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I am not sure exactly all of the ways you gain experience points. One way I believe is breeding a new horses, but there might be other ways. Once you gain 100 experience you level up and you gain 1 extra stall in your primary barn. Each level up gives you a new extra stall.

To become an upgraded member you have to spend real life money, or a lot of earned game money. See My IV Manager and Upgrades under the Upgrades and Extras section of the game.

Things to do during the week:
Collect your pay early in the week and train all of your horses
Show your horses twice per week
Breeding (Stallions must be 3 or older, and Mares 4 or older)
Explore all the different sections under the navigation panel
Read/post on the forum
Sort through your current barn and get rid of horses that don't show well or that you aren't planning to breed
Plan matchups for next breeding season
Create new foundation horses

Of course a lot of those things cost money, but as your barn grows you stay busy pretty easy. This is kind of a more sit and wait game than a typical "video game." I think of it more as a long term strategy game. Of course your strategy and goals can be anything you want, which is awesome on this game!

As a note there are some differences between HJ1 and HJ2, so just be aware of that.

Welcome!

Welcome to the game.

Salvistar is right on the mark--this is a game of patience and long term strategy. All the training and showing and growing goes on behind the scenes. No views of horses grazing in the pasture or flying over fences. The player's role is to choose what colors and or patterns to breed for, make decisions about showing, how strictly to follow the game conventions (NOT rules) like breeding even generations, running all horses at least through the free testing available, when to cull horses, etc. It can be very slow starting out, but with patience many of us have become addicted to the fascinations of the ins and outs of horse genetics and the real-life uncertainty built into almost every feature of the game. All too soon, there is WAY too much to do. :D

Oh, yes, and never apologize for asking questions. These are both amazingly complex and always changing games (It seems like Ammit continually comes up with new and exciting features.) that can take quite a while to master. We are a very friendly community that loves to lend new players a helping had. There are no stupid questions here.

Here is a link to the old forum where there is a guide for new players. It was written for H&J 1, so things will be slightly different for H&J 2. Also, some of it is outdated or never finished. However, for the most part, it will give you a good overview of what this game is all about.

http://www.kinetocoredesign.com/showthread.php?36648-Getting-Started-On-Hunt-amp-Jump-An-Overview

Welcome!! Just hang in there and be patient with the game. I also enjoy changing my horses manes, tack, etc. In my free time. Of course, that still costs money but not as much! :) enjoy the game! And don't give up! Even if it seems slow at first! :)

I would guess that since that page is "under construction," it will be built some day. There have been a lot of other, more important upgrades and reprogramming projects underway, and since there are only two developers working on this game, in addition to other jobs they might have, some things do get put on a back burner.