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Champing Guide
This is a guide on champing a horse! This got a lot longer then I expected it to, but it includes how to enter your horse in competitions, PPS and WPS, weight and temperament, stats needed for competitions, heart, and how training affects competitions.
Entering Your Horse in Competitions
I am going to use Red Fox as an example for this.
First, go to the horses profile. This is how I champ my horses and I find it quick and easy.
Scroll down to the horse's competition record and click the white button "find upcoming competitions"
It should take you to this page:
Next to discipline, click the dropdown that says any discipline, and put whatever discipline you are champing the horse in.
Click search events. It will show all of the competitions your horse is eligible for in the discipline.
Enter the horse in all the events
Reload the page and make sure you've entered your horse in all the comps. If you entered the horse in all the comps, nothing should show up.
And then do it every day to the horse you are champing! It doesn't take long, and is super easy, instead of searching it through upcoming events and entering the horse that way.
PPS and WPS
PPS stands for points per start. It is the average amount of points your horse got in all the competitions it's been in, in a certain discipline. Different disciplines have different PPS. For example, if you entered your horse in 10 barrel racing competitions, and it got 15 points in every competition, it would only be eligible for barrel racing competitions over level 4. However, it only goes for the one discipline. You can still enter the horse in L1 competitions, just not barrel racing. WPS stands for win percentage. The win percentage is the average of how much your horse places in the top 3 in competitions. The least WPS your horse can have is 0%, and the most is 100%. The overall WPS of your horse at the bottom of his/her competition record is the average WPS of all the competitions it has been entered in. Competitions only run if there are 5 entries. If there are less than 5 then the competition will not run until there are 5 entries.
You can find the PPS in the horse's profile if you click on [Level X] or I made a list below of all the points for levels below. The level your horse is eligible for is listed in green, for example, Red Fox is only able to go in level 6 and up competitions (he can only go in level 6, level 7, level 8, level 9, and level 10 because of his PPS)
To find a horse's WPS, go to the competition record. The WPS is listed under win %. Here is an example:
Red Fox has a WPS in pole bending of 92.5%, and an average WPS of 92.5% (average is in bold, but since Red Fox has only been in pole bending competitions, and no other discipline, he his average WPS is the same as his pole bending WPS)
[quote="BlackOak2"]As a note, the PPS changes over time. The more difficult the overall competition is in player-mades, the more points it takes to level up in that competition. It's one of the ways that our admins were gracious enough to ensure that the playing field stays level and fair... and also so we can guide ourselves to just how good our horses might be.
To give an example, back when the fastest racing horses hadn't yet broke the 2 minute mark, the level 10 locals in racing would place first pretty much any horse that got somewhere in the range of 2 minutes 13 seconds. Now that time in local level 10's is anything that's about 2 minutes 9 seconds.
So though I don't know (rather don't recall... it's around here somewhere I think) how often the PPS is updated (something tells me it's nightly though), those points to level-out do change as the real-time player-made competition changes. And those PPS can go both upward (requiring more to level out) and downward (easier to beat competition, making an 'average' horse appear much better at times).[/quote]
The following PPS is currently the PPS for each discipline, although it changes.
Barrel Racing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 22 pps
Level 5 23 - 39 pps
Level 6 40 - 62 pps
Level 7 63 - 90 pps
Level 8 91 - 125 pps
Level 9 126 - 167 pps
Level 10 168 and higher pps
Cross Country:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 4 pps
Level 3 5 - 12 pps
Level 4 13 - 26 pps
Level 5 27 - 47 pps
Level 6 48 - 76 pps
Level 7 77 - 113 pps
Level 8 114 - 160 pps
Level 9 161 - 217 pps
Level 10 218 and higher pps
Cutting:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 25 pps
Level 5 26 - 45 pps
Level 6 46 - 72 pps
Level 7 73 - 107 pps
Level 8 108 - 151 pps
Level 9 152 - 204 pps
Level 10 205 and higher pps
Dressage:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 4 pps
Level 3 5 - 14 pps
Level 4 15 - 30 pps
Level 5 31 - 56 pps
Level 6 57 - 91 pps
Level 7 92 - 137 pps
Level 8 138 - 196 pps
Level 9 197 - 268 pps
Level 10 269 and higher pps
Driven Dressage:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 24 pps
Level 5 25 - 42 pps
Level 6 43 - 66 pps
Level 7 67 - 97 pps
Level 8 98 - 135 pps
Level 9 136 - 181 pps
Level 10 182 and higher pps
Endurance:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 9 pps
Level 5 10 - 13 pps
Level 6 14 - 18 pps
Level 7 19 - 24 pps
Level 8 25 - 30 pps
Level 9 31 - 36 pps
Level 10 37 and higher pps
Harness Racing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 9 pps
Level 5 10 - 14 pps
Level 6 15 - 20 pps
Level 7 21 - 26 pps
Level 8 27 - 32 pps
Level 9 33 - 40 pps
Level 10 41 and higher pps
Hunter:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 23 pps
Level 5 24 - 41 pps
Level 6 42 - 66 pps
Level 7 67 - 97 pps
Level 8 98 - 136 pps
Level 9 137 - 183 pps
Level 10 184 and higher pps
In-Hand Jumping:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 8 pps
Level 4 9 - 17 pps
Level 5 18 - 28 pps
Level 6 29 - 43 pps
Level 7 44 - 60 pps
Level 8 61 - 81 pps
Level 9 82 - 105 pps
Level 10 106 and higher pps
Log Pull:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 4 pps
