EQUINE RANCH HEALTH CARE

All of your horses health needs can be addressed are cared for using the Ranch Reports page. You can find the button to read your personal ranch reports on the left hand side of the game screen, under the Ranch Operation section.

Within Ranch reports, you can access your horses regular vet check-ups, vaccinations, deworming, coggins testing, teeth floating, shoeing/trimming, gelding/spaying, and semen/egg collection.

BASIC HORSE CARE

Vet Checks: Regular vet checks are essential to the game. They cost $150.00, and must be done 12 game months (which is every 12 real life days).

Vaccinations: Vaccinations also cost $150.00, and must be given to each horse every 12 game months (which is every 12 real life days).

Deworming: Worming is crucial to the health of all horses, and only costs $15.00. However, horses must be wormed every 3 game months (which is every 3 real life days).

Coggins Testing: Coggins testing is another important part of a horses over all health. Horses must be tested for coggins every 12 game months (which is every 12 real days). It costs $30.00.

Teeth Floating: Horses in ER have their teeth floated every 24 game months (which is every 24 real life days).

Shoeing/Trimming: Shoeing in ER is necessary for showing your horse. New shoes cost $75.00, and must be re-set every 3 game months (or ever 3 real life days), however the re-setting only costs $50.00. If you choose not to shoe your horse, they must have their hooves trimmed every 3 game months (which is every 3 real life days). Each trim costs $50.00.

Gelding/Spaying: Once you geld or spay a horse, they can no longer be used for breeding. However, most prove to be wonderful show horses, as they no longer have the hormones to distract them at shows.

Health Care - Ranch Reports

On the side menu you will notice that under Ranch Operations there is a section called Ranch Reports. What is this? This is like the vet. You click on it and it takes you to a page that has the following links listed:

Pregnancy & Emergency Report
Vet Check Report
Vaccinations Report
Deworming Report
Coggins Testing Report
Teeth Floating Report
Shoeing Report
Hoof Trimming Report
Gelding & Spaying
Semen & Egg Collection

You start out on the Pregnancy & Emergency Report. You may not have any horses in this section. Do not be confused, just move on to the next section. They each cost a certain amount of money. Every time you do a ranch report you see the next date it will need to be done.

Pregnancy & Emergency Report: This is where you see your pregnant horses. You generally do not care for them here, but pay a daily fee of $200 for pregnant mare care. The Emergency Report is for horses that are injured or sick with an illness. You will see the illness they have, their health, and their current status. Directly after they are injured you must Call the Vet, $500, Call the Vet for a follow up (every game month until they are healed), $250, and wait while they rest.

Vet Check Report: This is just a regular vet check up to keep the horses healthy. Each visit costs $150.

Vaccinations Report: This gives the horse its regular vaccines to keep them healthy. Each time you give a horse their vaccines it costs $150.

Deworming Report: This deworms the horse and keeps it healthy. Each deworming costs $15. It is quite cheap and helps the horse a lot.

Coggins Testing Report: This tests for coggins. It costs $30 each time.

Teeth Floating Report: This keeps the horse’s teeth healthy. It costs $75 to float a horse each time.

Shoeing Report: There are three parts to this report. First, there is shoeing. This is when you actually shoe a horse that does not have shoes. Shoeing the horses helps protect their feet when they are out competing, but is not necessary for horses that are not competing.

It costs $75 to shoe a horse. Second, there is resetting shoes. It brings the horse’s chance of lameness down. It costs $50 to reset a horse's shoes. This report is should be done every three game months to keep their hooves from growing too long. Remember, the possibility of lameness goes up as a horse's hooves grown, and if it gets too high your horse will be at higher risk for being injured.

Lastly, there is pulling a horse’s shoes. You generally do not want to do this if your horse is being shown. It costs $50 to pull a horse’s shoes. Also a horse cannot be reshod until three game months have passed from the last date it was shod. **If a horse is not shod, it can not show!**

Hoof Trimming Report: This report is done very rarely. It costs $50 to trim a horse’s hooves.

