Jun 25 2011
Key to Training
Before beginning training, there’s important information to understand that will help improve training.
Performing Actions at the Right Time
There is a strategy to Howrse; by following it, you’ll get the most out of your game. The time of day/amount of energy your horse has depends on how much energy/morale your horse will get from the action. These are the actions I start with every horse, no matter the breed:
wake up // groom // pasture for 30 minutes // lesson
In order to obtain the most amount of skill possible from training, the morale must be at 100%. Grooming improves the morale of your horse. By doing this first thing, the morale should be at, or close to, 100%. The pasture is next because the horse gains the most amount of energy from the pasture when the horse has a high amount of energy. This will most likely bump up the energy to 100%, or close to it. Your horse has now earned extra energy, because of the timing. Notice when you put your horse in the meadow when it’s at about 18% energy, it will barely budge. A lesson should be performed everyday to add extra skill to your horse’s top two skills. If this is used everyday, your horse can earn about 50 extra skill points (using a WOY). This will increase the amount of time it will take to train your horse, but it’s definitely worth it.
Other Actions and the timing:
- Groom: One of the first actions – raises morale which allows to gain skill quicker
- Meadow: The more energy the horse has, the more energy it will gain (first thing – your horse has the most energy at this time)
- Stroke: Use this when you horse has 0% energy, or close to it. More energy will be given to your horse if it doesn’t have a lot at that time
- Drink, Carrot, Turnip: time doesn’t matter; it won’t have an effect
TIP: If you are running out of time for your horse to gain energy, use a carrot (15 minutes), turnip (30 minutes) or stroke (30 minutes). The only mandetory actions for your horse are stroke, groom, and feeding. If you don’t have the time (but your horse has the energy) don’t bother doing the other actions to waste time.
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Black Market Items & Their Other Uses
A lot of items in the Black Market have a double use – they have their main bonus they add to the horse, but they also help in some way with the training. Most are self explanatory, but some are surprising. Note that you do not need BM items to train your horse.
- Chronos’ Timer: Allows you to train your horse faster. Just a nice bonus to have; doesn’t add skills
- Morpheus’ Arms: Age your horse without using aging points. Again, a nice bonus, but won’t help with skills.
- Nyx Pack: Includes a Nyx Star, which cannot be purchase by itself. Your horse will wake up at 6:00 instead of 8:00. Adds more time to train, which results in training faster. Won’t help with skills.
- Water of Youth: Ages your horse by 1 month, instead of 2. This allows for more lessons to be completed, which adds even more skill to your horse. (I strongly recommend this if you really need the extra skills.)
- Black Orchid: Revives your horse to 100% energy, morale, and health. When training in competitions, the day can end very early. By using this in the middle of the day, you can get double the training done. (Strongly recommend) [Note: try not use one everyday; when feeding your horse, you will have to give it 8.3 pounds of grain in order to make up for all the energy that was used.]
- Other Bonus items: There are many one pass items that give your horse a bonus. This will help when competing in competitions, but will not have a direct impact on skills otherwise.
- Atlante’s Pack: This tack pack includes Philotes’ Stroke. With this item, you can give your horse another stroke, adding another 14% of extra energy at the most, which results in extra training.
Of all of these, I would most likely use Water of Youth, Chronos’ Timer, Black Orchid, and possibly a Morpheus’ Arms if I needed it. Again, these items aren’t necessary, but very helpful.
Read on about training your horse.
My schedule:
21:45: training in stamina for 30 min (energy: -8, stamina: +1.76)
21:15: ♨Hot Spring♨ was put in the meadow for 5hr and ate 7.7 pounds of fodder (energy: +3.9, morale: +0)
You have found and given a lump of sugar to ♨Hot Spring♨ (energy: +3)
16:15:♨Hot Spring♨ drank (morale: +0, energy: +2)
16:00: ♨Hot Spring♨ ate a carrot (energy: +6)
15:30: You have stroked ♨Hot Spring♨ (energy: +11.5)
15:00: training in stamina for 4hr (energy: -64, stamina: +14.62)
11:00: ♨Hot Spring♨ has eaten 8 pounds of forage (energy: +4).
