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COMMUNITY INFO
This is a rating community for horses, but that's not all we do. Once a member, you can participate in everything we do and have a whole lot of fun. That's pretty much it...

COMMUNITY RULES
1. You must JOIN the community and then continue to the next step.
2.You must fill out an application for your horse and put it under a cut. Everything must be filled out on the app for it to be considered. Also, to ensure that we know you read the rules, please put your horse's FULL REGISTERED SHOW NAME in the LJ cut text.
3.Do NOT comment on any entries or applications unless you have already been accepted. Any questions may be e-mailed to

dressagedreams (QH2006@starband.net) or

oreocookie77 (barnbum889@snet.net).
4.If you steal, talk badly about people OR their horses, or do anything else that is degrating or inappropriate, you will be banned. (No questions asked.)
5.When you're voting on applications, place your "yes", "no", or "undecided" vote in the subject area. Give positives (+) and negatives (-) in the comment area. If you have an "undecided" vote...please give reasons why you are undecided and ask the applicant questions that will tip your vote if you want to. Also, be sure to change your "undecided" to a "yes" or "no" within a week if possible. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS FORMAT
6.You may promote your other horsey communities in here, but only once a month. I got this idea from the mod of

4theluvofhorses, and it seems to work pretty well for her, but please have all promotions under a cut in order to help keep the community neater.
7.ABSOLUTELY NO FIGHTING WITHIN A NEW MEMBER'S APPLICATION. We will soon be implementing a strike system to control this unnecessary problem. I'll make a post when this is set up, and briefly describe it in the info.
8.Have fun! This is a fun community!

APPLICATION

This part of the APPLICATION is strictly optional. It needs to be put under a seperate cut as well if you do decide to do it. Please mark whichever applies to your horse (you'll understand once you read it) with a *, and then total it up at the very bottom. Remember, this is just for fun! :D

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Basically, it has a list of qualities. You start off with "basic horse" and add/subtract from there. You can add all that applies. [say, your horse can jump 2'3 and 2'6 .. add both prices in!]
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BASIC HORSE (eats, sleeps, poops, can't be ridden, handled, etc.): $0

2] AGE:
3 or under- Add $1000
4 or 5- Add $3000
5 to 10- Add $5000
11 to 15- Add $3000
16 to 20- Add $1000
21 to 25- Add $0
Over 25- Subtract $5,000

3] GENDER (Keep in mind, this is for hunters only):
Mare: Add $0
Stallion: Add $0
Gelding: Add $1000

4] HEIGHT:
Upper inch of pony height divisions (12.1-12.2, 13.1-13.2, 14.1-14.2): Add $3000
Upper inch of small horses (15.3 to just under 16.0hh): Add $5000
Big horse (16.3hh to 17.3hh): Add $7000
Measures well over acceptable pony height, but still has permanent measurement card: Add $5000
Measures well over acceptable small horse height, but still holds a small card: Add $7000

5] COLOR:(Note: skip this section for ponies, who are exempt from all color rules)
Bay: Add $2000
Chestnut/black: Add $1000
Grey: Add $1000 UNLESS owner takes care of own horse.
Palomino/roan: Add $0
Buckskin/pinto: Subract $1000
Appy: Subtract $2000

6] TEMPERMENT (ground):
(Note: If your contact with your horse is limited to feeding it carrots once a week after taking it, fully tacked up, from your grooms, AND you plan to keep up this system, please skip this section.)
Gentle: Add $1000
Affectionate: Add $1000
Bites: Subtract $2000
Kicks: Subtract $1000
Cribs: Subtract $2000
Heaves/other respiratory unsoundnesses: Subtract $6000

7] TEMPERMENT (riding):
Spooks at things on the ground*: Subract $3000
Spooks at fences sometimes*: Subtract $5000
Spooks at fences consistently*: Subract $10,000
Refuses*: Subract $10,000
Rears*: Subract $7000
Bucks*: Subtract $5000
Takes off*: Subtract $4000
Pulls/gets strong*: Subract $1000
Is lazy/slow off the leg: Subract $1000
Never refuses: Add $3000
COMPLETELY, UNFAILINGLY obedient (could quite possibly attempt to run off a cliff you told it to do so): Add $5000
Could probably negotiate the course alone or with minimal help: Add $7000
Difficult to ride (pulls, resists, requires someone other than a useless passenger on its back)*: Subtract $10,000
Lack of auto lead changes: Subtract $5,000
Lack of simple lead changes: Subtract $5,000
Swishes tail/pins ears while in the show ring: Subtract $2,000
*=IGNORE if you or your trainer plans to ride/show horse only on heavy 'medication'.

