Remember that bridge your horses can’t go to? Fixed it.
It’s no secret that the SimGurus LOVE making the best debug items for every new pack. Just look at the new debug menu from The Sims 4 Horse Ranch, especially this covered bridge you’ll see often in the world of Chestnut Ridge. The catch? Sims can’t use them. Bummer. But what if we turn these debug shells into functional stables?
Horses aren’t even allowed to go here!
With this workaround, you can even use them in your builds! Whether you want to save Simoleons, do the no walls challenge, or just add something interesting to your lot, simply follow any of these build hacks.
Note: Before doing anything, make sure that bb.moveobjects is on.
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Hack #1: Using a Basement
First of all, we have to access the hidden debug menu. Type in Ctrl+Shift+C to open the cheat bar. Then, type and enter bb.showhiddenobjects and bb.showliveeditobjects consecutively. Hit Ctrl+Shift+C again to close the cheat bar.
Go to the items search bar and type in **DEBUG** to open the debug menu. To make the search easier, toggle the filter for Horse Ranch expansion pack and look for this item.
Tip: In case you make mistakes or start over again, already grab duplicates of the debug item since it cannot be duplicated with the eyedropper tool.
Great! Now that we have this thing, build a room just as big as the item. Adjust the level of the whole room by clicking on it and sliding up the white arrow 1 time.
Then, remove the walls either by clicking on each wall and selecting Remove Wall or using the sledgehammer tool.
Now to the important step: build a basement directly below this room. Place the debug item on the floor below. With Ctrl+9, elevate the item several times until it reaches the top floor again while it’s placed on the basement. You may need a few adjustments before it’s level with the above floor.
Once you’re satisfied with the item’s placement, delete the room below by sliding the white arrows to minimize the room. DON’T just click on the room and hit delete! We don’t want the debug object to be deleted with it.
Go back to the upper floor and viola! That entire space is functional. You can fit in 2 sets of hay beds and feeders here without any trouble.
Hack #2: Using a Second Floor
If you don’t like the adding a basement to your lot, try making a 2nd floor. Do this by creating a 1-tile room on the 1st floor then adding another room on top of it.
Delete the room on the 1st floor. Using the white arrow slider in the middle, drag the entire room downwards until it is levelled with the floor of the debug item.
When you’re satisfied with its height, use the white arrows around the room to resize it to be as big as the debug item. Like above, remove all four walls of the room.
Note: If you want to adjust the debug item, make sure that it’s placed on the ground floor and NOT on the 2nd floor so the space can still be functional.
The last step is to add stairs on either end. Since this hack uses stairs (which aren’t accessible for horses), it’s best to convert this space intended for Sims like a restaurant or a bar to dance the cowpoke.
Extra Hack: Other Debug Items
If you’ve read the previous sections, you’ll observe that the key here is to add the debug item on a different floor or else the space won’t be usable. Simple enough, right? So try it on other objects from debug…or even this sized up dollhouse barn if you ever want that.
Don’t worry about rain or roofing problems! When you create a room, it automatically adds a ceiling to cover the room. If you also own Seasons, do note that this room is like a porch and is still outdoors.
Video Tutorial
Now you know how to turn debug shells into functional stables! Wanna see how it’s actually made in the game? Check out this quick video:
Breed adorable foals as a hobby or as a lucrative business!
One of the biggest features of the new Horse Ranch expansion is Sims 4 horse breeding! Sims can make a very good living breeding and selling trained competition horses with impressive pedigrees. In fact, horse sales are such a big focus that all horses have a monetary value attached to them that increases based on skills, certain traits, and competition wins. Breeding your champion horses and selling their highly valuable offspring will make your Sims wealthy in no time!
We’ll walk you through everything you need to know about breeding top quality horses!
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Sims 4 Horse Breeding Guide
There’s a lot to think about when breeding horses, especially if you’re breeding for profit. You’ll need to take into account the dam and sire’s traits, skills, and competition history when pairing up horses for breeding in order to get more valuable foals. Read on to learn how to be a successful horse breeder!
Mating a Mare and a Stallion
In order to start Sims 4 horse breeding, you first need a mare and a stallion. Click on either your mare or stallion and under Friendly interactions, select Encourage To > Encourage to Breed With and select the other horse.
If the breeding is successful, you’ll see them touch their muzzles and hearts swirl around them. Don’t be discouraged if your horses don’t breed on the first try; just keep building your bond with both horses and give them more time to get to know each other. Horses are highly social animals and will autonomously interact with each other often.
After a successful Sims 4 horse breeding attempt, it will take several in-game hours before you’ll know if your mare is expecting a foal or not. If she is pregnant, you’ll get a notification about it.
Pregnant Mares
A pregnant mare
While your mare is pregnant, you won’t be able to ride her or train with her on jumps or barrels. She also won’t be eligible to enter any equestrian competitions. Make sure she’s comfortable and happy during her pregnancy by brushing her, interacting with her, keeping her feed bin full and her stall clean like you would normally do.
Mares are pregnant for about three in-game days. You’ll see her belly slowly expand over those three days as her foal grows. Sometime on day three, your mare will go into labour. Just like with Sim labours, this process can take a few hours. Your mare will be very uncomfortable while she’s in labour but your Sim can help soothe her. There is a new social interaction on your mare during labour called Soothe Horse in Labour.
When your mare gives birth, her foal will appear beside her and you’ll be prompted to give the new colt or filly a name! The foal will inherit one random trait from its dam and one from its sire. It will also possess a third base trait of its own. This is why taking your horses’ traits into account for Sims 4 horse breeding is important if you want a good chance of getting foals with a specific type of personality!
As for the foal’s appearance, its body shape and coat colouring appear to be 50/50. Our filly had her dam’s coat colouring and her sire’s body build. There was no mixing of coat colours or patterns.
Foal Care
Foals are adorably clumsy and unsteady on their hooves when they’re first born but they actually aren’t a lot of work to keep healthy and happy. They get a lot of care from their dam, who nurses and grooms them to keep them fed and clean but Sims can also bottle feed and brush their foals. Foals can be trained to eat hay by hand-feeding them prairie grass or calling them to eat from a patch of prairie grass or a feed bin.
A filly nursing from her dam
However, this doesn’t mean you can neglect your foal! Foals need to learn how to interact with Sims and the earlier you start working on their Temperament skill with them, the better. A big part of Sims 4 horse breeding is making sure your foals grow into adult horses with the Well Mannered Foal trait. A foal only gains this reward trait when they age up if they have high Temperament skill. This trait is highly coveted for breeders because it gives the horse a boost in all skills.
Foals cannot be ridden or enter equestrian competitions. You’ll have to wait for them to grow up to start building the Agility, Jumping, and Endurance skills with them. You can see how many days away your foal is from aging up by hovering over their portrait in your Sim’s relationship panel.
Breedable Traits
If you’re going to be delving into Sims 4 horse breeding for profit, you’ll need a good understanding of how to breed certain traits into your foals to increase their value. The benefit of Sims 4 horse breeding is that there are certain traits a horse can only get by being bred and raised from a foal.
In addition to their three base traits they’ll get when they’re born (which is partially influenced by their dam and sire’s base traits), foals can be born with additional traits called breedable traits. Breedable traits are traits that can only be acquired through Sims 4 horse breeding. Check out our Horse Traits Guide for a full breakdown of all horse traits, but here’s a summary of breedable traits.
Playful: Foals can sometimes be born with the Playful trait, which means they love to play with toys and Sims.
Curious: Foals can sometimes be born with the Curious trait, which makes them more likely to investigate many different objects. They’ll also love using jumps and barrels when they grow up.
