Guide to VRL in English

This page contains VRL info in English, as VRL website is currently available only in Finnish.

Basic info

The Header

• Kirjaudu sisään / Kirjaudu ulos - login / log out
• Profiili - user profile (summary of your horses, stables, homebreds, competitions etc.)
• Pikaviestit - Direct messages

Your user profile

Links in the left sidebar:

• Omat tiedot (your VRL-ID profile)
• Muokkaa tietoja (edit your VRL-ID profile) Here you can edit your basic user info (nickname, e-mail, description, do you want to show you e-mail publicly in the profile)
• Vaihda salasana (change your password)
• Omat pikaviestit (direct messages)
• Omat hevoset (your horses)
• Omat tallit (your stables)
• Omat kasvattajanimet (your prefixes/suffixes)
• Omat kilpailut (your competitions

How to register

As a registered VRL member you can send messages to other users, register and manage your horses and stables. After the membership registration you get your personal 5-number VRL-ID (VRL-tunnus) which can be used to participate in competitions, evaluations and shows.

The VRL membership and VRL-ID are free.

How to register

1. Go to page http://virtuaalihevoset.net/ and click Jäsenyys (membership) in the header
2. Liity jäseneksi (register your membership) link the left sidebar
3. Fill all the information in the membership form
   1. Nimimerkki (your username)
   2. Sähköpostiosoite (e-mail address)
4. Roskapostitarkastus (spam check), the question is “How many hooves does a horse have?”. Answer in numbers.
5. Click Liity (join) to send your membership application.

After this you will receive an e-mail from VRL containing your password and an activation code for your membership application. Check the spam folder just in case! Please also note that the VRL admins will check your application and it might take a while before you can log in for the first time.

When logging in, use your 5-number VRL-id and your password.

I forgot my password!

Please contact the VRL admin (via VRL Tuki) if you’ve forgotten your VRL-ID or password. Do not apply for a new VRL-ID, duplicates are strictly forbidden!

How to register and manage your stable

Only registered VRL members can register stables and horses to the VRL database. Please note that you can only register stables and horses owned by you!

Registering a stable

Please note that the form fields must be filled when you’re registering your stable and your stables website must have a “This is a SIM-game stable / Virtuaalitalli” disclaimer!

1. Click Virtuaalitallit (SIM-game stables) in the header.
2. Click Tallin rekisteröinti (register a SIM-game stable) in the left sidebar
3. Nimi (your stables name)
4. Kuvaus (description). This form field is not mandatory!
5. Osoite (your stables url)
6. Kategoria Choose your stables category/categories
   1. harrastetalli (hobby stable)
   2. kilpailukeskus (competition centre)
   3. laukkatalli (racing stable, e.g. flat racing)
   4. muu kilpatalli (other competition stable)
   5. myyntitalli (sales stable)
   6. orisema (stallion station)
   7. ratsastuskoulu (riding school)
   8. ravitalli (harness racing stable)
   9. siittola (stud farm)
   10. tamma-asema (mare station)
   11. valjakkotalli (combined driving stable)
   12. westerntalli (western stable)
   13. yksityistalli (livery stable)
7. Lyhenne (abbreviation). A 2-4 letter abbreviation for your stable, this will make your stable-ID (tallitunnus)
8. Check the box “Virtuaalitallini sivuilla lukee selvästi, että kyseessä on virtuaalitalli!” (My SIM-game stables website states clearly that it is a SIM-game stable)
9. Rekisteröi talli (register my stable)

How to manage your stable

1. Click Omat tallit or Tallit on your profile page
2. A list of your VRL registered stables appears
3. Click Editoi in order to edit your stable
4. You can edit the stable description, url, categories (Tiedot) and add/remove owners (Omistajat) or close your stable (lopeta)

How can I add horses to my stable?

Your horses can be added to your stables via the horses registry profile. Add you stable-ID to the Kotitalli field.

How to register and manage your horses

Register a horse

Click the Virtuaalihevoset (sim-game horses) link in the header. That takes you to the main page of the VRL registry where you can search horses that are already registered (VH-ID, registered name, breed, gender etc.).

Click the Hevosten rekisteröinti (register a horse) link in the sidebar on the left to open the registration form. Please note that all of the boxes marked with an asterisk (*) must be filled in order to register a horse successfully.

Mandatory info

1. Nimi (name) is your horses whole official name including the breeder’s prefix, suffix etc.
2. Sukupuoli (gender), choose your horses gender
3. Rotu (breed), choose your horses breed in the dropdown
4. Syntymäaika (date of birth), add your horses date of birth in DD-MM-YYYY format
5. Hevosen sivujen osoite (horse’s page url), add your horses page url with http

Registering a deceased horse?

You can also register horses that have already been deceased.

1. Tick the Kuollut (deceased) box if your horse has already died. Kuolinpäivä (date of death) can be filled out. DD-MM-YYYY.

Now you’ve filled all of the mandatory information in order to register your horse and rest of the information is optional.

Lisätiedot (Additional information)

1. Säkäkorkeus (height in cm). This must be filled if you want to compete in Finnish leveled competition. This info can be edited later if needed
2. Väri (coat color). This info can be edited later if needed
3. Syntymämaa (country of birth). This info can’t be edited later!
4. Kotitalli (current stable / home stable). You can add your own stable here as the horses current stable

Pedigree and breeder information

The pedigree and breeder info should be left empty if the horses parents (dam or/and sire) and/or breeder aren’t registered at VRL. E.g. a imported (created) horse does not have a breeder.

Please always check what information the Finnish breeder wants to be used when registering a SIM-horse bred by a Finnish simmer. Some breeder’s want just their VRL-ID added as the breeder info and some want the stable-ID and VRL-ID added.

1. Kasvattajanimi (prefix or suffix)
2. Kasvattajatalli (breeder's stable), add the breeder's stable-ID
3. Kasvattajan VRL-tunnus (breeder’s VRL-ID)
4. Isän rekisterinumero (sire’s registration number aka VH-number)
5. Emän rekisterinumero (dam’s registration number aka VH-number)

Competition information

Rest of the registration form fields are for levelled competitions. Levelled competitions are semi-automated competitions for registered horses where the horse moves up on training levels based on their success in the competitions. By semi-automated we mean creating levelled competitions and entering your horses is very easy (just fill a form and hit send) and the results are automatically calculated and scores added to the horses.

How to manage my horses?

1. Profiili (user profile) in the header
2. Hevoset opens a list of the horses owned by you
3. Click on the pen icon under Edit
4. You can edit the fields that are not greyed-out
5. Contact the VRL Tuki if you want to change the info in the greyed-out fields
6. Always tick the box in the bottom of the page Olen lukenut säännöt… (I’ve read the rules…) if you’ve edited any of the information

What if I made a mistake?

No worries! If you notice mistakes after registering a horse, go to horse's VH-profile page and click the edit button after his name and VH-id (pen icon). This allows you to edit certain information, e.g. link, aging, or competition info. You can also add new information here. If you cannot edit information you like (e.g. height or breeder) you can submit a ticket regarding to that issue. On the top navigation click "Liitto" and then on the left side "Ylläpito & yhteydenotto". At the very end of the page by clicking "Ota yhteyttä rekisterityöntekijöihin tuen kautta." you can submit a ticket. Resolving an issue takes a few business days.