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Tonic for Horsemania !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 143 / 151
Date: October 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This highly addictive game is super fun! My horse crazy daughter loves taking care of her own (virtual) horses - and hey, I'm off the hot seat because it sure beats having a real horse in our yard! This game is outstanding because it promotes friendship between the player and the virtual horses. The game installs easily and runs perfectly on our xp pc. The interface is easy-EASY, I haven't had to come to the rescue at all!

My Horse Farm is the best PC Game!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 94 / 94
Date: April 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

(...)I got the My Horse Farm PC game for my birthday. It's really fun! It taught me about spending money wisely and how to make a living. In the game, you start off with $4000.00. That may seem like alot at the beginning of the game, but it's not enough to have your own farm, so a thing I do is sell my horse and increase the money on my guest house, and then I can buy two horses when I have enough money, and I get to breed a foal. You have to exercise your horse each round (a round is like a day. There is a button to make it a new day). I would not give it to kids under 8 years old. This game is a great game to play! Especially if you like horses! I recommend it highly! *****

A really AWESOME Horse Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 32 / 33
Date: January 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game has it all and it is really addicting and offers a lot of variety. This is great for younger kids it's but it is also interesting and a lot of fun even for adults. You build and develop your own horse farm in a really nice sim. You buy and sell horses, groom, feed, pet and train them and extend your farm. You build stables, breed until you get the racehorse and try to attract customers to stay your inn/farm.

The tournaments are tons of fun. You have to train quite so you can get good enough and advance to the next level. At the horse dealer you can buy great stallions and also trade horses. You always have to try to have enough cash so you can advertise your farm and make more money and further extend your farm.

The cross-country trail is fun and since there are levels you can choose from - it's easy, medium or advanced. You can choose different trails and ride around a lot. The graphics are great and you can even change you clothes for an upcoming tournament and then change back into your stable gear when you take care of your horses.

I totally recommend it for horse lovers -- kids & grown-ups alike.

What a Horse Farm!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 25 / 27
Date: April 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome game!!! It's so worth the money! You actually TRAIN your horses (not like other games where you just ride), and the cartoonish graphics actually make the game more fun. It teaches a lot of math and how to spend money wisely. Anyone could play this game and see it as fun!

A Great Game for all Horse Lovers

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 21 / 22
Date: February 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Do not let the lack of graphics put you off. This is a very fine game for all ages. Great for the child (or adult) who always wants a horse, this game involves daily horse care like grooming and feeding (and do not forget the daily petting) and horse expenses (like trips to the vet and feed). The horse training is done in an arcade style steeplechase situation of varying levels of difficulty, which will prepare you for the inevitable competition in the horse shows. This will bring you to the question, is my horse not good enough or is it my ineptitude? There also is the upgrading to your farm, to bring in more income to keep your horse breeding and showing activities going. Then, throw in the opportunity to buy, train and/or breed your own horses to obtain the Champion. Each horse has it's own personality, interaction with the rider and jumping abilities. My age is far into adulthood and I am able to extract a lot of fun and excitement from this game and I am still learning more about it as I continue to play.

fun,fun,and more fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: October 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

At first I didnt like this game because of the graphics but once I learned how to play I really thought it was fun one time I was so interested that I woke up at 8:00am and played the whole game to 11:00pm
If you are a horse lover and know some amount about horses you will love this game if you do NOT like horses you might still like it but I dont know because I am a major horse lover so here are some things in the game-

-feed and groom your horse every day.

-keep practicing your riding skills you could make it to the championships

-they will giveyou tasks to do for instance "breed a horse".

- you can go to the breeders office to breed a horse or you can own a stallion and a mare and buy the breeding pasture and breed them yourselves

If you buy this item I hope you have fun with it and hope my review was helpful to you.
-Libby

Somewhat fun but frustrating

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: January 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Our 8 year old has played with the game and had fun. However, she always runs out of money. She tries different things on her own. I've tried different methods -- selling the horse as soon as possible, breeding a horse, selling both, following the game objective exactly, etc., and always run out. It gets old.

Riding was also a bit boring. Especially when one doesn't do everything quite right and the horse starts going backwards. It's a side scroller too. Dated. I payed less for FarCry and that is vastly superior in complexity and depth of levels. If only a top publisher would produce a decent horse game. I bet there are millions of parents who would buy it even for a Call of Duty 2 type price of $50.

Aside: I play FPS games -- single and multiplayer -- such as Farcry, Call of Duty, etc. and I'm pretty good. I found controlling the horse action more difficult than those at first. Until one gets a horse with decent power.

