Copyright
Do not post copyrighted material on the forum.
Hotlinking
Do not post hotlinked images on the forum.
Spam
Do not spam the forum or our players.
Behavior
Obscene, inappropriate, and rude behavior will not tolerated.
Cheating
Misrepreseting horses or finances, having multiple accounts, and other forms of cheating are not tolerated.
Children's Internet Protection Act
If you are under 18, you need your parents' permission to play. If you are under 14, you cannot play until you are 14 and have your parents' permission.
Netiquette
Standard English and netiquette are to be used.
Rules, Punishment
Rules are subject to change without notice and punishment is at my discrecion.
In-Game Rules
Foals
Foals cannot be separated from their dams (ie. sold) until they are weaned at 6 months.
Racehorses
Horses can race once per month, and more than that only if they are participating in all of or part of a race series, such as the Triple Crown (where the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes are both in May).
Retired Horses
Horses 2 years old and older can be retired. Horses 10 years old and older must be retired.
Retired horses can't be raced. Horses can't be bred or act as pony until they are retired.
Horses can be brought out of retirement after a ten month reconditioning period.
Breeding
Retired stallions and mares 4 years old and older are the only horses who can be bred.
Breeding season is February through July.
Inbreeding depression is incorporated in the game. Inbreeding is allowed and even encouraged in some cases, however not all matches will turn out right.
Stallions can cover a max of 15 mares per month.
Stud Status
A stallion is categorized as private (available to his owner's mares only), public with consent (available to others with approval from his owner), and public without consent (available to others without limit).
Changes to his status are done officially (ie. through Stud Book Updates). However, setting stud fees is totally up to you, to list them in stable forum or on the classified ads board, and change whenever you want.
Geldings
Stallions and colts 1 year old and older can be gelded.
Geldings have three advantages over stallions.
1. They cost less in upkeep.
2. Geldings can become lead ponies.
3. They have an advantage in focus when racing.
A horse should have a one month recovery period following the month he is gelded before racing or working as a lead pony.
Lead Ponies
A lead pony is a retired gelding or mare, 3 years old or older, who has been assigned a (single) racehorse to accompany.
A ponied racehorse receives a boost to focus and heart during a race.
Mares may only pony other mares. Pregnant or nursing mares cannot work as lead ponies.
Banking
Players are given a thread in their stable forum to keep track of their finances in. Players should note each transaction and include to, from, amount, and memo.
Upkeep
Upkeep is per month and is calculated automatically and displayed at the bottom of a player's stable page.
Stud Book Updates
Updates that should be posted on the Stud Book Updates board:
x Name
x Transfer ownership
x Retire
x Bring out of retirement
x Assign a pony to a racehorse
x Change stud status (private, public with consent, public without consent)
x Change equipment
x Book breedings (these go in the appropriate child forum)
Naming
Horses cannot be renamed, and must be named to race, breed, work as a pony, or train. Names must conform to the following rules.
x 3-21 characters including spaces, commas, periods, apostrophes, and numerals
x Numbers less than 100 must be spelled out
x No names consisting entirely of initials or numbers
x No horse related terms such as mare, filly, colt, so on
x No legacy related terms such as junior, 2nd, II, so on
x No names of real-life famous people, racetracks, graded stakes races, or names with commercial significance
x Names identical to, homophones of, or exceedingly similar to a) a real-life permanent or protected name, b) any horse name in LB, or c) another player's alias or stable name are not allowed
Stable Forums
Players may use their forums to keep additional information on and promote their horses.
Time
1 real-life week = 1 month
Questions?
Guests can post in the Questions forum without registering, if you have any questions.
Waiting List
There is a waiting list to join. Feel free to join as described below and I will PM you back with how long you might expect to wait.
Joining
To join, register with the forum with your alias as your username. Your alias/username should have no numerals or special characters in it. Then, personal message the following information to Pippin.
Subject: Joining
Alias:
Stable Name:
You are 18 or older, or if not, you are 14 or older with your parents' permission to play: Y/N
You have read the rules and agree to follow them: Y/N
Where did you hear about LB:
Why do you want to join LB in particular:
I will get back to you with your first horses, stable page, stable forum, and bank account.