10:30: Full grooming (morale: +1)
10:00: ♨Hot Spring♨ has participated in a horse riding lesson (energy: -30, morale: +4, stamina: +0.228, dressage: +0.228)
This is training an Arab in Stamina. She ate only 8 lbs because in the meadows, she ate 7.7. This equals to 15.7 lbs of fodder/food. She is supposed to eat 13.2 lbs. This way, your horses don’t over eat and you don’t waste your money. If your horse is too thin, just fed it 22lbs for a few days until the warning goes away.
For rides which ride is best for speed and jump?
Quick steep slope rides.
hey, um i need help with the 1.20 genetic thing please help “)
There are foal game schedules posted. Go to Tips > Foal Games. Theses will give you the needed 1.20 GP gain
Hello Jessica, I am training this hanoverian to make a skillor, and he has a golden apple, a Eolus wind, a water of youth, daphne’s laurel, golden spurs, sea horse, poseidon’s horseshoes, poseidon’s bridle, and helios ray, I’m going to add a boreas lunge, and poseidon’s saddle, but I haven’t put the chronos timer on him yet and he is 6 years 7 months. I’m worried about this because by the time we’re done training and skilling, he’ll be way past 12 years, and I won’t get to train with lessons and companions as much, although I have 5 pieces of cloud I can use… Will this affect the horse’s skill? And about how old will the horse be when he stops gaining all the skills?
Oh, by the way, isn’t pieces of clouds important to train a skillor, because you can do more lessons?
Don’t worry about the age; you can finish at any time as long as it is before 25 years as skill will decrease. Yes, POC will allow you to do more lessons
I can’t seem to BLUP my stallion! He’s really close, has 87.87 blup but I can’t get it any closer to 100! Help please!
Hi i have a question…
Which stallion would be better? (both 100 BLUP and purebred)
61* 1174.34 genetics but only 287 in dressage, 348 in speed and 253 in gallop
Or
60* 1165 genetics and way higher in top 3 skill- 330 dressage, 378 speed, 300 gallop?
Sorry it’s not related much to training but more about breeding
If you choose the one with higher stars, although maybe not the highest skill, your horse will have a better potential than choosing the one with the highest skill.
Don’t worry about skills necessarily when looking at a stallion for breeding. The owner may have trained the horse differently. By breeding your mare with a higher starred stallion, your horse will have a higher GP than the second stallion with just 60 stars.
Basically, look only at genetics; skills are just a bonus.
dakatmew-
to get 100 BLUP you need to have maxed out possible skill gain in three skills.
Say your stallion is a Thoroughbred. Ideally you should want to max out speed, galloping and dressage because they are his recommended skills and he will be able to go further with them then, say, trotting. The three major skills vary depending on what breed you have, so look at their GPs to see what they do best at. Some starblood (high-quality) crossbreeds will be equally good at things, so then it’s down to personal choice.
Once you’ve got your three skills chosen, the first thing to do is training. The guide to training is above. Don’t waste your time training in other skills at this point.
Then you should do rides that match up to your horse’s skills. A Thoroughbred should do short gallops because they bump up everything. The box will tell you how much skill you gain from each ride. Eventually it will stop telling you this and only say how much energy you’ll lose-this means you can’t gain anymore skill from that.
Then move on to competitions. You’ll have to win 20 competitions to get 100 BLUP (they don’t have to be all the same kind, though), but because you gain skill from just running in competitions whether you win or not, keep trying. It’s unlikely that you’ll win any at first but as your horse gains skills they will do better.
If you’re on the international website, or one that has very high GPs, I would say don’t bother BLUPing foundation horses-you won’t be able to get the wins. Just buy a good horse from the sales and work with that.
wow that really helped me allot i will do that every day from now on
Wow this has really helped!
Hey, Dakatmew, your Stally needs to have the top 3 skills bolded (letters next to the skills in Bold print) and you have to win 20 competitions with that stally.
PM me on Howrse if you need more help! I’m alaskye (not capitalized or anything)!
