Please make sure that you keep yourself up to date on everything that is going on at Brook Haven Ranch! You'll find all of our site announcements here, as well as information about site-wide events and activity checks. Please be sure to read anything new that is posted to this board! We always try to keep you updated on what's going on here at Brook Haven Ranch. We'll keep up our end of the bargain and you keep up yours!

Once your character's bio has been approved, it will be moved into the character catalog in the correct section (student, faculty, staff or resident). Please note that at the time of approval the title of your application may be changed for organizational purposes, especially taking into consideration that the students are sorted into different sections. Thank you for your consideration, and please let us know if you need any help finding things in this area!

There are several mandatory claims that are required for each character. Please don't forget to fill out these claims, or risk losing them. You will also find our canon list in this board, and if you're interested in playing one of our amazing canon characters, then just take a peak and see if there's something that interests you. Don't forget the face claim and the Who's Who as well!

Plots are the driving force behind any good story, and role playing is really about story telling, after all! This is the place to go to put up your plot page/shipper, to request the character that you absolutely must have and to get some great stories started! Please see the sub-boards in this category for a more specific breakdown.

The horses of Brook Haven live in the barn, where there are large box stalls (generally 12x12 feet square, though sometimes up to 15x15 feet square) which provide a comfortable environment for the troubled horses that come through Brook Haven Ranch. There is also an extensive tack room, and an office where Charlie Brook can usually be found if you're looking for him.

There are plenty of places in the barn to hang out, for students who are looking for a diversion from their everyday boring lives as high school boarding students, but it should be noted that the horses can be dangerous, and intelligent students will respect them as much as they need respecting.

The horses are pastured as much as is feasible given their often agitated state. Some of the horses must be kept separated from the other horses, and it should be noted that stallions are never allowed in the yard when there are mares in season or other stallions around. There is a separate pasture for stallion exercise.

Students may visit their horses at pasture but are reminded to be careful because theirs aren't the only animals out of the barn and horses they aren't familiar with may be dangerous. Students and staff alike should be careful when approaching unfamiliar animals and may want to check with their handlers before getting too close.

Everyone eats three meals a day in the mess hall. Students are expected to arrive on time for meals. Everyone eats breakfast together at 6 am (after the morning chores are done). There are three lunch shifts, one at 11:30 am, one at 12:00 pm, and the third at 12:30 pm. Supper is served at 6 pm.

Snacks are provided throughout the day to all students, staff and faculty. If you need to eat, there is always food available, so come to the Mess to get what you need, since nobody is going to seek you out to give you food. Please don't take food from the Mess to your horse!

This is the admissions office. You will be checked in by one of the counselors or the faculty members, your bags will be checked, and you'll be taken to your dorm. Please be prepared for this process and be aware that you do not have to do an arrival thread. You're free to create a student who has been at the ranch for some time!

The counseling center is where group therapy sessions take place (most individual therapy sessions take place outside of the office). If you're looking to meet with your counselor, you can probably find him or her here. They are your port of call for all of your emotional needs, so please don't hesitate to get in touch! And don't forget that you're expected to attend your group therapy sessions.

The students of Brook Haven Ranch live in cabins near the school. There are eight cabins, broken down first by the four groups into which the students are sorted, and then by gender. Each group has two dorm cabins, one for the boys and one for the girls of the group.

Boys are forbidden from going into the girls' dorms and the girls are forbidden from going into the boys' dorms. Anyone caught going into the opposite gender dorms may be punished or expelled.

The staff of Brook Haven Ranch have a similar living situation to what the students use, with cabins that house staff members four to a dorm. There as many cabins as are necessary in order to house everybody.

Staff members who are married may request individual housing. They will be assigned to a cabin with their family. Any staff member desiring to have their own cabin should request one from the administrator. Thank you!

Although it is absolutely against the rules, students sometimes pass notes back and forth to one another in classes, or exchange gossip with one another by leaving notes for one another in the dorm rooms. You can use this forum to pass rapid fire notes back and forth with other students or faculty. This is a great way to quickly exchange information and build relationships organically!