Sunday, September 12, 2010

How can we help you?

The fourms on Howrse are all fine and good. However it's often quite difficult to get yourself heard without some players telling you what you should or shouldn't be asking or even having your question closed by a Moderator.

Of course the rules and regulations are there for a reason, but we feel that sometimes good questions just get shouted down. So we would like to invite you, the lovely readers of Ultimate Howrse to send us your questions or thoughts.

If you have any questions about the game; anything you don't understand, any tips you'd like us to write about or maybe a wonderful idea you'd like to share - you can email us. But before you fire off that email, remember - we want reasonable, relevant and polite messages from you. OK? Alright then - here's the email address: ultimatehowrse@me.com.

We really want to involve you, the Howrse player and we want to help as many people as we can. But don't feel ignored if we haven't have time to reply to you personally as we expect to receive plenty of messages. We promise to read all your emails though and act upon as many suggestions and comments as we can.

After all - we all love Howrse don't we?

Patsy & LucyLou

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Breeds - Newfoundland Pony

The Newfoundland pony is a breed of pony originating in Newfoundland (Canada). Their ancestors arrived in Newfoundland from the British Isles. They are generally hard working little ponies and easy keepers. They are one of the original pony breeds on Howrse.

- Species: Pony
- Size: from 11.1 hands to 14.0 hands




ALLOWED COATS

Roan 6 %
Black 7 %
Strawberry roan 1 %
Flaxen Chestnut 3 %
Flaxen Liver chestnut 1 %
Liver chestnut 8 %
Bay 12 %
Chestnut 11 %
Dark Bay 14 %
Cherry bay 12 %
Cremello 1 %
Light Grey 8 %
Dapple Grey 10 %
Mousey Grey 3 %
Dun 3 %

Top 3 skills: Showjumping, Speed and Galloping

Best competitions: Showjumping and Galloping Races

Lucy

Breeds - Canadian Horse

The Canadian Horse is a breed of horse developed in Canada. The Canadian Horse has influenced many other North American breeds, including the Morgan, American Saddlebred, and Standardbred. It originates from Canada. On Howrse, the Canadian Horse was one of the original breeds.

- Species: Horse
- Size: from 15.0 hands to 16.0 hands




ALLOWED COATS

Black 49 %
Flaxen Liver chestnut 1 %
Cherry bay 7 %
Liver chestnut 12 %
Chestnut 3 %
Bay 9 %
Dark Bay 19 %

Top 3 skills: Stamina, Dressage and Jumping

Best competitions: Cross Country

Lucy

Breeds - Australian Pony

The Australian Pony is a breed of pony that developed in Australia. It was greatly influenced by the native British breeds, especially the Welsh Pony, as well as some Arabian bloodlines. On Howrse, the Australian Pony was one of the original pony breeds.

- Species: Pony
- Size: from 12.1 hands to 13.3 hands





ALLOWED COATS

Bay 11 %
Black 5 %
Light Grey 18 %
Cherry bay 4 %
Chestnut 9 %
Cremello 1 %
Dun 3 %
Dark Bay 4 %
Flaxen Chestnut 6 %
Flaxen Liver chestnut 1 %
Palomino 2 %
Roan 1 %
Strawberry roan 1 %
Liver chestnut 8 %
Dapple Grey 24 %
Mousey Grey 1 %
Fleabitten Grey 1%

Top 3 skills: Jumping, Speed and Dressage

Best competitions: Showjumping

Lucy

Breeds - Appaloosa

The Appaloosa is best known as a stock horse and is used in a number of western riding disciplines. It is known for its distictive leopard spotted coat and originates from the USA. They are one of the original breeds on Howrse.

-Species: Horse
-Size: from 14.2 hands to 15.2 hands






ALLOWED COATS

Chestnut Blanket 14 %
Bay Blanket 9 %
Dun Blanket 3 %
Black Blanket 9 %
Palomino Blanket 6 %
Few Spots 1 %
Chestnut Leopard 9 %
Black Leopard 12 %
Chestnut Snowflake 3 %
Bay Snowflake 4 %
Black Snowflake 1 %
Chestnut Spotted Blanket 11 %
Bay Spotted Blanket 10 %
Isabelle Spotted Blanket 2 %
Black Spotted Blanket 3 %
Palomino Spotted Blanket 2 %
Black 1 %

Top 3 skills: Speed, Galloping and Dressage

Best competitions: Barrel Races and Galloping Races

Lucy

Breeds - Hanoverian

Hanoverian's are Warmblood horses originating from Germany. They are known for their good temperament, athleticism, beauty, and grace. On Howrse they are a very popular breed and regularly top the Showjumping elite.

-Species: Horse
-Size: from 15.0 hands to 16.3 hands





ALLOWED COATS

Chestnut 19 %
Bay 12 %
Cherry bay 9 %
Strawberry roan 1 %
Flaxen Chestnut 9 %
Black 7 %
Liver chestnut 12 %
Dark Bay 14 %
Light Grey 5 %
Dapple Grey 9 %
Mousey Grey 1 %
Roan 2 %

Top 3 skills: Showjumping, Speed and Galloping

Best competitions: Showjumping, Galloping Races and Barrel Races

Lucy

Where is the Notebook? Objective 32

The latest round of Objectives have thrown up quite a few questions which players have had a fair a bit of trouble with. The Secret Page question, which we have already written about here on Ultimate Howrse, has prompted a great deal of interest.

But we've noticed that Objective number 32 'Where is the Notebook' seems a current favourite.

So where is it? Well, as you'll see from the screen shot above (click to enlarge), it can be found on your Mail page and is the fourth tab along, above your list of emails.

The Notebook is really useful as you can keep details of trades you've done, contacts you've made or to keep track of horses you may be following in the auctions.

So now you know where it is, you can happily say "Objective 32 completed!"

Patsy