Hello and welcome to my first drama post! This has been one of my main sources of entertainment this fall and I hope you will find it as entertaining as I have! There are no high stakes here, no one gets doxxed, no threats get sent. Join me in riding through the story of the Thoroughbreds of Horse Reality!
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What is Horse Reality?
"Our realistic genetics system allows you to breed horses which can inherit their colours and genes almost true to life. The countless gene combinations of colours, potential, exterior and health ensure that every horse is unique. Join Horse Reality now and set up your own horse estate!"
"Where can we find a great horse game for grown-ups? We couldn’t wait playing a good horse game, but most games out there target young girls. The games will contain fancy rainbows, unicorns and pegasi, drawn in a style similar to Barbie or My Little Pony. We couldn’t find a game close to our likings and thus we thought of building a game of our own."
That's how the developer Deloryan describes Horse Reality (henceforth referred to as HR). They set out to create a horse game for adults. The game is slow-paced with beautiful artwork and a team that truly cares for its player base. It truly shows that is a labour of love. I was briefly a forum moderator, but had to leave both due not having really having the time and for just not being able to deal with all the nonsense going down in the forums. You'd be surprised at how nasty people can get over pixel horses.
The game is fairly new, only recently celebrating its 3rd birthday and the team is very open with that the game is not finished and will continue to evolve. There are as of today 27 breeds to choose from in the game. Each breed have different strengths, weaknesses, colours and artwork.
HR's genetics are realistic enough that it actually helped me pass the phenotype portion of the genetics exam I had. I'm studying animal science and there were several questions in the spirit of "this animal is this colour, what genes causes that?". Thanks to HR, I had a pretty good grasp of colour phenotypes.
Now, before I properly start, HR doesn't have a good system for looking for old threads in the forums, but I will do my very best to provide links, but for some things, you'll just have to take my word for it. They also re-did the forums a while ago, making it even harder for me to remem
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In the past month or so my 12 yr old thoroughbred gelding has developed behavioural problems including rearing when he is brought in from turnout (he rears before they catch him but is ok walking in), insistently grabbing the reins when in the arena to the point where I could not mount because he wouldn't do anything besides grab at the reins and he is a little bitey if you try and pat him when he has his head out of his stall. In the year I've had him he has never ever ever shown aggression to me so all of this has really made me take a step back as the biting does scare me. I don't think the biting at the reins or at people is necessarily aggressive as he doesn't pin his ears or flare his nostrils, it seems to me like he is just trying to play but its gotten to the point where I struggle to handle him trying to nip at me. He definitely has some tightness in his back and rear that a chiropractor may help with but three weeks ago when the chiro was out he would not let the chiro touch him and was just swinging his head at me and the chiro with his mouth open so I don't really think chiro is an option at this point because its too dangerous for everyone involved. I am considering trying to find a trainer that can come to me or if it gets worse, for him to go somewhere.
If anyone has experience rehabbing a horse that developed behavioural problems later in life, advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Hi all,
I only started riding as an adult, it’s now been about 6 years and I’m pretty happy with my progress. The first years I took lessons and leased a horse before purchasing. I’ve developed a serious love of dressage and am now wanting to buy a “dressage horse” while keeping my all rounder. I’m obviously never going to be a professional rider but I’m still wanting to purchase the best horse I can for my ability and goals - which leads me to my question about thoroughbreds.
Where I live (Australia) thoroughbreds with comparable experience and training are significantly cheaper - I’m talking half the price- of other breeds. Not just compared to warmbloods but also Australian stock horses etc. I’ve had very little experience with thoroughbreds but have been given the impression that they are horses that get “crazy” if you miss a day of training, high strung etc. etc. etc.
I have no experience with them but I do think they’re very pretty horses. Open to hearing other peoples thoughts on thoroughbreds as dressage mounts?
UPDATE: thanks everyone for your replies! I had a really good talk with my coach/trainer about what I’m looking for and that I’m open to all breeds and colours provided they are sound, good temperament and suited to my goals and abilities.
I have a very cute chestnut thoroughbred mare lined up to look at on Saturday, even if she isn’t the right horse I appreciate that these responses have opened my mind up to what the right horse could be!
I have a 19 year old purebred OTTB. He’s the first horse I’ve ever had. I wasn’t intending to get a purebred horse of any kind, but here we are. I just want to know if there are any issues that purebred thoroughbreds are prone to later in life so I don’t wind up with any surprises.
It looks really pretty and I like pretty things
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