Champion Genes: You’ll only breed foals with Champion Genes if their dam or sire has the Champion Horse trait. Gain the Champion Horse trait by winning 20 equestrian competitions in order to start breeding foals with Champion Genes. Both traits greatly increase the horse’s value and boost all skill gain.
Well Mannered Foal: Foals are not born with this trait but they can age up with this trait if your Sim spent a lot of time building their Temperament skill as a foal. This trait boosts all skill gain.
Horse Value
Players who really want to get into Sims 4 horse breeding as a lucrative business will need to understand how to increase the value of their horses. The horse value system is quite detailed so this portion of our guide may undergo further changes as we learn more about it but here’s what we’ve gathered about horse value so far!
Horses start with a base value of $1,000. This base value increases based on certain factors. If you want to make the most of Sims 4 horse breeding, you’ll want to increase that base value as much as possible so you can sell the horses you breed at a higher profit. You accomplish this by being selective about the horses you choose to breed together.
Ideally, these are the factors you want to consider heavily with Sims 4 horse breeding:
Pick a dam and a sire with traits that are favourable for competitions to increase your odds of getting a foal with those same traits. Having good base traits will help them build certain skills faster and do better in competitions.
If possible, don’t breed horses that do not have the Champion Horse trait. You only want to be breeding the best of the best to get quality foals with the Champion Genes trait. These traits have a direct impact on a horse’s monetary value.
The more competitions your horses have won, the more valuable they become (and by extension, the more valuable their foals will be). So don’t retire your horses after 20 competitions to get the Champion Horse trait. Continuing to win competitions seems to further drive up the value of the horse.
You can sell foals but we don’t recommend doing this. You’ll fetch a higher price if you raise your foal to an adult and get some competition wins on their record, first.
In short, highly skilled horses with lots of competition wins and good traits will have more valuable foals!
Sims 4 horse breeding can really make your Sims obscenely wealthy. The most valuable premade horse in the game is Duke Gooseman, valued at $17,400 but we’ve seen some players’ horses valued for up to a whopping $45,000!
Loved our Sims 4 horse breeding guide? Want more info on daily horse care? Check out our Horse Care Guide!
Learn all about the new aspirations in Horse Ranch!
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch comes with two brand-new and exciting Aspirations! Of course, like with any The Sims 4 Aspiration, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know!
As we previously mentioned, the new expansion adds two exciting aspirations to choose from. The first is the Expert Nectar Maker and the second Sims 4 aspiration is the Championship Rider.
Now, as with any aspiration within the game, each comes with multiple goals your Sim will need to complete in order to master the aspiration. You’ll also be able special Reward Traits upon completion.
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Let’s take a closer look at the new The Sims 4 Aspirations from the Horse Ranch expansion pack.
Championship Rider
This Sim wants to be one of the world’s premiere Horse Riders and will prove it by participating in Horse Competitions.
The new Championship Rider aspiration can be located under the Athletic section of Sims 4 Aspirations. It only has one Milestone level however has four sub-milestones for Sims to complete. At first glance, it does look like this could be a somewhat challenging Aspiration to undertake however, we aren’t going to be wasting our time horsing around!
The milestones your Sim would need to complete for the Championship Rider aspiration are as followed:
Achieve Level 10 Horse Riding Skill
Compete in 15 Horse Competitions
Win Gold in 5 Master Horse Competitions
Place at the Ultimate Horse Championship
Let’s take a more in-depth look at what each of these milestones entails for this new The Sims 4 Aspiration.
Achieving Level 10 Horse Riding Skill
This milestone is probably the easiest out of the four at first glance. Much like building any other skill within The Sims 4, this is exactly the same. It’s also a great way of building a relationship with your horses!
Compete in 15 Competitions
Simply travel to New Appaloosa and head over to the Hay Now! Equestrian Centre. Once you have arrived, click on the building and select Enter Competition.
Win Gold in 5 Master Horse Competitions
Similarly to the previous milestone, simply head over to the Equestrian Centre once again. However, this time around you’ll need to select a Master Level Competition. You’ll then be able to choose from either Barrel Racing, Show Jumping or Western Pleasure Competitions to take part in. You just need to ensure you win the Gold in these to count towards the milestone!
Place at the Ultimate Horse Championship
For this milestone, you’ll need to place in the top three to complete this milestone. To enter, either head to the Hay Now! Equestrian Centre or the Community Board and select Enter Competition where you will be able to partake in the event. Just keep in mind that you can only take part in the Ultimate Horse Championship on a Saturday!
Completion Reward
Now that you’ve completed everything for the Championship Rider Sims 4 Aspiration, your Sim will be awarded the Grand Champ Trainer Reward Trait.
Grand Champ Trainer:These Sims train Horse Skills faster, sell Horses for higher prices, inspire confidence in themselves and their Horse when riding and training, and will very rarely have a bad time riding a Horse. In fact, they are so good with Horses that Horses have even more fun when being ridden by them. They can also Give Competition Advice. to aspiring Horse Riders.
Are you ready to take a look at what it takes to be an Expert Nectar Maker? Let’s check out the second new Sims 4 Aspiration in the Horse Ranch expansion.
Expert Nectar Maker
This Sim wants to master the art of Nectar Making, honing their abilities to consistently craft only the best Nectars. They also want to make an absurd amount of Simoleons doing it.
The new Expert Nectar Maker aspiration can be located under the Food section of the Sims 4 Aspirations screen. Much like the Championship Rider aspiration It only has one Milestone level. Similarly, it has several sub-milestones for Sims to complete. This will be a fun aspiration to complete if your Sims are looking to master a new skill and turn it into a profitable venture.
The three milestones your Sim needs to complete are as followed:
Achieve Level 5 Nectar Making Skill
Make 50 Excellent Bottles of Nectar
Make $100,000 Selling Nectar
Now, let’s take a more in-depth look at each of the milestones your Sim needs to complete to become an Expert Nectar Maker!
Achieve Level 5 Nectar Making Skill
Another easy and straightforward milestone to complete. Simply have your Sim obtain Level 5 of the Nectar Making Skill.
Make 50 Excellent Bottles of Nectar
To create excellent bottles of Nectar, you’ll need to consider the ingredient quality, your current skill level as well as the skill level required for making particular Nectar variants.
Make $100,000 Selling Nectar
You can sell bottles of Nectar directly from your inventory, at the General Store or by selling them to the Mysterious Rancher who appears from time to time in Chestnut Ridge. There are various factors that can impact the price Nectar sells for. As an example, the overall quality of the Nectar will determine how much it sells for as well as if it has been aged or not!
Completion Reward
Now that you’ve completed everything for the Expert Nectar Maker Sims 4 Aspiration, your Sim will be awarded the Nectar Know-It-All Reward Trait.
Nectar Know-It-All: These Sims can craft pre-aged Nectar, have an iron bladder when it comes to drinking Nectar, and their negative emotions have less influence on their current mood.
Does your Sim have what it takes to become an Expert Nectar Maker?
That’s everything you need to know about the new Sims 4 Aspirations from the Horse Ranch expansion! If you are looking for more guides and articles about the expansion, why not head over to our dedicated section for The Sims 4 Horse Ranch?
Just like people, horses have their own individual personalities. Their Sims 4 horse traits are what make them unique. No two horses are exactly alike. Some horses may be more aggressive and defiant while others are more docile and needy. Knowing your Sims 4 horse traits is key in fostering a good relationship with them so they can be your lifelong companion no matter how ornery or sweet their natures are! We’ve got the full list of CAS and reward Sims 4 horse traits right here for you!
