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- For the animated series of the same name, see Horseland (TV Series)
Horseland is an online community that simulates the breeding and raising of horses and dogs. Begun in 1994 by a 14 year old girl in the United States, Horseland has now grown to have more than 4 million users who play from all over the world. Most of the players are girls from age 10 to 22, although a number of older women and men play the game. In September 2006, an animated cartoon series based on the web site was launched in the United States.
Main Games
There are two main games in the site. The first is the Horseland Junior game, which is targeted for kids less than 13 years old. This game is easy to play and features content from the Horseland Cartoon Series. The second game is Horseland World, which is more complex and is aimed at people ages 13 and older. Horseland World players start out as a "Basic Player," but may upgrade to be a "Premium Player".(see below)
Premium Player Benefits
Horseland World's "Premium Player" option costs $29.90 USD dollars for the first year. Premium players can renew their premium status for $24.90 USD each year, and will get 100,000 "Player Points" and $1,000,000 HLD (Horseland Dollars), twice the bonus given when they first upgrade. However, to take advantage of this discount, players must re-upgrade while their premium status is still active, which expires 1 year from their last upgrade. Players can upgrade either through Paypal or a check in the mail.
Premium players have all the gaming privileges given to Basic players, as well as additional features, including the ability to create shows, own/manage a feeding stable and kennel, run or vote in the election of a Horseland Club president, and sell horse and dog training tickets. Training tickets are "tickets" that allow a horse or dog to gain 50 points per ticket, without it affecting their health. These tickets may be used on a player's own animals, or the player may choose to sell them to other players. While Basic Players are allowed to collect 10,000 HLD a week from the "Bank," Premium players are able to collect 200,000 HLD.
Training
Horseland Players can train their animals, by means of either "Ticket Training" or "Show Training." Show Training involves players clicking on individual show classes, which originate from shows made by a Premium Player that each contain 100 classes per show. As their animals gain "points," the user will also gain "Player Points," which are equal to the points the trained animals gain.
Horseland as a Social Network
In addition to being a simulation game, Horseland also has many attributes of a social network. Players can create layouts for their home pages by spending Horseland money, can chat with other players, and can create lists of "stable buddies".
Players also create their own "clubs". (Note: this is different from the official Horseland Clubs.) Clubs are usually on a player's account, and run in a way similar to a "official" Horseland Club, with the exception of the registry and the 1-month term. Both a Horseland Club and a player-created club can hold contests, gather members (usually stable buddies), etc..