Alongside a new world to explore with new activities for players to try out,The Sims 4’s upcoming Horse Ranch expansion pack obviously features horses as the star of the show. Sims will be able to create, raise, train, and breed horses on their own ranch, among other things, inThe Sims 4thanks to this expansion pack.
Of course, many fans have been excited aboutThe Sims 4’s Horse Ranch expansion packfor a while now, and many fans will be delving into it when it releases on July 20. Thankfully, fans can now get a glimpse at everything they can do with their horses, as Game Rant recently attended a preview event for the upcoming content.
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Much like cats and dogs inThe Sims 4, horses are fully customizable members of the household. Players can create their own horse from scratch in Create-A-Sim, where they have over 30 horse breeds to choose from. The horse’s patterns, mane and forelock, size, and riding equipment are all customizable. Furthermore, horses can have three traits out of the eleven new horse-exclusive ones: Aggressive, Brave, Defiant, Energetic, Fearful, Free Spirit, Friendly, Independent, Intelligent, Mellow, and Needy. Certain hidden traits are also available only through breeding horses in the game.
Once in the game, horses can be trained to improve four different skills: temperament, agility, jumping, and endurance. The level of these skills, as well as the level of the ridingSim’s Horse-Riding skill, all impact how a horse performs in competition. A Sim’s riding level will change their riding animations, and a higher-skilled Sim will be kicked off their horse less frequently.
Sims can take their horses to the Equestrian Center in Chestnut Ridge to compete in Barrel Racing, Show Jumping, Endurance Racing, and Western Pleasure competitions. Placing well in these competitions allows Sims to try their hand at the Ultimate Horse Championship – the highest division of competition. Placing in competitionsgrants Sims with Simoleons, plaques, trophies, more, while allowing them to compete in higher divisions. Horses must be fed and cared for like any other animal inThe Sims 4. Caring for a horse increases that Sim’s bond with them, which further impacts how easily the Sim will be able to ride it.
The world of Chestnut Ridge was created with horses in mind –large lots and wide open spaces are built with Simsand their horses in mind. Sims are able to interact with each other and the world around them while on horseback, and the world is filled with training locations for Sims to improve their horse’s skills. In Chestnut Ridge, players can also collect grass to feed their horses, as well as use their horses to search through wild grass for items.
Horses will also acknowledge and interact with the pack’s new miniature goats and sheep, as well as otheranimals from the Cottage Living pack. For those who enjoy the country-based gameplay that the Cottage Living pack offers, Horse Ranch and the horses that come with it may be the perfect addition to a player’s world.
The Sims 4’s Horse Ranch Expansion Pack launches July 20 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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