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Full List of Sims 4 Horse Traits
How to See Your Horse’s Traits
Since horses are not controllable, you might be wondering how you can look at their Sims 4 horse traits. It’s not like you can just open up their info panel like you can with Sims. Luckily, it’s easy to find your Sims 4 horse traits, too. Just click on their portrait in your relationship panel and ring up their profile page.
All of your horse’s traits, skills, and competition info will be displayed here so you can check back with it whenever you need to stay up-to-date on your horse’s progress. For more information on what all Sims 4 horse traits do, hover over it to get a tooltip description.
CAS Traits
Horses have a total of 11 traits available in CAS. Each horse can be assigned up to 3 of these traits.
Trait
Description
Aggressive
These Horses are cranky! They act meaner towards other Sims and are more difficult to train.
Brave
These Horses tend to be stout of heart, unfazed by bad weather or danger. They also have a higher chance of succeeding when using Horse Jumps and Barrels.
Defiant
These Horses tend to be more ornery when it comes to training and will develop skills more slowly. They also have a higher likelihood of failing Horse Jumps and Barrels.
Energetic
These Horses are full of energy! They gain athletic skills faster but are slower to gain the Temperament Skill.
Fearful
These Horses are afraid of everything and will often become spooked. Due to their fearful nature, it will take them longer to gain Temperament Skill.
Free Spirit
These Horses thrive in the open outdoors and will become sad if left inside for too long.
Friendly
These Horses love all things social! They are more likely to have positive social interactions.
Independent
These Horses are content on their own and don’t need as much attention.
Intelligent
These Horses are all-around rapid learners, giving them an increased gain of all skills. As an added bonus, they’re also brilliant conversationalists!
Mellow
These Horses prefer relaxing over everything else! Because of their laid-back nature, they are quick to gain the Temperament Skill and slow to gain athletic skills.
Needy
These Horses need social interaction often. They will frequently approach Sims in the hopes of getting their attention.
Reward Traits
There are additional Sims 4 horse traits that can be gained as gameplay rewards. The key to gaining this trait is competitions!
Trait
Description
How to Acquire
Champion Horse
A champion through and through! This Horse’s Foals will gain skills and that fighting spirit faster and have higher value.
Win the Ultimate Horse Championship (Needs Confirmation)
Competition Traits
The following Sims 4 horse traits serve more of a documentation purpose than anything else. They don’t come with any perks; they’re just for recording which competitions your horse has placed in. Your horse’s competition wins will be displayed in the competition wins section of their profile rather than their Sims 4 horse traits section.
Trait
How to Acquire
Show Jumping (1)
Place 1st in Beginner Show Jumping
Show Jumping (2)
Place 2nd in Beginner Show Jumping
Show Jumping (3)
Place 3rd in Beginner Show Jumping
Show Jumping (4)
Place 1st in Intermediate Show Jumping
Show Jumping (5)
Place 2nd in Intermediate Show Jumping
Show Jumping (6)
Place 3rd in Intermediate Show Jumping
Show Jumping (7)
Place 1st in Expert Show Jumping
Show Jumping (8)
Place 2nd in Expert Show Jumping
Show Jumping (9)
Place 3rd in Expert Show Jumping
Show Jumping (10)
Place 1st in Master Show Jumping
Show Jumping (11)
Place 2nd in Master Show Jumping
Show Jumping (12)
Place 3rd in Master Show Jumping
Barrel Racing (1)
Place 1st in Beginner Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (2)
Place 2nd in Beginner Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (3)
Place 3rd in Beginner Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (4)
Place 1st in Intermediate Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (5)
Place 2nd in Intermediate Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (6)
Place 3rd in Intermediate Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (7)
Place 1st in Expert Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (8)
Place 2nd in Expert Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (9)
Place 3rd in Expert Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (10)
Place 1st in Master Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (10)
Place 2nd in Master Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing (12)
Place 3rd in Master Barrel Racing
Endurance Racing (1)
Place 1st in Beginner Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (2)
Place 2nd in Beginner Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (3)
Place 3rd in Beginner Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (4)
Place 1st in Intermediate Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (5)
Place 2nd in Intermediate Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (6)
Place 3rd in Intermediate Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (7)
Place 1st in Expert Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (8)
Place 2nd in Expert Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (9)
Place 3rd in Expert Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (10)
Place 1st in Master Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (11)
Place 2nd in Master Endurance Racing
Endurance Racing (12)
Place 3rd in Master Endurance Racing
Western Pleasure (1)
Place 1st in Beginner Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (2)
Place 2nd in Beginner Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (3)
Place 3rd in Beginner Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (4)
Place 1st in Intermediate Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (5)
Place 2nd in Intermediate Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (6)
Place 3rd in Intermediate Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (7)
Place 1st in Expert Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (8)
Place 2nd in Expert Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (9)
Place 3rd in Expert Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (10)
Place 1st in Master Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (11)
Place 2nd in Master Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure (11)
Place 3rd in Master Western Pleasure
Ultimate Horse Championship (1)
Place 1st in Ultimate Horse Championship
Ultimate Horse Championship (2)
Place 2nd in Ultimate Horse Championship
Ultimate Horse Championship (3)
Place 3rd in Ultimate Horse Championship
Breeding Traits
The following two Sims 4 horse traits can only be acquired through breeding or by purchasing/rescuing a foal and raising them well.
Trait
Description
How to Acquire
Champion Genes
Horses with Champion Genes have winner’s blood coursing through their veins! As a result, these Horses will gain skills faster and hold a higher Simoleon value than the average horse.
Be born to a dam or sire with the Champion Horse trait
Well-Mannered Foal
[Horse Name] got a good head start on Temperament skill as a foal, s/he is primed to learn more skills.
Grow from a foal to an adult horse with high Temperament skill (Exact Level Unknown – Our foal got this trait with level 7 Temperament)
Playful
These Horses love playing with toys and other Sims!
Random chance of being born with this trait (Needs Confirmation)
Curious
These Horses are naturally more curious and enjoy exploring objects and using Horse Jumps and Barrels
Random chance of being born with this trait (Needs Confirmation)
Do you want to get to know the Sims of Chestnut Ridge or keep up to date with the latest happenings in town? Maybe you’ve got some time on your hands and want to help out a neighbour? Whatever the reason, why not check out the new Sims 4 Horse Ranch Community Board and Jobs?
We will take you through everything you need to know about these two features in the expansion. First up, let’s take a look at the Community Board!
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The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Community Board Overview
This is a feature we’ve seen featured within various packs in different ways over The Sims 4’s lifetime. Each iteration in a slightly different way and The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Community Boards are no exception.
Where Can I Find the Community Boards?
You can find the Community Boards dotted around Chestnut Ridge. In fact, there are three in total your Sims can use.
New Appaloosa – Located just outside of the Hay Now! Equestrian Centre and Duke’s Hall Lots
Rider’s Glen – Located near the Sweet Nectar Glade Lot
Galloping Gulch – Located at the bottom of the hill near the Canyon Crossing lot
Community Board Features
Now, the community board comes with a range of different features. At first glance, it can seem a little overwhelming but in actual fact, the Sims 4 Horse Ranch Community Boards are incredibly easy to navigate.
Overall, there are eight different features that you can choose from when your Sim interacts with any of the three community boards in the game.
Here’s a closer look at what you can find on the Community Boards!
Call Ranch Animal Exchange
By calling the Ranch Animal Exchange, your Sims will be able to Purchase a Horse for $1000, Rescue a Horse for $250 or purchase a Mini Sheep or Mini Goat in numerous colours and quantities.
Ranch Animal Info
Here you will find quick helpful pop-ups relating to the Equestrian Centre, Horse Care and Mini Animal Care.
Community Jobs
Looking for some quick and easy Simoleons? Then why not take a look at Community Jobs?
Choose from a range of different jobs from Training a Neighbour’s Horse to Sheep Grazing and more to earn some extra money. On average. community jobs will take your Sims four hours to complete and the overall payout will depend on your Sims skill level.
