Predicates are a system used in the horse world to judge the quality of horses and determine their eligibility for registries. These qualities include their conformation, performance in their sports disciplines, and the qualities they pass down to their offspring. A system based mainly on the predicates earned by Friesians and Dutch Warmbloods in The Netherlands is used in Horse Reality.
In the game, predicates serve as quality indicators but are not linked to registry admission. All predicates a horse has earned are visible in the "Predicates" line of the info box on its profile.
¶ Star
This predicate does not have any age or sex requirements. A horse or foal needs to earn three 1st premium ribbons (= 80.000+ score) at conformation shows to earn the star predicate.
Once a horse meets the requirement, the predicate appears on its profile: The word "Star" appears in the info box's Predicates section. This happens as soon as the horse achieves its third 1st premium score, even if the conformation show itself is still running.
NOTE: If you enter both a club- and a game-hosted conformation show at the same time and your horse earns its second and third 1st premium in the process, the horse will not receive the star predicate. Another show entry (placement doesn't matter) is required for the game to register the predicate.
¶ Proven
The proven predicate is tied to a horse's offspring. Thus, the horse must be at least 3 years old to start working towards earning it. The requirements are different based on the sex of the horse: Stallions can produce offspring much more quickly than a mare, which would give them an unfair advantage if the requirements were the same. As it stands, the proven predicate requires the following:
Mare:
- At least 8 offspring with star predicates
- Entered into a conformation show after achieving the first requirement.
Stallion:
- At least 20 offspring with star predicates
- Entered into a conformation show after achieving the first requirement.
Once a horse fulfils the above requirements, the word "Proven" appears in the Predicates line of the info box on its profile. Remember that a horse must enter a conformation show once it qualifies for the proven predicate. Only then will the predicate get awarded and appear on its profile. It doesn't matter how the horse scores in that show or if it has a star predicate itself, though.
¶ Clinical Approved
The clinical approved predicate is for stallions at 7 years or older. To earn this predicate, the stallion needs to be old enough and have good enough health and fertility.
Once a stallion is 7 years old, he can undergo a clinical check at the veterinarian. This will take the five health stats and the semen quality (fertility) stat into account. The stallion receives the predicate if each of these stats is 75+ points high. In that case, "Clinical Approved" appears in his profile's Predicates section of the info box. However, if even one of these stats isn't high enough, the stallion will not receive the predicate. No other factors besides the five health stats and fertility are considered. Increasing a stallion's physical fitness or affection, training or feeding him before the clinical check, and similar strategies won't affect the results. No special preparation is required.
The clinical check can only be done once, as the stallion's health stats and fertility don't change over time and are unaffected by anything the player does (such as care, exercise, etc). Thus, a repeated check wouldn't yield different results. If a stallion of 7+ years doesn't have the clinical approved predicate but doesn't show up for the clinical check at the vet, it means he's been checked before and failed to receive the predicate.
The five health stats and fertility can be revealed by a health check and a fertility test at the vet respectively. The results will be shown on Health tab of the horse. Depending on the number range that a stat falls in, it will get a specific label:
| Number | Label |
|---|---|
| 0 - 20 | Poor |
| 21 - 40 | Fair |
| 41 - 60 | Average |
| 61 - 80 | Good |
| 81 - 100 | Excellent |
An "excellent" health stat is 80+ points high and qualifies for the clinical approved predicate. A health stat which is "average" or worse is under 60 points high and will cancel out any chance of earning this predicate. A "good" health stat is 60-80 points high and could either manage or fail to meet the 75+ criterion for the predicate. Based on this, if a stallion fails the clinical check, you can tell which of his stats could have possibly caused this.