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This is the best Horse Game I've ever played!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 23 / 24
Date: January 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Saddle Up is lots of fun. It's kind of sad that you can't keep on taking care of the horses after you finished Adventure like me. At least you can still ride in shows but the funny guy who talks in the back isn't there :( The wheel thing is really hard but here's the code because I couldn't solve it and had to cheat! DON'T READ THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT THE GAME TO BE SPOILED! 7 clovers ,4 heart,9 diamond, 10 heart,10 spades, 2 clover and 7 diamonds. I got it now thanks to cheat.com and the people who post!;).The ending was really STUPID. Lucy(you) just reaches in and pulls out an ugly necklace. Then you're done! Graphics are the best I've seen. This game is better than all the other games I have: Horse Illustrated CHampion Season ( This is a pretty boring game) and Let's Ride Horse and Pony ( Never buy this one).
It was fun to solve the mystery( Stuff like catching the loose horse, talking to other riders, and going to the vet) The compotitions and challenges were really hard at first but you will LOVE them after you're use to them. You win a horse when you win a compotition. That's fun because you can choose and name it. I never take care of my horses when I go to shows, just the one or two horses I want to ride. It's not worth the time. I had alot of trouble with the shoes so my sister put this game on another computer and it works now. Matheui (Is this a French spelling of Matthew?) looks like and walks like a rubber figure sort of and his hair is all in his face in these long strands. Eww! Garance and Christobald (What knd of names is that?)both have t much hair in their eyes. It looks almost believable on Garance because she is a girl but Christo looks like he's wearing a hair mask on one side of his thin face. Akkico looked pretty good and Lucy walks like a snob (Also pretty slowly). This is a great game and you should totally get it if you love horses like crazy. I wouldn't recomend it for kids 9-? because the challenges can be really hard. Big Hint: This Game is NOT planned for boys! If you are a boy and want this game, be prepared to be playing as a girl!!!!Great Game. Buy Now!!

THIS GAME ROCKS!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 17
Date: January 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love this game! It is soooo cool! Right now I have 5 horses, 2 I'm borrowing and 3 I own. I can't get past this one competition though. I get so mad but I'm never going to give up! If your not sure to get this game, well I really hope this helps you decide because this game rules! The only thing I don't like is that you can't chose your horses, just name them! The first time I got it, I wasn't sure how to clean out the stall! If you have this game and are not sure how to do this, you must pick up all the poo and dirty straw, then a hay bale will pop up, you just get the clean straw from it by pressing it and holding it down. Then spread it around! I'm telling you, this game so rocks! Oh and when you get to barrow the 2 horses, they already have names!! You people who don't have this, well, you better get it if your horse-crazy like me!!! I personaly think this game is a lot better than Let's Ride:Champions Collection! Trust me, it is!!!

Responding to the "wheel challenge" problem

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: June 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

*Hey there, this game is great! Graphics are awesome even though at the last competition the graphics werent the best...it might be my computer...haha. Well i really liked this game since it gave me so much to do, and the whle mystery thing was great! I loved exploring everywhere, adn everything...even though i am 14-yrs old, i still enjoyed this game a lot!
The wheel challenege took me a while to figure out. IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE GAME TO BE SPOILED, DO NOT READ THIS PART...
The trick to the wheel is simple... on every book/metal thing, there are 2 numbers and a title/name. The first number is the order in which they are put in the wheel thingy...and the second number is the number under the shape on the wheel...like 10 of clubs or 4 of hearts, you know. and the tricky part is the name, copy down the title/name and when you get to Christo's house, there is a hand...of cards, on his bed. There are names on the cards, match those and the shapes on the cards up with the names you copied down and presto! you have your code...i think you know the rest of it...I hope this has been helpful to the gamers...bottom line? This is an awesome game and you will NOT waste your money on this...*hint, hint* its $9.99 at Target! LoL l8r*

WOW!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: January 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the greatest horse PC games I have ever played! It has the abselote best graphics and the movements of the horses are pretty realistic, except the back up movvement. It is challenging which is the great part and its easy to take care of the horses in the stables unlike in Lets Ride: Rosemond Hill. I'm not very far into Saddle Up but I have a feeling its just gonna get better and better!

Great Game for Horse Fans Like Me!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: March 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. It is fun as well as challenging. The part I don't like about it ,though is the grooming.

It takes like an hour just to pick a hoof, and you keep getting more horses to groom throughout the game! You have to ride and care for each and every horse, even if they don't belong to you! In some competitions, you have to ride you're "friends'" horses instead of your own. (Your horses are a lot better at pacing themselves in the challenges.) I also don't like how you can only save the game in your room. But worst of all, is how much grooming is involved EVERY DAY!!! Hose down the horse, brush him, pick his HOOF (not hooves, thank goodness), shoe him, AND clean his stall and take him to the pasture! All of that is involved before you can go riding!

