#ropin ranch

[i-rate-horse-games]

rating Ropin' Ranch!

Ropin’ Ranch is definitely a game with a purpose! it makes great strides to educate the players about ongoing issues in the ranch world. one very cool thing about it is that it regularly holds events to raise awareness about ongoing horse auctions with ethical problems and horse kill-buyers and problems i’d never heard about. my second favorite thing about this game is that there is literally a PDF that explains how to play every single part of the game. it’s 89 pages long. and there’s a separate pdf guide for genetics! that’s awesome! and you don’t have to struggle to get access to it or anything!

there’s much more to this game than just horses. you can also get goats and chickens and cows and participate in the dairy and meat industries. there’s competitions! there’s training! there’s stats! it’s a nice little actively developing browser game! it has the vibes of a tight-knit small town community in that there’s a low player count, but they seem very dedicated. 

unlike horse eden eventing, it feels less like the 90s web, and more like a second wave of New First internet, like there was a world-resetting calamity and this is the first horse game to spring from the ashes, full of hope and rebirth.

there’s a lot of heart and passion going into this! it’s very Not monetary gains! it is a little clunky around the edges and i only got buttons to go in the right places on Chrome, not firefox, but you can really tell that people really care about this game. why not check it out?

i’m rating Ropin’ Ranch 4 out of 5 stars!

★★★★☆

i can’t wait to see what it looks like in a year or two!

[roguemonsterfucker]

a horse game appropriating and misusing Native American culture for The Aesthetic? It's more likely than you think.

[demonqueen-beastmaster]

Ropin’ Ranch Auction Awareness

Bowie Livestock Auction/Bowie Kill-pen is in Bowie Texas. It runs on the first weekend of every month. Horses are brought in within the prior week and placed into pens. This would normally be a fun event - however horses are considered livestock and therefore horses with physical abuse are dropped off and forced to await the actual auction Sunday Night. Horses in dire need of vet care have to undergo the pain of waiting - and sometimes don’t make it until Sunday night. All Seated In A Barn is a rescue located in Bakersfield California - with a new facility in Milsap Texas. They go to this auction every month in order to try and get horses out. Horses who do not sell - are given to the kill-pen Monday afternoon - horses who ended at the Kill-pen (normally 100-150 horses) are loaded onto a trailer and will make it’s way to Mexico. Horses will have to go another 48-72 hours without food, water or sunlight. This event that we hold every month is to bring awareness to this awful system. https://www.ropinranch.com/ThePipeline.php

[adrianthevampire]

A Somewhat Comprehensive List of Horse Video Games

I will be editing this original post with new games, new information, and so on. If you see a reblogged version of this post, it is worth going to the original post to see if updates have been made.

Ahead will be a list of games that either were released recently and/or are being actively maintained. I have not personally played all of these games. Do not take this list as my personal recommendations.

If you have games you would like to suggest for this list, please let me know!

Some games are listed in both the Single Player and Multiplayer sections. This is due to them having the capability for either.

Single Player

The Ranch of Rivershine [Steam]

Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch [Website, available for PC and consoles]

Rival Stars Horse Racing [Website]

Astride [Steam, Website]

Horse Club Adventures [Steam, also available on consoles]

Horse Club Adventures 2 [Steam, also available on consoles]

Wildshade Unicorn Champions [only available on consoles]

Tales of Rein Ravine [Steam]

Multiplayer

Rival Stars Horse Racing [Website]

Astride [Steam, Website]

Horse Isle 3 [Website]

Alicia Online [Website]

Star Stable Online [Website]

Star Equestrian [Website]

Browser

Horse Reality [Website]

Ropin' Ranch [Website]

Wild Horses Valley [Website]

Hunt and Jump [Website]

Mobile

Wildshade

Equestrian The Game

Star Equestrian

Rival Stars Horse Racing

Star Stable Online

Equestriad World Tour

Honorable Mentions

These are games that are not horse games technically but may have good horse gameplay, either in the base game or via user created content.

