Harvey Smith Showjumper

Summary
Harvey Smith Showjumper is a show jumping game based on the British showjumping champion Harvey Smith.

Game Design
Game design is by Colin Porch, graphic design by Janet Porch. The horse riding animation sprite is reused in a later Commodore 64 game, Kane.

Riding Mechanics
The player uses the joystick to move the horse. Moving the joystick in the direction intended speeds up or slows down the horse. When moving horizontally, the horse is capable of three speeds, a trot, a canter, and a gallop. The horse continues at the same speed until the player makes a joystick input. Moving vertical is only at one speed, and will only move up or down a single line with each additional up or down joystick input.

The player jumps using the fire button of the joystick. The horse cannot change speed or direction while jumping.