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Guildline Update 3rd of Augustus, year 26
The guildline has been improved, and should be working. The detach button has returned and there is the addition of the clickable smilies. Click the smilie in the lower right corner to bring up the smilie board. (You can also turn this back off by clicking it again.)

Improvements:
You can still talk on your regular guildline and also there is now a common chat line so you can chat with players on other guilds. You will be able to view both lines.

The Letters next to your name will indicate which line you are talking on.

[R] rider
[E] equilibrium
[M] manufacturer
[C] chat

To type on your regular guildline you will select the Guild radio button. To type on the chat line select the Chat radio button.

You can also send private messages. To do this you will select the Tell radio button and type the player's name.
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Starving horses 18th of Martius, year 26
The horses that were starving in your stables were rescued and are now at the market waiting for new owners.
In order to avoid having your horses taken from you, they must be fed constantly.
If you cannot do that on a regular basis, you should register them at the AVH stable so that they will be fed by the stablehands.
Newly accepted crossbreeds. 7th of Novembris, year 25
The 'Gaited horses' crossed with the Appaloosa will now result in the Walkaloosa.
The following are the accepted gaited horses:
American Walking Pony
Dole Trotter
French Totter
Missouri Fox Trotter
Narragansett Pacer
Orlov Trotter
Paso Fino
Peruvian Paso
Russian Trotter
Single-Footing
Tennessee Walking Horse
New moderators added 2nd of October, year 25
Tamia, Vivaldi, SallyMay and Jumperz Paradise became moderators.
The current moderators are:
Kathy, Mojo, SallyMay, Tamia, The Elvish Misfit, Terris, Vivaldi and Jumperz Paradise.
You can contact them if you have game related questions or have to report naughty players.
Creating clubs 24th of Iulius, year 25
Please do not create clubs simply because you can.
In order for your club to get accepted you must find at least 15 other players to support it.
Starting today clubs that do not get 15 votes in 7 game months will be automatically deleted. If you do not manage to get 15 people to support your club, then maybe the game does not need such a club.
New job added. 2nd of Maius, year 25
Players now have the option of becoming Stablehands in addition to the vet job that already existed. The stablehands tend to the happiness of the horses by feeding them; more services will be added later.

Players must still be level 5 to apply for this job.

Note: You cannot work at both jobs: you will either apply as a stablehand or as a vet if you would like a job.
Auction place 21st of Januarius, year 25
An auction place has been opened inside the local market.
You can list your horses there and other players can bid on them.
The rules of the auction place are written inside the market and reading them will teach you how to use this new feature.
This should be useful for those who want to pick the buyer as well as for those who do not know the value of the horse they are selling.
Club contests 2nd of December, year 24
The presidents of clubs can create contests, that the members of that club can enter.
The winner(s) of a contest will be chosen by the members.
Any member can join a contest, and also has one vote for each contest.
The president of the club will decide if a contest has 1, 2 or 3 prizes.
The value of the prizes will be extracted from the club's coins.
Have fun!
Club Shows 3rd of Iulius, year 24
The presidents of the clubs can create some special shows, using the coins donated by the members of the club.

There are several things about these shows:
1. All horses are allowed to enter.
2. Tack, specialization, skills, level are not important. The winners are picked randomly.
3. The horses still need to have the shots done, be fed and be the regular age.
4. Although specialization does not count in getting the winners, the shows you enter are counted, so do not break your spec by entering the wrong shows.


On Find Shows, there is a new checkbox. If it is checked, it will show the special shows.
XP for vets 18th of Iunius, year 24
Vets will get 40xp for each horse they vet.
Partners playing games 18th of Iunius, year 24
The game area is now available for partners.
This might prove useful when your friend's account has no coins and you need to feed or show horses. You can play some games and earn coins to feed them.
Clubs elections 13th of Iunius, year 24
On the first day of each month (real month) there will be elections and a new president will be elected, based on the members' votes.
The first elections will be on June 1st, so make sure you voted for your favourite candidate.
Horse history added 3rd of Aprilis, year 24
Starting today, various events in a horse's life will be recorded.
On View History you will see when that horse was born, sold, transferred or retired.
The breeding date and the date when a mare foals will be recorded too.

Note: The event recording starts now, so do not ask why your horse's birth date is not there.
Paying for club votes 23rd of Januarius, year 24
I have been asked several times if it is ok to pay people to vote for your club or vote for you as a president.
The answer is yes. You can do it.
Explaining how the stable works 15th of Iulius, year 23
Click on THIS Link to see some explanations of the new stable layout. Some people could not see the feeding part, others could not see the stud area.
Newspaper released 14th of Maius, year 23
The third issue of the newspaper has been released. Enjoy!

Newspaper Homo Equitabilis
Vet clinic changes 17th of Aprilis, year 23
Vets no longer need to be approved in order to perform their duty.
You will notice that you can also vet the market horses.
Note that for vetting market horses you will receive only half of the amount you get for vetting a horse that belongs to a player.
New breed(s) 13th of Aprilis, year 23
Dales Pony, Hinny, Pegasus and Unipeg were added to the game.
Unicorn + Pegasus => Unipeg
Unicorn + Unipeg => Unipeg
Pegasus + Unipeg => Unipeg

Fixed:
Welsh Mountain Pony is now Welsh Pony
New Forrest Pony is now New Forest Pony
Club Creation 2nd of Aprilis, year 23
You can now create clubs for possible acceptance again.

Note: Please only suggest one club and make sure that it is a club that has a good chance of being supported/accepted and is not something that is already on the accepted club list.
1 week suspension 13th of Martius, year 23
One moderator has been suspended for 1 real week for taking sides in a live chat dispute.

The censorship was added to the public chat lines with a reason.
Using dots to avoid censorship is not exactly the brightest thing to do, because it will get you muted and eventually banned from the game.
This is not a contest. If the game does not want to show a certain word, there is a reason for that.
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