BUT, I loved the graphics. The only problem is if you wander off course, your horse falls into a white area. It is a great game, though. And the courses and competitions are a ton of fun! The challenges are REALLY CHALLENGING. It takes a while to figure them out, but its fun while doing it. This is an awesome game for horse fans like me. This game shows what its like to own a horse. I think it should be ages 11 and up!

Loved it (once I got the hang of it)!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: November 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My daughter got this for her 9th birthday. This game was so frustrating when we first got it loaded because I couldn't figure out how to get the required steps done. The website was useless. Luckily persistent 9 yr olds can figure out games, and once I knew what to do I loved the game. I used to ride in Horse Trials when I was young and have gotten too old and fat to jump anymore in real life, so this game let me relive some wonderful memories.
This game has three difficulty settings (easy, normal, hard). We set it on Easy, though I eventually tried Hard which was really challenging, mostly because I had to learn the courses without the hints.
The ending was a let down (okay, STUPID), and also I never would have figured out all the right card suits from the hints in the game, I think "clubs" must have a different name in France. But I found the answer by searching the web (lots of other frustrated people out there who couldn't figure it out).
To keep horses from getting sick, you have to feed once a day (neither less nor more often), and when you clean the hooves you have to not touch the "frog" of the hoof. I found that just cleaning at the toe of the hoof was fast and safe.
The only things I didn't like was that it takes a minimum of 36 brush strokes (in the right places) to get a horse clean (if you ride a dirty horse, or go to sleep without cleaning it, they get sick), and 26 clicks to clean a stall (so horse won't get sick), and after accumulating multiple horses that gets hard on a person's mouse-hand. There are two horses you don't have to clean (or feed) them or their stall everyday (only need to brush after you ride one of those, because they belong to other characters in the game), but one of the later competitions requires that all the horses have been trained, so you can't afford to let any of your horses stay dirty/unfed/etc and get sick. Luckily for me, my daughter had a hard time getting through each level so she was willing to clean my horses so I could keep discovering the next challenge.
Overall I loved the game.

Good idea, but too frustrating

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 26 / 45
Date: June 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed everything about this game except for the difficulty of the game play. In order to progress through the game, you need to complete increasingly difficult courses, some in a paddock and some cross-country, within a specified time and relatively error-free. Perhaps it's easier for younger players and it's my slow adult reflexes that trip me up, but I found this close to impossible. The keyboard controls are too clumsy to allow you to move your horse around the course at a pace quick enough to beat the time; perhaps it's more workable with a joystick or other controller.

Don't consider this game unless you have endless patience, lightning-quick reflexes, and a horse obsession. Otherwise you'll do what I did: scream in frustration and uninstall.

The best horse game Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: December 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Tis game is better than Let's Ride, equestriad, ridingstar, pony girl, pony girl 2, it is the best!!!!!!!! the competitions are so fun! the scenery is beautiful! this game is well made! one day i was looking at horse game demos on my computer and this came up and i played it and it was great!!! *HINT* go to a target in a BIG town and you will find it there for just $9.99 instead of $19.99 plus shipping and handeling. The horses are each very different Hint look on the computer in your room and you can find out what breed you horse is and get the horse with the best endurance! there are 6 levels in the game.*BIG HINT* to find out the code at the end look at Christobald's cards they tell which suite in order to choose with your numbers you collected. *HINT2* to hose your horse down spray the horses legs/shoulders/hips/backlegs/belly wait until they turn as grey as possible and then you will see a white flash. *Hint3* when akiko & christo & garance challenge you go to akiko first christo second garance third. i highly reccomend this game to horse lovers. GREAT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Fun Fun Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: April 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a really cool game even for me and I'm 16! Yea Its sad I know but I wanted a good horse game, I beat the Barbie Riding Game in less than an hour. So I was happy when I still haven't been Saddle Up and ive had it for almost a month!

The grooming can be really annoying after a while but its alot like real life. Picking there feet takes like 15 mintues the first time. The challanges are HARD! I still haven't figured out the wheel challange and its making me very mad!! But I still love it!

Responding to the can't get past the hooves problem

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for Christmas and the hooves wouldn't work! It was awful! In the little pamplet thing they have a website that tells you where to go if your having problems. If nothing is falling of your horse's foot then you are so having a problem! Also try reloading it on another computer like an older one. This fixed my problem so I could go on with the game. Once you can get it to work this game is the best. I haven't finished it but I still have some things to say.
Great things about Saddle up
You can clean and ride your horse everyday!!!Fun fun!
You have your own room and computer and bed!!
You can show, ride and own horses by solving a mystery!
The graphics are the best I've ever seen!!!!
Bad things
Christobald? What kind of a name is that and why do all the guys and Garance have hair in their faces? And who would call a girl Garance?
You can't save until the chores are done.
Mathieu is always telling you what you can and can't do and he calls you on your cellphone like 50 times on your first day!
So this is a great game and if you LOVE horses you should totally get it!

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