8] MOVEMENT:
Could win any hack, anywhere, provided the rider didn't wear the wrong color breeches or something else unavoidable: Add $10,000
Wins in modest company, places in good company: Add $5,000
Appears to be sound and could possibly even win a hack if all other horses were dead lame or wearing unfashionable apparel: Add $0
Trots lame: Subtract $5,000 unless only planning to show in divisions that don't require a jog and that can be won without a hack class.

9] JUMPING ABILITY (Horses only): (Note: Choosing a particular height implies that the horse can jump a show COURSE at this height, without knocking over poles or requiring perfect distances to every jump. Basically, if the horse can chip/go long to a certain fence height, THAT is the level.
catherine says:
Basically, if the horse can chip/go long to a certain fence height, THAT is the level. If your horse can sometimes make it over 3'6", but will run out if not set up perfectly, then it cannot show at that level and should move down. Also, this means that the horse can SAFELY do this.)

Jumps 2'3": Add $1,000
Jumps 2'6": Add $1,000
Jumps 3': Add $6,000
Jumps 3'3": Add $9,000
Jumps 3'6": Add $15,000
Jumps 4': Add $25,000
Jumps over 4': Move to jumper divisions immediately.

10] JUMPING STYLE:
Rox Dene-esque: Add $20,000
Fancy enough to win most places: Add $15,000
Always in the ribbons: Add $10,000
Usually places: Add $5,000
Sometimes places: Add $3,000
Errr...well, it jumps: Add $0
Flips over poles/runs into jumps/causes children to ask their parents "Was that SUPPOSED to happened?"/jump crew's worst nightmare: Subtract $5,000

11] STRIDING:
Subtract $5,000 if it cannot make the strides.

12] PRETTINESS (applies only to horses--all ponies are naturally adorable):
Jaw-dropping gorgeous (and NOT just to you!): Add $6,000
Absolutely adorable: Add $4,000
Handsome: Add $3,000
Attractive/passable: Add $2,000
Average: Add $0
Ugly/misshapen: Subtract $2,000

13] CONFORMATION:
Perfect: Add $5,000
Good: Add $3,000
OK: Add $0
Bad: Subtract $2,000

14] WEIGHT:
Overweight: Subtract $1,000
Underweight: Subtract $3,000

15] SHOW EXPERIENCE:
Never shown: Subtract $5,000
Lightly, successfully shown (probably locally, "c" shows, etc.): Add $2,000
Extensively, semi-successfully shown ("c", "B", some "A" shows, many ribbons, few championships): Add $5,000
WON at "B" shows: Add $7,000
WON at "A" shows: Add $10,000

16] SOUNDNESS:
Never taken a lame step in its life/doesn't colic, etc.: Add $5,000
Minor health problems (abcessed once, etc.): Add $1,000
Larger health problems (bad splints, sore back, etc.): Subtract $5,000
Big health issues (bone chip, colics frequently, was off for a few months, etc.): Subtract $7,000

17] FAME:
At Big Name Barn: Add $6,000
Ridden by/owned by/marketed by BNT: Add $10,000
Won at Big Name Shows, giving the horse a MAJOR name-recognition advantage: Add $10,000

18]OTHER STUFF:
Warmblood: Add $5,000
Off the track: Subtract $5,000
If this is your own horse and you know that you are prone to exaggerating how pretty/fancy/scopy/gentle your baby is, subtract around $10,000.
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COMMUNITY AFFILIATES

barn_bums- A community for horse-obsessed people to get together, talk, and share stories about their horses and their lives. All together a fun community for anyone who's horse crazy!

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equestrianeq- EquestrianEQ is a community for rating people's equitation as well as their horses preformance. The applicant chooses whether to have themselves rated or their horses or both. This community is a fun community that's critical but not mean to it's applicants and it requires more than the average community from its applicants meaning only those who really want to be there will be.

Please contact dressagedreams or oreocookie77 if you would like to be an affiliate.

YOUR MODS

dressagedreams and oreocookie77

Credit to Dana's Doodles for the images used in the Accepted and Rejected banners!

NOTE: Once you are accepted into this community, you are automatically excepted at _cowboyup, the sister community that has all the fun stuff. This community is strictly a rating community. _cowboyup is an option once you are a member.

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This community was founded by __letmego, who managed it until August 27,2005. Unfortunately, she no longer has time to run it, and has handed main control over to dressagedreams and oreocookie77. As of now, dressagedreams and oreocookie77 has control over everything that goes on within the community. Listen to them.