Online Games

Some readers may be have seen some of the new, free flash arcade games lurking in the web, which involve animals as the central character of the game. Very different than your typical Warlord arena, or spaceship battle scenario, these games have set themselves a niche of their own in a peaceful farm setting or fashion salon. Among the most popular themes within the pet games genre are horse games for kids. These games feature horses as the central character in a myriad of situations that require player interaction.

Some of the most popular themes for kid's horse games include a race track, a fashion salon, horse show jumping competition, or simply the outdoors. It seems that riding a horse online has become quite common nowadays, with game titles like Lisa and Bandit. Such online game titles provide a horse, which the player may often customize with his choice of color and breed, and an easy set of controls for riding. In the case of the game Lisa and Bandit, the player is required to take his horse for a ride in the woods while jumping to avoid obstacles. It is a more sophisticated version of the ever so popular Kids Horse Racing Game, in which the player is also involved in an obstacle course, while competing side to side with another horse.

Other online game titles like Jumporama and Jockey Star feature a race track or an obstacle course which the player must complete within a certain time limit or before his opponent does. Again, the use of controls is very simple and limited to the movement of the mouse and a few mouse clicks. Rudimentary controls, complemented by an attractive background and appealing character images make these applications irresistible to children. Some horse games also include motivating sound scores and special effects to trigger even more adrenaline into the mix. Kids may find themselves playing these kids horse games online for hours and not know what hit them.

Parents may find themselves asking, what does my child gain out of this? Honestly speaking, not much. But looking at it the positive way, you could leave a child unattended for hours playing games online without having to worry if he will get hurt. Additionally, in a young, developing brain, playing horse games for kids can help improve his brain motor functions and hand to eye coordination. Perhaps horse games online for kids are not a big plus in the life of your child, but they are harmless as well. If anything, you could consider them a rated G time waster, just like every other video game in the market, only horse games online don't include the violence, pornography and amoral behavior.