Red Dead Redemption 2/Red Dead Online/RedM

Minecraft

Roblox

The Sims 3 Pets

The Sims 4 Horse Ranch

Black Desert Online

Upcoming

Some but not all of these games have demos or paid beta testing, though none are officially available yet.

Fernhoof Grove [Trailer]

Unbridled: That Horse Game [Website]

Horse Life Simulator [Patreon]

Canter Crossing [Steam]

Pro Show Jumping [Steam]

Horse Project [Website]

Horse Trainer [Video]

Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori [Steam]

Details about some of the games:

Rival Stars Horse Racing

Rival Stars has two versions. Desktop via Steam and Mobile. While the gameplay itself (e.i racing, breeding, etc) are identical there are massive differences in how it functions. Mobile has micro transactions and limits on how much you can do a day without paying money. The desktop version has no micro transactions and no limits on how much you can do at any given time. Desktop, however, does not get updated as often as Mobile. I could go on and on listing various pros and cons between the two versions, but ultimately I personally prefer Desktop due to the lack of micro transactions or wait times and in addition Desktop has the ability to make custom horses, which is quite fun. It's worth checking out the mobile version first, however, so you can see if the game appeals to you as the Mobile version is free to play.

Astride

Astride is in "early access" on Steam, though that can be misleading. What is currently available is little more than a tech demo. You can create a horse and ride around an area on it, utilizing Astride's unique jumping system, and you can given play with friends. However, it is extremely glitchy, the lighting looks awful right now, and overall it just... isn't good. That said, it is still in progress and I personally have hopes that it will become a full fledged game as promised someday. That day is not today and so I personally recommend not purchasing it until it has gotten a few good updates, unless you just really want to financially support the developers.

Horse Isle 3

Oh boy. I'll just point you towards this article about some of the issues with the community management of HI3. Be warned if you intend to play, moderators are inconsistent about the rules they enforce and you can very easily get banned for saying harmless things. Personally, I stay out of the chat and I'm careful with what I name my horses. Horse Isle 3 is a one of a kind game, sadly, that allows for extremely detailed breeding. Realistic genetics combined with the ability to breed for all sorts of shapes makes it a very compelling game, which is why so many people continue to play it despite... the issues. It is free to play, though there are paid aspects to it. However, you can earn the premium currency within the game and utilize paid features without ever paying your own money.

Minecraft

Minecraft can be a fun horse game using mods or server plugins! The mod SWEM adds a lot of content that makes for good realistic horse roleplay, though doesn't fit well in survival style gameplay. The mod Realistic Horse Genetics actually doesn't change much of the horse functionality, making it a really good fit for survival gameplay, but adds lots of realistic genetics and a better system for inheriting stats than vanilla minecraft. The mod Genetic Animals will be adding horses soon.

Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online, and RedM

While it is not intended to be a horse game, RDR2 has horses that feel so very real. They are well animated so they feel alive and they respond to their environment in realistic ways. Many people purchase the game purely because of the horses. There are mods you can use to improve the horses in Single Player, though I've never used any so I can't offer suggestions. Personally, I really like Red Dead Online for the horses because the horses can't die and there are a few more breed options. You also can look into joining a RedM server. There is one called Rift that is specifically meant for horse enthusiasts.

Roblox

I know nothing about Roblox personally, but I know there are several worlds (games? I don't know what they're called) in Roblox that revolve around horses.

I will add to this as I think of more. If you are viewing this as a reblogged post, it's worth checking the original to see if it has been updated.

Please feel free to request more information or suggest games or add your thoughts.

[luvcowboyass]

Hell yeah boy! In the truck. I’m ropin’ you up and taking you back to the ranch! Your ass is mine!

