# šŸ“ Horse Wellbeing # šŸ”Ž Where to Check Your Horseā€™s Condition Most of the important information is shown in your horse menus. Use your horse menu to view: - **Welfare** for care, nutrition, cleanliness, hoof condition, and general health - **Stats** for the horseā€™s core traits and indicators - **Daily Care** for care tasks that still need to be completed - **Symptoms and Illnesses** indicators when something seems wrong If you use `/horse view`, or left click your horse, that opens the main horse menu for your selected horse. From there, players can access the horseā€™s welfare and stats pages. # ā¤ļø The Welfare Menu The Welfare menu is one of the most important places to check. It currently shows player-facing wellbeing details like: - fullness - hydration - protein - lipids - carbohydrates - sugar - hoof cleanliness - overall cleanliness - hoof length - wormer status - daily care completion - heat status, when relevant - last teeth float - wolf teeth removal This menu is the best place to get a fast overview of whether your horse is being properly maintained. ### Feeding and Hydration Food and water matter for more than just appearances. The system tracks fullness and hydration, and the welfare menu also shows nutrition breakdowns like protein, lipids, carbohydrates, and sugar. If these are ignored, your horseā€™s condition can slip, and that can affect overall wellbeing. Good feeding habits: - make sure the horse has access to food - make sure the horse has access to water - do not ignore low fullness or hydration - keep an eye on the nutrition bars ### Cleanliness and Hoof Care - hoof cleanliness `/h hoof-clean-tool` - overall cleanliness `/h brush` - hoof length `ask a farrier for a hoof trim` Grooming and hoof care are part of wellbeing, If these are slipping, your horse is not being maintained properly. A good routine is: - complete daily care regularly - keep the horse clean - watch hoof condition - do not leave hoof work or dental work for too long ### Health, Symptoms, and Illness General horse health is shown in the Welfare menu, and that page can also lead you into: - illnesses - symptoms - work needing done If your horse has visible symptoms or active illness issues, those need attention quickly. A horse that is physically unwell is much more likely to have other wellbeing problems layered on top. ### Daily Care Daily care is one of the clearest signs of whether a horse is being looked after properly. The Welfare screen directly shows whether daily care is complete, and it can send you to the Daily Care screen if it is not. # šŸ“Š The Stats Menu The Stats menu shows deeper horse information, including both **stats** and **indicators**. Important wellbeing-related stats and indicators include: - stress - aggression - frustration - spookiness - obedience - restlessness This is where you can see the horseā€™s current state compared to its natural baseline. That matters because some horses may naturally be more sensitive, spooky, or stress-prone than others. ### Stress Stress is one of the biggest wellbeing issues to watch. A stressed horse may: - become harder to handle - show visible stress behaviors - become more likely to refuse riding - contribute to other behavior problems The code currently shows that highly stressed horses can sometimes be too stressed to start a ride at all. Stress also feeds into other systems, including aggression. To help reduce stress: - avoid pushing a horse too hard - keep up with proper care and daily maintenance - pay attention to illness or discomfort ### Frustration Frustration is different from stress, but just as important. High frustration can lead to: - panic behaviors - more difficult handling - rider ejection in some situations - more unstable behavior overall A horse that feels trapped, neglected, or repeatedly bothered is more likely to become frustrated. Some actions help reduce frustration, including: - scratches and positive interaction - riding in the right conditions - social or free-roam style behavior - group movement in some cases ### Aggression Aggression affects how safe and manageable a horse feels. A horse with higher aggression is more likely to: - react poorly under pressure - contribute to rider ejection checks - feel more difficult to manage in stressful situations Aggression can be influenced by the horseā€™s baseline traits as well as current conditions. Stress can also push aggression higher. The best way to manage aggression is to stay ahead of the systems that feed into it: - lower stress - keep the horse comfortable - keep daily care current ### Spookiness and Other Behavior Clues Spookiness also plays into wellbeing, especially when a horse feels uncertain or overstimulated. A spooky horse may react more dramatically to situations, and it can combine badly with stress or frustration. If a horse seems jumpy, difficult, or quick to react, it is worth checking: - stress - frustration - spookiness - overall care and condition # šŸ„• Horse Nutrition #### Main Nutrients The four primary nutrients are: \- Carbs \- Lipids \- Protein \- Sugar These values can be viewed in the horseā€™s **Welfare** tab. #### Feed and Supply Horse feed can be purchased from **Reynoldā€™s Grain & Forage Co** in Ventura. Players can locate it with /compass. Feed is sold in larger quantities rather than as a single-use item. A full bag is intended to keep one horse fed for roughly 15 days. #### Daily Nutrient Loss Horses lose 17 nutrient points overnight. While being ridden, they lose an additional 1 nutrient point per minute. #### Choosing the Right Feed Feed should be selected based on workload and nutritional goals. Horses in regular work often need intermediate or high-performance blends to offset greater nutrient loss. Horses in light or no work may do well on more moderate options such as growth, senior, or broodmare blends. #### Supplemental Feeding Hay is useful when a horse needs extra nutrients without becoming too full from concentrated feed. When sugar is low but the horse is already near full, treats can help restore sugar more efficiently. Common examples include: \- Horse muffins \- Sugar cubes \- Peppermints #### Welfare and Performance Maintaining nutrition is essential for strong performance. Horses with poor welfare may suffer major stat reductions and become more difficult or expensive to manage. Poor feeding can contribute to: \- Reduced performance \- Malnourishment \- Dehydration #### Overfeeding Nutrition must also be balanced carefully. Overfeeding can lead to unhealthy weight gain, which in turn can reduce performance. #### Vitamin Deficiencies Some horses may develop vitamin deficiencies at random. These usually require a course of vitamins purchased from the pharmacy. # šŸ©ŗ Operations and Illness #### Routine Care Most horses commonly need recurring care such as: \- Teeth floating \- Hoof trimming \- Deworming These procedures help maintain welfare and long term performance. #### Optional Procedures Some operations are not strictly required, but are recommended depending on the horseā€™s use and condition. These include: \- Bit fitting \- Saddle fitting \- Shoeing \- Gelding \- Microchipping \- Weight checks \- Genetic testing #### Required Procedures Some situations make veterinary or specialist intervention necessary. This is especially true for: \- Illness-related treatment \- Pregnancy \- Overdue bred horses \- Certain dental or hoof conditions Examples of required procedures may include: \- Ultrasound \- C-section \- Tooth extraction \- Hoof cleaning \- Illness-specific cures #### Medication Some illnesses require treatment over multiple in game days. In these cases, players must buy the correct medicine from the pharmacy in Ventura and administer it in the same general way as feed. The listed treatment days are not consecutive, so players do not need to log in on uninterrupted daily intervals to complete a course.