Rules & Guidelines

• Members
• Apprenticeships
• Time
• Horses
• Establishments
• Spurs
• Hosting Events
• Showing
• Honor System

Membership Basics

• You must be at least sixteen (16) years of age to join Spur.
• Accounts must be activated via email before you can login.
• All usernames must be a human-like name. No HorzeLvr, etc.
• The username you choose when registering is the same username that will be used game wide. So choose wisely.
• All members must have an active working email address.
• We expect all members to treat each other with respect. No bullying/trolling of any kind will be tolerated.
• Each member may only have one (1) account at a time.
• Your official joined date is the date listed on your dashboard. This is the date your account was completely set-up.
• Activity Requirement: If a member goes no contact (on the forum or Discord) for four months (one Spur Year) they are marked as "inactive". If they are no contact for one year (12 months) they are removed from the game and their horses put up for adoption!

Apprenticeship

• Upon joining all members are an "Apprentice", during this time they still must purchase stalls. However, their stalls are located on the property of existing host stable.
• During this time their stable is named as "Barn Name at Host Stable". They must be listed on their host stables website to be considered official.
• Apprenticeships last for thirty (30) days or 25 forum posts, which ever comes first. After this time they may submit their stable for approval and become a host facility themselves if they wish.

Time

• One RL month = 1 Spur Season.
• Horses age every Spur Year (four RL months). There are three Spur Year (SY) in one RL year.
• The current season and year can be found in our header on the website (along with the current RL date/time) and on the forum!
• The seasons are broken down as follows:

Horses

• All horses must be registered in order to exist within the game.
• Each horse must have a different name. Please check the registry before registering a horse.
• Horses cannot be named after famous horses (ie. Totilas, Volegro, etc.)
• There are two types of horses: Foundation (created) and Bred.
  • Foundation horses require a Credit to create.
  • Bred horses are horses that are bred within the game from previously registered horses. They do not require a Credit.
• All horses must have a stall. Regardless if they are "free range" or not.
• Horses must be at least three (3) years of age to be bred.
• Mares may have one foal per birth year.
• There is no gestation period.
• Providing health care and purchasing supplies is optional.

Establishments

• Members may open a business as soon as they would like.
• Members must be active for at least one (1) month before they can open an association.
• In order to open a stable you must purchase one stall per horse and one-acre of land per arena or course. See the "Apprenticeship" section above.

Money, Spurs, & Credits

• All members have the potential to start with $100,000 ($50,000 for joining & $50,000 for posting their introduction).
• All members begin the game with ten (10) Credits! These are used to create horses!
• Spurs are our member incentive program. They are earned via various activities within the community and can be redeemed for Credits, real estate credit, or cash!

Competition & Showing

Hosting Events

• Associations may post for the entire Spur year.
• Associations must post their monthly shows by the 15th of the preceding month they're posting for.
• Associations must also stick to their choosen days. Otherwise, they will be moved.
• Players may utilize association dates starting on the 16th if associations fail to post by the 15th.
• Members and associations may hold a maximum of eight events per month (season).
• Associations are asked to "claim" certain days of the week to hold shows. This makes scheduling events easier.
• In Hand, English/Driving, Racing, and Western/Working Equitation shows must be held seperatly. No mega shows.
• Entries must be open for a minimum of one week and they close the day before the show.
• If entry fees are charged, prizes must be offered.
• One show per discipline per day may be held. All approved shows are listed on the Calendar.
• Levels may have a max of three tests/phases. Each test/phase counts as a class but may have seperate purses.
• Purses are divided between the fist six horses in a class (40%/25%/15%/10%/7%/3%). Payouts are not dynamic.
• Entry fees are deducted and payouts are paid automatically. Tallies for each owner are calculated at the bottom of a show's results.
• Classlists have to be in a specific format (see below) and we have put together a curated classlist for each discipline which can be found in the classlist templates section on the forums.

Disc. - Level: Phase/Test - Purse

General Guidelines

• There are no mandatory rest periods in Spur.
• Horses must have been registered on or before a show's closing date to be included in that shows entries. This is automatic.
• The only discipline specific young horse classes are "Prospect" and "Suitability". Horses are automatically aged out of these levels.
• Prospect is for horses and ponies aged two (2) years-old and younger.
• Suitability is for three year-old horses and ponies whos discipline doesn't have a standard level open to them.
• Horse cannot be trained as "In-Hand" this designation is used for shows only!
• Racehorses are not/cannot enter in-hand classes.
• Horses may begin at any age appropriate level in an approved discipline.
• Horses may advance a level when they achieve a new title OR have competed at least two (2) seasons [months] at that level.
• Age based "levels" are divided as follows:

Honor System

• Points are automatically awarded and tracked via our database!
• Updon reaching certain milestones horses receive a honor title.

+ Horses that reach the Hall of Fame (HOF) title or above are automatically added to our Hall of Fame.