[caf.]

just wanted to let y'all know that i changed my username (overcaffienated. >> caf.), same ol' me still.
roleplays sound so fun! hopefully when rvfha gets a few more members we'll be able to start one ourselves!

[caf.]

I'd like to purchase an item!

Username: caf.
Horse: Orchard Rush
Item(s): splint boots, bell boots, skid boots
Color(s): gold w/ green accents
Purpose: reining, barrels
Price: 200c
Bank account: Cavallo CT Bank Account

I'd like to purchase an item!

Username: caf.
Horse: Mistress Maladaptive
Item(s): greased legs, splint boots, ear bonnet, english braided mane, trimmed tail
Color(s): navy w/ orange accents
Purpose: eventing
Price: 475c
Bank account: Cavallo CT Bank Account

[caf.]

I'd like to breed these horses!

Username: caf.
Barn: Cavallo Combined Training

Mare: A Drop of Faith
Username: Littlelily_BrumbyRR
Barn name: Brumby River Ranch
Breeding fee: N/A
Stallion: The Flip Side
Username: caf.
Barn name: Cavallo Combined Training
Stud fee: N/A
Vet fee: 200c
Bank account: Cavallo CT Bank Account

breeding trade between Littlelily and i <3
they should be submitting their form soon!

[SydneyandStorm]

I'll be updating those breeding requests shortly! <3 Sorry I haven't been as on top of those!

I do have a few updates:

1) Horse names now have a soft limit of about 20 characters, not including any barn-related characters you put at the beginning or spaces. They can go a little over, but it's getting to be a bit much to have to type out the longer names for everything so just keep that in mind ^^ If you have any horses that exceed this, please just post on their pages to change their names and I'll change them asap!

2) I'm changing the bonus of purebred horses to be +5 in stats instead of +3, and horses of the same type or that would create a different "breed" (e.g. Paint x QH, Thoroughbred x Arabian, QH x Arabian, etc.) will receive +2 to be distributed to stats. Hopefully this is a nicer perk for you all ^^

3) I'm considering eliminating the breeding success rate of stallions and have that be a mare-only trait, like the breeding ability score is a stallion-only trait. Straws from stallions would still add a +10% chance of success for the breeding but that way I can figure out the percentages much more quickly and get back to you guys sooner, plus it would be more unique to mares c: What do you guys think? Let me know on the discussion thread so I can decide what to do with that!

[SydneyandStorm]

A new poll has been added on the discussion thread, so please go and check it out!

Additionally, I'm going to try and get some new horses up today! Yay! Expect some Icelandic ponies and maybe a couple of breedings! <3

[Chico_Mistpool]

I'd like to purchase an item!

Username: Littlelily_BrumbyRR
Horse: BRR A Brave New Light
Item(s): Splint boots and Bell boots
Color(s): White and grey
Purpose: Barrel Racing
Price: 75c + 50c
Bank account: Boop

[caf.]

CREAM DRAFT STALLION AVAILABLE FOR LEASE

Highly desirable American Cream Draft stallion Attentive is now available for both competition and full leases from Cavallo Combined Training. Attentive is a timeless gold champagne stallion standing 16.3 hh high at the shoulders. He is a known performer in dressage and event classes and is well-suited to both, having attained several notable placements in competition. Atlas, as he is known in the barn, is a ripe 12 years old and is expected to continue competing for a number of years at the level he is at now. As well, the stud has a remarkable success rate of 92% and an outstanding breeding ability score of 39. He has produced notable foals such as Mind the Rosette and BRR Flying Feathers and will surely have a long, outstanding career at stud. This stallion can produce Sport Horses in his first generation and American Warmbloods in his second.

A competition lease entails use of the stallion in competitions and training only; in order to breed the stallion you still must pay the breeding fee in a competition lease. You are also expected to pay all entry fees on the horse, but you may keep all prize money from competitions. Leasing Attentive on a competition lease costs 69c per week - a monthly price may be worked out if necessary. Vet fees are covered halfway by Cavallo CT in a competition lease; the other half must be paid out of pocket by the lessee.

A full lease entails essential ownership of the horse; he may be bred, competed with, and trained as you please. You may change his breeding fee as you please and breed him to your own mares without any limit. You are expected to pay any and all vet fees the horse incurs; however, all money made by the horse during the lease is yours to do with as you please. A full lease for Attentive costs 219c per week - a monthly price may be worked out if necessary.

If interested, PM caf. for more information.

[SydneyandStorm]

Hi, all! So sorry for my inactivity on here -- I've been having to do a good bit of work behind the scenes, but I can assure you RVEC is still very much on my mind!

A couple things I wanted to note:

1) Our Fjord horse winter event is under way, so get ready to see a few of those guys popping up over December! One guy is already up for adoption, so don't forget to go ahead and check him out ^^

2) Breedings will be coming up more quickly now, so if you're waiting on a foal, make sure to check back here often! However, I may be removing the BAS and BSR soon and replacing it with something else... Unfortunately the calculations for those are really tedious and with big influxes of breeding requests as just happened, it makes it exponentially more difficult to get everything out all right. I know this will be a bit of a hit on stallion value, but at the same time, stallions aren't much worth if their offspring doesn't ever get made ^^'

What I may do is replace the BAS with breeding bonuses for individual stallions. In those cases, for every local show a stallion wins in a particular discipline, he will receive a +1 discipline bonus, and for every invitational show a stallion wins in a particular discipline, he will receive a +3 discipline bonus. That means that after his foals are born, the foal's owner can add the breeding bonus to whichever stat they want that falls within that discipline. For example, say a horse has won a local dressage show and now has a +1 breeding bonus in dressage. He is then bred and produces a foal. That foal's owner may now take the +1 breeding bonus and apply it to the foal's neck, hindquarters, or coat. If he wins another competition and produces another foal, he will then have a +2 breeding bonus that can be applied to those stats only. If he wins an invitational competition next, he will than have a +5 breeding bonus, and so on. I'll have to figure something out for mares, of course, and in that instance, I may keep the BSR for mares, but I'm not entirely sure yet. I'm certainly open to suggestions if anyone has any! ^^

3) For those of you with grey horses, get ready! I've been bad about whitening greys over time, but I'll get better about that, so all grey horses will begin to grey out starting now c:

And... I think that's it! Sorry I've been so out of the picture recently, but hopefully that will pick back up! <3 Thanks for your patience!

[OutFoxed]

I'd like to create an equestrian facility!

Username: OutFoxed
Barn name: Foxtail Stables
Number of barns currently owned: Zero
Type of barn: Hunters and Jumpers
▬▬▬▬▬▬• with a minor focus on Cross Country and Eventing
Barn Manager: Riata Stone, a 25 year old female trainer

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OutFoxed presents Foxtail Stables to RVEC!

Foxtail Stables, the home to champion hunters and jumpers.
Barn colors associated with Foxtail Stables are Orange, Black and White
Facilities and training managed by Riata Stone.
Located at Day Lily Farm.

[SydneyandStorm]

I'd like to create an equestrian facility!

Username: OutFoxed
Barn name: Foxtail Stables
Number of barns currently owned: Zero
Type of barn: Hunters and Jumpers
▬▬▬▬▬▬• with a minor focus on Cross Country and Eventing
Barn Manager: Riata Stone, a 25 year old female trainer

│░╞═══╡░│

OutFoxed presents Foxtail Stables to RVEC!

Foxtail Stables, the home to champion hunters and jumpers.
Barn colors associated with Foxtail Stables are Orange, Black and White
Facilities and training managed by Riata Stone.
Located at Day Lily Farm.