Horse Games for Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 sold in the tens of millions, yet only a handful of horse games were ever made for it. If you use another system, be sure to check out games for the Xbox, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Playstation 3 & wii.
The years of the Xbox 360 were lean ones for horse games on every big console, and the wii took most of what there was. The three below are the whole list for the West, and each has its own way of riding: with a controller, or by moving in front of the Kinect camera.
Three games, three kinds of riding: the show ring, the racecourse and the rodeo.
Horse games
My Horse & Me 2 (2008)
Save your uncle’s struggling horse farm by winning competitions. Groom and train your horse, dress horse and rider as you like and compete in events licensed by the FEI, the sport’s world governing body. Sold in Europe only.
Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer (2011)
Two long-running racing series rolled into one. Ride races from the saddle on 19 courses modelled on real tracks, with a normal controller or by moving in front of the Kinect camera. Not released in North America.
A rodeo played with the Kinect camera, so you move as the rider does. Events include barrel racing, tie-down and team roping and mounted shooting, as well as bull riding.
Japan also had Winning Post World 2010, in which you play an owner, a trainer or a jockey and build bloodlines over many years.
Not horse games, but great horses
Some of the best riding on the Xbox 360 is in games that are about something else. The first two are for adults and older teenagers.
Red Dead Redemption (2010)
A western set across a huge open frontier, where a horse is how you get everywhere. The breeds differ in speed and stamina, and you can break wild horses, buy them or steal them.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)
A vast fantasy world to cross on horseback. It is also famous among players for its horse armor, one of the first small extras ever sold for a console game.
Fable: The Journey (2012)
The nearest of the three to a true horse game. You drive a horse-drawn cart across the land of Albion using the Kinect camera, and caring for your mare Seren, treating her wounds and brushing her down, is at the heart of the story.