Horse Games for the PC

Many horse-themed video games for the PC simulate the real experience of owning a horse. The games usually focus on English disciplines such as show jumping. Before you buy a video game for a PC, ensure that your computer contains the necessary free hard drive space, RAM and processor.

  1. Petz Horse 2

    • In Petz Horsez 2, the player choose a horse to raise, groom, feed and train. It simulates training the horse, choosing tack and selecting clothes. The player earns money for tasks that allow him to purchase tack and horses. In mini-games, the player faces off against friends. It requires either Windows XP or Vista with a Pentium 4 or Athlon processor with at least 512 MB of RAM, six GB of hard drive, DVD-ROM, a video card and sound card. It's rated E for Everyone.

    My Horse and Me

    • Created by Atari, My Horse and Me simulates riding and other aspects of horse care. It also has a show mode with international indoor and outdoor events. The game plays in first and third person and several gamers may play at once. Gamers can customize their horses. The game doesn't follow a storyline. The show mode and seven mini-games make up the primary part of the game. This game is rated E for Everyone. This game has a PC sequel called My Horse and Me: Riding for Gold. It requires a computer with a Pentium 4 or Athlon processor with at least 1.3 Ghz. The computer also needs to run Windows Vista or XP and have 512 MB of RAM, 2.5 GB free hard drive space, a 64 MB videocard and DVD-ROM.

    Let's Ride: Riding Star

    • Let's Ride: Riding Star has six different horse jumping and dressage locations and features three equestrian disciplines. These disciplines, the same ones in the Olympics, are called cross country, show jumping and dressage. Gamers can decorate their horse, customize their avatar and care for their virtual horse. Care includes picking out the horse's hooves. Jumping is from a third-person perspective. It requires Windows 2000 or XP with at least 1.5 Ghz, 256 MB RAM, a graphics card and DirectSound compatible sound card.

    Ellen Whitaker Horse Mystery

    • Ellen Whitaker Horse Mystery is a horse-themed mystery video game, in which the player must solve the mystery and participate in riding adventures at the same time. The gamer chooses her horse. She rides, grooms and cleans the horse's stall. The player enters competitions to earn prize money. The game requires a PC with a 98, ME, 2000, or XP operating system with either a Pentium 3 or Athlon processor. It needs at least 256 MB of RAM, 700 MB of hard drive, a graphic card and CD-Rom.