Gelding & Spaying: This makes the mare or stallion infertile, unable to reproduce. It costs $100 for gelding and $550 for spaying.

Semen & Egg Collection: THIS IS ONLY FOR PAID ACCOUNTS! This collects semen or eggs from the stallion or mare to be kept. They can either be sold or kept for later breeding after the stallion or mare become infertile. It costs $450 to collect semen from a stallion. Egg collection has not been coded yet, so the price is unknown.

It might take a while for horses to recover fully when their health is down. Just keep doing your regular ranch reports. If a horse’s health goes down to under 30.00% they will be permanently disabled. If it goes down to 0.00% they will be sent to Horsin' Around. If a mare or stallion's health goes under 90.00% they cannot breed.

Alright, so, you have your horses, and are ready to start your dream stable and begin showing. But how do you keep your precious horses' illness and worm free? One magic link: Ranch Reports.

The Ranch Reports link is located on the top of the link menu, which is located respectably on the left side of your screen, under the "Ranch Operations" section. When you follow the link, you will find a list of all your pregnant mares, and all your injured horses. If you explore lower down the page, you will see a segment labeled "Report Menus". If you investigate the other links, you will see different disease, dental, and hoof cures, all of which you can update with no more difficulty than the click of your computer mouse.

A good thing to keep in mind is the type of food that you are feeding your horse. Depending on which account level you have, you can use a variety of feeds from generic through to super premium horse feeds.

Generally, the better the feed (the more expensive) the more healthy your horse will be.

You can select the type of feed that you want to give your horse, on each horse's individual page. If you scroll down to the bottom, you will find your options, and can make changes from there.

There are four different types of feed for your horses. Two can be used by free accounts, and two are only for paid accounts. If you are white, pink, or yellow ribbons you get the Generic Horse Chow and the Basic Horse Chow. If you have Red or Blue Ribbon you get the Premium and Super Premium Horse Chow in addition to the Generic and Basic Horse Chows.

Some of the feeds are better for the horse’s health than the less expensive feeds. The Generic gets the job done, but does not really impact their health a great deal. Basic Horse Chow is pretty good for their health, Premium is very good for health, and Super Premium is excellent for raising a horse’s health.

**Ratings are out of 5 stars.**

* Generic Horse Chow: $90.00 per game month

** Basic Horse Chow: $150.00 per game month

**** Premium Horse Chow: $210.00 per game month

***** Super Premium Horse Chow: $270.00 per game month

Last but not least, there is the very important matter of feed. A quick, easy way to think about the different horse-feed brands is this: Generic Horse Chow: It’s Ok. Sort of like a peanut and jelly sandwich. Basic Horse Chow: A bit better then Generic horse chow, and somewhat comparable to home-cooked macaroni and cheese. Premium Horse Chow: Quite a bit better, sort of like a home-made Caesar salad with olives; tasty, and quite healthy. Super-Premium Horse Chow: Comparable to any healthy, delicious, and high-class food.

Of course, then you have to think about prices. None of these are very expensive, but if you are worried that a higher class of feed will strain your E-R wallet, the prices are next to the feeds, and, remember, the higher quality of feed you give your horse, the less likely it is to be injured or become ill, and the better it's health will be!

Just as in real life, horses in ER can receive injuries. The risk of injury/illness is varied from horse to horse, and depends on such things as the quality of feed and the health care being up to date. It has nothing to do with the amount of money an owner may have, or any previous injuries/illnesses and there is no surefire way to completely prevent injuries/illnesses. Even a completely healthy horse can suffer an injury or illness.

When you horse gets injured/ill, a message will tell you this in your ranch reports, and on the horse's page itself. You must go to your ranch reports page and call the vet for an Emergency visit (which costs $500.00). There will be a button on the top of your ranch reports page for you to press to call the vet at this time. After this first call, you will need to call the vet again for a re-check (which is $250.00).

While a horse is injured/ill, you cannot train/show it. You may, however, still groom.

