[glow=red,2,300]JOINING[/glow]
When you join, you have 6 Horse Credits. This means you can make 6 horses to start with. Once you have used them all, you must either buy horses or start showing(along with money, you win Horse Credits).
You start with $22,000 in this game. It looks like a lot, but once you start having to pay show fees, buy equine items, pay breeding fees and your horses' medical care, things get a little..steep. Spend wisely. More rules on money are further down this post.
You do have to get a job, and each job pays differently. You can apply for jobs as they become open on @51, or, once you have been somewhat active for 2 weeks, you can open your own shop, stable, etc.
When you join, you must
put your horses' stats on the Create & Introduce Your Horses board. Horses must be somewhat realistic. Their names also cannot be inappropriate, as in no cuss words, explicit/derogatory terms , etc. Also, no mysticism is allowed in horses', users', or stables' names. (People get kinda creeped out by that sometimes.)
Names involving violence are also very tightly regulated and I will let you know if you must change names.
[glow=red,2,300]BASIC RULES[/glow]
There will be no profanity, explictness or derogatory terms on @51 WHATSOEVER. If I see this, you will be banned. No excuses. Kids read this stuff, they don't need to see that!
No flaming is allowed. Try to be civil. If there is a problem, PM me and I will see what(if anything) I can do about it. Please don't get into petty bickering, this is supposed to be fun! If I see flaming, you will either be suspended or banned, depending on the degree of flaming.
Please try not to use your real name, for safety precautions.
[glow=red,2,300]STABLES & SHOPS[/glow]
A member may create a stable, ranch, or facility after he or she has been somewhat active for 14 days (2 weeks).
I would prefer to keep only 15 stables in the game at a time, due to the way I will initiate them. I will make a password protected forum for your stable. I will give you the password, then you must give it to your boarders for their horses. This is for your stables', and horses' protection. You may ask me to put certain background pictures for the stable.
Only one stable is permitted per member, two if the second one is a separate Charreria stable. Details on Charreria rules, riding & facilities is in another post.
You may have as many facilities as you can handle just as long as you don't own two of the same facilities. For example, I can't own two vet clinics.
Please set fair prices. Horse Credits cannot be used as currency in shops or stables.
[glow=red,2,300]HORSES[/glow]
You go to the
Create & Introduce Your Horses board to post your new horses' stats. My only rules on equine looks are that they can't be pink or fantasy-colored or unicorns/pegasi.
You may have as many horses as you can handle, keep track of, and afford(don't forget boarding fees if you dont make a stable...)
Still, you must take each horse to the vet & farrier each month, and more if emergencies arise or if you start breeding your horses. Neglected horses will go to the Roswell Rehab Center. If you go on vacation, etc. just let me know the duration and I will grant amnesty.
Gotta be fair, you know, we all get busy!!!
Horses age one SIM year in a RL month.
Mares foal 2 weeks from their breeding date. You must wait one week before breeding her again. Choose wisely.
Stallions must wait 5 days before breeding again. Hey, they need a little rest, too!
More rules on breeding will be in the Breeding Rules post.
Horses never die in this game, unless they get ill or injured to that point. This should be rare in the game, but keep everything up to date with the vet.
[glow=red,2,300]MONEY[/glow]
As mentioned earlier, you start with $22,000 in the game. When you buy something, you write a cyber check(not real) for the item. It should look something like this(for example):
Pay To The Order Of: Cimarron Vet Services
Amount:$20.00
By:MulderPony51
For:Coggins Test
Notes: For @51's Crime Scene Investigation (Grissom)
Please keep track of your money. You may do so by making an Expage.com page for your @51 "bank account" and tracking it there. If I smell something fishy, I will ask you for that page. I don't think I'll have to do that, though. I hope not.
Well, these are the general rules. Please read the Breeding rules also before joining. I also request that you read the Charreria rules as well, but those are only required for those who decide to do some Charreria.
Gotta be fair, you know, we all get busy!!!
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