved Facilities or the Tebex Store. Facility slots may only be used for the facility’s intended purpose.
Mob Capturing Horses Horses may only be placed in Mob Capturing Tools temporarily for quick transportation (eg. going to an event) and may not be kept in the Mob Capturing Tool to bypass welfare, housing, aging, etc.
Horse Flight Horse flight is disabled because mass rendering may cause lag. The related flight armor is blacklisted, do not craft it.
Vanilla Horses & Donkeys Vanilla horses & Donkeys may occasionally spawn because of bugs in villages or previously loaded chunks. They may not be kept and should be killed when found.
Horses Under 12hh Horses shorter than 12hh cannot be ridden, including during shows. They may still pull wagons, ploughs, and similar equipment where permitted.

Breeding

Category Information
How To Breed/Information Horses can only be bred using breeding tokens. Breeding tokens may be obtained through certified breeding facilities, Tebex purchases, rank perks, quests, or server-event rewards. Players may not purchase breeding tokens directly from a facility.

Players may breed through a certified breeding facility or use a breeding token obtained from another approved source. Players are responsible for checking and following the chosen facility’s breeding policies.

Horses must be in appropriate welfare (foaling stall or appropriate pasture) regardless of whether the player breeds at a facility or not. Only the player who owns the horse will be able to right click the horse with a breeding token allowing it to enter love mode.

The foal must stay with it's biological dam until it has reached 4 months of age, foals should be removed from their dam by 12 months (1 year) old.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR HORSES ARE OFF OF COOLDOWNS BEFORE GIVING THEM A TOKEN! WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT TOKENS IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE!
Minimum Breeding Age Both horses must be at least three years old before breeding. 
Genetics Our genetics mod includes realistic inheritance from the foals dam and sire. Foals inherit genes and height from their parents and automatically scale accordingly. Coats are generated using dynamic overlays, meaning your horses are not “set coats” like the community pack coats available on the store.
Genetic Testing A vet may genetic test a horse to reveal its genes. Players are responsible for checking genetic risks before breeding, we do have lethal genetics (lethal white overo). Breeding two Overo carriers may produce a homozygous overo (lethal white) foal. We do not provide replacement foals, refunds, or compensation when a foal dies because genetic risks were not checked beforehand - it is your responsibility to confirm policies with facilities and other players when breeding.
Sire, Dam & Foal Safety Both parents must remain spawned, on the ground, and beside the foal until the foal is born. Pregnant mares and foals may not be transferred between servers. Do not mob-capture the stallion or mare during breeding. The foal will come out as a Grade if the sire is not on the ground beside the foal as it is born, we do not provide rebreeds or set the breed if this is ignored.

Breed Inheritance

Parent Combination Result
Same pure breed × same pure breed The foal receives that breed. Example: Shire × Shire = Shire.
Two different pure breeds The foal receives a combined breed. Example: Shire × Clydesdale = Shire-Clydesdale.
Pure breed × mixed breed The foal will become a grade. Example: Shire × Shire-Clydesdale = Grade.
Horse × Donkey The foal will become a mule. All mules are born infertile and cannot breed.

Horse Models

Breeds spawn using one of eight available models. Breeding may affect the offspring’s resulting breed. Crossing two different model types will result in a 50/50 chance of either model when breeding.

Model Included Breeds
Spanish Andalusian, Lusitano, Lipizzaner
Pony Dartmoor Pony, Dales Pony, Gypsy Vanner, Shetland, Connemara
Sport Trakehner, Westphalian, Oldenburger, Hanoverian, Selle Français, Irish Sport Horse, Thoroughbred, Mustang, Quarter Horse
Draft Breton, Percheron, Ardennes, Shire, Clydesdale, Belgian Draft
Arabian Arabian
Mule Mule - all mules are infertile
Donkey Donkey, American Mammoth
Friesian Friesian

Breed Height Standards

These are standard spawning ranges. Genetics may produce offspring that are shorter or taller than their breed’s normal range. Horses should always be summoned in using the correct standards as listed below.

Breed Height Breed Height
American Mammoth 14hh–16hh Gypsy Vanner 13.2hh–15.2hh
Andalusian 15.2hh–16.2hh Hanoverian 15.1hh–17hh
Arabian 14.1hh–15.1hh Irish Sport Horse 15hh–17hh
Ardennes 15.3hh–16hh Lipizzaner 14.2hh–16.1hh
Belgian Draft 16hh–18hh Lusitano 15.1hh–15.3hh
Breton 14.3hh–16.2hh Mule 14hh–17hh
Clydesdale 16hh–18hh Mustang 14hh–16hh
Connemara 12.2hh–14.2hh Oldenburger 16hh–17.2hh
Dales Pony 14hh–14.2hh Percheron 16.2hh–18hh
Dartmoor Pony 11hh–12.2hh Quarter Horse 14hh–16hh
Donkey 9hh–11hh Selle Français 15.2hh–17hh
Friesian 15.2hh–16hh Shetland 7hh–11hh
Shire 16.2hh–19.2hh Trakehner 15.2hh–17hh
Thoroughbred 15.2hh–17hh Westphalian 15.2hh–17hh

Horse Ages & Restrictions

Age Permitted Activities Restrictions
Birth–4 Months Halters, basic handling, and bonding. The foal must remain with its dam until four months old. No tack, riding, breeding, or competing.
1 Year Halters, groundwork, and basic training. No tack, riding, breeding, or competing.
2 Years Tack and limited light riding. Activity must remain light. The horse may not breed or compete.
3–24 Years Full riding, performing, breeding, and competition access. The horse must follow all normal welfare and activity rules.
25–34 Years Retirement and light companionship activities. The horse may no longer breed, compete, drive, plough, or perform other working activities. Its name will appear yellow to show retirement.
35 Years N/A All horses are considered deceased at 35. The owner must arrange the in game process with a vet, or they may kill the horse themselves. The horse’s name will appear red.