Depending on the injury, your horse may get better overnight, or over several weeks. All horses will regain their health over time, as long as you keep their vet work up to date. Some injuries/illnesses will take longer to heal then others.

Sometimes your horse will get an illness. Their health will lower and it will cost some money and some time to heal them. The illnesses come on at random times, but there are certain things you can do to keep them healthy, vet check ups, etc. Here are the illnesses your horse is prone to eventually get. Some are more severe than others.

Tetanus
Eastern Encephalitis
Western Encephalitis
Influenza
Potomac Horse Fever
Strangles
Rhino
Colic
Worm Infestation
Heaves
Mange
Rain Scald
Lice
Ringworm
Abscess

Well, now you know how to stave off diseases, but that's not all.

Every time you train your horse, you put a little bit of stress on is (the degree will vary depending on the horse), and eventually your horse may be injured. You will be notified as soon as your horse injured, at which time you should scurry off to the magic "Ranch Reports" link, where your horse will be listed as "Injured". Once you have done that, go ahead a click the button that tells the Vet will make an emergency call. As long as you keep that updated, and put your horse out to pasture, your horse should be cured in no time. The same applies to Illnesses; they should be cured immediately, and prevented by keeping your "Ranch Reports" updated.

Every now and then your horse will get injured. Usually it is through training, but occasionally it might be a random event. You go to your ranch reports and care for them. It might get pretty costly, but it must be done. Below are the injuries your horse might acquire. Some are more severe than others.

Bone Spavin
Bog Spavin
Bowed Tendons
Capped Hocks
Capped Knees
Curbs
Jack Spavin
Knee Spavin
Osslets – Green
Osslets - True
Sesamoiditis
Bucked Shins
Speedy Cut
Splints
Sprained Ankle
Sprained Suspensory Ligament
Stocking Up
Thoroughpin
Windgalls
Cracked Heels
Bone Chips, Fracture
Torn Ligament
Stone Bruise
Abscessed Hoof
Hoof Crack
Sore Back
Thrush
Cuts
Gashes
Bruising

The Ranch Reports

EQUINE RANCH HEALTH CARE

All of your horses health needs can be addressed are cared for using the Ranch Reports page. You can find the button to read your personal ranch reports on the left hand side of the game screen, under the Ranch Operation section.

Within Ranch reports, you can access your horses regular vet check-ups, vaccinations, deworming, coggins testing, teeth floating, shoeing/trimming, gelding/spaying, and semen/egg collection.

BASIC HORSE CARE

Vet Checks: Regular vet checks are essential to the game. They cost $150.00, and must be done 12 game months (which is every 12 real life days).

Vaccinations: Vaccinations also cost $150.00, and must be given to each horse every 12 game months (which is every 12 real life days).

Deworming: Worming is crucial to the health of all horses, and only costs $15.00. However, horses must be wormed every 3 game months (which is every 3 real life days).

Coggins Testing: Coggins testing is another important part of a horses over all health. Horses must be tested for coggins every 12 game months (which is every 12 real days). It costs $30.00.

Teeth Floating: Horses in ER have their teeth floated every 24 game months (which is every 24 real life days).

Shoeing/Trimming: Shoeing in ER is necessary for showing your horse. New shoes cost $75.00, and must be re-set every 3 game months (or ever 3 real life days), however the re-setting only costs $50.00. If you choose not to shoe your horse, they must have their hooves trimmed every 3 game months (which is every 3 real life days). Each trim costs $50.00.

Gelding/Spaying: Once you geld or spay a horse, they can no longer be used for breeding. However, most prove to be wonderful show horses, as they no longer have the hormones to distract them at shows.

Health Care - Ranch Reports

On the side menu you will notice that under Ranch Operations there is a section called Ranch Reports. What is this? This is like the vet. You click on it and it takes you to a page that has the following links listed:

Pregnancy & Emergency Report
Vet Check Report
Vaccinations Report
Deworming Report
Coggins Testing Report
Teeth Floating Report
Shoeing Report
Hoof Trimming Report
Gelding & Spaying
Semen & Egg Collection

You start out on the Pregnancy & Emergency Report. You may not have any horses in this section. Do not be confused, just move on to the next section. They each cost a certain amount of money. Every time you do a ranch report you see the next date it will need to be done.