Level 3 5 - 13 pps
Level 4 14 - 29 pps
Level 5 30 - 53 pps
Level 6 54 - 86 pps
Level 7 87 - 131 pps
Level 8 132 - 186 pps
Level 9 187 - 255 pps
Level 10 256 and higher pps
Marathon Driving:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 8 pps
Level 4 9 - 16 pps
Level 5 17 - 27 pps
Level 6 28 - 41 pps
Level 7 42 - 57 pps
Level 8 58 - 76 pps
Level 9 77 - 99 pps
Level 10 100 and higher pps
Obstacle Driving:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 22 pps
Level 5 23 - 39 pps
Level 6 40 - 62 pps
Level 7 63 - 90 pps
Level 8 91 - 125 pps
Level 9 126 - 167 pps
Level 10 168 and higher pps
Pole Bending:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 4 pps
Level 3 5 - 13 pps
Level 4 14 - 28 pps
Level 5 29 - 51 pps
Level 6 52 - 82 pps
Level 7 83 - 123 pps
Level 8 124 - 175 pps
Level 9 176 - 239 pps
Level 10 240 and higher pps
Racing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 6 pps
Level 4 7 - 10 pps
Level 5 11 - 15 pps
Level 6 16 - 21 pps
Level 7 22 - 28 pps
Level 8 29 - 36 pps
Level 9 37 - 44 pps
Level 10 45 and higher pps
Reining:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 10 pps
Level 4 11 - 22 pps
Level 5 23 - 39 pps
Level 6 40 - 61 pps
Level 7 62 - 89 pps
Level 8 90 - 124 pps
Level 9 125 - 166 pps
Level 10 167 and higher pps
Saddleseat:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 9 pps
Level 5 10 - 14 pps
Level 6 15 - 20 pps
Level 7 21 - 26 pps
Level 8 27 - 33 pps
Level 9 34 - 41 pps
Level 10 42 and higher pps
Show Jumping:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 23 pps
Level 5 24 - 40 pps
Level 6 41 - 63 pps
Level 7 64 - 92 pps
Level 8 93 - 128 pps
Level 9 129 - 170 pps
Level 10 171 and higher pps
Sprint Racing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 6 pps
Level 4 7 - 11 pps
Level 5 12 - 17 pps
Level 6 18 - 23 pps
Level 7 24 - 31 pps
Level 8 32 - 40 pps
Level 9 41 - 50 pps
Level 10 51 and higher pps
Steeplechasing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 8 pps
Level 5 9 - 12 pps
Level 6 13 - 16 pps
Level 7 17 - 21 pps
Level 8 22 - 26 pps
Level 9 27 - 31 pps
Level 10 32 and higher pps
Western Pleasure:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 8 pps
Level 5 9 - 12 pps
Level 6 13 - 17 pps
Level 7 18 - 22 pps
Level 8 23 - 27 pps
Level 9 28 - 33 pps
Level 10 34 and higher pps
Western Trail:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 22 pps
Level 5 23 - 39 pps
Level 6 40 - 61 pps
Level 7 62 - 90 pps
Level 8 91 - 125 pps
Level 9 126 - 166 pps
Level 10 167 and higher pps
Working Ranch:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 25 pps
Level 5 26 - 44 pps
Level 6 45 - 70 pps
Level 7 71 - 103 pps
Level 8 104 - 145 pps
Level 9 146 - 195 pps
Level 10 196 and higher pps
Weight and Temperament:
Weight and temperament is another factor that determines your horse's scores in competitions. If you are champing a horse in racing, for example, you would want the horse to be at a moderately thin weight and high strung temperament. I found most of the following information here. Red Fox has a moderate weight and spirited temperament, which is perfect for pole bending. You will be able to tell if a horse changes it's weight or temperament because it will change in the horse's profile. To change a horse's weight, give it more than 105% food if you want it to gain weight, and less than 95% food if you want it to loose weight. To change temperament, give it more sugar to raise temperament, and give it more fiber to lower temperament. If a horse is born on bombproof, you most likely won't be able to raise it's temperament. A lot of players call this the "bombproof curse"
Barrel Racing: Moderate to moderately fleshy weight, spirited temperament
Cross Country: Moderately thin to moderate weight, even temperament
Cutting: Moderately thin to moderate weight, even temperament
Dressage: Moderate to moderately fleshy weight, calm temperament
Driven Dressage: Moderate weight, spirited temperament
Endurance: Thin to moderately thin weight, bombproof temperament
Harness Racing: Thin to moderately thin weight, high strung temperament
Hunter: Moderately thin to moderate weight, even temperament
In-Hand Jumping: Moderately thin weight weight, spirited temperament
Log Pull: Moderate to moderately fleshy weight, bombproof temperament
Marathon Driving: Moderate weight, bombproof temperament
Obstacle Driving: Moderate weight, bombproof temperament
Pole Bending: Moderate weight, spirited temperament
Racing: Thin to moderately thin weight, high strung temperament
Reining: Moderate weight, even temperament
Saddleseat: Moderately thin weight, spirited temperament
Show Jumping: Moderately thin to moderate weight, even temperament
Spring Racing: Thin to moderately thin weight, high strung temperament
Steeplechasing: Thin to moderately thin weight, high strung
Western Pleasure: Moderate weight, bombproof temperament
Western Trail: Moderate weight, bombproof temperament
Working Ranch: Moderate weight, calm temperament
Titles
Most of the following information was found in this forum. A horse will earn a new title when it reaches a certain amount of points. When your horse earns a new title, you will get a notification saying "Your horse earned a new [discipline] title"
Champion (Ch.): 200
Grand Champion (GCh.): 700 points
Master Champion (MCh.): 1,500 points
Master Grand Champion (MGCh.): 3,000 points
Supreme Champion (SCh.): 4,900 points
Supreme Grand Champion (SGCh.) 7,300 points
Supreme Master Grand Champion (SMGCh.): 10,000 points
Triple champion title can be earned as well. This is only if the horse is champed to the same title in certain three disciplines. If a horse is a SMGCh in Dressage, Show Jumping, and Cross Country, that would make the horse a triple supreme master grand champion (TSMGCh.) However, if the horse is a SMGCh in Dressage and Show Jumping, but only a Supreme Grand Champion in Cross Country, that would make the horse a supreme master grand champion ++ (SMGCh.++) because the title needs to be the same in all three disciplines.
