Hebridean Warmbloods
A Horse SIM
Native ponies lived on the Scottish Hebrides for hundreds of years, both living feral and acting as work ponies for the crofters of the islands. Over time however, only the Eriskay pony managed to retain its pure bloodline, as mobility on and off the islands improved and other breeds were introduced. For more information on the Eriskay pony, click
here. In recent years, it has been discovered that a cross between a Hebridean pony and a modern Thoroughbred would result in an excellent modern warmblood. With the toughness and intelligence of the island ponies, and the agility and speed of the Thoroughbred a compact and competitive sports horse was born. A breeding programme now aims to raise the profile of the endangered Eriskay pony, whilst also breeding these warmbloods suitable for modern competition.
Each horse can trace its lineage back to one of the following islands:
Arran (Eilean Arainn)
Coll (Cola)
Eriskay (Eirisgeigh)
Gigha (Giogha)
Iona (I Chaluim Chille)
Islay (Ile)
Jura (Diura)
Shuna (Siuna)
Hebridean Warmbloods usually stand between 14.2hh and 16.1hh. Horses with Eriskay lineage tend to be slightly smaller, and primarily grey, but with excellent Trainability stats. All horse colours are possible. They are compact and powerful horses, with friendly dispositions and dense coats, which have excelled in a range of disciplines.
Each horse when adopted will come with stats. These stats are:
Trainability
Speed
Agility
Power
Stamina
The majority of horses will be adopted with a total of 50 points, spread across all 5 skills. Stats can be improved and modified by training the horse. In order to train the horse, the owner must post on its page which skill they would like to improve - the artist will not be updating the original stats, as these will be used as the base, so its advised to make a post on the horse's page with their updates stats. Each training will add one point to the chosen category, up to a maximum of 20 in total across all skills. Each horse can only be trained once every 7 hours. Hopefully in the near future speed train items will be added to reduce training time.
Horses can compete across 5 disciplines. Each discipline requires one primary skill, and two secondary skills. In order to determine the winner of the competition, the primary skill stat is doubled, and then added to the two secondary stats. A (virtual) dice roll then adds between 1 and 6 to each horse's total score.
Dressage: Trainability, Power, AgilityShowjumping: Power, Agility, SpeedEventing:Agility, Stamina, SpeedRacing: Speed, Stamina, AgilityDriving: Stamina Power, TrainabilityCompetitions can be entered from the dedicated [/url=...]Competitions thread.[/url] All competitions give generous prizes, from pets to custom horses to training items.
Mares and Stallions can breed with each other. When horses are bred, the foal will receive an average of the parents for each individual skill, plus an overall random factor of +-3 to be added to any skills. Foals will receive the island lineage of their dam. Please complete the breeding form below and post it when breedings are open - do not modify the form. Foals can be trained in the same way as adopted horses, however must wait a week after creation before being first trained. Horses can only be bred a maximum of 3 times, and must wait a week between the creation of the foal and a new breeding form.
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[b]I want a foal![/b]
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Link to mare:[/b]
[b]Link to stallion:[/b]
[b]Proof of permission if sire or dam do not belong to you:[/b]
Breedings are currently
closed.There is currently an artist search running. To enter, please click
here. I am not currently accepting applications outside of the contest.
