Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Howrse Bingo

It's Bingo time on Howrse! Until the 2nd April you can take part in the Bingo contest and win a variety of gifts each day.


Every day you log into Howrse you are given 4 Bingo grids to try and complete. You can collect the numbers you need to complete the grids in the following ways:

  • when you log in for the first time each day (25 numbers)
  • when your horses play (maximum 10 per day)
  • when you give horses a turnip (maximum 10 per day)
  • when you register your horses in the Grand Prix (you get 1 numbers per horse, the amount of entires depends on what GP bonuses you have)
  • in the flash sales
  • with UFOs
  • when you use your passes (excluding horse purchases) (1 pass used = 1 number or a bonus)
A bonus number (won by using passes or in the flash sales) allows you to pick any number you need in order to finish a line or grid.

To earn the first gift you have to complete one line of 5 numbers on one of your grids. You can complete a line horizontally, vertically or diagonally. To win the second gift, you have to complete two lines on the same grid. To get the third gift, you have to follow the directions given on the contest page which change each day.

Every night a lottery draw takes place and 6 lucky players who completed a whole grid the day before will win the brand new wild horse: Exmoor.

You can also buy extra grids using your equus. Remember though, the bingo grids only last one day. At the update everything is reset and you get a new set of grids to complete along with some new prizes.

Happy Bingo number collecting!

Lucy

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Training Method - Classical Horses

This is the training method that I use with basically all of my horses. There are lots of other methods and approaches out there but I find that this works best for me.

Once a horse has finished foal games this is the method I follow to get Classical Horses blupped and bolded.

Remember to always do a lesson every day as well.

Training schedule:
  • Short Trot rides
  • Speed training
  • Dressage training
  • Showjumping comps to bold Speed and Dressage
  • Once you're not gaining anything from Showjumping comps complete the Jumping training
  • Cross Country comps
  • Once you've not gaining anything from Cross Country comps complete the Stamina training
  • Gallop and Trot comps until you're not gaining anything
  • Gallop training
  • Trot training
  • Long Steep Slope rides and Long Gallop rides to finish bolding
Following this I usually get my horses bolded and blupped by the age of 10 years. The horse usually picks up his 20 wins quite easily from the Showjumping and Cross Country comps. I then do Beach Rides if required.

Lucy

Looking to train a Western Horse? See our post on Training Methods for Western Horses.