howrse_rocks (original) (raw)

I found the original Howrse in French, www.equideo.com, a while back and I have an account there too -- I'm "mahubah" on the Gaia monde. It has a countdown clock in the banner that advertises a "nouvelle version" of the game in 11+ or so hours, so I wonder what that will be. I don't speak, read, or write French well, so playing French Howrse is a learning experience. So far, it is set up in the same position like the English one, so to groom your horse you "pansage," etc. I've had to resort to Babelfish to try to figure out some of the quizzes, though, and sometimes I still just have to guess.

As for my English language Howrse -- my original Thoroughbred mare, Zodiac, has had a filly, Silk Stockings. I've also bought a white Standardbred stallion, Music of the Night (a son of Ouranos and Gaia), and have starting training him more vigorously than his previous owner did. Zodiac finally won a race, and has several seconds and thirds to boot.

I've started an equestrian center, Brookside Stables, though I've almost gone broke doing so. I'm growing crops and floundering around. I don't even have any employees or any horses stabled there yet, not even my own! I have three competitions: The Bluegrass Stakes, and jumping events called "Jump For My Love" and "Over the River and Through the Woods." I don't believe any of them has had any runnings yet. I might try to run my own horses against each other in the Bluegrass Stakes if I can, to try to drum up business (well, when Silk Stockings is old enough to challenge her mama.)

Mostly, I just end up taking care of the horses and entering them in races. Zodiac may have another foal someday, when I can afford the vet bill. ha ha!

Mary MMM