News

Downtime

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 4

Expect downtime this Saturday at 9am EST/ game time for some code and database updates!

New Halters, Polos, & Blankets!

Friday, January 23, 2026 13

Hello everyone! Today’s update is a bit smaller than expected. We ran into some issues while trying to push our original update so we will not have any downtime today. However, we do have a bit of a nice surprise for you all! Today, we are releasing our updated halters, polos, and blankets! 🌈 New Halter, Polos, & Blankets! We have been hard at

Upcoming Downtime

Thursday, January 22, 2026 7

HoFa will be down sometime this week or early next week. Most likely tomorrow after 11am EST/game time. We expect downtime to take several hours. This is to push some new code and do some database stuffs!

February BOTM Voting!

Monday, January 19, 2026 8

Hello everyone! We are continuing Breed of the Month (BOTM), for the month of February and need everyone to vote on the BOTM breed! We had a successful December BOTM featuring Dutch Warmbloods, so voting has excluded those for now. Previously, BOTM was created to give lesser-loved breeds an upward

2026 Q1 Plans & Coat Color Update pt. 2

Saturday, January 10, 2026 9

Happy new year everyone and welcome to our first news post of 2026! We are gearing up for a big year of updates and changes and are excited to share some of our plans with you! Today we are releasing our Q1 plans, January through March, and finishing our coat color update. 🗓️ Q1 Plans and 2026 GoalsWe have planned out several of our

Winter Candy Land!

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 13

Happy holidays to those who celebrate! Today we gallop on down to candy land. In the spirit of holiday season giving, we have sent a few goodies to everyone who has been active since December 1st. 🍬 Explore the Candy LandWe are rolling in gumdrops and sna

It's Winter in HoFa!

Friday, December 19, 2025 12

Happy winter everyone! We are updating a day earlier than usual for our winter fun due to myself, Curly, being away on the 20th. Today's update is a big one and has taken quite a bit of heavy lifting to finish before the end of the year. Per request, horse coat colors have been made a bit more vivid. This is part 1 of 2 updates for base color updates. Additionally, it's winter in Hoofbeat Plains! ⛄ Winter in HoFa!Well, well, well, it looks as though an unexpec

12 Days of Winter!

Sunday, December 14, 2025 8

Hello everyone and happy start of the holiday season! Today we enjoy the the excitement of gift giving and several bug squashes.🎄 12 Days of Winter!From today until December 24th, enjoy the 12

Club/Campaign Changes, Show Change, & Bug Squashes!

Friday, December 5, 2025 10

Hello HoFa family and happy update day! Today we have several club and campaign changes, bug squashes, and show changes. 🏠 Club and Campaign ChangesWe are excited to announce several Q

BOTM, Campaigns, & A Note

Monday, December 1, 2025 2

🐎 December BOTMThe breed of the month competition has been posted to the forum! Prizes include items and bits with many categories to enter. Gallop on over and enter your foundation Dutch Warmbloods into the competition. ✨ Black Friday Sale!As a reminder, until December 1st, tonight, at midnight EST/gametime ingots are on sale for up to 35% off! We also have a large offering of packages and items in the General Store and Emporium. All profits are going toward our development bills and art updates. 🐴 Campaign Deletion ClarificationsWe have had several questions about the upcoming dele

Black Friday Sale, Turkey Return, and Campaign Changes

Thursday, November 27, 2025 21

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today we sit back and think about all that we are thankful for and celebrate with friends and family. We want to say thank you to everyone who has supported HoFa this year. We are thankful for our welcoming community, continued success, and the ability to continue the development of HoFa. Without our wonderful players we wouldn’t be here! 🦃 The Great Turkey MigrationA herd of gobblers has arrived in H

Bug Fixes, Dun Changes & Color Update!

Sunday, November 23, 2025 10

Hello everyone and happy weekend! Today we have several bug updates, changes to the dun gene, and an update on re-colors. 🖍️ Base Re-ColorsWe are working through re-coloring all of ou

Sneak Peek & BOTM Poll!

Saturday, November 15, 2025 10

Hello everyone and happy weekend! Today we have a smaller update due to working on the reported gene bugs. 📝 Forum Event: Breed of the Month (BOTM) VotingWe are bringing

Poll Results & Bug Fix!

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 43

Hello everyone and welcome to a mid-week update! We saved this update since it's quite boring and a bit more of a “cleaning up” kind of update. Today we have news about our recent community poll and some changes to auctions. 📝 Community Poll ResultsOur community poll results are in! We a

🎃 Happy Halloween!

Friday, October 31, 2025 8

Happy Halloween witches! Today is one of our favorite days of the year. Time for spooky bats, hauntings, tricks, treats, and cuddly black cats. 🎃 Haunted Forest MapOur spooky haunted map has arrived with sca

Developer Log

Feature Request Add a cool-down warning on the 'Straws, Eggs, and Embryos' page marked as Complete.

Feature Request Private Breedings : Show Player Names marked as Complete.

Bug Fix Akhal Teke art is still not updated on some horses marked as Fixed.

Bug Fix [Missing Layer] Light Foal Missing Mane marked as Fixed.

Bug Fix [TRANSPORT] Loading transport now takes forever for 20+ horses marked as Fixed.

Bug Fix Smoky Black light stock body foals missing mane marked as Fixed.

Bug Fix Arabians: Broken Purple English Pad Layer marked as Fixed.

Bug Fix Platinum When Should Be Bronze marked as Fixed.

Bug Fix Eventing discipline shows missing. marked as Fixed.

Bug Fix My buttons to edit, equip, page to the next horse, and preview all disappeared! marked as Fixed.

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