Training Gains

[CarouselCowgirl]

Hi! Loving the game so far.

I am curious though, what factors in to how much you gain from each training session? I can see that location of training, gait, time, and task all have an effect. And I believe player skill has some effect too?

Do genetics play a role at all? Like say a horse A will receive larger gains over a horse B even if all other conditions the same?

[Nate]

Your choices, including location, gait, and activity, the horse's conditioning already (unfit horses improve rapidly, while fit horses improve more slowly), the horse's fatigue, and your player skill all play a part. As of right now I don't believe genetics play a part, and I'm not sure they will play a direct part in the future.

However, I CAN see conformation playing a part in both a horse's ability to become more fit as well as affecting the horse's showing abilities, so there could be a correlation in the future.

[CarouselCowgirl]

Thank you Nate!

[Argent]

I believe Larissa stated that training progress was a percentage of the horse's total natural ability. So all horses would train at the same rate with a particular player, but one horse's 50% is not necessarily equal to another's 50% due to their conformation and traits.

[larissar]

Only correction to add is that stamina tends to play a part in how quickly a horse can gain stats because higher stamina means they are able worker longer and harder each session.