I train horses cheap on howrse! Pm me on howrse for more information horseluvr722
What is the best way to train a thoroughbred? As in is there any schedules laid out like the foal games but for training etc to make the most of the energy each day? Thanks. :)
I’m Wolfsong on US howrse and I have the highest GP Arabians without buying passes. I sell 2*,3*, and 4* Arabians. I also give private coverings and give you an aging point or better if you give my horse surprise syrup an apple. I give AP or else using a generator.
hiya guys i am training my best (and 1st 1000+ genetic paint!!!!!!) to become a big skiller any tips?
ps please add me i am gerbil-katie on the game! OMG i am soooo proud i bred my 1000+ genetic paint he is under the foundation foals tab and his name is Prosperum
i have a unicorn but every time i age her health go down is it she too old she about 28 2 month is their any either way to get her health back up other then using a black orchid
Hello, i am Racing~Legends95 on US server, and my stud is extremely close to full BLUP, i think he is at 97.something? but i need to bold the stamina, the only thing that raises it is CC comps, and it takes way to long, is there a faster method? will lessons help?
Her health is dropping because of her age. You can give her a Philosopher’s stone to make her immortal and her health won’t drop
It will take time and you’ll have to be patient. You should do lessons to increase the horse’s skill but it will not add to BLUP
hi, i need to blup three of my horses,
70*/purebred: male, skills 12.68, 4 months old, 70*, blup -98.67, arab with no bmi, in 50*+ excellence stars tab.
storm of air wolf unis: male, skills 173.51, 3years 2months, 23*, blup -86.29, aussie pony with seahorse, p bridle, and p horseshoes, in the golden hills of fame tab.
beast of the sky brave and true unicorns: female, skills 520.85, 11years 2months, 3*, blup +77.78, aussie pony with apollo’s lyre, golden apple, elous’ wind, a arrow, f wand, a tears, c timer, p parchment, d laurels, golden spurs, hestia’s gift, seahorse, b lunge, p pack, horn of gold and unlimited h ray, in the golden hills of fame tab.
can you recommend ethier someone to train the horses (though i would prefer not to do that with beast of the sky) or a program to trian them, so i can get the best possilbe foals out of them, or if you want i will pay you some equus for drawing up personal training programs for each or one of the horses, pm me on howrse, i’m toadmonkey01 (without any capitals) i know i’m asking a lot but i would really be thankful if you help me
toadmonkey01
Slept less than 10 hours Schedule (very useful):
Groom
2 hr ride
Lesson
Turnip
Food 5.5
Training 2hr
Carrot
Drink
Stroke
Food
5 hr in box
Hello,
I am trying to make a “skiller”. Would you have any tips of how to?
hey i need help. um… i cant get divines for cheap sales even just basic ones any ones for sell would be great but they are all to much how do i earn just enough? i only have 1 divine . , also PM me on howrse please!
COntinue to save up equus. For the auctions, you’ll need about 650,000e to 1 million equus. For private sales, figure 20 passes and 200,000e (or what ever the highest price can be)
Thanks, how do i buy a horse, i’v only been on for 3 days
I believe you have to wait 10 days until you can access the auctions. You can always train and breed your horse that you originally received if you don’t want to wait.
Hello Jessica,
I have a scheme to get diamonds and or passes, (not going into detail,)
And I want to have someone train a horse for me.
Now I want to have the best horse I can get, So the person needs to be a good trainer.
I need the horse skilled and sold within 15 days, so he/she needs to be fast.
And currently I am struggling with my funds (at the moment,) So I need he/she to be as inexpensive as possible.
Any suggestions? It might be a little to much to ask….
Hi Jessica,
Ok so, I’m totally new to Howrse. There are no introductory threads or anything like that and I hope it’s alright to post here.
I adopted a Friesian, but cannot find any tips and things to help train him. Are they an unpopular breed? If so I might just restart the game altogether. It says all horses have 3 skills appointed that are best suited to them. Friesians only have 2. (Stamina/Dressage) I am confused. Should I just train him in all skills?
