Howrse - Howrse

Since I don't rely upon Chat GBT, you will get a reply written by a thoroughly seasoned equestrian.

Originally my game was set up to chat with another player, but she has since found other things to do. I continue to maintain the Equestrian Center for the benefit of anyone that wishes to board with me.

In real life, I raise and train more than a few equines for over twenty years. I learned too late to keep the late mini donkey away from the two late mini mares, and recognize my role as a lifetime caretaker.

With the males,I've found that it doesn't matter if they are intact or not, they work out the manner of getting along. I feed everyone in such a way that the more aggressive ones don't steal the food of the more passive ones. We all live on a forever farm far from town in a rural area of the Appalachia, where all my equines are free to act like horses and yet be civilized enough to accept a halter for the treat of going for a walk outside of the pasture.

Even though the horses on this game are digital ones, it bothers me that Howrse appears to support the slaughter of these fine animals, by allowing them to be sent to Safe Haven, which in reality is Heaven. And we all know that being in Heaven means that they are in the next place after this one. Just a click of the button, and bam they're gone\; snatched away for a daily objective.

If you've read the above, do realize that back in the day, players took the time to attempt to craft a decent presentation.

I still have my first horse and will never sell her.Paste this on your page if you do too

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A champion jockey is about to enter an important race on a new horse. The horse's trainer meets him before the race and says, ''All you have to remember with this horse is that every time you approach a jump, you have to shout, 'ALLLLEEE OOOP!' really loudly in the horse's ear. Providing you do that, you'll be fine.''

The jockey thinks the trainer is mad but promises to shout the command. The race begins and they approach the first hurdle. The jockey ignores the trainer's ridiculous advice and the horse crashes straight through the center of the jump.

They carry on and approach the second hurdle. The jockey, somewhat embarrassed, whispers 'Aleeee ooop' in the horse's ear. The same thing happens--the horse crashes straight through the center of the jump.

At the third hurdle, the jockey thinks, ''It's no good, I'll have to do it,'' and yells, ''ALLLEEE OOOP!'' really loudly. Sure enough, the horse sails over the jump with no problems. This continues for the rest of the race, but due to the earlier problems the horse only finishes third.

The trainer is fuming and asks the jockey what went wrong. The jockey replies, ''Nothing is wrong with me--it's this bloody horse. What is he--deaf or something?''

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