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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.
Membership types
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.
There are also two classes of accounts in Horseland World, called Basic and Premium. Basic members of Horseland World can upgrade to a Premium membership by paying real-life money - 29.90 US dollars. If you are currently premium and want to upgrade for another year, the cost is reduced to $24.90 and two bonuses points and Horseland money are given. Premium members can create horse and dog shows, open their own stables and kennels for boarding regular members' animals, and sell 'horse tickets' and 'dog tickets', which gains the horse or dog an additional 50 points without affecting the animal's health. Premium players can also create Horseland shows, which any player can enter their horses and dogs in as another way to gain points for their animal, although it can cost up to 30$ to enter one class. Finally, Horseland Premium members can also run, own, and vote for club presidents. The president of an official Horseland club has a term of one month, but with a cost. You must have other premium members vote for you during the month before; whoever has the most votes wins. Premium Players also get to post ads on special Premium advertising channels, and a special Premium channel called the "Arena" is for chatting. Basic Players can see what is being said on those channels, but they cannot post anything. + As in the real world (or called 'RL' on Horseland) money means everything.
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, and can chat with other players and can create lists of "stable buddies".