Upon selecting the community job, your Sim will go ahead and complete it. You will not be able to interact with your Sim during this time and once complete, you’ll find all the details of how they got on in the notifications panel.
Enter Competition
Much like how you enter a competition at the Hay Now! Equestrian Centre, entering via the Community Board is just another way to do so.
Hire Ranch Hand
Looking after and running a ranch is hard work. However, you don’t have to do it on your own. Why not hire a Ranch Hand to help you with the day-to-day running of your ranch? Simply select the option from the Community Board menu and you’ll be set!
Horse Training
Similar to using the Community Board to enter competitions, this is another quick and easy way to access the trainer options for your Horses.
Learn About Residents
Get to know the residents of Chestnut Ridge or more specifically the most knowledgeable when it comes to living on the Ranch and making Nectar.
Plan a Ranch Event
Finally, why not hold a Ranch Event?
Choose from either Ranch Gathering or Ranch Animal Day and get ready to hold the hottest event Chestnut Ridge has seen!
Simply select the Plan Ranch Event button at the bottom of the pop-up and you’ll be taken to your Household Calendar where you can plan either of the two events as normal from there!
Can the Community Board do anything else?
Ultimately, other than finding them located throughout Chestnut Ridge, you can also find them in the Build Buy Catolouge! This is perfect for if you are building your own ranch-inspired lots around the world and a nice touch to add in.
It’s Time to Explore Chestnut Ridge!
Now that you’ve had time to check out the Sims 4 Horse Ranch Community Board, it’s time to get out there and fully experience living in the beautiful world of Chestnut Ridge and get to know the community!
Whether you want to become an Expert Nectar Maker, a Championship Rider or just enjoying time with your family, Chestnut Ridge has plenty to offer for all kinds of Sims.
Looking for more The Sims 4 Horse Ranch articles? We’ve got you covered right here!
How do you get champion horses? By building Sims 4 horse skills! In The Sims 4 Horse Ranch, horses have four major skills; Temperament, Agility, Jumping, and Endurance. Each of these skills is linked to the equestrian competitions that take place at the Equestrian Centre in the New Appaloosa neighbourhood of Chestnut Ridge. Train your horse to specialize in a single discipline or work on all skills to create a well-rounded, multi-talented horse that can take the whole show circuit by storm! Mastering any of these skills comes with rewards and benefits.
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The Sims 4 Horse Skills Guide
Building your horse’s skills is key to success both on the ranch and at the equestrian centre! Read on to learn about all the benefits of training Sims 4 horse skills!
Keeping Track of Sims 4 Horse Skills
Since horses are not controllable, you won’t be able to click on them to view their skills in the info panels like you can with Sims, but don’t worry! You can still keep track of your horse’s skill progress. Just click on your horse in your Sim’s relationship panel and view their profile. Your horse’s profile will display all their basic information, like their traits and monetary value. It also displays their skill information and their competition history.
Temperament Skill
The Temperament skill is the most important skill for any horse to have, whether they’re just a family pet used for trail riding or a highly-trained competition horse. Temperament dictates how well your horse behaves for their riders, as well as how they behave when interacting with both Sims and other animals. It is also a required skill for the Show Jumping and Western Pleasure competitions.
Horses with high Temperament skill are less likely to buck riders off their backs and more likely to have positive interactions with both Sims and animals. This makes it a great skill for horses with traits like Defiant and Aggressive to build because their Temperament skill can help balance out bad behaviour from those traits.
To build this skill, simply spend time interacting with your horse or pay a fee to send your horse for training through the community board. Both foals and adult horses can build the Temperament skill. If you have a foal, it’s best to work on their Temperament skill as much as you can before they grow up. Foals with high Temperament skill grow up with the Well-Mannered Foal reward trait which gives them a skill boost in all the other skills.
Temperament Skill Levels
Skill Level
Benefits
1
No special benefits.
2
Unlocks the Talk About Social Life interaction. Greater chance for positive interactions.
3
Unlocks the Discuss Secret Lives of Animals interaction.
4
Unlocks the Ask About Controlling Temper interaction while a horse is angry, which will calm them down faster. Less likely to buck while being ridden.
5
Unlocks the Compliment Temperament interaction. Greater chance for positive interactions.
6
Unlocks the Seek Emotional Support interaction while a Sim is sad, which will cheer them up faster.
7
Unlocks the Ask About Dealing with Sims interaction, which increases the Sim’s Charisma skill gain for a short time afterward. Less likely to buck while being ridden.
8
Greater chance for positive interactions.
9
Horse will never buck a rider.
10
Greatest chance for positive interactions. Unlocks the Iron Works Signage – Temperament reward object.
Jumping Skill
If your Sims have dreams of being the best show jumper or endurance racer in Chestnut Ridge, they’ll want to work on the Jumping skill with their horse. Jumping is one of the Sims 4 horse skills tied to the Show Jumping and Endurance Racing competitions at the Equestrian Centre.
Training in this area of Sims 4 horse skills will unlock new interactions with your horse and help your horse tackle more difficult jumps with ease. To build this skill, practice on horse jumps or pay a fee to send your horse for training through the community board. Foals cannot learn the Jumping skill.
Jumping Skill Levels
Skill Level
Benefits
1
No special benefits.
2
Unlocks the Talk About Jumping interaction. Slightly better chance of successfully using horse jumps.
3
Unlocks the Ask About Jumping Training interaction. Slightly better chance of successfully using horse jumps.
4
Horse will become less fatigued and perform better using horse jumps.
5
Unlocks the Compliment Jumps interaction. Horse can Practice Advanced Jumps, which boosts Jumping skill gain but fatigues the horse faster. Horse will perform better using horse jumps.
6
Unlocks the Ask About Favourite Jumps interaction. Better chance of successfully using horse jumps.
7
Unlocks the Ask About Jumping Mechanics interaction, which increases the Sim’s Video Gaming skill gain for a short time afterward. Better chance of successfully using horse jumps.
8
Horse can train on horse jumps on their own without a rider. Better chance of successfully using horse jumps.
9
Horse will become less fatigued and perform better using horse jumps.
10
Greatest chance of success using horse jumps. Unlocks the Iron Works Signage – Jumping reward object.
Agility Skill
Sims who want to pursue competitive barrel racing or Western pleasure riding will want to work on the Agility skill with their horse. Agility is one of the Sims 4 horse skills tied to the Barrel Racing and Western Pleasure competitions at the Equestrian Centre.
Training in this area of Sims 4 horse skills will unlock new interactions with your horse and help your horse tackle the training barrels with ease. To build this skill, practice on Horse Barrels or pay a fee to send your horse for training through the community board. Foals cannot learn the Agility skill.
Agility Skill Levels
Skill Level
Benefits
1
No special benefits.
2
Unlocks the Talk About Going Fast interaction. Slightly better chance of successfully using horse barrels.
3
Unlocks the Ask About Agility Training interaction. Slightly better chance of successfully using horse barrels.
4
Horse will become less fatigued and perform better using horse barrels.
5
Unlocks the Compliment Speed interaction. Horse can Race Barrels, which boosts Agility skill gain but fatigues the horse faster. Horse will perform better using horse barrels.
6
Unlocks the Ask About Favourite Barrel Runs interaction. Better chance of successfully using horse barrels.
7
Unlocks the Ask About Being Quick on Feet interaction, which increases the Sim’s Dancing and Fitness skill gain for a short time afterward. Better chance of successfully using horse barrels.
8
Horse can train on horse barrels on their own without a rider. Better chance of successfully using horse barrels.
9
Horse will become less fatigued and perform better using horse barrels.