English Triple Title: Dressage, Show Jumping, Cross Country
Driving Triple Title: Driven Dressage, Marathon Driving, Obstacle Driving
Racing Triple Title: Racing, Sprint Racing, Steeplechasing
Western Triple Title: Cutting, Reining, Working Ranch
A horse gets a RH title if it breaks a record. The horse will earn a RH title if it holds a current world record, and a Rh title if it has a previous world record. A horse only breaks a record if it beats the current score or time record in a certain level. You cannot champ a horse to a RH. A horse can only break a record in player made competitions, not local shows. If you are trying to break a world record, you should make sure it is at the correct weight and temperament, it is trained, and has the correct stats for the discipline. If your horse breaks a record, you will get a notification saying "Your horse broke a new world record for [discipline], L[X]!" The world record will be displayed under the horse's accomplishments. You can see all horses who have currently or previously broken a record here. You can also see when the horse broke a record, what level it was, and the score.
Stats Needed For Competitions
Different competitions require different stats. For example, if you bred racehorses, you probably wouldn't want to enter them in western pleasure comps, because they weren't bred for it and they would do better in racing. Red Fox has speed, agility, and intelligence, which are stats required for pole bending. This is mostly why he is good in pole bending, but he would be terrible in a discipline like log pull. You can see what stats your horse has by looking at his/her breeder's report.
You can also tell by the conformation. You can only use conformation if you have a premium account, however, you can ask other premium players to give you your horse's confo. A horse's conformation is determined by it's genetics and it's body shape.
All of the following information was found here. The stats are in order from most important in the discipline, 2nd most important, 3rd most important, and 4th most important. For example, if you are a breeding a horse for marathon driving, the most important stat you'll need for it is strength, but stamina, tempo, and intelligence are necessary too. If you are having a hard time figuring out a discipline for your horse, give Silverine's Discipline Potential Evaluation a try. It is a very useful source.
Barrel Racing: Agility, Speed, Strength, Balance
Cross Country: Stamina, Strength, Agility, Balance
Cutting: Agility, Intelligence, Strength, Speed
Dressage: Movement, Balance, Tempo, Strength
Driven Dressage: Movement, Balance, Strength, Tempo
Endurance: Stamina, Speed, Agility, Tempo
Harness Racing: Speed, Stamina, Strength, Tempo
Hunter: Movement Strength, Tempo, Balance
In-Hand Jumping: Intelligence, Agility, Strength, Stamina
Log Pull: Strength, Stamina, Movement, Tempo
Marathon Driving: Strength, Stamina, Tempo, Intelligence
Obstacle Driving: Strength, Agility, Stamina, Balance
Pole Bending: Speed, Agility, Intelligence, Balance
Racing: Speed, Stamina, Strength, Speed
Reining: Agility, Strength, Movement, Balance
Saddleseat: Balance, Agility, Movement, Intelligence
Show Jumping: Balance, Strength, Agility, Speed
Sprint Racing: Speed, Strength, Agility, Speed
Steeplechasing: Speed, Agility, Strength, Stamina
Western Pleasure: Intelligence, Balance, Movement, Tempo
Western Trail: Agility, Balance, Intelligence, Stamina
Working Ranch: Intelligence, Agility, Balance, Strength
Heart:
Heart is the competition gene. If a horse is great in pole bending, and you breed it to another great pole bender, you're most likely to get a horse that is a good pole bender. Red Fox's parents, for example, both were pole benders, and had good times, which gave him good pole bending genetics. I found the following by BlackOak2 PeacefulOreo's Racehorse Breeding Help, which is a good source if you are trying to breed racehorses, and they found it here.
