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It was ok...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I first got it, it was fun, but then after a while I stopped playing it. It says over 10 different breeds, but the horses are no different. All you do is enter competitions and groom your horse..I don't really think this is one of the better games.

ok, but boring and not much to do.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was not as fun as other games I have. This game you didn't get to do much, and the graphics are not too good. I have seen just about every horse game ever made for computers. This one was NOT the greatest. The was chopps and easy to practice, but hard to beet.

It's ok...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think that this game is ok, if you just like to ride. You don't do much of learning how to take care of your horse, except to brush, bathe, feed, and water your horse. All you really do is just ride. There are a lot of horse combinations (color, markings) which I think is good...
It's ok if you like to win western competitions like barrels, and poles.

Great game - for newer computers

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Santa brought this game for my girls, who are 4 and 6. Both have really enjoyed playing the game - on my newer computer. They have their own computer - a 2002 Sony VAIO. It will not play on this machine. I have updated all the drivers and still no go. I read someone with Vista custom installed and did the same with no better results. Finally emailed support and did receive a prompt reply. My video card is too old to play the game. So be sure your video card meets the specs - 32MB 3D graphics and FULLY DIRECTX 8.1 compatible.

It's a great game for my kid's age as it becomes a little redundant after you've fed, watered and ridden a couple of times. But they don't care. They just change the horse's color or the like and keep on playing!

Fun for any horse lover

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I received the game today and it was a little frustrating installing the game onto my computer because I have Windows Vista. If you are having the same problem with the wizard being interrupted like I did, you have to Custom install it and make sure you don't install the DirectX9 component. After I figured that out, the game installed and loaded like it was suppose to. The game works great on Vista, graphics are fabulous and much better than I expected. I like that you can ride around the farm without the game blocking you from different areas. You can ride the horse to the practice arena and back again, take off to other places if you want to.

I'm still practicing with the movements and with the different formations you can ride - but the directions are pretty straight forward. I really liked the tutorials in the beginning of the game to get acquainted with the game. Some games don't do that and you end up hunting down the tutorials if you have problems. This game is very easy and a joy to play. I only have it a few hours and I can tell it's going to be addicting.

Now that I had a pleasant experience with this game, I'll probably buy some of the others in the collection.

Horse Lovers Wanted

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have played a few other horse computer games and this game has the best graphics and you get personilize it. You get to change yourself and your horses to fit your mood of the day. You can ride your hourse in a open field or in riding events. They are both lots of fun. I play it when I can. I highly recommend this game to anybody that loves horses!

My daughters love this game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

So refreshing to see a "western" horse game. My daughters were always finding games about english riding styles like dressage and such, but we are a western riding family! Thank you Silver Buckles for getting my girls back to their western roots! The game is fun for them. Not terribly challenging for my oldest,(10), but the youngest, (6), will be enjoying it for some time. The advertisement that the game has many different breeds is a mystery, as all the horses look exactly the same, save different colors. That was very dissapointing. However, at least my daughters can pick and choose the colors. The girls enjoy being able to take the rider on foot through the trail riding area and to be able to chase bunnies and such while trail riding with the horses.

Overall, one of the better "Let's Ride" games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: November 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Let's Ride: Silver Buckle Stables is one of the better of the "Let's Ride" series of horse-related games.

Although it might say there are "20 different breeds," there is no difference in the size, shape, or conformation of any of the horses. It is more like 20 different colors. A good thing is that you can mix and match coat colors, mane colors, blankets, saddles, bridles, and even eye color. You unlock more coat colors as you move up in the classes.

The competition's are fairly easy to beat, but they do go up in difficulty as you move up in classes. The mini-games are also around the farm, but are basically the same as the competition games made to go around natural obstacles.

Finally, I do like the "quick play" of this game compared to most. You still have to bathe and brush your horse, but it is fairly quick, and feeding and watering isn't too bad either. Although you don't do some main things, such as pick hooves, muck stalls, etc, it does help in the aspect of being able to go back to the competitions quicker instead of doing everything around the barn for 5 minutes until you can ride again like some horse-related games make you do.

Overall, good game.

Awsome Game for Horselovers!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game!I play it over and over again!You get to chose the color,saddle,briddle,and eye color of your horse.The competitions are fun and tough.You get to ride your horse on beautiful trails.You can also own more than one horse!Don't just sit there!!Get the game!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic Horse Riding Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: September 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game has it all. My kids love playing it. It teaches kids how to look after a horse as well as ride. I cannot reccomend this highly enough.

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