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As to how many neuters vs. intacts, I have seen two answers, although I don't live up to either of them myself.

For a long time, it was commonly recommended that a player have three neutered show horses for every intact horse in the stable. More recently, I have seen Ammit post that the ideal ratio is 10 neuters for every intact horse.

Both of these are based on the fact that neutered horses have a training advantage, which I have primarily seen in the fact that they are generally a year older than intacts when they level off. This is the time when horses in the game stop adding a significant amount to their show score with training.

As for stallions and mares, since a stallion can cover 50 mares in a game year, it's more sensible to keep more mares than stallions.

My own practice is to hoard most of my horses, created or bred. I've been playing this version of the game since October of 2013 and currently have over 2400 horses in my stable. They bring me a showing bonus just over 78,000 hbs daily, which allows me to do almost anything I want in the game. :D

Exact statistics:
Stallions: 291
Mares: 918
Total intact: 1209

Geldings: 689
Spayed Mares: 576
Total neuter: 1265