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What are eras and why do we need them?
Eras break up all the horses in the game into groups of peers. These groups track when the foundations of a line were first created. For example all foundation horses created during a set six month period and all their descendents would make up one era. The higher the era number the more recently the line was founded. In the new LB system horses only compete against horses of their own era. That means leader board competition is fair and accessible to everyone. Members who have only played for 6 months can compete on an even level with members who have played for 6 years. Having ever changing eras means that starting new lines is more than just fun, they can be competitive as well.

Why is my horse era zero when it is a foundation?
Eras are not generations. It does not matter if your horse is a foundation or a 10th gen. Its era is based on when the first foundations of its line were created. The point is to encourage the creation of new lines because members who create new lines are our most active and most happy members.

How often does the era change?
The new era will start around every 6 real life months but this figure is not for certain yet. It may be based on how many horses are created.

What era is my horse?
Open up your horse’s page. Just below its age you will see what era that horse belongs to. It will also tell you in the search and in your barn what era a horse is.

What era are we in now?
You can always see what the current era is by looking at the top right corner of the website next to the game clock.

When did Era 1 and Era 2 start?
When this program started new creations between December of 2012 and August 2013 were placed in Era 1. All normal ability foundation horses created since September of 2013 were automatically made Era 2 horses.

Does cloning affect the era of the new horse?
The cloning lab will tell you what era your horse is now and what era the resulting clone will be when you select which horse you wish to clone from the drop down box. Sometimes the era will change. Other times it will not.

Do breeding boosts and exceptional quality affect a horse’s era?
Boosting and exceptional quality skips one generation of breeding effort. To make everything fair all exceptional horses are created with a one era handicap. So if it is era three and you create an exceptional producer that horse will come out as an era two horse. If you boost a horse it also gets a one era handicap. That does not mean boosted and exceptional horses don't get to compete, far from it. Just as golf and horse racing add handicaps to make the playing field more level and more exciting for everyone, so do eras work for the game. We have leader boards for foundations and second generation horses so even though Era 0 is huge and old you can still create an Era 0 horse today and have a chance for it and its offspring to be on the LB.

Can I breed my era x to my era y horse?
Feel free to breed any horse to any other that you wish. Keep in mind though that the lowest era parent sets the era of the foal. If you breed an era 4 stallion to an era 2 mare the foal will be born era 2. If you breed two era 3 horses together the resulting foal will be an era 3. You can cross eras as much and as often as you like.

Are era zero horses worthless?
Not at all. There will always be people wanting and breeding for those era zero horses. In fact with all the clean ups and new leader board systems your horse now has a better chance at the LB then it ever had before. There are hundreds of thousands of era zero horses and people will be breeding them for a very long time to come. Just because a horse is Era 0 does not mean it has to stay in the Era 0 breeders club. You can register your horse for other Color and Pattern Clubs where the competition isn’t as crowded as the Era 0 Club.

Will speed training upset the new Lbs?
Nope. Speed training is only in effect for Era 0 horses. Horses of later eras cannot be speed trained.

What Breeders Clubs does my horse qualify for?
Horses can be entered in up to four Breeders Clubs. There are clubs for each era and for each of the basic colors and patterns in the game. There are also clubs for certain non-testable patterns like Gulastra Plume and Kit Promoter.

What leader boards are associated with each Breeders Club?
Each Breeders Club has 6 leader boards horses compete for. They are
Top Producing Stallion,
Top Producing Mare,
Highest PT of the Year (foals),
Points Earned by Foundation Horses,
Points Earned by 2nd Gen Horses,
Points Earned by Lined Horses (all other generations combined).

Each leader board has 25 places. At the end of a game year, for any leader board that is filled, that is if it has 25 horses listed, horses in the top 10 places will receive an award that will be visible on their records pages. First place horses get a trophy. The other nine receive ribbons. All awards remain permanently at the top of the records page.