[quote="BlackOak2"]Heart is the will to win. Sometimes you have a great horse with great stats and in locals he (or she) does exceptionally with times. But the moment you put them in player-made comps, suddenly your horse sucks. This can be described as having a weak heart. Though we don't know much about the heart gene, what we do know is that it boosts a horse's ability in player made competitions, it appears to be recessive, there appears to be a few different styles (no heart; weak heart; average heart; strong heart; exceptional heart...) and it is indeed hereditary. To find heart, you'll need a competition record. From my notes, you have some heart in your herd, but not much, which means that your stock looks good, but they lack a bit in the winning department. For a horse that looks like he or she should be pulling more first or seconds and instead pulls a lot of thirds and below, or a horse that has been pulling a LOT of seconds, but appears to not be able to manage that... or the same horse that's pulling a LOT of seconds but should be pulling a lot MORE firsts... these are all indicators of how the heart gene might exist in the horse. However, I need to note that having heart will only increase the chances. By a lack of heart, it doesn't mean that your horse will lose more competitions, it just means there's nothing there to offer that possibility of a win rather than a second place. At least, so far, this is what the studies we have been able to figure out, have offered.
So to figure out the heart of a horse, you will need a competition record and then weigh that record (WPS and WPS percentage) against what your first consideration of that horse was (this should be a good competitor horse... this horse looks like it might not do much... this horse comes from excellent stock and looks great... etc). The horse's betterment then first consideration or worsening than first consideration will give you insight into the heart.
heart falter, just means that the competition heart of your horse may not be strong enough to overcome the competition. They (the infamous 'They') refer to it as a faltering heart. But it can also mean a horse that get's their competition heart broken by another horse. Specifically in racing, two horses, one with more heart but less talent keeps winning races regularly, comes up against a horse with more talent (regardless of heart). They're smart enough animals sometimes to know when they're beaten. Sometimes, when a horse with strong heart but perhaps less talent, sees a horse that is their better by a wide degree, they loose the desire to race thereafter. Sometimes it's referred to as faltering heart or breaking the heart.
Since we 'may or may not have' the competition heart here on HWO, the use of the faltering heart (and not the broken heart) against stronger competition can be offered as a term describing a horse that just can no longer beat competition that is just too strong to overcome. [/quote]
How Training Affects Competitions
You definitely want your horse to be trained so it does well in competitions. However, you don't need your horse trained in every stat for it to be good in a competition. For example, a racehorse does not need to be trained in agility, intelligence, tempo, or balance. It only needs speed, strength, and stamina. It has not been proved that other stats need training in, although a horse trained in all stats would be able to be champed in more disciplines. There have been multiple record holders only trained in a couple stats needed for the discipline.
Red Fox is trained in every stat, but if you wanted to train your horse in only a few stats then check out my training tips, I have multiple methods of training a horse in certain stats.
Other Useful Information:
BlackOak2's Quick-Links
Information That Is Valuable
Discipline Potential Evaluation
Current High/Low Stats
Racehorse Breeding Help
Feeding For Weight and Temperament
Training Tips
Discipline Summary
World Records and Earning Titles
Entering Your Horse in Competitions
I am going to use Red Fox as an example for this.
First, go to the horses profile. This is how I champ my horses and I find it quick and easy.
Scroll down to the horse's competition record and click the white button "find upcoming competitions"
It should take you to this page:
Next to discipline, click the dropdown that says any discipline, and put whatever discipline you are champing the horse in.
Click search events. It will show all of the competitions your horse is eligible for in the discipline.
Enter the horse in all the events
Reload the page and make sure you've entered your horse in all the comps. If you entered the horse in all the comps, nothing should show up.
And then do it every day to the horse you are champing! It doesn't take long, and is super easy, instead of searching it through upcoming events and entering the horse that way.
PPS and WPS
PPS stands for points per start. It is the average amount of points your horse got in all the competitions it's been in, in a certain discipline. Different disciplines have different PPS. For example, if you entered your horse in 10 barrel racing competitions, and it got 15 points in every competition, it would only be eligible for barrel racing competitions over level 4. However, it only goes for the one discipline. You can still enter the horse in L1 competitions, just not barrel racing. WPS stands for win percentage. The win percentage is the average of how much your horse places in the top 3 in competitions. The least WPS your horse can have is 0%, and the most is 100%. The overall WPS of your horse at the bottom of his/her competition record is the average WPS of all the competitions it has been entered in. Competitions only run if there are 5 entries. If there are less than 5 then the competition will not run until there are 5 entries.
You can find the PPS in the horse's profile if you click on [Level X] or I made a list below of all the points for levels below. The level your horse is eligible for is listed in green, for example, Red Fox is only able to go in level 6 and up competitions (he can only go in level 6, level 7, level 8, level 9, and level 10 because of his PPS)
To find a horse's WPS, go to the competition record. The WPS is listed under win %. Here is an example:
Red Fox has a WPS in pole bending of 92.5%, and an average WPS of 92.5% (average is in bold, but since Red Fox has only been in pole bending competitions, and no other discipline, he his average WPS is the same as his pole bending WPS)
[quote="BlackOak2"]As a note, the PPS changes over time. The more difficult the overall competition is in player-mades, the more points it takes to level up in that competition. It's one of the ways that our admins were gracious enough to ensure that the playing field stays level and fair... and also so we can guide ourselves to just how good our horses might be.
