It's time again for our big, massive mascot contest! It's part training contest, part mascot contest, and a whole lot of fun and competitiveness! And this year we're throwing in even more challenges to keep you on your toes!

It's our hope that this contest will continue to bring everyone together as a community of breeders and players (as this will produce some awesome animals), and also help to boost the sales of tickets, shows, and graphics on the game.

In this contest participants will start with a horse or dog that has just turned to showable age (we will have a grand prize winner for each species), and the goal will be to train it to the highest possible points in a 6 week period. In additon to the training, animals must also have a creative name, a unique, quality image (can be custom-made or a pre-made but it MUST be unique to that animal), and an awesome backstory. As always, we will have one category in each species for people who are using tickets and shows, and one category in each species for those who are not. You can find more information, and the official rules of the contest here!

Participants can participate by themselves, or form teams. Each individual/team will have three weeks to gather funds, poll resources, make plans, and get ticket/show reservations, and then 6 weeks to actually train their animal. At the end of the 6 weeks, final scoring will begin and voting will begin to take place for the winners in individual categories. Go here to sign up!

The contest is judged primarily based on who had the most points in each category at the end (40%), but also by popular vote for Best Overall (10%), Best Picture (20%), Best Name (10%) and Best Backstory (20%).

For more information, check out the 2017 Mascot Contest forum!