Hello there, and Welcome to 'Back In The West'!
Will you play a human looking to catch and tame the wild horses?
Or perhaps you'll take the path of a tame equine, standing tall at your riders side, striving to be the best...
Or maybe, just maybe, you'll pick the path that will lead you down the trail of a wild horse, living off your wits!
The current Season is Spring!

General

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No New Posts How It Works In The West




Lucky lucky, you get to read the rules.Every site has 'em, and they have to be obeyed, three strikes your out!

Aside from this board being the thing that keeps you out of trouble here, it will also tell you how the site works! Back In The West is a realistic horse RPG, and unlike the usual, 'stallion claims lands', it will be like it is in the wild!

Stallions must attempt to manage thier herds while living amongst hundreds of other horses on the Mountain that is thier home.

Prepare for drama, action, love, and above all, creativity!

3 3 General Rules & Guidlines
by Admin = kAGE
Apr 6, 2010 16:58:11 GMT -5
No New Posts Fun Stuff!!




Here is where you can unleash all that CRAZINESS you have pent up inside you! Play games, talk randomly, devise plots for your charrys, vent, make suggestions, post if your going away, and much more!

Moderator: Admin = kAGE

Sub-boards: Games & Random Chit Chat!, Need Some Help?, Billboard, Venting, Suggestions!, Plottage!!!!!

2 5 Open Threads
by Admin = kAGE
Apr 10, 2010 8:55:14 GMT -5
No New Posts Adds

Here ya go, guest friendly!

22 23 The Brink
by Hoof Prince
Sept 8, 2010 21:54:27 GMT -5
No New Posts Studios





This board is dedicated to all the talented designers here at BITW.

Once you reach a 50 post minimum you may request a studio of your own, just make sure that once your studio is made you put your examples up, until then I will have a small studio open.

You may only request graphics for characters you play ON THIS SITE.If we catch you making characters for other websites trouble will follow!

Moderator: Admin = kAGE

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Starting Out

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No New Posts Birthing Board




After your humans or horses mate, post the parents stats here and a staff member will give you the foal or childs stats!

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No New Posts Create Your Characters





Here is where you make your characters bio.There is a form within that MUST be used!

You don't have to wait to be accepted before RPing, but you should check back on your horses bio as if your asked to change something you will have to.

Sub-boards: Humans, Tame Horse, Wild Horse

11 15 Adriana
by Jessica
Apr 11, 2010 19:10:02 GMT -5
No New Posts In Depth





Feel like the loose bio above didn't quite capture the essance of your character? Well, here you go!

Inside this board you can make a thread that includes all the detailed info of your characters. There will be a form inside that you may use if you like, but this is not required.You may express your characters how ever you want here, so long as it's appropriate.

3 8 ( rise up and take the power back )
by Ayla
Apr 12, 2010 18:44:22 GMT -5

Town of Shetland

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No New Posts The Plaza




Here is where you can find all the town's most succesful places, such as the movie theater, cafe, pet store, and much more!

Sub-boards: The Movie Theater, The Corner Cafe, Pet Store, Mini Mall, Tack & Feed Store

1 1 Just one more
by Jessica
Apr 10, 2010 17:50:36 GMT -5
No New Posts Allongale Park & Trails




This huge park is ideal for all types of events, including parties, picnics, and is great for one-on-one time.You can also trail ride here with your horse, but be careful, not all of the paths are safe!

Sub-boards: The Old Dirt Road, The Amethyst Trail, Break-Leg Run

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No New Posts The Hole In The Wall



Downtown Shetland is where all the hustle and bustle is (which really isn't much ^^ ), and with all that going on it's easy to overlook a small bar such as this, and it's aptly named. The Hole In The Wall is known for it's loud music, good booze, and having a good time!

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No New Posts Shetland Hospital




Here stands the magnificent Shetland hospital with an on site emergancy vet team, so that both people and equine problems can be dealt with.Most of the funding that created this building came from the winnings of the Wiley Ranch just outside of Town, and there is a plaque memorial on the side of the building thanking them for thier generosity.

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No New Posts The SlaughterHouse






Here is where horses of no value, poor health, or rebellious nature are sent, but regardless of the reason why they are here, it's up to you to save them.The horses that are left here will remain in the stalls for 5 days, if a human does not come for them after that, they are killed.

*If your looking for a new horse watch this board, one could be sentanced to death any time.*

1 6 Roses Have Thier Thorns...So They Should Die?
by Ayla
Apr 12, 2010 18:33:48 GMT -5
No New Posts The Bording Stables





Since the humans here start out with nothing, they won't have a ranch of thier own to store thier horse in.Thats where this place comes in! Register your name here and you'll have a place for all your horses!

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No New Posts The Delrose




The Delrose is perhaps the largest and most modern building, aside from the hospital, in the entire town.Since housing is limited in this still developing town, new residents may check in here!

There are both single rooms and rooms with two bedrooms equipped with a bathroom, kitchen, and living room.

All humans must start out here!
Once you reach the 300 post mark you may request a ranch!