Again, the 8 year old was having fun to an extent. She'd play for an hour or so trying different things. Then give up. She wanted to build the farm she saw in the manual. I didn't think it was ever going to happen. Not with the $4000 that one starts with. But then I found the cheat. Type "idkfa" (no quotes) at the farm screen (you might need to hit enter after it). You'll hear an acknowledgement. Now hold the Tab key down and hit M to add money to your account. I just gave her a bundle just to build up the farm. She's loving it.

Later, I'll start her with $10,000 or so to give her a better chance. You can also add buildings by holding the Tab key down and hitting the one of the number keys: 1, 2, 3,...

Caveat: The instructions for the cheat state: "...using them may cause errors in the game and the only way to correct this is to uninstall the game and start over again." We haven't had any problems and it's made the game much more fun for her.

Also, my main machine is a Windows XP Home Edition 2.8GhZ Pentium 4, 1 GB RAM, BFG 6800GT video card, all the latest drivers installed. Not the most powerful system, but I can play most games out there... except this one. The game locks up at various times on this system. I've tried running it in Windows 95 and 98 emulation mode with various options selected to no avail. I've disabled my virus protection. Nothing works.

Luckily we still have a Win98 machine running. It runs fine on it.

Finally, the publisher is useless when it comes to support. Very little on their website. I've e-mailed two addresses that I've found and gotten no response. I sent these e-mails a month ago.

In conclusion, the game is fun(and frustrating) but not great. The side-scrolling riding is dated. You'll get no support from the company (certainly don't expect a patch to be offered). It might not run on an XP machine. At least the cheat will allow you to start with a reasonable amount of money. Good luck.

(and write the major gaming publishers like Activision, Microsoft, Ubisoft, etc., and ask for a good horse game. If enough parents and kids write, maybe they'll finally publish one.)

Love Horses? Then you'll love "My Horse Farm".

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: September 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My daughter loves "My Horse Farm". She spends hours playing, her fingers literally fly as she goes through the daily process of caring for her horses -- feeding, watering, pasturing, and all.

The program does have some minor bugs, (when she rides her horse is often invisible for example) but they don't seem to affect her enjoyment of the program.

Arabian Horse Lover

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: July 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have played games from all over, the Sims, all the zoo tycoon games, Nacy Drew, and a billion horse games but this game is one of the best!!!!
In the begining it is hard, really hard. However once you get going it is so much fun. Even My friend who hates computer games like's it. The grapics are animated but cute and you get rare colors like white once in a great while.

The Best!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: March 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I give this game 5 billion stars, I love it sooooo much!! I know, it's really hard to start with $4000, but me and my friend did it, and now we've bought a horse that was $7650! And we earned it fair and square, no cheat codes or anyhting. Anyway, I have a few tips:
~When you have a foal, spend as much time as you can petting and brushing it. That way, when he/she's older, you won't have to spend endless rounds patting it until it finally looks at you. Just like with real foals, it's good to get them used to human touch early on!
~Also like real foals, the foals will come at any time, so always be on the lookout. I've had one foal (on the game) come the round after the mare was bred, and one about 15 rounds later!
~When you start out, I suggest buying the land and building the guest house, and buying the parking lot. Work on building your horse's trust early on, and you'll get $1,500 for it. When the guest house is built, advertise!!! Sometimes, you might run low on cash and your ad might not be able to be placed, but work with it!
~Hiring a groom is really good too. I always hire Kathy. They (despite their name) don't groom your horse, but they feed and muck out. Also, that way you can get some boarded horses.
~When your horse is injured with a contusion (which WILL happen), don't drag her to the vet. Instead, brush her, feed her, sponge her legs, and then go to the vet - by yourself - and click on the 'pharmacy(sp?)' button. Then click on long term medicences or whatever it's called. Then, buy the medicene that's in the little tube. Go home, and click on the first aid thing, and put it on your horse. A message should pop up that says "[horse's name] is reacting well to your treatment! After a few rounds, the resaults will show." Also, I recommend buying the hoof gaiters to help prevent injuries.
~The riding hall is a good source of income! It may be expensive to build, but it's worth it if you hire an instructor. Your farm has to be at level '2' to be able to build it. That just means your stable and house have to be upgraded once. Then go in and hire 'Max Mcjumper'. He's the best.
~NOTE: If a groom or instructor quits, just go back to your house and hire them again!
Happy playing! Come back and ask for more tips if you want, I'd be happy to help!

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