Lucinda Green's Equestrian Challenge

Summary
Train for and compete in dressage, cross country and show jumping events, with a little horse care in between - not unlike the "Riding Star" series. Features licensed locations and riders.

Game Design
3D, going for a realistic look. The rider animations are very detailed (getting visibly frustrated after a bad try and only praising the horse after a win - very questionable!).

Gameplay
There are four major events. After completing training courses, the new competition gets unlocked. Between events the horse can and should be cared for, which is very quickly done. Lucinda Green comments on the performance between rides.

Winning competitions gives your horse distributable stat points and unlocks new items (clothing, saddles, food, etc).

Local multi-player mode for up to 4 players.

Riding Mechanics
Dressage competitions are video sequences, where you have to press the arrow keys when highlighted. In the other events you control your horse with the arrow keys and jump with space (auto-jumping in easy mode). The horse can also be "spurred" with an extra key for a speed boost, stamina allowing.