Ummm.... disregard the part about working horses up to age. With all of the changes, I guess just do the objectives you can that don't cost more than the passes you would earn, and good luck?!?
Hope to find a cheap skiller?! I'm not sure I like the new changes. Seems like they mostly benefit teams and those that go thru horses like toilet paper. Use 'em up quickly and then trash them mentality.
Do as much as you can do in events and daily objectives when you don't spend more resources than you gain. Some of them aren't worth it.
-Dont worry about your horse being in an EC every night. As long as you don't press "put to bed" they will not age, nothing will happen to them overnight or for a week or a month.
-If you do need an EC for your mare, filter by rates (20-25e), DO NOT just accept the 600e/night one from the top of the list.
-LOG IN every day for a month (Yes it's boring when you start)
-STAY OUT OF THE SALES!
-play in the events if you're able, you'll get free stuff. Even if you don't get the Divine or the bigger items, it's a start.
-STAY OUT OF THE SALES!
-keep logging in
-When you can finally start an EC, build/buy one small workshop
-when that's finished, start building the Largest Greenhouse you can afford.
-STAY OUT OF THE SALES!
-Keep building greenhouses (up to 6, preferably 25 acre)
-Plant Alfalfa (4 days) or Wheat (7 days) with MANURE. The faster you can turn your alfalfa over, the more money you will have.
-Once you are finally up to speed with your greenhouses, then AND ONLY then can you start to buy/sell other things.
-buy a donkey (even if it's used up) you'll need it for events
-buy a draft
-buy a pony
-buy a pegasus or add a Medusas Blood to a horse
-try to buy a uni (two of the same breed if you can)
Breed your mares (use the filters to get breed/skills/price you need)
***Before covering, buy fodder or resources to reduce your equus to <10,000
Try to build up to where you can work at least 10 horses a day. As each group of 10 ages to 5 years, 10, 15, 20, 25, start a new batch of foals. Eventually if you work all 60 each month, you'll have a steady supply of 30 year old pass horses. (10 per month)
Happy Howrsing!!