New Members-
*First, you have to get a playing number. You must include this number with all of your posts. To get one, e-mail the number co-ordinator (see who's who) and she will send you one and you will be added to the Who's WHo list eventually. *Then you'll want a horse. So look in "Horses for Sale" and ask to buy one of the who is for sale. You are also allowed to CREATE 2 horses when you first start out. They CANNOT have any lines, the are considered original or created SSS horses *Then, REGISTER IT. Horses without numbers cannot play. After you have e-mailed the registry head in the CORRECT format (your name & #, horse's name (and # if applicable), Horse's date of birth, horse's parents, grandparents)you may use your horse with a #pending until te registry head gives you a permanant number. *You then have to go and pay Vetting, Shoeing, and Boarding fees for the month.You do get an allowance of $200 a month, and will be adjusted later in the game if it needs to. You start with $30,000 Put all the information in a money report, either weekly, or bi weekly.
Kristen's Report:
Started with $50,000 at beginning of week
-1,000 entered school show
+500 prize money from show
+7,000 sold horse to Georgia
-100 entered show
+2,000 profit from my barn
Total at end of June= $58,400
Horses-
Horses age using 1 week=1sim year
Horses may show halter right away, under saddle when they turn 2 (this is early in life, but it would be boring to wait for longer)
Horses retire at 18, and they are sent to a retirement farm. It costs nothing to keep these horses, and the owner of the barn can have their show horses (and ONLY thiers) there too.
Showing-
4 shows are held each month; 3 circuit and 1 schooling. Circuit-
Circuit shows contain hunter, jumper, or dressage. As the game expands, so will the classes (eg. racing, western, driving, endurance etc.) No prize money is
won. Instead, you get points toward a medal (BR SL GD). The basic
system is used; with 1st place recieving 6 points, 2nd recieving 5 points,
etc. The person who runs the show can keep all the profits, and circuit shows
cost $100 a class. The circuit classes must be as follows, so cut and paste when you have a show.
1.Dressage:
Basic
Medium
Advanced
Grand Prix
2.Jumper:
Low Jumper (3')
Working Jumper (4)'
Open Jumper (5')
Grand Prix (6' +)
3.Hunter:
Green Hunter
Low Hunter
Working Hunter
Open Hunter
4.Halter
To be more realistic, you may only enter your horse in 1 event. i.e. you could have one dressage horse, one hunter and one jumper, but your jumper could not do dressage. If you do want to switch, you start at the lowest level at the new discipline and stick to it.
Medals (Champ Horses)~
As horses compete, they will accumulate points. At the end of a 3
month period, the top horses in each discipline will be selected to compete
in "The SSS Olympics". In these Olympics a horse may ONLY place: 1st=12
points, 2nd=10 poins, 3rd=8 points. Then, shortly after, we (presidents)
will take nominations for a medal (please note: medals are not Olympic medals, you can only place in the Olympics, not win a medal). The criteria does not rely solely on points. We also take things into consideration such as: Parents (are they showing, not overbred, a medal horse, etc) Clinics (have they attended some clinics? You do NOT need to enter all of them) Offspring (how are thier
babies doing?) and placings in schooling shows.
Schooling-
Schooling shows can cost whatever the holder wants (don't make it too high,
or no one will enter) and contain whatever classes the holder wants, so BE
CREATIVE AND WACKY! 75% of the money must go towards prize money, with 1st
place getting the most, then 2nd etc. Then the other 25% can be kept. There
are no class, breed, or age restrictions. You can even have a class for
retired horses (they mustn't be ridden, though)!
Breeding-
NO inbreeding is
allowed on SSS. Horses shouldn't be overbred (you can be fined for excessive
breeding). Mares can carry foals until they are retired, stallions can be
bred until they die, because this can happen in real life, with today's
technology. When a foal is born, a vet must check it immidiately, and it
must be registered with it's breed. The horse must be registered before it
shows.
Services-
EVERY month, you must pay a board fee (unless you own a stable), shoeing fee, and a vetting fee. Foals must be trained before they show, but do not need any other training (though attending some clinics is HIGHLY recommended, if you want to have a medal horse)
If you own a service, you may keep 75% of the profits. The other 25% goes to feed, or equipment, upkeep, etc.
If you have any questions/comments, e-mail Kris and Phoebe: question@sunnybrookstables.8m.com
