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An adult's review.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love horses and video games and as such I play a lot of games with horse aspects. This is probably the 6th or 7th game I've played and while it isn't the best, it certainly is entertaining. Like most games made for kids, it is quite redundant (however not as much so as some of the horse games out there). The graphics are nice, the music isn't annoying. The selections are quite limited, though. Few horses, colors, clothes and tack to choose from. I really enjoy the way that the touch screen is used. It gives you a pattern to follow on the screen and if you complete it correctly your horse preforms the move.

Like other games you can brush & shampoo the horse and muck out stalls, pet your horse, train him, ride out in the cross country trail and compete with him. Unfortunately, this is all. Of course, having said that the only horse game I have found that isn't this way is Let's Ride: The Rosemond Hill Collection (that game has many more options).

If you can swallow the fact that the creators called the piaffe a half pass, get around the fact that the horse is preforming FEI level dressage moves while not on the bit, and that the jumps are completely irregular, this game is worth a try.

While I wouldn't pay $30 for it again, I'd recommend it for half that.

Great fun for the young Equestrian

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Got this game for my granddaughter along with many others, but this is by far her favorite Equestrian game. The graphics are great and the animation is hard to beat. I wasn't sure about buying this one, but it was well worth the money. She will spend many years playing this game.

Horse Life DS Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My 11 year old daughter, who loves horses, received this game for Christmas and she loves it. There is so much to do and appears to be quite challenging...keeping her in a mode of trying harder to master it.

Horse Life is Amazing!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think that horse life is a game that gives you the feeling of riding, grooming, and even mucking out the stall of your horse(without the smell) The sound is awesome: you can here pounding hooves, the knock when a jump rail hits the ground, etc.,etc.! It is a good starter game for the DS

Horse Life, NDS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I like riding the horses and picking your own horse. It is very fun to play. It gives me a lot to do, and you just want to keep on playing it to get to the top. Also, you just want to buy everything that is on the game. I play the game all the time since it is so fun to playHorse Life.

disappointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: February 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game promises a lot, but it is too hard for children. In one of the very first lessons, you are supposed to make the horse turn by tapping a circle and following an arrow with your stylus as these cues appear on screen. However, after making 2 turns successfully, our horse turns by itself into the arena, with no circle, arrow or other cue. Then the game "faults" and sends you back to the beginning of the lesson. After spending days stuck on this, I called tech support but got no fix for this problem. I wonder if my game is defective or if others are having the same problem. As is, the game is not fun and is basically worthless as it cannot be controlled. If you have no control, you cannot advance.

Unrealistic, but interesting

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is very unrealistic, but it is interesting. The gameplay is decent in the lessons and challenges, but it does not present a proper view of real horse training... or horse life. You begin the game with the choice of 3 breeds, and then name your horse. The game ignores what could have been fun, playing with your foal and raising it... halter breaking, etc, but instead flashes to '2 years later'.

You then proceed to learning 'dressage', 'steeplechase' and 'eventing'. None of these is really accurate, but whatever. In dressage you learn the basics of moving the horse. The controls are not intuitive and you may need to repeat the lessons a few times. What's annoying is the fact that the lesson has to be repeated over and over if you make the slightest mistake. "Steeplechase" doesn't remotely resemble actual steeplechasing... it's more like showjumping, seeing as time doesn't matter, you don't jump hedges and you're alone. Eventing combines the two previous events with a woodsy jumping course in addition, rather like real eventing. (Yay.)

It should be noted that your rival looks like the chick from Transformers and she doesn't really do anything if you lose to her or beat her besides complain that you've cheated or say that she naturally would beat you. You never see her horse or her compete, so it's more of a waste of time.

Besides lessons and competitions, you also have to trail ride, groom, and feed your horse in the morning. You also can visit him in the pasture (it's always a gelding) where you whistle to him and then feed him apples. You could feed him 100 apples. He's the magical non-colicing horse.

The fact that you're jumping 4" and doing high dressage with a 2 year old horse is a little disturbing to a horseperson as well. But it is a game.
The menus are annoying, as well. But it's something vaguely horsey to play while you're waiting for the train.

A review from an experienced horseback rider!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This was one of the first games that I got for my Nintendo Ds, and I have to say that from riding for four years(hunter/jumper), this game was not challenging enough for me. I think that even for someone with no experience with horses, this would be an okay game to get but for a real horseperson, not really.
In the beginning you start out by choosing from three breeds, but I didn't think those were enough-I would be satisfied with a little more variety. Also, you immediatly get a gelding-I mean, it's a foal, it has to start out as a stallion or otherwise a mare. Then the screen goes to "2 YEARS LATER". I wish that you get to train your foal; that would be loads of fun.
The eventing (dressage, steeplechase, and cross-country) events are not realistic and eventing is usually takes three days. By the way, the guy who helps you "train", sets a bad example for training-he is way too critical and the animator made him look like Mr.Clean.
Although this game was not what I expected, I enjoyed buying from the gear shop and choosing my outfits!

very entertaining

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my 11 year old daughter for Christmas. She started liking horses and wanted a good game for her Nintendo DS. She really enjoys playing the game. She said that she will keep the game and not trade it in.

Horse Life Is Awsome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

In the beggining of the game, you get to choose a breed. Then the mare has a foal, and the foal is your horse. Then you name your horse, and the game goes to "Two Years Later." Then your guide, who looks a little weird, helps you train your horse and enter it in contests. The things you teach your horse are pretty easy. There are four types of contests, and five levels. Every time you get a diploma, whcich is what you get for teaching your horse things, you can enter in a new contest level. The four types of contests are dressage trial, steelchase, cross-country, and eventing. In the dressage trial, you preform tricks. In the steelchase, you go over a bunch of jumps. The cross-country is like the steelchase, but it has a path, and the eventing is all three. You can also go for rides in the forest, and you can unlock new parts of the forest. You have to clean your horse and muck out the stall. You can visit your horse in the pasture, too. In the gear shop, you can buy clothes, saddles, brushes, shampoo, treats, and food. Also, there is an awsome grand prize. If you complete the natonal contests and start a new game, you can get a unicorn! If you want a horse game, you should buy this one.

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