Training and Showing?

Hey, I'm like completely stuck and losing more money then I am earning, daily. I have no idea how the training works and increasing stats, and also would love a few tips into knowing how to train and show great horses before my money runs out. Anything would be helpful. XD

Thanks.

It's mostly a matter of just showing them until they get good enough to earn money! Until then, try playing games every day. I prefer coin toss the most, if you bet the max $1000 and win it'll triple your money. If you get it right every time that's an extra 30k a day until your horses start winning!

Hello!
When you first start out horses can be a really big money sink. It's the best idea to start with just a few and work your way up as you gain more steady money, if you need ideas on ways to make money there's some great ones in this forum post.
There were a few posts floating around with different methods for showing to make money or gain stats, but it's still a lot of trial and error as the game grows and expands, If you want money and your horses aren't the best, enter shows with the least entries for a higher chance at a cash prize. If you want a chance at stats your class must have 5 or more horses in it, so be on the lookout for those too.

The easiest guaranteed way to gain stats is to feed your horses treats daily, there are lots of different kinds and you have to decide how you want to spend and the risks you want to take using different treats, there's a full list of them in the item catalog located in the Town. You can get free single treats by bobbing for apples, going on rides and sometimes in the junk yard or fountain. You can sometimes get bags of treats from those places or can buy them at the store.

As to training since it's a relatively new feature I can't tell you much about it yet, but your best bet is finding a low priced arena in your horses's level and discipline to train in every day. At the end of 10 days you can trade your Stat Boost Points for Stats and you get a portion of them based on your horses' grade level(seems to be 13 in your horse's discipline for a novice horse). Also there are levels, which I'm not positive on the purpose yet, but higher levels should help you in shows if they don't already I think, so training while it can be costly is a good thing! (You can sometimes find deals, like the one I have for my spare account listed in Other Sales to get cheap training).

If you have questions or need more clarification please feel free to ask! Most players are happy to help people get started and moving in the prosperous direction xD

Some things to remember in showing:

1. The more stat points you have in the specialty stats (speed and agility for show jumping, strength and endurance for driving, etc.) the better your horse will do. Make sure you use the right treats for the right specialty.

2. The closer your horse is to leveling up, the better it will show. (For example, a Novice 1 horse that has 145 stats will show better than it did when it had 102 stats. But, if it gains enough points to advance to Novice 2, it will once again struggle to show well.)

3. Combining 1. and 2. means that, while a horse may be at its personal best at the top of its level, it may not show as well as a horse with fewer stats, if the first horse has its stats spread out over everything equally, and the second horse is highly specialized. Remember, while all the stats together determine whether a horse is Novice 1 or Novice 2, only the specialty stats determine how well that horse will score in the show.

4. It matters what show you choose. Higher prices mean higher potential pay-outs, but it also means you risk losing more money. Lower prices mean lower pay-outs and lower risk. Shows with lots of entries mean more competition, but they also mean you will earn much, much more if you do win. Less entries can mean a guaranteed win, but you won't win much. To get stats, there need to be at least 5 entries in a show. If you pay attention to your horses, you can use strategy to choose your shows. Put your specialized horses in the bigger or more expensive shows, and your horses with more even stats in the less risky ones. Or put them in the less risky shows when they are at the bottom of their level, and then switch to the risky shows when they reach the top.

5. Upgraded tack is very, very important. It gives you a huge boost. It is also very expensive when you don't have much money. One way to save money is to upgrade only your best horse and lock the rest. Show that horse until you have the money to upgrade another set of tack, then lock it and start showing a different horse. Once you have all your horses equipped with upgraded tack, you can unlock them all.

Now for training. It can eat up money, but it is also very, very helpful if you want to build your horse's stats and showing power.

Training does two things. If you look on your horse's profile, you will see a section called "Specialty Information." You want to pay attention to certain things here.

First is the "Training Progress" bar (and with it, the "Training Level" in the upper right hand corner.) Every time you train your horse, the Training Progress bar fills a little bit. When it fills all the way, your Training Level will go up. There are a total of five Training Levels. This affects how much luck your horse will have as it shows. When you show horses, some days they will do a little better than their stat level should allow, and some days they do a little worse. A higher Training Level means that your horse will do a little better, a little more often.

The second important thing is the "Stat Boost Points." These are the ten little rectangles below the Training Progress bar. They turn red one by one, each time you train your horse. When all ten of them are red, you can cash them in for a nice boost in your specialty stats. The exact number varies, but in my experience, they are usually more than ten, total.

Daily training is pricey if you have a lot of horses, but it is also very useful. However, if you use the locking strategy I described in my previous post, you should be able to train very affordably, one horse at a time.

When you can afford to do so, and have a deluxe membership, I highly recommend buying your own arenas. Not only will you be able to train your own horses for free, but they will start to generate income for you, if you open them up for public training use, and make shows with them. A large portion of my income comes from my arenas.

I hope this was helpful for you.

Thank you guys so much.That was a great help and I will use this advice to the best of my abilities. XD