10
Greatest chance of success using horse barrels. Unlocks the Iron Works Signage – Agility reward object.
Endurance Skill
No matter what discipline your Sims plan to compete in, they shouldn’t neglect the Endurance skill. Endurance is one of the Sims 4 horse skills tied to the Barrel Racing and Endurance Racing competitions at the Equestrian Centre. While not a required skill for Show Jumping, building the Endurance skill will still help your horse perform better at horse jumps.
Training in this area of Sims 4 horse skills will unlock new interactions with your horse and help your horse build up the stamina they need for multiple disciplines. To build this skill, go on trail rides with your horse or pay a fee to send your horse for training through the community board. Foals cannot learn the Endurance skill.
Endurance Skill Levels
Skill Level
Benefits
1
No special benefits.
2
Horse will become less fatigued when using horse barrels or jumps.
3
Unlocks the Talk About Riding interaction.
4
Unlocks the Ask About Endurance Training interaction. Horse will become less fatigued when using horse barrels or jumps.
5
Unlocks the Compliment Physique interaction.
6
Horse will become less fatigued when using horse barrels or jumps.
7
Unlocks the Ask About Favourite Type of Ride interaction. Horse will recover from fatigue more quickly.
8
Unlocks the Ask for Fitness Advice interaction, which increases the Sim’s Fitness skill gain for a short time afterward
9
Horse will become less fatigued when using horse barrels or jumps.
10
Horse has achieved maximum endurance. Unlocks the Iron Works Signage – Endurance reward object.
Skill Reward Objects
Mastering each of the Sims 4 horse skills unlocks an iron sign in Build/Buy which can be displayed on a ranch sign or on any wall. Collecting them all to display on your ranch sign can be a good way to show everyone that your horses have mastered all their Sims 4 horse skills!
You can see all the swatches for each of the Sims 4 horse skills reward objects below displayed on a ranch sign:
Iron Works Signage – TemperamentIron Works Signage – JumpingIron Works Signage – AgilityIron Works Signage – Endurance
Loved our Sims 4 horse skills guide? Check out our Horse Care Guide!
It’s time to get acquainted with The Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades! The Horse Ranch expansion comes with a new world called Chestnut Ridge. Of course, there are already some families living in Chestnut Ridge, ready for you to hop in and play with! We have all the information on every premade Sim that comes with this expansion so your Sims can get to know their new neighbours easier! Let’s learn all about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades!
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The Gooseman Household
Don GoosemanDuke Gooseman
Household Description
Mentor to Sienna and Umber’s mother, this legendary Horse Champion retired and settled in Galloping Gulch with his trusty steed, Duke, to live a life of simple pleasures. Don and Duke enjoy the spoils of their hard work in the vast beauty of the Gulch.
Don Gooseman
Age: Elder
Pronouns: Unspecified
Gender Settings:
Masculine frame
Prefers masculine clothing
Can get other Sims pregnant
Cannot produce milk
Can use the toilet standing
Sexual Orientation:
Romance: Men and Women
WooHoo: Men and Women
Exploration?: Yes
Traits:
Loner
Loves Outdoors
Horse Lover
Collector (Bonus)
Aspiration: Angling Ace
Likes:
Red
Grey
Brown
Fishing
Gardening
Handiness
Family-Motivated Sims (with Growing Together installed)
Romance Music
Blues Music
Dislikes:
Yellow
Video Gaming
Electronica Music
Voice: Clear
Walk Style: Goofy
Career: Unemployed/Retired
Skills:
Charisma (1)
Fishing (3)
Horse Riding (7)
Relationships:
Duke Gooseman
Horse
Aquaintances
Sienna Grove
Friend
Sentiments: Deeply Connected, Closer from Happy Memories, Impressed
Umber Grove
Friend
Good Compatibility (with Growing Together installed)
Duke Gooseman
Age: Adult
Breed: Clydesdale
Gender: Stallion
Value: $17,400
Traits:
Brave
Mellow
Free Spirit
Skills:
Temperament (10)
Agility (10)
Jumping (8)
Endurance (10)
Competition History: None
Relationships:
Don Gooseman
Owner
Acquaintances
Sims 4 Horse Ranch Premades: Household Notes:
These Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades live on the Canyon Crossing lot in the Galloping Gulch neighbourhood of Chestnut Ridge.
While Don doesn’t have any family in Chestnut Ridge, he appears to be a long time family friend of the Grove family. He is friends with both Sienna and her brother, Umber, and his household bio states that he was their mother’s riding mentor.
The Grove Household
Umber GroveJuniper GroveWren GroveLunaStarbrite
Household Description
Umber and Juniper became childhood sweethearts when Umber would serenade Juniper with odes to her Equestrian prowess after taking Horse Riding lessons from his mother. When Umber’s parents passed away, he took on the family ranch to honor his native heritage and his sister, Sienna, became the Horse Trainer in town. The son, Wren, has a passion for animals and is training Starbrite, the foal of Umber’s childhood rescue horse, Luna… all set to the sweet, peaceful soundtrack of Umber’s odes on the porch.
Umber Grove
Age: Adult
Pronouns: He/Him
Gender Settings:
Masculine frame
Prefers masculine clothing
Can get other Sims pregnant
Cannot produce milk
Can use the toilet standing
Sexual Orientation:
Romance: Women
WooHoo: Men and Women
Exploration?: Yes
Traits:
Romantic
Family-Oriented
Neat
Domestic (Bonus)
Aspiration: Big Happy Family
Likes:
Blue
Piano
Violin
Guitar
Cooking
Ranch Music
Romance Music
Blues Music
Dislikes:
White
Handiness
High Energy Sims (with Growing Together installed)
Sentiments: Friends in a Time of Loss, Deeply Connected
Don Gooseman
Friend
Good Compatibility (with Growing Together installed)
Roberto Crinkletop
Friend
Good Compatibility (with Growing Together installed)
Luna
Horse
Acquaintance
Starbrite
Horse
Acquaintance
Juniper Grove
Age: Adult
Pronouns: She/Her
Gender Settings:
Feminine frame
Prefers feminine clothing
Can become pregnant
Can produce milk
Cannot use the toilet standing
Sexual Orientation:
Romance: Men
WooHoo: Men and Women
Exploration?: Yes
Traits:
Horse Lover
Rancher
Active
Collector (Bonus)
Aspiration: Freelance Botanist
Likes:
Orange
Horse Riding
Gardening
Idealist Sims (with Growing Together installed)
Blues Music
Dislikes:
Grey
Programming
Electronica Music
Voice: Sweet
Walk Style: Tough
Career: Stay-at-Home Mom
Skills:
Horse Riding (6)
Handiness (6)
Fitness (5)
Gardening (2)
Charisma (1)
Relationships:
Umber Grove
Husband
Sentiments: Smitten
Wren Grove
Son
Sentiments: Adoring
Sienna Grove
Sister-In-Law
Best Friends
Sentiments: Deeply Connected, Closer from Happy Memories
Roberto Crinkletop
Friend
Sentiments: Impressed
Luna
Horse
Aquaintance
Starbrite
Horse
Acquaintance
Wren Grove
Age: Child
Pronouns: Unspecified
Gender: Male
Traits:
Loves Outdoors
Aspiration: Social Butterfly
Likes:
Green
Fishing
Fitness
Piano
Egotistical Sims (with Growing Together installed)
Blues Music
Dislikes:
Orange
Spooky Music
Voice: Sweet
Career: Grade School C Student
Skills:
Horse Riding (7)
Charisma (1)
Relationships:
Juniper Grove
Mother
Sentiments: Friendly Advice
Umber Grove
Father
Sentiments: Adoring
Sienna Grove
Aunt
Sentiments: Closer from Happy Memories
Roberto Crinkletop
Friend
Sentiments: Deeply Connected, Impressed
Marissa Tracey
Disliked
Sentiments: Guilty
Luna
Horse
Acquaintance
Starbrite
Horse
Acquaintance
Luna
Age: Adult
Breed: Mustang Cross
Gender: Mare
Value: $1,000
Traits:
Intelligent
Mellow
Friendly
Skills:
Temperament (1)
Agility (1)
Jumping (1)
Endurance (1)
Competition History: None
Relationships:
Umber Grove
Owner
Acquaintance
Juniper Grove
Owner
Acquaintance
Wren Grove
Owner
Acquaintance
Starbrite
Filly
Starbrite
Age: Foal
Breed: Mustang
Gender: Filly
Value: $1,000
Traits:
Energetic
Friendly
Needy
Skills:
Temperament (1)
Competition History: None
Relationships:
Umber Grove
Owner
Acquaintance
Juniper Grove
Owner
Acquaintance
Wren Grove
Owner
Acquaintance
Luna
Dam
Sims 4 Horse Ranch Premades: Household Notes:
These Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades live on the Biscuit’s Bastion lot in the Riders’ Glen neighbourhood of Chestnut Ridge.
