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I was just curious as to how important to Dressage training and eventing the Proud and Proper bonus is. I reffered to Chione's post about bonuses and it seems like Proud and Proper is only effective for increasing the level faster along with the Tenacious Trainer bonus and adding 1% skill in competitions along with the Cool Competitor bonus. Since the Cool Competitor does not exist anymore, does having Proud and Proper still give a 1% bonus or does it make a significant difference? Can you have a successful horse without using the Proud and Proper bonus?

Thanks!