Click the instruction board by the start gate.
Practice or Competition?A dialog box will ask whether you want to practice or enter competition mode.
Practice mode is free. You will still need to wear the HUD for your score to be counted, and you will be told your penalties and final time when you complete the course.
Competition mode costs L$50, or L$25 if you have your Hoof It group tag active. Your score will be recorded and put in the results table on this website.
Competition set upTo enter a cross country competition, you must complete the course in 'competition mode'. Wear your Hoof It or Hoof It Liveries and Rentals group tag if you wish to pay the discounted entry fee.
- Click the instruction board by the start gate and choose Competition
- The board will check your group tag to see if you qualify for the discounted entry fee and ask you to pay the required amount.
- Pay the board your entry fee
- You will be asked if you need a HUD. If you already have one, choose 'no thanks'.
- Wear your !HI! Jumping HUD
- You will be asked to enter the rider's name, e.g. /1 Joe Bloggs. You can enter 'none' if you're a horse without a rider.
- Enter the Rider's name
- You will be asked to enter the horse's name, e.g. /1 CheeseBiscuit.
- Enter the Horse's name
- You're ready to go!
The timer will start as you cross through the start gate, and end as you cross the finish gate. You will be told your final score when you finish, and can see the scoreboard here.
ScoringYour time score is the total time it takes you to complete the course, minus any penalties.
Penalties (missed fences) add 10 seconds to your time.
A fence is 'missed' if you do not hit the numbered target above the jump.
If you get three or more penalties, you will be disqualified. Your score will be shown in grey on the results table.
Average TimeAverage time competitions are not judged on speed - this is to discourage flying around the course or otherwise cheating to get a fast time. It is also to even the playing field for those who do not have or use speed boosts. As a result, the prizes are considerably higher than those for the Speed Trials.
The idea is to take the course at a steady speed. For each competition, a secret 'average' time is recorded from 3 runs of the course (allowing for lag and other factors). The winners are then selected from those with a score closest to this secret time.
There is some luck involved, but mostly this competition style is about riding the course accurately and at a steady speed.
Speed TrialAs you'd expect, this competition style is about completiting the course quickly!
However, there are some checks in place to discourage cheating (e.g. flying round). Any time scores below a certain threshold will not be judged. Obviously we can't be certain whether somebody cheats or not, so in the interests of good-sportsmanship we ask that you play fairly and try to get a quick time the 'right' way!