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We all want our pets to like us no matter their shape or size, and the same is true inThe Sims 4 Horse Ranch! With horses added to the Sims 4 animal rosters for the first time, you’ve now got the chance to live out all of your equine dreams.
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But that’ll be aloteasier to do with a horse that likes you. The bonds you build with your horses are critical to their training, competitive abilities, and general overall happiness. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to bond with your horse in The Sims 4.
What Does A Bond With Your Horse Impact?
Building up a rapport with your horse in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch is critical, if you’re hoping to be a successful rancher.
One of the first things you’ll notice when you first begin your new horse-based life is thathorses respond better when they like the Sim they’re speaking to or training with.
When you’retraining a horse, it will alwaystrain better with a Sim it likesthan to one it doesn’t.
And naturally, with so manycompetitions and Community Jobson the line as your horses gain skill,training is generally easier, so it’s best to simplify where you can.
Horses Have Traits And Personalities
Like other animals in The Sims 4, horses have avariety of traitsthey’re liable to pick up.
If you’remaking your horsein Create-a-Sim, you’ll havecontrol over your horse’s traits. However, if you opt tobuy or breed a horse, you’re left to the game’s decisions, andtrait assignment is random.
To see what type of traits your horse has, check out itsProfileby clicking on itsportrait in the Relationships tab, which offers a detailed look at your horse’s life, achievements, and skills.
Thefirst rowshows your horse’straits. Horses can haveup to three traits, with11 total traitsavailable for horses.
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Not all traits are easy to deal with!Aggressive, Defiant, and Fearful horses can prove to be a challenge, which is why these horses are offered for a discount price at the Equestrian Center.
These traits, just like human traits, seek to make youtailor interactions to each horseas an individual, rather than offering a blanket option for horse care and socialization.
How To Bond With Horses
In general, the easiest way to build a bond with your horses in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch is to spend a good amount of time justtalking to themwhile you’re performing their daily care and keeping.
Themore you interact with a horseon a regular basis, theeasier it is to bondwith them, which also helps to build theirTemperament skill.
For the most part, horses enjoyfriendly socialsthat include things likechatting, joking, or pettingfrom their owners, and may get testy when being cleaned.
However, you’ll notice that your horses willsometimes be in bad moods, feelings things likeSadif left alone for too long, orScaredwhen (easily) spooked.
If yourhorse is in a bad mood, you’ll see several options in the socialization menu with acolored circle corresponding to the color of the horse’s mood.
These interactions willhelp ease the horse’s moodquicker than if you just leave it be to wait the feeling out. Horses can routinely use comfort and cheering up, so be sure to check in on them often.
Horses with agood Temperament skillare typically better at socializing with both Sims and other horses.
