entering cross country competitons

To 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. Your real name will be recorded so I know who to give prizes to if you use another name.

• 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!

• Charge!

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.

cross country scoring

Your time score is the time it takes you to complete the cross country course, minus any penalties.

To complete the course, you must wear your !HI! Jumping HUD and pass through the start gate to begin, and the finish gate to end.

Time penalties will be added to your score for missing fences. Penalties will always place you lower on the scoreboard. If two people complete the course in exactly the same time, but one had a penalty, the other will be ranked above them.

'Average Time' cross country

Average time comeptitions are not scored on completing the course at speed. This is to discourage flying round the course or otherwise cheating to get a quick time.

Before the beginning of the competition, the course is completed three times. An average time is recorded and kept secret. The person who completes the course in the time closest to this average is the winner.

There is some luck involved, but mostly this competition style is about riding the course accurately and at a steady speed.

'Speed' cross country

As 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!