Apassionata

Summary
"On your riding stable, you and your horses will prepare for the show. Here you train your dressage pieces and choreographies. Soon the big night is here. But before it comes to the gig, you have to style yourself. Matching costumes and the right accessories for your horse are almost as important in the glamorous show as the riding itself. Let's Go! Fascinates the audience in which you master the most difficult exercises in the spotlight. Roaring applause rewards your successful appearance - at this moment you feel what it's like to be a star at the Galashow of Horses. Features:
 * Countless costumes and Avataroutfits
 * 5 different horse breeds: Lusitanos, Friesians, Hanoverians, Icelandics, and Shetland ponies
 * Theme-Specific horse accessories
 * First ever Horse Show simulation
 * Detailed horse dressage animations (e.g. Pesade, Piaffe, Compliment, Pirouette,...)
 * Glamorous shows combined with horse husbandry and breeding
 * Complete video recording of the show
 * Learning missions"

Based on the (no longer existing) horse show Apassionata.

Game Design
A 3D world with a barn house to change your clothes in and start shows, a path to town, a path to a riding field, a training barn, and a paddock with an attached stable. All of the horses are different, some coming in different colors, however, you can only own one color of the horse at a time if given multiple options. There are:
 * One Friesian
 * One Shetland Pony
 * 4 Icelandic Ponies
 * 3 Lusitanos
 * 2 Hanoverians

Gameplay
Buy horse and equipment, feed and groom horse, train for and then ride in show to get money; repeat.

Riding Mechanics
When zoomed out you move around/steer the horse with the mouse, while max zoom allows for "first-person" riding with the arrow keys. The arrow keys are usable at all zoom levels but are much harder to control, with the WASD keys for walking and pressing and holding SHIFT to canter. Training is done by moving the mouse - representing a "magical staff", totally not a longe whip - in a certain pattern. When riding in a show, you follow the line and press the right key when going through a circle. Some of the shows include vaulting.

Steam Release
The game was re-released on Steam in 2017 as "Equimagic - Galashow of Horses". Since the "Apassionata" brand is now defunct, I would expect the many mentions of it to be gone in that version.

Nintendo DS Version
The Nintendo DS version of Apassionata is a lower-quality graphical version of the PC game. In the beginning, there is only one Icelandic to choose from, the red roan, rather than 4 options. The layout of the DS version is changed to have more loading screens, as well. The paddocks are split into three rather than just one that all the horses are in, and the training barn switches places with the town entrance. the riding controls are similar to the PC version, with movement being from the touch screen and timing presses using the directional keypad.