All riders, lessons and horses have been assigned a certain skill level in Hopoti to make finding and assigning suitable lessons and horses easy and simple for everyone. Stables can now use either Hopoti's default skill levels or the stable's own custom skill levels.
The initial status of an added or changed skill level is unconfirmed. The personnel of a stable can confirm the skill level once an instructor is convinced that the rider has chosen the appropriate skill level.
Checking and selecting your skill level
You can enter and check your skill level via your Account settings. From the settings, you can directly see which skill levels your stable uses:
Default skill levels: If your home stable uses Hopoti's shared default levels, you will see the text: "Your home stable uses default Hopoti skill levels. Adjust the setting to match your skill level."
Custom skill levels: If the stable has its own skill levels, you will see the text: "Your home stable uses custom skill levels. Check the skill descriptions carefully and adjust the setting to match your skill level."
You can easily view the more detailed descriptions of the skill levels by clicking on the respective skill level in the account settings.
Multiple favourite stables?
If you have added multiple favourite stables to your account, you will find a drop-down menu in the skill level section of your Account settings. From this menu, you can browse the skill levels of each of your favourite stables and quickly check the level descriptions for any of your stables.
Please note that you can only have one skill level selected at a time on your Hopoti account. If you regularly ride at several different stables that use different skill level scales, we recommend setting your profile's skill level primarily according to the stable where you ride the most (i.e., your main home stable).
Hopoti's default skill levels
If a stable does not use its own custom skill levels, Hopoti's default skill levels are followed. The options and descriptions for the default scale are as follows:
0 | No experience: I have not ridden a horse before, I need assistance.
1 | Beginner: I can manage a horse at a walk and trot.
2 | Basic skills: I am familiar with various gaits, and I know my way around the arena. I know how to tack up a horse.
3 | Advanced: I am familiar with equestrian vocabulary. My technical riding abilities include leg yielding in trot and small circles in canter.
4 | Experienced: I can ride different types of horses. My technical riding abilities include shoulder-in, half-pass and counter canter.