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description: Training is essential on Equinox to unlock a horse’s full potential.
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# Training

Every horse starts with base stats, but through consistent riding and jumping, they can improve dramatically over time. The system is realistic and age-based, with performance peaks, gradual decline, and trait progression tied to levels.

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## 🕒 Training & Age

Horse training is influenced by age. Horses learn and improve fastest during their **peak training years**, and training efficiency declines over time.

**Peak Training Ages**:\
Horses train best between the following age brackets:\
**4–7 years** → Fastest progression\
**7–10 years** → Moderate progression\
**10+ years** → Slower progression

**Training Slowdown**:\
After **age 12**, a **5% performance decline** occurs **each year**, simulating aging effects and decreasing performance returns.

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## 📈 Levelling System

Horses level up through active use—riding and jumping. As they level, they unlock new capabilities and lose negative traits:

* **Level 5** – Unlocks **first discipline**
* **Level 20** – Removes **first bad trait**
* **Level 35** – Removes **second bad trait**
* **Level 50** – Removes **third bad trait**
* **Level 75** – Unlocks **second discipline**
* **Level 150** – Unlocks **third discipline**

Levels are earned progressively through consistent activity and performance.

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## 🐎 Training Speed

Riding directly affects your horse’s speed:

* For every **10 minutes of riding at a specific gait**, the horse gains **between 0.14–0.27 mph** in that gait, depending on age and training conditions.

You’ll gain more when training during peak age windows, especially from **ages 4 to 7**.

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## 🦘 Training  Jumping

Jumping helps improve your horse’s jump height, but only when performed with precision.

* For every **75 perfect jumps** (landing in the **orange bar** of the jump meter), the horse gains **between 0.07–0.14 ft** in jump height.

Consistency and timing are key to progression.