To give an example, back when the fastest racing horses hadn't yet broke the 2 minute mark, the level 10 locals in racing would place first pretty much any horse that got somewhere in the range of 2 minutes 13 seconds. Now that time in local level 10's is anything that's about 2 minutes 9 seconds.
So though I don't know (rather don't recall... it's around here somewhere I think) how often the PPS is updated (something tells me it's nightly though), those points to level-out do change as the real-time player-made competition changes. And those PPS can go both upward (requiring more to level out) and downward (easier to beat competition, making an 'average' horse appear much better at times).[/quote]
The following PPS is currently the PPS for each discipline, although it changes.
Barrel Racing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 22 pps
Level 5 23 - 39 pps
Level 6 40 - 62 pps
Level 7 63 - 90 pps
Level 8 91 - 125 pps
Level 9 126 - 167 pps
Level 10 168 and higher pps
Cross Country:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 4 pps
Level 3 5 - 12 pps
Level 4 13 - 26 pps
Level 5 27 - 47 pps
Level 6 48 - 76 pps
Level 7 77 - 113 pps
Level 8 114 - 160 pps
Level 9 161 - 217 pps
Level 10 218 and higher pps
Cutting:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 25 pps
Level 5 26 - 45 pps
Level 6 46 - 72 pps
Level 7 73 - 107 pps
Level 8 108 - 151 pps
Level 9 152 - 204 pps
Level 10 205 and higher pps
Dressage:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 4 pps
Level 3 5 - 14 pps
Level 4 15 - 30 pps
Level 5 31 - 56 pps
Level 6 57 - 91 pps
Level 7 92 - 137 pps
Level 8 138 - 196 pps
Level 9 197 - 268 pps
Level 10 269 and higher pps
Driven Dressage:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 24 pps
Level 5 25 - 42 pps
Level 6 43 - 66 pps
Level 7 67 - 97 pps
Level 8 98 - 135 pps
Level 9 136 - 181 pps
Level 10 182 and higher pps
Endurance:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 9 pps
Level 5 10 - 13 pps
Level 6 14 - 18 pps
Level 7 19 - 24 pps
Level 8 25 - 30 pps
Level 9 31 - 36 pps
Level 10 37 and higher pps
Harness Racing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 9 pps
Level 5 10 - 14 pps
Level 6 15 - 20 pps
Level 7 21 - 26 pps
Level 8 27 - 32 pps
Level 9 33 - 40 pps
Level 10 41 and higher pps
Hunter:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 23 pps
Level 5 24 - 41 pps
Level 6 42 - 66 pps
Level 7 67 - 97 pps
Level 8 98 - 136 pps
Level 9 137 - 183 pps
Level 10 184 and higher pps
In-Hand Jumping:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 8 pps
Level 4 9 - 17 pps
Level 5 18 - 28 pps
Level 6 29 - 43 pps
Level 7 44 - 60 pps
Level 8 61 - 81 pps
Level 9 82 - 105 pps
Level 10 106 and higher pps
Log Pull:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 4 pps
Level 3 5 - 13 pps
Level 4 14 - 29 pps
Level 5 30 - 53 pps
Level 6 54 - 86 pps
Level 7 87 - 131 pps
Level 8 132 - 186 pps
Level 9 187 - 255 pps
Level 10 256 and higher pps
Marathon Driving:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 8 pps
Level 4 9 - 16 pps
Level 5 17 - 27 pps
Level 6 28 - 41 pps
Level 7 42 - 57 pps
Level 8 58 - 76 pps
Level 9 77 - 99 pps
Level 10 100 and higher pps
Obstacle Driving:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 22 pps
Level 5 23 - 39 pps
Level 6 40 - 62 pps
Level 7 63 - 90 pps
Level 8 91 - 125 pps
Level 9 126 - 167 pps
Level 10 168 and higher pps
Pole Bending:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 4 pps
Level 3 5 - 13 pps
Level 4 14 - 28 pps
Level 5 29 - 51 pps
Level 6 52 - 82 pps
Level 7 83 - 123 pps
Level 8 124 - 175 pps
Level 9 176 - 239 pps
Level 10 240 and higher pps
Racing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 6 pps
Level 4 7 - 10 pps
Level 5 11 - 15 pps
Level 6 16 - 21 pps
Level 7 22 - 28 pps
Level 8 29 - 36 pps
Level 9 37 - 44 pps
Level 10 45 and higher pps
Reining:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 10 pps
Level 4 11 - 22 pps
Level 5 23 - 39 pps
Level 6 40 - 61 pps
Level 7 62 - 89 pps
Level 8 90 - 124 pps
Level 9 125 - 166 pps
Level 10 167 and higher pps
Saddleseat:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 9 pps
Level 5 10 - 14 pps
Level 6 15 - 20 pps
Level 7 21 - 26 pps
Level 8 27 - 33 pps
Level 9 34 - 41 pps
Level 10 42 and higher pps
Show Jumping:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 23 pps
Level 5 24 - 40 pps
Level 6 41 - 63 pps
Level 7 64 - 92 pps
Level 8 93 - 128 pps
Level 9 129 - 170 pps
Level 10 171 and higher pps
Sprint Racing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 6 pps
Level 4 7 - 11 pps
Level 5 12 - 17 pps
Level 6 18 - 23 pps
Level 7 24 - 31 pps
Level 8 32 - 40 pps
Level 9 41 - 50 pps
Level 10 51 and higher pps
Steeplechasing:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 8 pps
Level 5 9 - 12 pps
Level 6 13 - 16 pps
Level 7 17 - 21 pps
Level 8 22 - 26 pps
Level 9 27 - 31 pps
Level 10 32 and higher pps
Western Pleasure:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 2 pps
Level 3 3 - 5 pps
Level 4 6 - 8 pps
