In Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, players can care for many farm animals in different ways alongside growing crops. Horses in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life are also mountable and make for a quick way to travel around the Forgotten Valley as one of the best animals to get. However, players only start their farm with a cow and a pet dog, so some might wonder how to unlock a horse in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life.
Fortunately, players don't have to wait too long to get a horse in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, so they can soon start to care for and enjoy the much-beloved animal in farm sim game life.
How to Get a Horse in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
To get a horse in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, players must wait until Takakura gives players a horse towards the start of Summer in Year 1. Around day 1 of Summer, a cutscene appears where Takakura gifts players a horse, and players get to pick what horse color they want.
Horse Colors and Name Ideas in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
Players can choose between a brown, black, or white horse when gifted one for the farm. The choice of horse color is irreversible but makes no difference to the gameplay, so players can just select their preferred color.
Players must also decide where to place the horse's feeding station in the barn and what to name their horse. It can sometimes be tricky choosing names, so players could look to some of the best horses in gaming, like Roach, for inspiration or even horses in movies like Maximus in Disney's Tangled. It's up to players what they name their horse, but players could also look to things like nature for inspiration. Some nature-inspired ideas for horse names by color could be:
- Black horse names - Shadow, Raven, Midnight.
- Brown horse names - Chestnut, Nutmeg, Cinnamon.
- White horse names - Storm, Cloud, Snowy.
Horse Care and How to Ride a Horse in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
To look after the horse, players should keep it fed, groomed, and happy as follows:
How to Feed the Horse
Players should ensure the horse's food trough is topped up daily as needed with fodder or fodder+ as a treat, also used to feed cows in Story of Season: A Wonderful Life. Place it inside the horse's feeding station and top it up when empty.
Horse Health, Happiness, and Affection
Using the brush, purchasable from Van's market, to groom the horse will help keep it happy and healthy. Players can also snuggle and talk to the horse to build its affection and check the barn chalkboard to monitor its health and affection levels. It's also ideal to let the horse out to pasture for exercise by ringing the bell outside the barn to call all barn animals in or out.
How to Ride a Horse
To ride a horse, let it out to pasture and approach the horse from the side until the 'ride' option becomes selectable. Click 'ride' to mount the horse; players can even gallop around.
Players can also exit the farmyard on a horse by jumping over the barn fence for a faster way to move around Forgotten Valley.
It's also possible to call the horse to a player's location, provided the horse is outside, by pressing the 'Call Horse' option. However, it's worth noting it's not possible to ride a horse when it is sleeping.
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is available now on PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X/S.