I’d have to say this book is great fun if nothing else. It might be a wonderful gift for the new 4Her or horse owner who wants to spend as much time with their horse as they can. Even on days when weather or other conditions might not permit riding there is now something interesting — and FUN! — to do with your horse.

The only trick I didn’t like (although I understand how she works it into her routine) was the one where you scold the horse and tell him to be ashamed of himself. It made me uncomfortable to scold him when he hadn’t been bad. I am changing that trick to be “Are you shy?” instead. But, hey, that’s just me.
Rating: 5 / 5

In Trickonometry, twenty-five tricks are laid out in a progressive, building block fashion. Easy beginning tricks lay a solid foundation, on which more demanding, more complex movements can later be built. Among the many things I learned myself was that no one should begin their trick training career with the rear!

Trickonometry is a virtual cookbook for the aspiring trick trainer. Carole Fletcher’s detailed program provides concise, easy to understand recipes for a variety of tricks. The question of What to do next? has been answered in one easy-to-use reference.

After following the Trickonometry program, my Clydesdale and myself are now performing heavyweights, much in demand as the entertainment main course at local functions. Full credit goes to Carole Fletcher for helping me transform my beer-bellied equine best-bud into an American neighborhood idol.

Gina Allison and Belvedere, the Performing Clydesdale
Rating: 5 / 5

In all honesty, I think this game is terrible. The graphics are fine, the controls are fine, but the challenges are so incredibly boring I’m actually sleepy after having played it for an hour and a half. You get to compete in either jumping, dressage, or 3-day-eventing once every two weeks, with trainings in between that you can either play or simulate. The trainings are all the same and get boring very quickly. The trainings for cross-country are on a jumping course for some unfathomable reason.

The dressage event in this game is literally more boring than staring at a blank wall. You don’t control your horse at all, you just watch your horse run around a ring while you hit arrow keys as they flash on your screen. It’s essentially DDR with your keyboard. I’m actually irritated right now that I spent 12 dollars on this.

Because of the way the game is set up, you cannot run a cross-country courses unless you are in a competition. Dressage is the first event in any of the three-day event competitions, which means that any time I try to have fun I have to suffer through ten minutes of “Up arrow. Down arrow. Left arrow. Up arrow. Left arrow hold. Commit ritual suicide.” first. It’s possible that it gets more fun after you play for a while because it looks like certain things get unlocked, but I’m not sticking around to find out. I got this game today, I spent an hour and thirty minutes playing it, and I thoroughly plan to never touch it again.
Rating: 1 / 5

I highly reccomend for adults and teens, but kids may be somewhat confused.
Rating: 5 / 5

Nicole

Virginia
Rating: 3 / 5

A warning this game is VERY technical with the controls of the horse, younger children may have a tough time using them. The controls are very in depth, when approaching a jump you have to adjust your horses stride so they take-off at the best point or they may refuse or knock a rail. You also have to keep the rider’s balance over the fence, lean forward at the take-off and lean back when landing or you may fall off or impair your horses speed after landing. The steering took a bit of getting used to, it’s not just steer right or left, the horse follows a curved path depending on how hard you steer left or right.

There are three different events you can play; Dressage, Cross Country and Show Jumping. In careeer mode you can focus on one event or all three. The dressage controls are also very technical you use the four arrow keys and have to hit certain keys for a certain length of time as a pattern shows you. This is pretty difficult but keeps you busy!

You can choose between different horses to become your “partner” and each one has different charicteristics. Some horses get excited approaching fences and will rush the jump while other will get nervous and back-off when approaching a fence.

The graphics are beautiful! Some of the best I’ve seen and gameplay is very smooth. I have only played through a few events but from what I have seen this game is one of the best!
Rating: 5 / 5