Horse Games Online: Racing, Jumping, Stable Care and Puzzles
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Horse games online come in five kinds: horse races, jumping and obstacle runs, stable and training games, action on horseback, and puzzles with ponies. Below is each kind, with controls taken from the games themselves, using games from the racing and sports categories and beyond.
| Type | What you do | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Horse racing | Race against other horses and jockeys | Horse Racing |
| Jumping and obstacle runs | Ride a course and jump the obstacles | Horse Rider |
| Stable and training | Train, groom and look after horses and ponies | Horse Run 2 |
| Action on horseback | Ride, aim and shoot enemies | Archer Warrior |
| Pony puzzles | Jigsaws, memory cards and hidden stars | Cute Pony Memory Quest |
Horse racing games
- Horse Racing, subtitled Derby Quest, has you play a young jockey racing champions from around the world. You ride, manage your stable to improve your horses, take care of them and race on 40 different tracks and derbies.
- Derby Racing asks you to reach the finish as fast as you can without falling, then win the next challenge. Tap the left and right arrow keys in turn to accelerate.
- Horse Racing 2D lets you choose a horse from several breeds and use its stamina wisely to finish first. You play by touching the screen, and the description adds that you can place bets.
- Horse Kart Runner Game has you steer a horse-drawn cart across levels with obstacles, coins and power-ups, using WASD or the arrow keys.
Jumping and riding games
- Horse Rider is a tournament of races where you ride and jump over obstacles. W or the up arrow speeds you up, and Space jumps.
- Horse Jumping Show 3D sends you around a given track to jump the obstacles. WASD steers, Space jumps, 1 to 3 change the speed and F saddles a horse.
- Horse Run Adventure is an endless run: press the up arrow to leap flat obstacles and Space to speed up. The obstacles get tougher as you speed up.
- Pony Ride With Obstacles and Pony Run : Magic Trails have you pick a pony and jump over obstacles to complete each level.
Habits for racing and jumping
- Spend stamina on purpose. Horse Racing 2D tells you to use stamina wisely to finish first.
- Trade speed against obstacles. Horse Run Adventure warns that obstacles get tougher the faster you go.
- Read the controls first. Derby Racing alternates the left and right arrow keys, Horse Rider speeds up with W or the up arrow, and Horse Jumping Show 3D adds 1 to 3 for speed and F to saddle the horse.
Stable, training and care games
- Horse Run 2 takes you from stable boy to dressage star. You customize your character, train horses, bring them to your stable and train them for show jumping championships. You play with the mouse and follow the introduction.
- Princes Horse Club has six princesses, magical horse farms and tasks that build a bond with the horses. You train them, enter competitions and solve puzzles.
More dress-up games are in the dress-up games collection.
Action on horseback
- Archer Warrior puts a rider on a horse that rushes forward. You slide on the screen to move, shoot enemies on the road with a bow and arrows and finish the tasks of each level.
- Super Archer fun has a cowboy gallop through fields on a horse, collecting gold coins and avoiding obstacles. Press and hold the screen to aim and release to shoot. The instructions say shooting is harder on a phone.
- Wild West Adventures tells you to ride your horse and hunt down the worst bad guys in the west. It has touch or keyboard controls.
Pony puzzles and little horses
- Cute Pony Puzzle Quest is a jigsaw with illustrated pony scenes.
- Cute Pony Memory Quest is a card-matching game: flip cards and find the matching pairs.
- Cute Pony Hidden Stars asks you to find all the stars hidden in each picture before you move on.
- Petits chevaux : small horses is a board game for 1 to 4 players. You roll the dice and move your pawns to the end, with the goal of putting all your horses in the central box. You can play against the computer or against friends.
More puzzles of these kinds are in the jigsaw and memory collections.
Horse life sims and ranches
Games where you live as a horse, roam an island and raise foals are covered in animal games online. Ranch Empire is a ranch tycoon in which you can breed horses.
Horse games FAQ
Are there free horse games online?
Yes. They play free in the browser, with no install and no registration, on a phone, a tablet or a computer.
Which horse games have racing?
Horse Racing, Derby Racing, Horse Racing 2D and Horse Kart Runner Game are racing games.
Are there horse games where you look after a horse?
Princes Horse Club is about looking after horses, and Horse Run 2 has you train horses in your stable.
Are there horse breeding games?
None of the games above is built around breeding. Ranch Empire lets you breed horses on a ranch, and horse life sims with foals are in animal games online.
Which horse games work on a phone?
Horse Racing 2D is played by touching the screen, Archer Warrior by sliding on it, and Wild West Adventures has touch or keyboard controls.
The animal games collection has more animals to look after and play as.
