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Seasoned Ace

Re: How to understand horse emotions? Help pls.

If the horse is sad or won't play with the ball to have fun take use the "take horse for a ride option" and go for the one that sounds fastest. I always want to say extreme but that isn't the word they use. I was confused also when the horse was sad and didn't want to play. I felt making him practice or anything else would make it worse but on the second day of this behavior I decided it couldn't hurt to train and go for a ride. I was very please because he wasn't sad anymore. Taking him once a day keeps him happy.

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simsplayer818
Hero
2 years ago
@iheartsandwiches I'm navigating this myself just with horses purchased from the exchange. Bless their beautiful hearts, they are very much in their feelings a lot of the time. It seems easier with horses created in CAS so far for me. I'm finding a Free Spirited horse the most tricky to deal with. She's always feeling Cooped Up, despite being taken out and with the gate left open for her to go for a wander. She won't play with toys either. She got the Sad emotion stuck, but I found that exiting the game helped to shift it.
My Sims keep fruit in their inventory to hand feed them as sometimes that helps. It just puzzles me when all needs are met and the mare or the little foal are sad. They're on a 64x64 lot with toys and space. A Sim is with them all day too and they get on with the other horses.
I'm starting a new household in the next couple of days and I'm just going to add a horse from CAS and avoid the exchange. I've been careful with the traits of the horses I've adopted (I like that you can see those) but found it a horsey emotional minefield so far lol!