[ofmdbigbang]

Title: Ropin, Ridin', and Revenge Author: dimplyowl Artist: escargotcargo Beta reader: hecatesthirdface Main Characters: Stede Bonnet, Edward Teach Other Characters: Lucius Spriggs, Black Pete, Calico Jack, Nigel Badminton, Chauncey Badminton, Anne Bonny, Mary Read Main Relationship(s): Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach Other Relationship(s): Lucius Spriggs/Black Pete Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Additional Tags: Western, Mystery, Nancy Drew Games - Freeform, Game 10: The Secret of Shadow Ranch, Horses, Treasure Hunt, Alternate Universe - Farm/Ranch, Alternate Universe, Established Relationship, Soulmates, Past Lives, POV Second Person Warnings: N/A Summary:

Amateur detectives Stede and Ed accept a suspicious invitation from the Badmintons to stay at their newly acquired ranch in Arizona. But what promises to be a relaxing vacation of horseback riding and hiking turns out to be anything but. The night before they arrive, a strange glowing horse appeared at the ranch, followed immediately by one of their hosts being bitten by a rattlesnake and taken to the hospital. And more suspicious events keep happening, heralded by the appearance of the horse.

Could it be possible that this is infamous outlaw Dirk Valentine's horse, come back as some kind of harbinger of bad luck? Or is the horse merely a distraction, meant to clear people from the ranch so that someone can search for the treasure that Dirk Valentine is rumored to have hidden somewhere for his girlfriend, Frances Humber, whose father owned the ranch in the 1880s, and just so happened to be the sheriff? An AU based on the game Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch.

Wordcount: 39842

Ropin, Ridin', and Revenge

[unclefredandjohnnierutter]

#10: The Secret of Shadow Ranch

“Ever since, the ghost of his horse has been roaming the desert, cursing whoever sees him with bad luck.”

A Nancy Drew inspired playlist // listen here

↓ tracklist and more below ↓

Featuring:

I’m Gonna Be A Country Girl Again - Buffy Sainte-Marie

Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Call) - Orville Peck

Summer Sun - Plains

Wildwood Flower - Johnny Cash

Saguaro - Hacienda Brothers

Especially A Paint - Corb Lund

Buffalo Nickel - Allah-Las

Ghost Town - First Aid Kit

In the Jailhouse - Johnny Cash

Dried Roses - Big Thief

Palomino - Dehd

Fortune - Wye Oak

Tumbleweed - Joan Baez

Ridin’ and Ropin’ - Matt Robertson

Rosewood Casket - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris

Genres include galloping trail ridin’ songs, country music for those hot summer days, and songs to yodel poorly around a campfire

Now THIS is a nancy drew game, definitely one of my top games, maybe because its one of the first ones I was ever aware of (my sister played them first and i observed until i was older and knew wtf was going on) But nonetheless, cowboys, horses, hidden treasure, the ghost town, cliff dwellings, BOB!! I could go on….

[swaberb]

Welcome, Baby Horses

I joined an cute browser click game called *Ropin' Ranch* at the beginning of January. I think the accuracy of the animals, and the education it shows is impressive 😊 Highly Recommend it!~

We're getting goats soon

--whenever I see even slightly 'interesting' things I wanna draw it. Fan art!

(reference: https://expressdigest.com/foal-does-downward-dog-to-reach-grass/)

[comicsart3]

Dale Evans, Queen of the West makes a return to this blog. What I love about the story The Hide Out, is not just its interesting plot, but the way Dale herself deploys the full range of her personality: professional cafe owner; stranger-welcoming neighbour; suspicious good citizen; amateur detective and, finally, gun-toting bringer of baddies to justice.

Initially curious, and later highly suspicious about, her new reclusive neighbours, Mr and Mrs Lester, Dale at first tries to help the unfriendly couple out when Mrs Lester drops an expensive compact containing diamonds and rubies, on a rare visit into town while purchasing supplies. Heading out to their ranch to return the goods, Dale’s dog, Bullet, is shot at by the trigger-happy Mr Lester who claims to be worried about prowlers. The Lesters get even more extreme when they shoot an innocent cowboy named Sam, who got too close to their property, and whom the local doctor is only just able to save. A private detective, Sloan, eventually appears on the scene looking for a couple who owe his clients money, called the Lambs. The picture he shows Dale look nothing like the Lesters, but when a curious Dale adds moustache and sunglasses to the picture of Mr and Mrs Lamb, she reveals them be the Lesters - wanted jewellery thieves!