Luna is the dam (mother) of Starbrite. However, Starbrite does not appear to have a sire (father). Neither Duke nor Flapjack are her sire, which are the only two premade stallions in Chestnut Ridge.
Umber and Sienna’s parents seem to have passed recently because the siblings have a grief-related sentiment, which implies that they are still actively grieving for their parents.
While it’s not immediately clear why Wren and Marissa dislike each other, their sentiments suggest that Wren did something to Marissa he feels guilty about. He may want to try and make it up to her.
Juniper is best friends with her sister-in-law, Sienna.
Sienna & Flapjack
Sienna GroveFlapjack
Household Description
As a multiple-time Ultimate Horse Championship winner with her Horse, Salt Lake Flapjack (or “Flapjack” for short), Sienna is happy to share her indigenous wisdom and train Horses to become skilled competitors. After her parents passed and her brother took over the family ranch, she began training and competing full-time. She now runs the Hay Now! Equestrian Center, where she serves as an encouraging and knowledgeable mentor for aspiring equestrians.
Sienna Grove
Age: Adult
Pronouns: She/Her
Gender Settings:
Feminine frame
Prefers feminine clothing
Can become pregnant
Can produce milk
Cannot use the toilet standing
Sexual Orientation:
Romance: Men and Women
WooHoo: Men and Women
Exploration?: Yes
Traits:
Outgoing
Loves Outdoors
Horse Lover
Fast Metabolism (Bonus)
Aspiration: Championship Rider
Likes:
Blue
Fitness
Horse Riding
Romance Enthusiasts (with Growing Together installed)
Ranch Music
Retro Music
Dislikes:
Yellow
Mischief
Winter Holiday Music
Voice: Lilted
Walk Style: Default
Career: Unemployed (Equestrian Centre Owner)
Skills:
Horse Riding (8)
Charisma (5)
Fitness (2)
Relationships:
Umber Grove
Brother
Sentiments: Adoring
Wren Grove
Nephew
Sentiments: Adoring
Juniper Grove
Sister-In-Law
Best Friend
Sentiments: Deeply Connected, Closer from Happy Memories
Don Gooseman
Friend
Sentiments: Deeply Connected, Closer from Happy Memories, Impressed
Roberto Crinkletop
Friend
Good Compatibility (with Growing Together installed)
Sentiments: Awed by Lifesaving Hero
Flapjack
Horse
Acquaintance
Flapjack
Age: Adult
Breed: Nez Perce
Gender: Stallion
Value: $18,550
Traits:
Brave
Friendly
Intelligent
Skills:
Temperament (10)
Agility (10)
Jumping (9)
Endurance (10)
Competition History: None
Relationships:
Sienna Grove
Owner
Acquaintances
Sims 4 Horse Ranch Premades: Household Notes:
These Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades live on the Champion’s Grove lot in the New Appaloosa neighbourhood of Chestnut Ridge.
Sienna and her brother, Umber, are of Indigenous heritage as stated in their household bios.
While her household bio says Sienna is the owner of the Equestrian Centre, this isn’t an actual job title or career in the game so if you play as her, she will show up as being Unemployed.
Roberto Crinkletop saved Sienna’s life recently which is reflected in her sentiments about him, although it’s not immediately clear how Roberto saved her life.
The Nectar Making Duo
Marissa TraceyDani Davila
Household Description
This duo is working to get their name out into the Nectar Making scene. Marissa uses her outgoing personality and ambition to network. Dani is a connoisseur who lives for the delicate intricacies of their craft in Nectar Making. Their relationship can be strained at times, but, deep down, they have each other’s back.
Marissa Tracey
Age: Young Adult
Pronouns: She/Her
Gender Settings:
Feminine frame
Prefers feminine clothing
Can become pregnant
Can produce milk
Cannot use the toilet standing
Sexual Orientation:
Romance: Men and Women
WooHoo: Men and Women
Exploration?: Yes
Traits:
Ambitious
Materialistic
Outgoing
Business Savvy (Bonus)
Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy
Likes:
Green
Nectar Making
Comedy
Funny Sims (with Growing Together installed)
Pop Music
Dislikes:
Red
Gardening
Lullabies Radio
Voice: Lilted
Walk Style: Swagger
Career: Unemployed
Skills:
Comedy (6)
Charisma (5)
Photography (3)
Video Gaming (1)
Relationships:
Dani Davila
Romantic Interest
Bad Compatibility
Sentiments: Grudging After a Fight
Roberto Crinkletop
Friend
Good Compatibility (with Growing Together installed)
Sentiments: Impressed
Wren Grove
Disliked
Good Compatibility (with Growing Together installed)
Sentiments: Furious
Dani Davila
Age: Young Adult
Pronouns: They/Them
Gender Settings:
Feminine frame
Prefers feminine clothing
Can become pregnant
Can produce milk
Cannot use the toilet standing
Sexual Orientation:
Romance: Women
WooHoo: Women
Exploration?: Yes
Traits:
Foodie
Creative
Snob
Essence of Flavour (Bonus)
Aspiration: Expert Nectar Maker
Likes:
Purple
Nectar Making
Gardening
World Music
Dislikes:
Grey
Writing
Optimistic Sims (with Growing Together installed)
Kids Radio
Voice: Melodic
Walk Style: Tough
Career: Unemployed
Skills:
Gardening (7)
Violin (5)
Nectar Making (3)
Fishing (1)
Charisma (1)
Relationships:
Marissa Tracey
Romantic Interest
Sentiments: Deeply Connected
Roberto Crinkletop
Slightly Disliked
Sentiments: Hurt
Sims 4 Horse Ranch Premades: Household Notes:
These Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades live on the Sweet Nectar Glade lot in the Riders’ Glen neighbourhood of Chestnut Ridge.
Marissa and Dani are romantically involved with each other but aren’t officially dating.
These Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades don’t seem to be a good match for each other. They have bad compatibility and have negative sentiments from fighting frequently.
The relationship between these two Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades appears tense. They sleep in separate bedrooms and while Dani feels connected to Marissa, Marissa is holding a grudge from a fight. Marissa may be thinking of leaving Dani.
The Crinkletop Household
Household Description
None that we know of. We weren’t even able to find him in the Household Management menu at all. The only way we could access his information was by using debug cheats to add him to the active household.He’s one of the most elusive Sims 4 Horse Ranch premades.
