Where to settle in Chestnut Ridge

I chose Riders Glen simply because it has the 64x64 lot with plenty of room for farming, ranching, horse training , and gardening.

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My Sims live in New Appaloosa. I think I'm remembering the right one :D I like the location is the main thing. Trail riding starting there is great!

My sim chose Palomino Junction in Galloping Gulch and I have liked it there, but I have to admit I haven't explored the other two neighbourhoods enough, yet.

I, also settled my Sims into the only 64 X 64 lot in and while my ranch layout isn't as profoundly organized and beautiful as @simgirl1010's is. It does allow for much needed space for three horses and seven kids.

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It's nice not to have a loading screen between your homelot and Dreadhorse cavern, in case the aspiration or challenge requires reaching a certain level in the cave.

My favorite lot to play was the 50 x 50 in Galloping Glutch. Its a small barn, but I find my sims are a lot more focus in small houses and they have a lot of land to train. Now I have a beautiful Adobe style ranch now, I style I never thought I would love before, but they are living their best life there now. There is land for a prawling one floor house, which I really prefer for infants, they have twins. It's a large enough house and there is still room for gardening, fishing pond. swimmable pon and two stables and room for the goats and sheep and crops. It area has the most sublime breathing views and trails. It's really my favorite.

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Flickrs literally said "yee haw" when I uploaded these.
I should become a Sims real estate agent.
This build I got from the gallery. It's up for a nomination of best builds as well. When I get in the game tonight I will find the creator and post it in that thread.

That's beautiful @LeucosiaX !

"mightysprite;c-18348202" wrote:
That's beautiful @LeucosiaX !

@mightysprite When I was younger we me from California to Nevada to go to Vegas, the scenic route. Detoured through route 66 and Death Valley. I never saw anything so sublime but this reminds me of that. We saw the Grand Canyons on the flight back- That too, also Galloping Gulch reminds of that on Sim's scale.

@simgirl1010 I love what you did with Riders Glen. For sure that lot is the world's aspiration. It's really beautiful and the perfect spot for a ranch.

@GalacticGal Great job with your ranch there as well. Three horses and 7 kids, wow. That's a hard game.

I voted Rider's Glen when I meant Galloping Gulch.

But both are really great and have a lot of area to ride. Also if you are worried about space in Galloping Gulch. I felt like neither neighborhood required me to have horse training equipment on my lot as there are plenty scattered around. Just the ball and you are good to go.