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This is the highlights from a list on the Forest (HJ2) server:


There is SO much to do on Hunt and Jump that it can be overwhelming, so I wanted to start a list of "Things To Do When You're Broke". Contribute an idea if you have one, but if you have questions about how to get to a page, or how to do something, please start another thread.

This also assumes you have read the FAQ's and the helpful links you were shown when you first posted on the forum! If not, or if you didn't get the links list, then send me a private message and I will send it to you!

Here are some starter ideas:

Learn how to use the Search page! It is amazing how easy it is to find JUST the right horse once you figure it out! Plus it can make things SO much faster! I’ve found horses for sale that might have otherwise been lost (to me) in the hundreds of pages of the public sales boards! I use it to pull up lists of all my stallions during breeding season, and lists of mares who are still open, and it goes on and on! Start simple. Find all the stallions in the game. Then find all the stallions under 4 years old! Then find all the stallions under 4 years old who are under 14.2 hands tall!

Visit other barns! Most of the stables are open for you to look through. Find a person on the forum, and click their name link, then click their ID number to go to their barn. Poke around! See how they organize their barns, see how many pastures they have. If you don’t understand something you can send them a private message and ask them why they did it the way they did! See if you can figure out what colors they breed for!

Check out the Tack Tab! Even for free accounts there are a ton of different options to try! Get a different background! Put a bridle on your best horse! Give them a nice clip job! Spend some time learning how it all works!

Start brushing up on horse color genetics. Click on the link to the Genetics Guide to learn what the color test results mean. You may still have questions, so please just ask. We'll be glad to help you out.

Really study the Rules and Terms of Service. Ammit's pretty forgiving when new players break the rules, but it can be embarrassing when it happens, so it's better to know them in advance. Once again, if you have a question, please ask.

What i did as a new player was go way way back in the forums reading up about as much as i could

Make a cool signature for your forum posts.

Make a stable image for the horse pages (if you have a Basic Upgrade)

pick an older member and and ask them about their favorite horse and the breeding behind. I don't think any of us would turn down the chance to talk about one of our favorite horses or their personal lines.

ask about how they pick a breed name, everyone has a great story about their breed name

look up a color/color combination that you like and research it! find someone who breeds a lot of that color and ask about it! you might pick up same cool tricks on how to breed your own line


hatch an evil plan for the best strategy on how to slowly hoard the greatest of the showponies and slowly over take all of the leader boards and with time the entire game! that's what every member should drive for!
I'm just kidding. this game has the most supportive community I've ever seen online

Participate in the forum games and competitions. They are great fun and member organized

My husband says, Get off the phone/laptop and do some housework!