that horse looks like its in bondage waiting for some action! LOL

Shouldn't this be parked outside a drugstore or something?

pray m'lady, how does one steer yon steed?

@FredicvsMaximvs:
i was thinking that exactly...i don't see slot to insert the quaters...

The author is just plain stupid.

You can say that about all games. I prefer to drive an actual car then a simulation. No GT5 for you.

How about a flight simulator?

How about shooting games then? Get your camo and crawl around in you back yard.

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It's an over sized sex toy.

looks like its running a version of flight simulator - 6ft off the ground.

maybe you could team up for some kind of dog fight on Dobbin.

Business time for Jesus!

@daniel: put a hole below the tail and some porn on the screen and you got it

@alter:

you must be a designer!!

Why do I get the feeling BigDadddyM will be taking a short ride down the banhammer path very soon.

@Curves: absolutely!
I second that notion.

Well, he DOES have a point. However, it costs a great deal more to race a car, or fly a plane than it does to ride a horse... and I think that was the author's point. Horse-riding is something that you either DO in real life, or you don't. Nobody is THAT into horse riding to buy this that wouldn't be taking lessons and/or have their own horse, which is why this is ridiculously stupid.

@BigDaddyM: Are you telling us that you bought one of these for your LittleDaughterM?

wow. Some companies take things just one step too far. For instance, simulating riding a horse...

Proposal: Talking on a telephone simulator? There would be a phone you could hook up to the tv, and... oh nevermind.

@Stang70Fastback: Actually, he doesn't. Buying a game to simulate flying or race car driving for $40 is one thing.

Spending $10K in a mechanical contraption for horse riding instead of spending MUCH less going to a place to ride (not even owning the horse, just renting it for an hour or a day) doesn't make any sense at all. In fact, it's completely absurd.

That money will buy you years of actual horseriding and anyone can do it. Barrier of entry is just whatever a hr class costs these days.

@Jesus Diaz: You my friend have no understanding about the minds of horsey people. I unfortunately, am cursed by knowing/experiencing entirely too much. A horsey person would agree with most of your comments....except for the part about renting. You see to REALLY do well at dressage the rider and horse need to develop a relationship where rider and horse understand each others style/commands. Hence most serious riders own....they don't rent. Whats more, they own AND take lessons. $10,000 is chump change in the horse world. Hell it costs $450 a month to board the damn things. $80/lesson. Vet bills, horsey gear, I could go on and on. Let me just end with this advice. Gentlemen, if you ever start to date a lady and she tells you she likes to ride horses, RUN!!!! RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!!!!!

@Jesus Diaz: you're righ - gee gees cost a lot to own.

knowing someone with them is the best option.

Well, we've already got dancing, guitar playing and all forms of sports simulation (DDR, GH, & wii), so hey, why not? What we need now is a simulator that simulates simulations. Maybe one that can simulate several simultaneous simulations! alliteration aside, some people just have too much money, and I'm a little bitter that I haven't yet found a way to exploit them for myself..

BTW, that was simultaneously the best AND worst video I've ever seen.

Do women get off while riding horses?

You should see the Kentucky Derby option on this thing. After completing the race, the sim stops working, and a vet comes out to euthanize the simulator!

I think even sadder is the douchebag wearing the full riding outfit including riding pants, boots, and helmet, to play a video game...not to mention, if that gear has been used, your 10000 dollar "horse simulator" now has the smell of real horse :p

@Rand: point well taken! I will run away faster than the horse!

All I want to say is that I want a little business time on that thing with a lady, with all the lady bits, not the man bits too.

@Rand: I know enough horse riding lovers (my wife being an expert amazon, coming from a family who plays polo and even raced professionally) to know that they would be absolutely horrified by this crap.

Sure, it's great to own horses, but plenty of people who ride don't own them. The alternative, renting, may be worse, but it will be a zillion times better than having this at home.

If I can't euthanize it than what's the point...Simulate that!

I heard that the 1.4 firmware update will allow you to simulate competitive euthanization! That way if you are loosing a race to a guy simply pull up next to him in the race and press a button and BAM the horse goes down. Its kinda like the red turtle shell in other words.

