What is NIB?

NIB and IB
NIB stands for Non-Inbred or Non-Inbreeding as opposed to IB which stands for Inbred or Inbreeding. Inbreeding accepts covers from related horses. Non-inbreeding will not.

Lineage
A Non-Inbred horse is defined by it's lineage, tracing back to its Foundation parents. Each ancestor appears only once in its pedigree, with the exception of the deity horses Ouranos and Gaia.

Broken Lines
Horses with "Horse Disappeared" ancestors in their pedigree are not accepted by quality Non-Inbreeders, and would view such a pedigree as a "broken line".

Quality
There are many different types of Non-Inbreeders or NIBers on Howrse. Some are more flexible and forgiving about how accurate their herd is. Others adhere to more strict methods of quality assurance to make certain that their NIB herd is pristine and infallible. The Non-Inbred Coalition (NIBC) caters to a community consisting primarily of the latter.

Rules of Absolute
Despite the different methods, there are two rules that remain absolute in order to state that a horse is NIB.

- It's Non-Inbred lineage must be proven at all times.
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