The Sparkling Apple is like a Golden Apple but you can choose a picture of a horse to use for the Sparkling Apple. So if you had a picture of your horse that you wanted to be the picture of your howrse you would use the Sparkling Apple.

Sparkling Apple is kind of like a privledge. You get to post pictures of your horse if you follow the rules.

I don't know if i like the idea of the sparking apple. I mean, i like the coats that Horwrse already has, and the GA coats. I mean, it is a cool idea to have a pic of your horse on here....but, its kind of sad when you do not have a real horse anymore.

Sparkling Apple - that 'spoiler' has been around for over a year (I actually have a screen shot and description of it somewhere). 95% sure that's a fake one based on the sheer number of issues it would raise (such as use copyrighted photos, people claiming others work as their own, etc.)

The idea of it was to be limited to horses (ex. a photo of your own horse) - and that other animals would not be allowed.
However, that probably would not stop people from trying to submit images of wolves, dogs, and other non-horse animals. Nor would it stop people from submitting copyrighted photos as their own.
The sheer amount of work it would take to moderate and check all the images would be astronomical and just not practical (it's hard enough with the GA coats - which is partially why Howrse switched to the current voting system as sometimes players catch things the Admins and other Team members miss).

There's been a lot of talk about draft horses, and people seem to be expressing disappointment that they're not unique enough. I had an idea that may make draft horses more interesting, solely related to their breeding. I've submitted this to the admins, and they agree it's a very good idea. I'll share it with all of you.

Here is what appears to be the GP gain formula, without the random variance. As the formula shows, foundation horses can have huge +40 GP gains on International.



I propose that draft horses use a modification of the classic GP gain formula, so that the GP gains are drastically reduced. This would mean more players would put in more work to advance the breed and draft horses would not be as easily monopolised like all other breeds. This would also stop draft horses from being monopolised like every other breed so easily, and it would create a whole new GP race.

Tiny GP gains would result in a more level playing field. I propose that the GP gain formula for draft horses, without the random variance, should look like this:



Having the top GP based on the top GP of draft horses and not the top GP of any breed would mean that from the beginning upon release, draft horses would have very slow GP advancement. Once draft horses reach 400 GP, the average GP gain for 350 GP draft horses would be around 0.5. This very slow advancement is like a whole new GP race, and by also lessening the gain of the top GP draft horses, it will be a slower moving GP race as well, making draft horses more interesting and challenging for all players.

This modification of the classic GP gain formula for draft horses would open up a new and fresh GP race, one that isn't dominated by the already established GP monopoly. Draft horses deserve to be separated from the normal horse GP race, and a modification of their GP gain formula would certainly achieve this and keep players interest for longer, otherwise draft horses will pass as a fad once they too are level with every other breed.