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2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 13
Date: December 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Originally my opinion of this game was very poor, however, it was due to the fact that my graphics card was not compatible with the game and made it somewhat unplayable and frustrating. Unfortunately I cannot change the star rating :\

Once that problem was fixed, it was a very enjoyable game to play and the mystery was engaging, even for an adult such as myself :-) There is another Saddle Up game that is just as good to play as well.

WOW

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: January 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i am 15 years old and i am crazy for horses! This game is GREAT and it really teachs you about horses and you get to do compitions and the software works perfectly fine for me. The jumping courses are fun, and controlling the horse is easy. But you need practice and soon you get it. I recommened this game to anyhorse lover and its great fun. the game is well designed and really really fun :)

Neigh!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: March 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is a really great game, and I play it as often as I can. It can be a bit confusing when first starting out, but I soon got the hang of it. It's really fun, and there are lots of things to do in this game. It's a great game if you don't want to be riding all the time. I'm horse-crazy and I'm very focused on the quality of the graphics, and although they aren't the greatest, they're definitley better than alot of horse games. And the best part is, there's no dressage!

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!

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!

Four

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: April 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is really great, the graphics are good, but the grooming! every time you go to a show, you get a new horse to look after them on top of your other horses. Also some horses are better than others, for example, the best ones are the palimino, the dark grey (these are the last two horses you get ) and Eclair. The challenges are really tricky and I still havent worked out the wheel one and ive had it for a year!

Totally Great!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: June 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is the Best!!!! i love it because it is just like taking care of your own horse. grooming can be a annoyning but i sitll love it. doing the hooves takes like forever but thats okay. i love riding in competitions and taking care of the horse. the best horses are the two last ones you get. the horses are better in the competitons. im stuck on the wheel part and ive had the the game for about 3 months. if you buy this game you won't regret it!!!!

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.

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*

Waste of Time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 14
Date: July 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is impossible. Save your money and don't buy it! It really is not like taking care of a real horse! The time it took me to clean the hooves on this game I could have cleaned 5 of my real horses. I took it back, after the first night of playing it.

It is just a horrible game!

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