Level 5 9 - 12 pps
Level 6 13 - 17 pps
Level 7 18 - 22 pps
Level 8 23 - 27 pps
Level 9 28 - 33 pps
Level 10 34 and higher pps
Western Trail:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 22 pps
Level 5 23 - 39 pps
Level 6 40 - 61 pps
Level 7 62 - 90 pps
Level 8 91 - 125 pps
Level 9 126 - 166 pps
Level 10 167 and higher pps
Working Ranch:
Level 1 0 - 1 pps
Level 2 1 - 3 pps
Level 3 4 - 11 pps
Level 4 12 - 25 pps
Level 5 26 - 44 pps
Level 6 45 - 70 pps
Level 7 71 - 103 pps
Level 8 104 - 145 pps
Level 9 146 - 195 pps
Level 10 196 and higher pps
Weight and Temperament:
Weight and temperament is another factor that determines your horse's scores in competitions. If you are champing a horse in racing, for example, you would want the horse to be at a moderately thin weight and high strung temperament. I found most of the following information here. Red Fox has a moderate weight and spirited temperament, which is perfect for pole bending. You will be able to tell if a horse changes it's weight or temperament because it will change in the horse's profile. To change a horse's weight, give it more than 105% food if you want it to gain weight, and less than 95% food if you want it to loose weight. To change temperament, give it more sugar to raise temperament, and give it more fiber to lower temperament. If a horse is born on bombproof, you most likely won't be able to raise it's temperament. A lot of players call this the "bombproof curse"
Barrel Racing: Moderate to moderately fleshy weight, spirited temperament
Cross Country: Moderately thin to moderate weight, even temperament
Cutting: Moderately thin to moderate weight, even temperament
Dressage: Moderate to moderately fleshy weight, calm temperament
Driven Dressage: Moderate weight, spirited temperament
Endurance: Thin to moderately thin weight, bombproof temperament
Harness Racing: Thin to moderately thin weight, high strung temperament
Hunter: Moderately thin to moderate weight, even temperament
In-Hand Jumping: Moderately thin weight weight, spirited temperament
Log Pull: Moderate to moderately fleshy weight, bombproof temperament
Marathon Driving: Moderate weight, bombproof temperament
Obstacle Driving: Moderate weight, bombproof temperament
Pole Bending: Moderate weight, spirited temperament
Racing: Thin to moderately thin weight, high strung temperament
Reining: Moderate weight, even temperament
Saddleseat: Moderately thin weight, spirited temperament
Show Jumping: Moderately thin to moderate weight, even temperament
Spring Racing: Thin to moderately thin weight, high strung temperament
Steeplechasing: Thin to moderately thin weight, high strung
Western Pleasure: Moderate weight, bombproof temperament
Western Trail: Moderate weight, bombproof temperament
Working Ranch: Moderate weight, calm temperament
Titles
Most of the following information was found in this forum. A horse will earn a new title when it reaches a certain amount of points. When your horse earns a new title, you will get a notification saying "Your horse earned a new [discipline] title"
Champion (Ch.): 200
Grand Champion (GCh.): 700 points
Master Champion (MCh.): 1,500 points
Master Grand Champion (MGCh.): 3,000 points
Supreme Champion (SCh.): 4,900 points
Supreme Grand Champion (SGCh.) 7,300 points
Supreme Master Grand Champion (SMGCh.): 10,000 points
Triple champion title can be earned as well. This is only if the horse is champed to the same title in certain three disciplines. If a horse is a SMGCh in Dressage, Show Jumping, and Cross Country, that would make the horse a triple supreme master grand champion (TSMGCh.) However, if the horse is a SMGCh in Dressage and Show Jumping, but only a Supreme Grand Champion in Cross Country, that would make the horse a supreme master grand champion ++ (SMGCh.++) because the title needs to be the same in all three disciplines.
English Triple Title: Dressage, Show Jumping, Cross Country
Driving Triple Title: Driven Dressage, Marathon Driving, Obstacle Driving
Racing Triple Title: Racing, Sprint Racing, Steeplechasing
Western Triple Title: Cutting, Reining, Working Ranch
A horse gets a RH title if it breaks a record. The horse will earn a RH title if it holds a current world record, and a Rh title if it has a previous world record. A horse only breaks a record if it beats the current score or time record in a certain level. You cannot champ a horse to a RH. A horse can only break a record in player made competitions, not local shows. If you are trying to break a world record, you should make sure it is at the correct weight and temperament, it is trained, and has the correct stats for the discipline. If your horse breaks a record, you will get a notification saying "Your horse broke a new world record for [discipline], L[X]!" The world record will be displayed under the horse's accomplishments. You can see all horses who have currently or previously broken a record here. You can also see when the horse broke a record, what level it was, and the score.