Hey, it was good enough for the Kentucky Derby.

BA-ZING!

@Jesus Diaz: My girlfriend would agree. THis thing is a classic example of some company doing a financial work up without understanding the target customer and saying "Hey...people will go crazy for this when they see the amount of money they can save!" Then harsh reality will set in and they'll be relegated to some dark corner in an empty booth at some horse trade show. I think my girlfriend would say, "Own first, rent second, and this simulator is not even a serious consideration and I should slap you for even suggesting it" ;-)

where's OMG Ponies ??

@flyboy: Ponies is installing the new updated drivers in his horsey.
Here is the lower tech version. All the features, including sounds, for thousands less. (Its so cute, at the end of a ride it even says "You're my friend." [www.target.com]

looked into getting real rocking horses - SO expensive...

I have seen the Radio Flyer one - but its plastic - still cool - but not the real thing.

Rocking horses are cool in some wonderland kind of way.

Any excuse to get a sexy lady into a jockey outfit is worth it...

Keep in mind, you can't hurt a simulator or screw up its training. Unfortunately, its very easy to do that with a real horse.

I don't think this thing is a good idea, but I can see where they were coming from. If you wanted to teach large groups of completely unskilled riders the basics, this would be more cost effective than a comparable number of well-trained horses.

My friends parents have a saddle which simulates horse riding (i.e. it moves like a horse when sitting on it) Apparently it is for 'exercise'....

@Metropolis:

See "Cruel Intentions 2".

Don't ask how I know that.

@Yeebles: does the saddle have an empty anchor point on the top? In that case, it's probably missing a vital accessory. Tell your friend to look in the bedroom drawers.

I just blew coffee out my nose. I'm giving +5 to whomever chose the music.

You know, that music was much to beautifully sad for that scary looking fake horse.

@Jesus Diaz:

Oh, and I don't ride horses. I love riding indoors though!

@BigDaddyM:

You should be put down much less humanely they Eight Belles was in the Derby.

thats crazy...just like people who own a fucking horse!

Cleaning up after horses was my first job. I knew this one horse, a real son of a bitch, he would always wait for me to get done shoveling up all the horse shit and then he'd go and tip the fuckin' wheelbarrow over. I guess HE thought it was hilarious. Not so funny when the other, nicer horse got sweet grain and he didn't. What a prick, though.

@BigDaddyM: Normally, I'd agree with you, but when the "game" requires $10,000 of equipment, suddenly the real thing becomes a much more viable option.

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@LindsayJoy: heh - are you in a plane in that pic?

might be a 320?

There is something hot about chicks that ride horses (even though I really am not a horse riding fan at all). Especially when they wear those English riding outfits. Hot, I tell you.

While I do agree it's kinda sad, I can't say this is useless.

I don't know much about horse riding... never did it, don't have close friends who did it... but I still think 10K is cheap compared to the price of a horse.

And you know, for people who are training... dunno how complex that mechanical horse is... this can be a life saver.

You know, it's a horse and ending up hurting the horse, falling to the ground and breaking a neck, and stuff like that.

The idea really is like flight simulator or something like that. And it's not just about the money, it's about the dangers involved in it.

Think a car driving simulator. Shure you can rent one to drive... does that make the simulator useless? Don't think so.

Provided that this horse is not for a general public... as a substitute for kids toys, but for something more professional... as the video implies.

I know I'm jumping into this thread a bit late, but, two things:

(1) Even though I kind of knew what to expect to see in the video, when the camera cut to the wide angle shot showing the whole "horse-ette" and woman nose-to-nose with the TV, I still lost it laughing! This video is a keeper!

(2) And speaking of videos, if only Krystle had owned one of these systems instead...

+ Watch video

Saddle rash in the comfort of my own home? I know what I'm asking for this Christmas.

I like the end when it's put outside to add to the realism. "It's just like riding a horse through a village, only you don't move..." Doing something like that in public could haunt you for the rest of your life!

All I know is women who ride horses have gigantic butts!