Guidelines

General Gameplay

  • All pages that have to do with Horses Forever should say “This is not real. It is part of a SIM club.” or something similar at the top. Someone may stumble upon your page and think it’s for a real equestrian establishment!
  • Horses Forever does not really observe money, so keeping track of your finances is not necessary. However, it is up to the member if they choose to “sell” a horse or ask entry fees to events. Many choose to do so.
  • If you ever quit HF, please PM at least one Officer to let us know. We also need to know what will be done with your horses.
  • You are allowed to be in other SIM horse games, but remember to keep your records for HF and other games separate. Items bought in one game do not cross over. Horses bought from other games will count as created/imported horses and need to be registered in the Mandatory Registry.
  • Horses CANNOT co-exist in two games. Please choose one or the other for your horse and formalize it. You CAN have a horse live in HF that is also active in All-Sim.
  • Do not link to other SIM games or sites that deal with other SIM games.
  • We recommend that you create individual pages and personalities for your horses, with their information contained within. We strongly recommend that you regularly back-up these files. Members have lost entire databases, and it is devastating. 
  • Remember that even though this is SIM, reality is a factor. Research your facts before you announce them, sell your horses and set stud fees at realistic prices (i.e. a Mustang wouldn’t sell for more than $5,000, while a Thoroughbred could sell for up to $5,000,000), and show your horses in feasible disciplines for its breed/ability.

Member Activity

  • New members must post on the HF Message Board an introduction about themselves, their new horses, their questions, etc., so that other members know they exist.
  • If we do not hear from a member for a length of time, then they will be considered inactive. Their horses will be confiscated by The Committee. *Note* If your computer crashes or you cannot access HF for some reason, there are many ways to get online, or ask a friend to help you. If you go on vacation, you must post on the HF Away Forum to let other members know.
  • If a member has quit, become inactive, or their horses have been confiscated for some reason, the member who sold them that horse originally has the first rights to those horses. After that the horses are taken to The Committee and put up for adoption. You must contact The Committee if you find a horse there that was originally yours.
  • Important! Using Photos from the Internet —-Pictures are copyrighted both by the photographer who took the picture and the owner who purchased it. Many people do not want their potential clients who see the horse to come up as a SIM horse in a search. They also don’t like it when things are used without their permission. Many owners are happy to let you use their horse’s pictures, because it shows you have respect for that horse and you think highly of it. Copyright is the little (c) symbol. It’s used to protect images, text, names, and other things from being unlawfully used. “Copy”-meaning to duplicate, make the same, imitate. “Right”, meaning acting or judging in accordance with fact. So essentially, if it has a copyright symbol on it, signature, or basically if it exists, you shouldn’t take it without permission from the owner of the image, text, name, slogan, etc. This also means you could actually be prosecuted or even sued if you use some pictures without permission.
  • Another major problem is what is called hotlinking. This is when you may or may not ask for permission for the picture, but use its original URL – such as this example address: www.arabianhorsefarm.com/ArabStallion.jpg – linked on your website. This is another thing that could get you in trouble – not to mention that it costs the owners of the site money, because you are taking what is called their bandwidth. If you use photos, you must always save them and upload them to your own account to be displayed on your website.
  • Ask for permission. Should you get Horses Forever in trouble for copyright violation-even though you have read this-you could be suspended or expelled from the game. It is very wrong, legally and morally. It is considered stealing, so find the picture’s owner and email them to ask permission and use sites that publicly allow sim use.

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