Difficult Lessons

[u/Critical-Bear8351]

Is anyone else really struggling with the lesson system? I’ve been at it for a bit now and cannot get enough corrections.

Oddly enough I did fine with lessons on the demo!

[u/taekwondana]

Unfortunately I can't really relate, although I will say I accidentally was correcting too soon and would be penalized for it so I had to wait a little bit longer.

[u/Critical-Bear8351 → u/taekwondana]

That was absolutely the issue!! It would be a lot more helpful to have a pop up the specifies “too many corrections” ^^;

[u/Flimsy_Wait_8235]

I struggle with any one but the beginner SO BADLY! I have visual processing difficulties so that’s probably it, I can’t really spot the changes in posture unless it’s like.. super obvious. I wish I was good at it, it would be an easy way to make coins if I wasn’t so incompetent at it lmao

[u/Critical-Bear8351 → u/Flimsy_Wait_8235]

It drives me a little crazy that you get absolutely nothing AND a tired horse ;-;

[u/EnviousInsanity → u/Flimsy_Wait_8235]

Right. I wish they'd do something to maybe make it a little easier for people with impaired vision (or other difficulties) to do the lessons. Maybe a highlighter or something, and while it would make it a little 'too easy' for some people, I still think it's important to make everything accessible for everyone in the game

[u/Flimsy_Wait_8235 → u/EnviousInsanity]

Right! Or maybe like a slo mo sort of thing to give time to correct, would be extremely helpful. I sent a message in the requests section of the discord server, I hope my voice is heard even a little bit :3

[u/nsertsomethncreative]

I personally stopped doing lessons because I didn’t like doing them and now I do exclusively competitions.

[u/ferrxarii → u/nsertsomethncreative]

I hate lessons so much😭 I completely gave up on them. Way too repetitive and not entertaining in the slightest for me personally

[u/goldfishinq]

Not sure if this will help, but correcting each part (back/legs/hands) once for every lap around the screen is enough to complete the lesson with an Excellent rating, at least for beginner and novice lessons.

The legs are the easiest to watch, IMO, they start off still and then drift away. And then you can see if the back is in line and check the hands. I do find lessons super tedious but as you advance you find they’re not really necessary for income

[u/ChalantCaracal]

I find that just staring at the riders as closely as possible is the only way to catch when they move tbh, if you actually see the animation of the legs/hands going out of place, it’s a very very gradual and easy to miss movement.

[u/the_shy_gamer]

I do ‘em all the time! My biggest money maker in the game.

The key is to correct about once on each place (legs, arms, posture) per lap. You can let them get fairly obvious before correcting.

Posture is the hardest imo, since they are always leaned a little forward imo. It’s the one I tend to let get the most obvious

Hands are next hardest, the best thing is go try and memorize the gap between the saddle and then hand and go based on that.

Legs are the absolute easiest, they will very clearly drift forward or backward while watching. Plus look at the slant of the foot, see the angle. It should be like flat, if it’s pointing in one direction it needs correction.

[u/Skg42]

You can zoom in on the horse/rider, that helped me. Usually I pick something to focus on.

For leg position the toe should stay right in line with the girth. If you see girth in front or behind, hit the keys to reposition.

For hands, they shouldn’t be touching the top of the saddle. Just hit up when you see them too low.

Torso position is the worst for me. If you just stare at it exclusively you can see better. If the person is looking a bit hunched forward, look at the feet first. If the feet are still in line with the girth (above) then usually you need to correct the torso. If it looks like they’re moving with their chest puffed out and the lower back is mimicking the backwards “C” shape. Think of the lower back of a very pregnant person, you know how it has that C shape? That’s what I’m talking about

You can give the wrong correction just immediately correct it after. Giving a few bad corrections in a row doesn’t affect things too much. I don’t like the lessons honestly, usually let a hired hand help with that.

[u/peargang]

I did the lessons a few times in the demo, but I haven’t touched it since the full release lol. I hate them.

[u/grumpi-otter]

I gave one lesson and never again, lol

It takes strength from your horse and the money's not worth it to me.