I just discovered the news about a new upcoming equine game made for the Wii. It is a horseback riding and equestrian lifestyle video game that features some cool horse graphics. It will have many modes to play in — the main one being the Championship mode where game players riding on their virtual horses can challenge others in equine events held both inside and outside. The snapshot of the indoor riding arena is amazing.

“My Horse and Me” is a game where you can play with horse in different virtual locations from rustic stables to classical riding schools.This horse game is expected to be released in Fall 2007.

“We are looking forward to providing the horse-enthusiast community with a rich and genuine game that allows gamers to take care of and compete in a variety of challenges with their horse. The game’s characteristic and charming depiction of these noble animals is sure to win the hearts of horse devotees.”

- Emily Anadu, Senior Product Manger – My Horse and Me

There is also another new horse game: G1 Jockey for the Nintendo Wii. It is a horse racing game that claims to made to feel as close to the real thing as possible.
equestrian video games, horse riding game

With two new horse games it looks like the economic impact of the horse industry has just grown once again!

The horse industry has a direct economic effect on the U.S.of $39 billion annually.

Learn all the interesting horse industry statistics at the AMERICAN HORSE COUNCIL site. Like how many horses are in the US and what number of horses in activities such as racing, showing, recreation, and other. Can you guess which horse activity has the highest number of horses participating?

How did I find out these games so fast? I signed up to receive Google Alerts which are emailed to me daily on the different subjects that I am interested in and have asked to be alerted to. I didn’t sign up to get alerts on horse games, I asked for notices on ‘horse graphics’ and these news articles did mention these key words.

Hey, I would love to hear your thoughts on these new horse games. Are you going to buy them for your children? For yourself? Please leave a comment. Thanks!