'Leveling' your horse question

Hey all,

I've glanced around the boards a bit, but couldn't easily find answers to what I was looking for. So, here goes:

I have a couple horses that seem to have 'stalled' out on their leveling, so to speak. For example, one of my horses has been at R1 Level 5 with a full Training Progress bar for a long time.

I went through the 'cycle' of training to see if I needed a stat boost to move her up to the next level, but that didn't work.

Would anyone be able to tell me WHY they stop like that for periods of time and HOW to push past that? Thank you.

Zod

Level 5 with the training is the highest you can go. :) By training your horse, it improves your horse's chances at winning in the shows. :3

I get that Level 5 is the highest, but there are higher ranks (R1, R2, R3, etc) as well as National etc. So why isn't my R1 Level 5 progressing to R2 Level 1 if the Training Progress bar is full and has been for over a week now? (Keep in mind, I train them daily, so it's not that.)

Never mind, I think I have it figured out. Thank you for your response, though.

I'm not sure if this was the conclusion you came to, but when you're in the Novice and Local grades, you move up to a new grade for every 50 stats your horse gains. When you get to Regional grade, it's every 100 stats, so it does tend to take longer to reach those new grades. :)
(National grade is every 200 stats, and I believe International is every 400 stats.)