Roberto Crinkletop
Age: Elder
Pronouns: Unspecified
Gender Settings:
Masculine frame
Prefers masculine clothing
Can get other Sims pregnant
Cannot produce milk
Can use the toilet standing
Sexual Orientation:
Romance: Men & Women
WooHoo: Men & Women
Romantic Exploration?: Yes
Traits:
Rancher
Romantic
Good
Collector
Aspiration: Angling Ace
Likes:
Brown
Orange
Red
Fitness
Gardening
World Music
Blues Music
Dislikes:
Spirited Sims
Spooky Music
Voice: Brash
Walk Style: Default
Career: Unemployed
Skills: None
Relationships:
Umber Grove
Friend
Good Compatibility (with Growing Together installed)
Sienna Grove
Friend
Good Compatibility (with Growing Together installed)
Juniper Grove
Friend
Wren Grove
Friend
Marissa Tracey
Friend
Dani Davila
Slightly Disliked
Sims 4 Horse Ranch Premades: Household Notes:
Roberto is a special NPC in the Horse Ranch expansion. He does not live in a home in the world and he doesn’t appear in the Household Management menu. He can only be played through using debug cheats to add him to your household.
Roberto’s main function as an NPC is to purchase nectar from your Sims at a premium rate. He will periodically show up in the New Appaloosa neighbourhood of Chestnut Ridge and offer to buy any nectar your Sims want to sell at a higher than usual price.
Roberto seems to be quite the popular fellow in Chestnut Ridge. He’s friends with everyone in town except for Don Gooseman, whom he doesn’t know, and Dani Davila, whom he dislikes. His dislike of Dani is odd considering they are supposedly as passionate about nectar as he is. Perhaps he sees them as competition?
Are you ready to explore the secrets of Chestnut Ridge?
The world of Chestnut Ridge is beautiful. Full of large open spaces perfect for horses, gorgeous views and New Appaloosa is the heart of the community however, did you know about the secret location hidden out in Galloping Gulch?
Whether you are up for an adventure (or not), we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave!
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The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave: Everything You Need to Know!
While there are no in-game requirements for making sure your Sims are prepared to explore the secret cave, there’s no harm in having a bit of fun and getting your Sim ready in an exploration-ready outfit!
Now that you are prepared, grab your horse (or any other animal or Sim you wish) and let us set off on our journey!
It’s also important to note that The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave actually has a proper name which is in fact Dreadhorse Caverns.
Essentially, you will be guiding your Sim through a text-based mini-game which you could say is inspired by Dungeons & Dragons! Making your way through multiple levels over time facing off a variety of enemies and obstacles along your way.
Where do I find Dreadhorse Caverns?
As previously mentioned, the secret cave can be located in the Galloping Gulch neighbourhood of Chestnut Ridge.
More specifically, you’ll be looking to venture to a lower part of the neighbourhood.
You can get a better idea as to the location of Dreadhorse Cavern by heading over to the bridge just to the left of the Canyon Crossing lot.
Once you have spotted the secret cave it’s time to make your way down to the entrance. To make the journey even easier, you can task your Sim with the journey to the entrance from the bridge beforehand.
Approaching Dreadhorse Cavern
Whilst on your journey to Dreadhorse Cave’s entrance, you’ll be captivated by all the gorgeous views and little details around the world. However, try not to focus on it too much as you’ll soon be finding yourself face-to-face with the entrance to the Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave!
The Mysterious Cavern Entrance
Now, that you have sent your Sim into the mysterious Dreadhorse Cavern, you might be wondering what happens next.
If you hover over the cave when telling your Sim to explore the cave, you’ll notice a small pop-up appear. This will tell you the Cave Level as well as your Cave Progress.
Cave progress is measured out of one hundred and there are a number of different levels to work through each with varying difficulty.
Without further ado, let’s enter Dreadhorse Cavern!
Dreadhorse Cavern: What to Expect
With your Sim now exploring Dreadhorse Cavern, who knows what or who you might encounter?
While you don’t directly enter The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave with your Sim, you will instead be presented with a variety of pop-ups.
There are a range of different ‘enemies’ that you may come across while exploring Dreadhorse Cavern. These can range from Bears, Rapping Skeletons and Spiders.
Here’s an example of one of the encounter pop-ups. It’s important to keep an eye on your Sim’s health as that can determine the action that you take.
Your Sim will need to defeat each enemy before it allows you to progress. Don’t forget you can heal during the process if needs be before you try to cause damage again. Sometimes, choosing the defensive option will actually allow you to progress further too!
With each successful encounter, you’ll make progress further into The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave. Progress is measured in 25% chunks.
However, if you are unsuccessful, your Sim will not be able to delve deeper into Dreadhorse Caver. It’s also important to note that your Sims may also back out of the cave as they have done as much exploring as they wish to do that time around.
If your Sim does decide they’ve had enough or they’ve run out of health (don’t worry they won’t actually die), they will leave the cave and will need some time and then return to Dreadhorse Cavern at a later time.
Upon exit of this Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave, your Sim will have a Dazed Buff.
The Great Dreadhorse Escape: ‘Sim Name’ braved the Dreadhorse Caverns and lived to tell the tale!
This buff is obtained from Exploring the Dreadhorse Caverns and lasts eight hours.
Ahh, but wait there’s more!
And you thought that it was just the random battle encounters your Sims had to work through. Alas, there’s more.
As you progress through the different levels of Dreadhorse Cavern, you’ll be presented with some slightly trickier encounter pop-ups and enemies. Your Sim will from time to time be required to have specific objects within their inventory to progress. If they don’t have the specific item, you’ll leave the cave to essentially find the item ready for the next time you return.
The items you’ll need are all either part of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch or Base Game and should be easy for your Sim to obtain. Most you can find around your Sim’s home or at the local General Store. All you need to do is make sure they are in your inventory after you have found them/purchased them.
Take a look at this example encounter pop-up!
Of course, there are more than just the odd (possibly chaotic) goose blocking your way that your Sim could come across. You may even run into a Mysterious Challenger amongst other obstacles during your time in the Cave.
Cavern Rewards
Throughout your time in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave, your Sim will collect a variety of different objects. These could be gnomes, woodwork sculptures, and fruit and vegetables to name a few. Your Sim may also come across some incredibly rare items and Simoleons too!
As well as the items you’ll find throughout the Dreadhorse Cavern, from time to time your Sim will stumble upon a treasure chest that they can decide to open or leave. Again opening it will give your Sim a chance at receiving a reward.
Better still, once you’ve finished exploring Dreadhorse Cavern, you can always sell your wares for a few extra Simoleons. The more you explore, the more you’ll discover and more you can potentially earn!
Are you and your Sim’s ready to take on the Sims 4 Horse Ranch Secret Cave?
Let us know what you’ll be doing to prepare your Sims for an epic adventure through the Dreadhorse Cavern in the comments below!
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Suly Suly! Need the cheat codes for The Sims 4 Horse Ranch? We’ve got you covered! From Traits to Aspirations, any cheat code you need is in this guide!
In order to use The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Cheats, you’ll need to do a few steps first:
Open the command console.
Windows PC – Ctrl + Shift + C
MacOS – Ctrl + Shift + C
PlayStation – L1 + R1 + L2 + R2 (Hold all 4 buttons together)
Xbox – LB + RB + LT + RT (Hold all 4 buttons together)
Enter the TestingCheats True (or TestingCheats On) cheat into the command console.
While the sim is selected, enter in your werewolf cheat.
In The Sims 4: Horse Ranch, there are two Adult Traits available. These traits are Rancher and Horse Lover. You can add or remove these traits using these cheats below.
To add Sims 4 Horse Ranch traits cheats, type in the traits.equip_trait cheat then the trait that you want to add. The removal trait is similar. traits.remove_trait followed by the trait will remove the trait from the active Sim.