Train in Stamina and Dressage and the next highest skill. Friesians are a pretty popular breed. You do not need to follow a training schedule
My schedule:
First of all, this schedule helps for ppl who need moneysss…
1. Lesson
2. Train As Much As Possible.
3. Meadow until 19:00
4. Feed, water, groom, etc until 20% energy.
5. Bed.
This way, the Lesson pays for the grain your horse eats after a work out and the fodder. Also it will have already eaten a great amount of fodder in the meadow- for FREE!
I like it, and I make much money :)
I need BLUPing tips.
11:15: Miranda has eaten 8 pounds of forage (energy: +0.5).
10:45: Miranda ate a carrot (energy: +6)
10:15:Miranda drank (morale: +0, energy: +2)
10:00: You have stroked Miranda (energy: +1.2)
09:30: Miranda played for 30 min (energy: -5, genetic potential: +0.01)
09:00: Miranda was put in the meadow for 30 min and ate 0.9 pound of fodder (energy: +1.3, morale: +0)
08:30: Full grooming (morale: +5)
08:00: Miranda has just woken up
Mine is foal but i need to make her good blup!!!!
Hey Jessica, I was just wondering whats the best rides for Pure Breed Spanish Horse’s. Thanks!
Do you have a page for blupping? Also, can you make a page like the foal games but for 1 yr and 6 months and up? I did the foal games and now my horse is just sitting on his butt doing nothing.
Hello Jessica
I love this website! It’s helped me on so many occasions! Ok-I have a wonderful gv male- in going to geld him) but for training, I have heard that playing with your companion until 5 years of age is good. Should I do that or do the training bars and rides? And if I do that, should I do a mix of them or focus in either rides or bars until they are completed? I will look on this everyday, so I look forward for your answer.
I actually haven’t used a companion with my horses yet, so I can’t comment on that. I usually stick to rides first, just to get them done. If there’s 5-7% energy left, I suggest using that to train. I really don’t follow anything specific, other than trying to get it done the quickest. It’s up to you – as long as it’s done, it’ll have the same outcome whether you completed one and moved on or if you mixed them together.
What are Paint horses’ best competitions? And what about the other ones?
And the top three skills are the three highest skills, right?!
I’ve found out that there is timing for when you feed your horse as well! Like the pasture, if your horse has high energy when you feed them it will go up heaps but if it has low energy it will barely move!
Hy,
I have a question about one of my horses 26.y thoroughbred (immortal) and I can’t train him anymore. all the actions – playing with the companion, rides on the beach, in trot, in gallop or steep slope- only take energy but give no skills. No skills come from the lessons either. I’m not sure what to do, as I’d really like to train the horse. Is this a common problem?
I’m trying to get my horse to win a rosette…. not workin too well. I heard i need a horse with at least 2000 skills. I dont have the money to get one from sales. so i breed (purebred) arabians (gp highest so far is 1417)… any tips on getting one up to 2000 skills?
I’m in the same spot as Jen. Does anyone know what the foal has to start with to get them to 2100 skills? I have a Gypsy Vanner foal with 448 skills at 6 months. How close to 2100 is it possible to come?
I honestly don’t know. Hey Jessica do you know? How to get a Gypsy Vanner foal with 448 skills at 6 months, up to 2100 skills,
and get a Purebred Arabian foal with 1217 GP up to at least 2000 skills?
I have a fully trained GV gelding with 1960.83 Skills and I would like to know if there is any way else to get his skills up. He has all his training, rides, lessons and play time with his companion dragon done. He also has ALL kinds of bonus items. I have won two rosettes with him but just can’t seem to win anymore. I would like to know if there is anything I can add or do that will raise his Skills higher or has he just hit a plateau?
It seems that you’ve done everything you can to boost his scores. Keep in mind that the competing horses have a higher genetic potential as breeding groups continue to produce high potential foals
what are the skills for training reining horses?
How do I get my horse’s BLUP to get higher? Right now it is at 81.97, but I can’t get it to get higher. Will playing with the horse’s companion help? My username is CouchPotato on Howrse.
Uhm… you’ve written, that carrots take 15 minuttes, and turnips take 30 minuttes. It’s actually the other way around :)
Hm..I believe they may be both 15 now. Things have changed, I just haven’t had the chance to update. Thanks!