Sloan heads off to the Lesters’ ranch, and Dale follows, anxious to warn the detective and to perhaps help him capture the thieves. Sure enough Dale hears a shot as soon as she has dismounted and crept up to the ranch house. However “detective” Sloan soon reveals himself to be Bert Barks, the vengeful third member of the gang who had served jail time and now wants his cut from the the Lambs. Barks threatens the terrified couple until Dale intervenes, but finds herself captured when the unscrupulous Barks uses Mrs Lamb as a human shield. In a completely believable moment of manipulative female persuasion, Dale points out to Johnny Lamb that he is now armed and doesn’t need to take orders from Barks. Lester agrees, thieves fall out and in the confusion of a firefight, Dale grabs Johnny’s gun and shoots Barks’ own weapon from his hand before lassoing his knees. All three crooks then surrender to Dale who ties them up and drives them back to town in the back of her truck: quite a victory for the ‘Ridin’, ropin’, shootin’ dame’!

The above pages are from Dale Evans, Queen of the West #5 (1954). The featured story is The Hide Out.

[sarkos]

"We ranch together on the Crow res," he told the group. "So, I'm pretty involved down there. Road through their annual Crow Fair this year. Um, and I've broken bread with them every year... so... Great way to bond with all the Indians while they're drunk at 8:00 A.M. and you're ropin' together."A number of male voices laugh. [...]"And if you know a tough crowd, go through the Crow parade," he said. "Now, they’ll let you know when they like you or not, if Coors Light cans flying by your head… They respect that. You know, you go where the action is. They say, that guy's not that bad, ya know? Rode a horse through the parade. That's pretty cool. And I threw a beer can at his head, and he didn't even flinch!" Char-Koosta News said it was working to verify the authenticity of the audio and asked for comment from the Sheehy campaign. Last month, it was revealed Sheehy was on the verge of watching the business he started — and has touted as his main qualification for the job — collapse because the company can't pay its bills. Meanwhile, Sheehy's service as a Navy Seal in Iraq was questioned after the Washington Post found inconsistencies in his account. "Most notably, Sheehy, who now owns an aerial firefighting business, has told voters that he has a bullet in his arm from combat in Afghanistan," the Post reported. The reality, however, is that Sheehy told a National Park Service ranger in 2015 that he accidentally shot himself when his Colt .45 revolver fell. The gun then discharged in Montana’s Glacier National Park, ultimately shooting himself, court records showed.

Audio emerges of Republican's racially charged tirade about 'drunk' Native Americans - Raw Story

Either this guy or the crowd needs to improve their aim

[gloriabomfim]

Part 1: Howdy's Failed Attempts to Help Bumpy

Montage 1: Lasso Mishap

Action: Howdy stands in a field with a lasso in hand, teaching Bumpy the ropes.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Alright, Bumpy, I'm gonna show ya how to use this lasso to avoid accidents."

Action: Bumpy tries to mimic Howdy's lasso-throwing technique but ends up getting tangled in the lasso.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Oops! Howdy, I think I'm stuck!"

Montage 2: Rodeo Riding Lesson

Action: Howdy brings Bumpy to a makeshift rodeo ring with a mechanical bull.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Now, Bumpy, this here's a rodeo. Let's work on your balance!"

Action: Bumpy repeatedly falls off the mechanical bull, each fall accompanied by exaggerated somersaults.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Yeehaw! Ouch! Yeehaw! Ouch!"

Montage 3: Horseback Riding Practice

Action: Howdy presents a tiny toy horse to Bumpy.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Start small, Bumpy. Get used to ridin'."

Action: Bumpy tries to ride the tiny toy horse but keeps slipping off.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Giddyup! Whoa! Giddyup! Whoa!"