Pregnancy & Emergency Report: This is where you see your pregnant horses. You generally do not care for them here, but pay a daily fee of $200 for pregnant mare care. The Emergency Report is for horses that are injured or sick with an illness. You will see the illness they have, their health, and their current status. Directly after they are injured you must Call the Vet, $500, Call the Vet for a follow up (every game month until they are healed), $250, and wait while they rest.

Vet Check Report: This is just a regular vet check up to keep the horses healthy. Each visit costs $150.

Vaccinations Report: This gives the horse its regular vaccines to keep them healthy. Each time you give a horse their vaccines it costs $150.

Deworming Report: This deworms the horse and keeps it healthy. Each deworming costs $15. It is quite cheap and helps the horse a lot.

Coggins Testing Report: This tests for coggins. It costs $30 each time.

Teeth Floating Report: This keeps the horse’s teeth healthy. It costs $75 to float a horse each time.

Shoeing Report: There are three parts to this report. First, there is shoeing. This is when you actually shoe a horse that does not have shoes. Shoeing the horses helps protect their feet when they are out competing, but is not necessary for horses that are not competing.

It costs $75 to shoe a horse. Second, there is resetting shoes. It brings the horse’s chance of lameness down. It costs $50 to reset a horse's shoes. This report is should be done every three game months to keep their hooves from growing too long. Remember, the possibility of lameness goes up as a horse's hooves grown, and if it gets too high your horse will be at higher risk for being injured.

Lastly, there is pulling a horse’s shoes. You generally do not want to do this if your horse is being shown. It costs $50 to pull a horse’s shoes. Also a horse cannot be reshod until three game months have passed from the last date it was shod. **If a horse is not shod, it can not show!**

Hoof Trimming Report: This report is done very rarely. It costs $50 to trim a horse’s hooves.

Gelding & Spaying: This makes the mare or stallion infertile, unable to reproduce. It costs $100 for gelding and $550 for spaying.

Semen & Egg Collection: THIS IS ONLY FOR PAID ACCOUNTS! This collects semen or eggs from the stallion or mare to be kept. They can either be sold or kept for later breeding after the stallion or mare become infertile. It costs $450 to collect semen from a stallion. Egg collection has not been coded yet, so the price is unknown.

It might take a while for horses to recover fully when their health is down. Just keep doing your regular ranch reports. If a horse’s health goes down to under 30.00% they will be permanently disabled. If it goes down to 0.00% they will be sent to Horsin' Around. If a mare or stallion's health goes under 90.00% they cannot breed.

Alright, so, you have your horses, and are ready to start your dream stable and begin showing. But how do you keep your precious horses' illness and worm free? One magic link: Ranch Reports.

The Ranch Reports link is located on the top of the link menu, which is located respectably on the left side of your screen, under the "Ranch Operations" section. When you follow the link, you will find a list of all your pregnant mares, and all your injured horses. If you explore lower down the page, you will see a segment labeled "Report Menus". If you investigate the other links, you will see different disease, dental, and hoof cures, all of which you can update with no more difficulty than the click of your computer mouse.

Good Food For Better Health

A good thing to keep in mind is the type of food that you are feeding your horse. Depending on which account level you have, you can use a variety of feeds from generic through to super premium horse feeds.

Generally, the better the feed (the more expensive) the more healthy your horse will be.

You can select the type of feed that you want to give your horse, on each horse's individual page. If you scroll down to the bottom, you will find your options, and can make changes from there.

There are four different types of feed for your horses. Two can be used by free accounts, and two are only for paid accounts. If you are white, pink, or yellow ribbons you get the Generic Horse Chow and the Basic Horse Chow. If you have Red or Blue Ribbon you get the Premium and Super Premium Horse Chow in addition to the Generic and Basic Horse Chows.