Stats Needed For Competitions
Different competitions require different stats. For example, if you bred racehorses, you probably wouldn't want to enter them in western pleasure comps, because they weren't bred for it and they would do better in racing. Red Fox has speed, agility, and intelligence, which are stats required for pole bending. This is mostly why he is good in pole bending, but he would be terrible in a discipline like log pull. You can see what stats your horse has by looking at his/her breeder's report.
You can also tell by the conformation. You can only use conformation if you have a premium account, however, you can ask other premium players to give you your horse's confo. A horse's conformation is determined by it's genetics and it's body shape.
All of the following information was found here. The stats are in order from most important in the discipline, 2nd most important, 3rd most important, and 4th most important. For example, if you are a breeding a horse for marathon driving, the most important stat you'll need for it is strength, but stamina, tempo, and intelligence are necessary too. If you are having a hard time figuring out a discipline for your horse, give Silverine's Discipline Potential Evaluation a try. It is a very useful source.
Barrel Racing: Agility, Speed, Strength, Balance
Cross Country: Stamina, Strength, Agility, Balance
Cutting: Agility, Intelligence, Strength, Speed
Dressage: Movement, Balance, Tempo, Strength
Driven Dressage: Movement, Balance, Strength, Tempo
Endurance: Stamina, Speed, Agility, Tempo
Harness Racing: Speed, Stamina, Strength, Tempo
Hunter: Movement Strength, Tempo, Balance
In-Hand Jumping: Intelligence, Agility, Strength, Stamina
Log Pull: Strength, Stamina, Movement, Tempo
Marathon Driving: Strength, Stamina, Tempo, Intelligence
Obstacle Driving: Strength, Agility, Stamina, Balance
Pole Bending: Speed, Agility, Intelligence, Balance
Racing: Speed, Stamina, Strength, Speed
Reining: Agility, Strength, Movement, Balance
Saddleseat: Balance, Agility, Movement, Intelligence
Show Jumping: Balance, Strength, Agility, Speed
Sprint Racing: Speed, Strength, Agility, Speed
Steeplechasing: Speed, Agility, Strength, Stamina
Western Pleasure: Intelligence, Balance, Movement, Tempo
Western Trail: Agility, Balance, Intelligence, Stamina
Working Ranch: Intelligence, Agility, Balance, Strength
Heart:
Heart is the competition gene. If a horse is great in pole bending, and you breed it to another great pole bender, you're most likely to get a horse that is a good pole bender. Red Fox's parents, for example, both were pole benders, and had good times, which gave him good pole bending genetics. I found the following by BlackOak2 PeacefulOreo's Racehorse Breeding Help, which is a good source if you are trying to breed racehorses, and they found it here.
[quote="BlackOak2"]Heart is the will to win. Sometimes you have a great horse with great stats and in locals he (or she) does exceptionally with times. But the moment you put them in player-made comps, suddenly your horse sucks. This can be described as having a weak heart. Though we don't know much about the heart gene, what we do know is that it boosts a horse's ability in player made competitions, it appears to be recessive, there appears to be a few different styles (no heart; weak heart; average heart; strong heart; exceptional heart...) and it is indeed hereditary. To find heart, you'll need a competition record. From my notes, you have some heart in your herd, but not much, which means that your stock looks good, but they lack a bit in the winning department. For a horse that looks like he or she should be pulling more first or seconds and instead pulls a lot of thirds and below, or a horse that has been pulling a LOT of seconds, but appears to not be able to manage that... or the same horse that's pulling a LOT of seconds but should be pulling a lot MORE firsts... these are all indicators of how the heart gene might exist in the horse. However, I need to note that having heart will only increase the chances. By a lack of heart, it doesn't mean that your horse will lose more competitions, it just means there's nothing there to offer that possibility of a win rather than a second place. At least, so far, this is what the studies we have been able to figure out, have offered.
So to figure out the heart of a horse, you will need a competition record and then weigh that record (WPS and WPS percentage) against what your first consideration of that horse was (this should be a good competitor horse... this horse looks like it might not do much... this horse comes from excellent stock and looks great... etc). The horse's betterment then first consideration or worsening than first consideration will give you insight into the heart.
heart falter, just means that the competition heart of your horse may not be strong enough to overcome the competition. They (the infamous 'They') refer to it as a faltering heart. But it can also mean a horse that get's their competition heart broken by another horse. Specifically in racing, two horses, one with more heart but less talent keeps winning races regularly, comes up against a horse with more talent (regardless of heart). They're smart enough animals sometimes to know when they're beaten. Sometimes, when a horse with strong heart but perhaps less talent, sees a horse that is their better by a wide degree, they loose the desire to race thereafter. Sometimes it's referred to as faltering heart or breaking the heart.
