List of ambiguous horse game names

Horse games sometimes are published under very similar sounding names, but are different games. This can make it difficult to find or refer to games. This page is a list of similar (or duplicate) names for different games.

Games in the same series often use the series name in the title, but have a subtitle to distinguish them. Those games should not be included in this list. Games within the same series are only included here if they were published as a name that was similar to a game in another series, or if they duplicated a title published in the same series.

Day at the Races
A Day at the Races (1994, Latticework Software), vs. A Great Day at the Races (1993, Philips Interactive Media). A Day at the Races (2011, Polyhedron Games) is also the name of a boardgame about horse racing.

Derby Day
Derby Day (1983, C64, Computer Rentals Limited) vs. Derby Day (2006, PC, Idigicon). Several pinball machines were also called Derby Day, produced between 1932 and 1967.

Equestrian
Among the many games that have "Equestrian" in the title, there have been several whose primary title is "Equestrian": Equestrian: The Game (2021, AND/IOS, Kavalri), The Equestrian (2007, PC/Wii, Dancing Dots), EQUESTRIAN: A Cyberbarn Game (1999, browser, Amy Rouse).

Horse Race
Some of the earliest horse games were horse race betting simulations with titles that were variations of "Horse Race", like "Horserace" and "Horse Racing". Many of these were ports of the original mainframe code to languages like BASIC, which were published in computer programming books for users to type into their own systems. There was a commercial game by the name of Horse Racing (1980, Intellivision, APh Technological Consulting), which was published as a game cartridge.

Horsez
Petz Horsez 2 (2007, PC, Lexis Numérique) vs. Petz Horsez 2 (2007,DS,Virtual Toys). Both games were published by Ubisoft, but the DS version is very different from the PC version.

The PS2 versions of Horsez and Horsez 2 are listed as Horsez: Pippa Funnell: Take the Reins (Alexandra Ledermann 6 - L'Ecole des Champions) and Horsez 2: Pippa Funnell: Ranch Rescue (Alexandra Ledermann - Le Haras de la vallée). The PC versions however, had Horsez as Alexandra Ledermann 7 - Le Défi de l'Étrier d'Or, and Horsez 2 as Alexandra Ledermann 8 - Les Secrets Du Haras. The GBA version is listed as Horsez but is Pferd & Pony – Mein Gestüt. The DS versions appear to be new games.

The Czech language version of the Alexandra Ledermann Series also use Horsez branding. The first game of that series, Horsez: Dědictví hřebčína (CZ), had a variation of the typical Horsez imagery. The same box cover imagery was used for a different PC game, Alexandra Ledermann 7 - Le Défi de l'Étrier d'Or, which had an English version also titled Horsez.

Two Dutch language versions of the Alexandra Ledermann games use the Horsez logo, but they did not use the Horsez box cover art.

Let's Ride
A 1999 game by PAN Interactive was called Häst & Ponny: Varsågod och rid!, or "Let's Ride" in English. There was also an unrelated series of games released with Let's Ride! branding.

My Riding Stables
The My Riding Stables Series included two like-titled games: My Riding Stables: Life With Horses (2008) and My Riding Stables: Life With Horses (2018). The similarities and differences are noted in a TMQ review of My Riding Stables 2.

Pegasus
Pegasis (1983, C64, Commercial Data Systems) and Pegasus (1991, Amiga/Atari ST, Amiga) are two distinct games similar to the old arcade game Joust. These games have nothing to do with "Pegasus II" (1981, Apple II, On-Line Systems), which is a side-scrolling airplane shooter game.

Pony Island
Pony Island (2003, browser, IdzTech) vs. Pony Island (2016, PC, Daniel Mullins Games).

Pony World
Clever Kids: Pony World (DS/PS2/PC, Gamerholix) vs. Pony World (PC, Anawiki/Idigicon)

Riding Star
Several different games used the Riding Star title. Some versions had a different celebrity but were otherwise the same game, other versions were significantly different games. Games: Mary King’s Riding Star, Riding Star - Horse Championship!, Tim Stockdale's Riding Star, Let's Ride! Riding Star, developers: Metro Games, IR Gurus Interactive, dtp Entertainment, Sproing

Riding Star game list on Mobygames

Saddle Club
Petz: Saddle Club (PSP, Ubisoft) vs. The Saddle Club Franchise (PC/PS2/Wii/DS, various)

Sunshine Stables
Let's Ride: Sunshine Stables (GBA), the American title for the handheld version of popular cartoony stud farm sim Mein Pferdehof ("My Horse Farm") vs. Let's Ride: Sunshine Stables(PC) an American (re-?)release of a PC game whose GBA version is more aptly titled "Pet Hotel" (a.k.a. Meine Tierpension). To add to the confusion, Independent Arts, the developer of "Pet Hotel", also oversaw the GBA port of "Horse Farm", so they have the same title and developer in the credits, but are very different games.

Willowbrook Stables
Willowbrook Stables: Search for the Golden Horseshoes (PC, IR Gurus Interactive) was branded with The Saddle Club and republished as The Saddle Club: Willowbrook Stables (PC, IR Gurus Interactive). The storyline is essentially the same, but the characters were changed to match The Saddle Club canon.