Montage 4: Cowboy Hat Trouble

Action: Howdy shows Bumpy how to wear a cowboy hat properly.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Now, Bumpy, every cowboy needs a good hat. Keep it on your head!"

Action: Bumpy's hat keeps falling over his eyes, causing him to bump into things.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "I can't see a thing, Howdy!"

Montage 5: Roping Lesson Gone Wrong

Action: Howdy demonstrates rope tricks to Bumpy.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Time for some fancy ropin', Bumpy! Watch closely."

Action: Bumpy's attempts at roping objects result in him getting tangled up in knots.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Oops, Howdy! I roped myself again!"

Montage 6: Line Dancing Lesson

Action: Howdy sets up a line dance with other cockroaches.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Bumpy, let's learn some line dancin' moves!"

Action: Bumpy's clumsy dance moves disrupt the line, causing a domino effect as other cockroaches trip over each other.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Sorry, folks! I'm just not good at this."

Montage 7: Chuckwagon Cooking Lesson

Action: Howdy shows Bumpy how to cook in a chuckwagon style.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Time to cook up some cowboy grub, Bumpy!"

Action: Bumpy accidentally spills food everywhere, attracting a flock of hungry birds.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Uh-oh, Howdy. We got some unexpected guests!"

Montage 8: Western Shootout Practice

Action: Howdy sets up a pretend shootout scenario.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Bumpy, it's time for a showdown! Draw your toy guns!"

Action: Bumpy's inaccurate shooting causes chaos and prop damage.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Bang! Oops, that wasn't supposed to happen!"

Montage 9: Cattle Herding Attempt

Action: Howdy takes Bumpy to a cattle ranch.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Bumpy, let's learn how to herd cattle!"

Action: Bumpy's attempts to guide the cattle result in them scattering in all directions.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Y'all come back now, ya hear? Whoa!"

Montage 10: Wild West Show Disaster

Action: Howdy invites Bumpy to participate in a Wild West show.

Dialogue (Howdy): "Bumpy, you're gonna be a star! Just follow my lead."

Action: Bumpy's antics during the performance cause the entire show to go haywire, with everyone laughing.

Dialogue (Bumpy): "Oopsy-daisy! I guess I'm not cut out for showbiz!"

[i-rate-horse-games]

🐎rated games🐎

🐎single player games🐎 ★★★★☆ - starshine legacy for PC ★★★✬☆ - horse life 4 for 3DS ★★★✬☆ - bella sara (2008) for DS & PC ★★★✬☆ - bella sara 2 for 3DS ★★✬☆☆ - bella sara for 3DS ★★✬☆☆ - horse life 1 for pc ★★☆☆☆ - let's ride friends forever for DS DNF - petz horsez 2 for DS 🐎multiplayer online games🐎 ★★★★★ - horse life (roblox) ★★★★✬ - alicia online ★★★★✬ - star stable online ★★★★☆ - horse isle 1 ★★✬☆☆ - horse isle 3 part 1, part 2 🐎browser games🐎 ★★★★✬ - wild horse's valley ★★★★☆ - horse eden eventing ★★★★☆ - ropin' ranch ★★★★☆ - howrse 🐎joke ratings🐎 ★✬☆☆☆ - horse insane 1.0 & 1.1 ★☆☆☆☆ - virtual horse breeding game ☆☆☆☆☆ - splatoon 3