Sub-boards: Check In Area, The Lounge

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No New Posts The Wiley Ranch




The Wiley Ranch belongs to the siblings Samantha & Christopher Wiley.Thier parents were one of the first to invest in the town of Shetland, and were perhaps the most successful.They bred, trained, sold and competed thier horses, and the Towns hospital was built largely on thier winnings.Thier untimely death two years back left the ranch and what was left of the horses to thier children.

This ranch will occasionally have horses for sale, and they offer training for out of control horses.

Sub-board: Race Track

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No New Posts The Arenas




The Wiley farm isn't just crucial to the town of Shetland because of the money it brings in, but because they offer the only training rings for horses in the entire town, and they are open to the public free of charge!Here you will find the jumping Arena, a mock track, a dressage Arena, and one for practicing your Western moves. Annual shows are also held throughout the years, so look out for them, as anyone with an eligable horse may compete to win great prizes!

Sub-boards: Jumping Ring, Dressage Ring, The Mock Track, The Western Ring

1 7 Not Everyday... (Open)
by Admin = kAGE
Apr 12, 2010 14:26:34 GMT -5

The Round Up Plains

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No New Posts The Old Corrals



When the Town of Shetland first emerged almost 30 years ago, this small ranch was one of the first buildings to stand, and first to fall apart.Now abandoned, the corrals here are used by the people who come to the plains to catch horses.Instead of wrestling your horse all the way back to the town, pen your horse up here and call for a truck!

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No New Posts The Grassy Plains




The wild horses usually stick to their haven, The Mountain, but word of the invading two leggeds stretches far and fast, and it doesn't take long for the wild equines to find out about it.Horses who wish to test thier strength, speed, and courage may come here to find thier ultimate test.Humans.Any horse on these plains is fair game to be caught, all a human needs is skills with a horse and a rope.

Horses CANNOT chew through the ropes once they have been caught unless they are left unsupervised for a long period of time!

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Deep Country

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No New Posts The Meadows



These are the equines Spring lands, a vast forest of deciduous trees with multiple meadows popping up throughout it.These lands bring new life, as the mares who were bred in Winter now foal.The Meadows are a quiet, peaceful place to live, but wolves, bears, and other horses stalk these lands, so keep a close eye on one another.The weather here is normally fair, with the suns warm rays balanced out by a cool breeze, but it is Spring, so expects light showers, mists, and thunderstorms occasionally.

Breeding and Birthing is Allowed here as is fighting, remember though, not every spat between horses will need a staff to judge it, so if you can play it out on your own, go for it, but if you think it needs a Staff member, don't hesitate to contact one.

Sub-boards: The River, The Thickets, The Swamplands

1 1 Magic In The Water (Open)
by Admin = kAGE
Apr 8, 2010 7:31:27 GMT -5
No New Posts The Grasslands



These are the equines Summer grounds, a vast expanse of grassy plains that act as the filler between The Meadow and The Mountains.When one leaves The Meadows and crosses on to The Grasslands, you can see, looming in the distance like the Gods themselves, The Mountains, the top of which is the equines final destination.Through the months of summer the herds graze, play,fight, and breed in the lush lands that seam to stretch into the horizon.The weather here is hot, and seldom is thier a cool wind to wash over the body.The humidity here causes Thunderstorms, but they are never long, and the horses can always find shelter amongst the random clusters of beech trees that are scattered over the grasslands.

Birthing and Fighting are Allowed Here

Sub-board: The Weeping Willows

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No New Posts The Mountains



Most of the Fall, for the equines at least, is spent in constant motion.The foals born in the Spring and Summer are now put to the test as the trek up the steep, grassy slopes of the mountains commence.There are many dangers here; cliffs, cougars, wolves, birds of prey, bad footing that could leave a horse lame and more, so stay with your herd! The weather is cooling now, and the humid days are gone.For a short while the warmth will stay, and then it's gone, replaced by chilling high winds.Foliage starts to go bad, and food will become scarce.

Breeding is NOT allowed in this season nor is foaling, fighting is allowed

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No New Posts The Valley Oasis




These are the herds wintering grounds.After a long, trechorous trek up the mountains, the herds reach thier final destination.In the middle of the mountains, in a valley hidden far behind thier walls, the horses find refuge.This valley is a place of intense beauty and peace, with high canyon walls that block out the cold winter winds.The valley is lush, with a narrow, slow moving river that winds from one end to the other.The weather here is beautiful, for winter that is.There are no blizzards or harsh winds, only gentle snowfalls that leave the land as a canvas of white.

Breeding is allowed as is fighting

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No New Posts The Riverbed



This is the riverbed.Throughout the entire year it is a violent, rushing river with dangerous rapids and jagged rocks, but just as winter comes to a close, it dries up.For three days this river runs dry, for reasons still unknown, but whatever the reason, te herds use it to thier advantage.Instead of making the long, dangerous journey back the way they came, they follow the riverbed, which leads them right back to The Meadows in time for Spring.

When Winter comes to an end a Mass PM will be sent out, all members are required to be on for at least one of the three days given in that PM. All you have to do is make a thread here for your stallion and his herd to reply to saying they made the journey.If you fail to do this you and your herd will either be stranded in The Oasis, forced to return the way they came, or they will perish if they don't make thier way to The Meadows within the three days given, as The River will start up again, drowning everything.

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