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The level numbers correspond to the skill level the horse has reached through training and increase in difficulty.

1--Inhand: halter classes, no riding
2--Green Under Saddle: horses now carry a rider on the flat, walk, trot, and canter.
3--Green Over Fences: horses have begun to train for jumping. The courses are fairly simple and the jumps fairly low.
4--Training: horses are now able to clear higher jumps and navigate more complex courses.
5--C Level: the jumps are now a bit higher and there are probably more of them, the courses are more complex.
6--B Level: once again there is an increase in the difficulty of the jumps and the complexity of the course.
7--A Level: still another increase in height or breadth of the jumps and course commplexity.
8--Grand Prix: these are the most difficult courses that can be navigated only by the most athletic and well-trained jumpers.

The letters stand for the population of horses that are competing with each other and are referred to as the Grade of a show.

L--Local shows where competitors are drawn from a relatively small area.
R--Regional shows where the best horses from the Local shows in a wider area are competing with each other.
N--National shows where the best horses from regional shows throughout a country meet to compete.
W--World shows where the best horses from many countries can be found. An example of and 8W competition would be the Olympics, although that is not the only world class show around, of course.

In the game, all horses start out at level one. As the gain points through training, they advance through the levels of shows. All of Level 1 is covered by 10 show score points. Once we get to Level 2 and above, up to the Level 6 classes, each Level/Grade contains 10 show score points, so 2 Local classes will have horses with show scores between 11 and 20 or 21. Once a horse's base show score advances to 20 or 21, it will advance to 2 Regional classes, and so forth up the ladder.

So each horse will work its way through 2L, 2R, 2N, 2W, 3L, 3R, 3N, 3W, and so on until they reach the highest level that their PT score allows them to achieve.

Thank you for the breakdown! Is like to add a question-some have a H or J (on the show results page). Is this hunt vs jump classes? What is the difference? How is the decision made?

Ahhh! Cool to know. Thank you, I always wonder about such things ;)

You're very welcome, Cricket.

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