Since we 'may or may not have' the competition heart here on HWO, the use of the faltering heart (and not the broken heart) against stronger competition can be offered as a term describing a horse that just can no longer beat competition that is just too strong to overcome. [/quote]
How Training Affects Competitions
You definitely want your horse to be trained so it does well in competitions. However, you don't need your horse trained in every stat for it to be good in a competition. For example, a racehorse does not need to be trained in agility, intelligence, tempo, or balance. It only needs speed, strength, and stamina. It has not been proved that other stats need training in, although a horse trained in all stats would be able to be champed in more disciplines. There have been multiple record holders only trained in a couple stats needed for the discipline.
Red Fox is trained in every stat, but if you wanted to train your horse in only a few stats then check out my training tips, I have multiple methods of training a horse in certain stats.
Other Useful Information:
BlackOak2's Quick-Links
Information That Is Valuable
Discipline Potential Evaluation
Current High/Low Stats
Racehorse Breeding Help
Feeding For Weight and Temperament
Training Tips
Discipline Summary
World Records and Earning Titles
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This pictorial guide should come in handy for many players. BlackOak2 may add it to their quick-links, if you ask them. That way players can find it much easier.
Pictorial guides are always helpful and not mention pretty fun to watch.
If I may be so bold to offer an opinion, perhaps you can add the titles chart and put out some information about PPS and WPS. Of course that is just my opinion, and opinions can be quite a bother!
Pictorial guides are always helpful and not mention pretty fun to watch.
If I may be so bold to offer an opinion, perhaps you can add the titles chart and put out some information about PPS and WPS. Of course that is just my opinion, and opinions can be quite a bother!
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It has been for awhile.Sawd10 wrote:This pictorial guide should come in handy for many players. BlackOak2 may add it to their quick-links, if you ask them. That way players can find it much easier.
Pictorial guides are always helpful and not mention pretty fun to watch.
If I may be so bold to offer an opinion, perhaps you can add the titles chart and put out some information about PPS and WPS. Of course that is just my opinion, and opinions can be quite a bother!
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Ahah.BlackOak2 wrote:It has been for awhile.Sawd10 wrote:This pictorial guide should come in handy for many players. BlackOak2 may add it to their quick-links, if you ask them. That way players can find it much easier.
Pictorial guides are always helpful and not mention pretty fun to watch.
If I may be so bold to offer an opinion, perhaps you can add the titles chart and put out some information about PPS and WPS. Of course that is just my opinion, and opinions can be quite a bother!
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Sawd10 wrote:Ahah.BlackOak2 wrote:
It has been for awhile.
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Thank you for your feedbackSawd10 wrote:This pictorial guide should come in handy for many players. BlackOak2 may add it to their quick-links, if you ask them. That way players can find it much easier.
Pictorial guides are always helpful and not mention pretty fun to watch.
If I may be so bold to offer an opinion, perhaps you can add the titles chart and put out some information about PPS and WPS. Of course that is just my opinion, and opinions can be quite a bother!
I added more information today
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Wow! That's a great guide. I think im going to use this guide more often.h0rsey wrote:
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I just read what you added.h0rsey wrote:Thank you for your feedbackSawd10 wrote:This pictorial guide should come in handy for many players. BlackOak2 may add it to their quick-links, if you ask them. That way players can find it much easier.
Pictorial guides are always helpful and not mention pretty fun to watch.
If I may be so bold to offer an opinion, perhaps you can add the titles chart and put out some information about PPS and WPS. Of course that is just my opinion, and opinions can be quite a bother!
I added more information today
A great addition to the guides, thank you!
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I added more information today
I wholeheartedly agree that the additions are GREAT! (Tony the tiger just popped into my thoughts...
)As a note, the PPS changes over time. The more difficult the overall competition is in player-mades, the more points it takes to level up in that competition. It's one of the ways that our admins were gracious enough to ensure that the playing field stays level and fair... and also so we can guide ourselves to just how good our horses might be.
To give an example, back when the fastest racing horses hadn't yet broke the 2 minute mark, the level 10 locals in racing would place first pretty much any horse that got somewhere in the range of 2 minutes 13 seconds. Now that time in local level 10's is anything that's about 2 minutes 9 seconds.
So though I don't know (rather don't recall... it's around here somewhere I think) how often the PPS is updated (something tells me it's nightly though), those points to level-out do change as the real-time player-made competition changes. And those PPS can go both upward (requiring more to level out) and downward (easier to beat competition, making an 'average' horse appear much better at times).
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Thanks! I actually didn't know that PPS changed. I will add this to the post.BlackOak2 wrote:h0rsey wrote:
I added more information today
I wholeheartedly agree that the additions are GREAT! (Tony the tiger just popped into my thoughts...
As a note, the PPS changes over time. The more difficult the overall competition is in player-mades, the more points it takes to level up in that competition. It's one of the ways that our admins were gracious enough to ensure that the playing field stays level and fair... and also so we can guide ourselves to just how good our horses might be.
To give an example, back when the fastest racing horses hadn't yet broke the 2 minute mark, the level 10 locals in racing would place first pretty much any horse that got somewhere in the range of 2 minutes 13 seconds. Now that time in local level 10's is anything that's about 2 minutes 9 seconds.
So though I don't know (rather don't recall... it's around here somewhere I think) how often the PPS is updated (something tells me it's nightly though), those points to level-out do change as the real-time player-made competition changes. And those PPS can go both upward (requiring more to level out) and downward (easier to beat competition, making an 'average' horse appear much better at times).