🐎on my radar (thanks guys!!)🐎

barbie horse adventures: riding camp canter crossing (unannounced) disney princess royal horse show equination gallop and ride for the nintendo wii horse club adventures horse club adventures 2 horse fable horse life 1 for ds horse life 2 for pc horse life adventures horse racing manager (eta 2025) horse reality horse riding tales horse shelter 2022 (unannounced with demo & playtest) horse tales emerald valley ranch horse world online horsez for ds horsez for ps2 hrd 3 pegasus island i love horses: rider's paradise jumping horses champions legacy horse game let's ride: dreamer let's ride: riding star let's ride: silver buckle stables london cab (unannounced) lucinda equestrian challenge (coming soon) lucinda green's equestrian challenge my first horse adventures on seahorse island my horse and me my horse and me: riding for gold my life riding stables 3 mystable.co.uk petz horse club petz horsez petz horsez 2 (wii) pony friends 2 pro show jumping riding club championships riding star rising star - the horse game (unannounced) rival stars horse racing saddle up with pippa funnell secret of the magic crystals sims 3 pets sims 4 ranch spirit: stallion of the cimarron: forever free for PC stablebound (eta early 2025) star equestrian (gacha game :/) sulky manager (unannounced) the equestrian IGS the ranch of rivershine track king unbridled: that horse game (early access) unicorn tails astride (in development) windstorm

also searching for a pc horse game that makes you watch people kissing every time you attempt a difficult challenge (rip)

might start a category for 'not quite horse games' so i can rate things like totk and skyrim from a horse-centric perspective so feel free to submit games like those!

🐎more to come! please submit any that are missing or ask me to reevaluate a game that was misjudged!🐎

tags i use: #*you are the horse, #*you can be a boy, #horse game rating, #not a horse game rating

[roguemonsterfucker]

I played howrse for quite a while back in middle school. Have you done some kind of ranking/tier list? I keep thinking of getting back into horse games

I probably should.

If I have time soon, I'll probably post a list of ALL the horse games I play or have played that are still available and rank them over on my sideblog @adrianthevampire.

I played Hworse forever ago as well and that's where I learned what "castrate" means because I accidentally gelded my favorite horse. 😔

The main games I spend my time on right now are Ranch of Rivershine and Horse Isle 3, but I wouldn't necessarily rank either of them too high on a list. I'm also playing Ropin' Ranch and Horse Reality, which are browser games. But again, not ones I'd rank too high but they're fine.

[stocky2016]

"Wild Child - Cow Girl"

I'm a wild child, livin' free and wild,

from east to west, I travel a mile.

I'm like the wind and just can't be tamed,

nothing can stop me, l'm off the range!

Ridin' from dawn until sunset's come,

the distant horizon is where I'm from.

Lookin' down from up on the mountains high,

my day's what I make it, the sky's the limit, I'll try!

I'm the gun- slingers daughter, who wears her crown,

on a stallion horse and i gallop from town to town.

I'm fierce and proud, an angel of the wild,

the cowboy's queen, the saloon slut child!

I'm a rebel and proud, I won't bow down low,

i'm aiming to reach my very highest goal.

being strong-willed and brave, with great determination,

I pursue my whorish ambitions, no matter what the competition.

I'm living the cowboy ranchers life, ridin' tough

with spurs and hat, I sure feel rough.

Wearin' my boots of leather, so reddish-brown,

rid-in' up and down, semi naked and into town!

Boots in the muck , no more being hurt,

i'm resilient, I can shake off the dirt...

I find strength in the cattle heading duty,

no faltering, no matter how hard?

On Rodeo days, I always feel up for it and so alive...

a sexily dressed cowgirl out to have some fun.

Ropin' horses, turning hombre heads, trying to survive,

Wearin' "come-on" smiles in drinking bar dives.

Confident and proud, i'm pushing the line,

above the competition I'll always shine.

The world is my oyster, and there's no disputing'

I shed ranch-hands randomly, i'm not one, for cow-towing.

G.P.S. 24th August 2023

(Picture courtesy of Google Images)

[luvcowboyass]

Welcome to my ranch, bitch boy! Let’s start with some ropin’!

Run boy!

Beau Mirchoff as Cash McMurray in the Hallmark modern-western TV series “Ride”.

[luvcowboyass]

And city slicker piss-ant, welcome to the dude ranch! I’m glad you’re here all week. You’ll be my ropin’ practice all week. I won the bet!

Shit, I love using you bitch boys. And I’ll expect you in my bunk tonight to show you how I ride!