Some of the feeds are better for the horse’s health than the less expensive feeds. The Generic gets the job done, but does not really impact their health a great deal. Basic Horse Chow is pretty good for their health, Premium is very good for health, and Super Premium is excellent for raising a horse’s health.

**Ratings are out of 5 stars.**

* Generic Horse Chow: $90.00 per game month

** Basic Horse Chow: $150.00 per game month

**** Premium Horse Chow: $210.00 per game month

***** Super Premium Horse Chow: $270.00 per game month

Last but not least, there is the very important matter of feed. A quick, easy way to think about the different horse-feed brands is this: Generic Horse Chow: It’s Ok. Sort of like a peanut and jelly sandwich. Basic Horse Chow: A bit better then Generic horse chow, and somewhat comparable to home-cooked macaroni and cheese. Premium Horse Chow: Quite a bit better, sort of like a home-made Caesar salad with olives; tasty, and quite healthy. Super-Premium Horse Chow: Comparable to any healthy, delicious, and high-class food.

Of course, then you have to think about prices. None of these are very expensive, but if you are worried that a higher class of feed will strain your E-R wallet, the prices are next to the feeds, and, remember, the higher quality of feed you give your horse, the less likely it is to be injured or become ill, and the better it's health will be!

Injuries

Just as in real life, horses in ER can receive injuries. The risk of injury/illness is varied from horse to horse, and depends on such things as the quality of feed and the health care being up to date. It has nothing to do with the amount of money an owner may have, or any previous injuries/illnesses and there is no surefire way to completely prevent injuries/illnesses. Even a completely healthy horse can suffer an injury or illness.

When you horse gets injured/ill, a message will tell you this in your ranch reports, and on the horse's page itself. You must go to your ranch reports page and call the vet for an Emergency visit (which costs $500.00). There will be a button on the top of your ranch reports page for you to press to call the vet at this time. After this first call, you will need to call the vet again for a re-check (which is $250.00).

While a horse is injured/ill, you cannot train/show it. You may, however, still groom.

Depending on the injury, your horse may get better overnight, or over several weeks. All horses will regain their health over time, as long as you keep their vet work up to date. Some injuries/illnesses will take longer to heal then others.

Sometimes your horse will get an illness. Their health will lower and it will cost some money and some time to heal them. The illnesses come on at random times, but there are certain things you can do to keep them healthy, vet check ups, etc. Here are the illnesses your horse is prone to eventually get. Some are more severe than others.

Tetanus
Eastern Encephalitis
Western Encephalitis
Influenza
Potomac Horse Fever
Strangles
Rhino
Colic
Worm Infestation
Heaves
Mange
Rain Scald
Lice
Ringworm
Abscess

Well, now you know how to stave off diseases, but that's not all.

Every time you train your horse, you put a little bit of stress on is (the degree will vary depending on the horse), and eventually your horse may be injured. You will be notified as soon as your horse injured, at which time you should scurry off to the magic "Ranch Reports" link, where your horse will be listed as "Injured". Once you have done that, go ahead a click the button that tells the Vet will make an emergency call. As long as you keep that updated, and put your horse out to pasture, your horse should be cured in no time. The same applies to Illnesses; they should be cured immediately, and prevented by keeping your "Ranch Reports" updated.

Illnesses

Every now and then your horse will get injured. Usually it is through training, but occasionally it might be a random event. You go to your ranch reports and care for them. It might get pretty costly, but it must be done. Below are the injuries your horse might acquire. Some are more severe than others.

Bone Spavin
Bog Spavin
Bowed Tendons
Capped Hocks
Capped Knees
Curbs
Jack Spavin
Knee Spavin
Osslets – Green
Osslets - True
Sesamoiditis
Bucked Shins
Speedy Cut
Splints
Sprained Ankle
Sprained Suspensory Ligament
Stocking Up
Thoroughpin
Windgalls
Cracked Heels
Bone Chips, Fracture
Torn Ligament
Stone Bruise
Abscessed Hoof
Hoof Crack
Sore Back
Thrush
Cuts
Gashes
Bruising