Add trait
traits.equip_trait
Remove trait
traits.remove_trait
For example: traits.remove_trait trait_active
Sim Traits
Trait Name
Trait Cheat
Horse Lover Trait
trait_HorseLover
Ranch Hand Trait
trait_isRanchHand
Master Trainer Trait
trait_MasterTrainer
Likes and Dislikes Cheats
Your Sims can like, dislike, or have no opinion on a hobby, skill, and music style with The Sims 4: Horse Ranch. These include Horseback Riding, Equestrian Skill, and Ranch Music. These can also be added in Create-a-Sim!
Each Sim has wants and fears! Want to influence your storyline? Add either a Want or Fear to influence what your Sim wants or what they are afraid of in the game!
Wants
Enter Horse Competition
want_EnterHorseCompetition
Enter Master Horse Competition
want_EnterMasterHorseCompetition
Go For Endurance Ride
want_GoForEnduranceRide
Go For Energetic Ride
want_GoForEnergeticRide
Go For Leisure Ride
want_GoForLeisureRide
Be Friendly to Horse
want_HorseLover_BeFriendlytoHorse
Care For Horse
want_HorseLover_CareForHorse
Horseback Riding
want_HorseLover_HorsebackRiding
Make Friends With Horse
want_HorseLover_MakeFriendsWithHorse
Skill Up Equestrian
want_HorseLover_SkillUpEquestrian
Tell Joke About Horses
want_HorseLover_TellJokeAboutHorses
Listen to Ranch Music
want_LikedMusic_Listen_Ranch
Make High Amount of Money From Nectar
want_Nectar_Make_Money_High
Make Low Amount of Money From Nectar
want_Nectar_Make_Money_Low
Make Medium Amount of Money From Nectar
want_Nectar_Make_Money_Medium
Make Multiple Nectars
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Make Quality Nectar
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Make Single Nectar
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Level Up Skill – Nectar
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Pet Horse
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Be Friendly to Livestock
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Breed Horses
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Drink Aged Nectar
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Harvest Plant – Excellent Quality
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Harvest Wild Grass
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Refill Feeder
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Ride Horse
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Skill Up – Equestrian
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Train Horse
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Win Horse Competition
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Win Master Horse Competition
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Fears
Fear Description
Cheat
Fear of Horses
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Fear of Horses (Ready to Try Again)
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Sims 4 Horse Ranch Cheats: Aspirations
There two new Aspirations in The Sims 4: Horse Ranch! Use these with one of the two Aspiration cheats from the List of Aspirations in combination with
These careers are part of Horse Ranch but are only available for NPC Sims. If you want to create a NPC Sim with this career, open the household with the Sim and add the career. Then, immediately go to map view and Do Not Travel. Traveling removes the career. Mark the Sim as unplayed and remove from favorites.
The following cheats need to be added before the career-specific cheat:
Adds the career
careers.add_career [career]
Promotes within Career
careers.promote [career]
Retires from Career
careers.retire [career]
For example: careers.add_career career_Adult_EP14World_NPC_HorseTrainer
NPC Career
Career Cheat
Horse Trainer
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Mysterious Rancher
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Ranch Hand
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Sims 4 Horse Ranch Cheats: Milestones
Three milestones were added for Adult Sims with Sims 4 Horse Ranch! Add them to create a backstory or just cheat your Sims’ way though life!
To add these Milestones, make sure to use add developmental_milestones.unlock_milestone before each cheat. For example: developmental_milestones.unlock_milestonelifeMilestone_Life_TooMuchNectar
Don’t forget to turn on testingcheats and install AllCheats by TwistedMexi for the cheats to work.
Milestone Description
Milestone Cheat
Too Much Nectar
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Ultimate Champion – Horse Competition
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First Victory – Horse Competition
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Sims 4 Horse Ranch Cheats: Skills
There are two new skills in The Sims 4: Horse Ranch. These are the Equestrian Skill and the Nectar Making Skill. Both of these skills are for adult Sims. There are also skills for Horses, but they cannot be added by cheats without having control of the Horse.
The cheat for skills is: stats.set_skill_level (Skill Type)_(Skill Name) X
Did you know that you can also level up your Horses’ skills using Sims 4 Horse Ranch Cheats? Well, you can!
Our friends at LuniverSims found a method to cheat all four Skills for Horses. Giving them an instant Level for Temperament, Agility, Jumping and Endurance. Here’s how you can give your Horse instant skills:
First you’ll need to discover your Horse’s unique Sim ID number. You can do so by entering the following cheat: sims.get_sim_id_by_name [First Name] [Last Name]
Make sure you use your Horse’s first name and last name.
After you’ve found your Horse’s Sim ID, you can use the number to apply it to your Horse Skill Cheats
Here is the list of all Sims 4 Horse Skill Cheats. The number 10 in the cheats below represents the skill level that you can set from 1 to 10. The SimID part is the unique number code of your horse that you put at the end.
Need more cheats? We’ve got you covered! Our Complete List of The Sims 4 Cheats (for All Packs) contains every cheat you need to master. If you’re looking for simplified tutorials that will help you engage in these cheats we’ve got a handy list below:
Caring for horses is a challenge, but a rewarding one!
In The Sims 4 Horse Ranch, Sims can purchase, rescue, and breed horses! This Sims 4 horse care guide will teach you how to make your horses happy and healthy. Happy, healthy horses do better in competitions and sell for more money so whether you’re making a living in the competition circuit or by breeding and selling horses, you’ll want to keep your equine friends in tip top shape at all times. Of course, taking good care of a horse is also just a reward in itself. It always feels good to have an animal friend you can depend on.
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Sims 4 Horse Care Guide
Sims 4 horse care isn’t easy. It requires a lot of patience and dedication to daily routine but you’ll find the rewards are worth all the effort. Read on to learn how to acquire and care for a horse in The Sims 4!
Acquire a Horse
Before you can take care of a horse, you’ll need to get one, first. There are multiple ways Sims can acquire a horse in The Sims 4. Horses can be purchased or rescued at the community board, or bred from two adult horses. Players can also create their own horse or foal from scratch in CAS.
To purchase or rescue a horse, look for a community board anywhere in Chestnut Ridge. They can also be purchased and placed on your home lot if you don’t feel like hunting one down. You can also buy and rescue horses at the Equestrian Centre in New Appaloosa. Click on the community board and choose either Purchase or Rescue. Purchasing a horse costs $1,000 but rescuing one only costs $250. The downside to rescuing is that most of the selection available is elderly horses and horses with unpleasant traits… but that shouldn’t scare you away from rescuing a horse! Rescue horses can become wonderful companions with enough Sims 4 horse care!
If you already own a mare and a stallion, you can acquire more horses by breeding your mare and stallion to create a foal! Foals require lots of socialization because the higher their Temperament skill is when they age into a mare or a stallion, the better traits they’ll grow up with. We’re still working on our horse breeding guide but check back with us soon for more info on breeding!
Lastly, you can create your own horses in CAS. Creating your own horse in CAS is completely free so if you’re just starting in a new save with starter funds and you know exactly what kind of horse you want, making one in CAS when you create your household is probably the best option. If you own the Cats & Dogs expansion pack, you’ll already be familiar with horse customization. All the paint tools, stencils, stamps, and a full colour wheel are available to help you create your perfect horse. You can also select pre-built breeds and select the horse’s tack and accessories for both everyday and riding.
Checking on Your Horse
When it comes to Sims 4 horse care, you’ll want to be listening to your horse a lot. Horses are household members but are not controllable. You cannot click on their portrait to see their needs so you’ll need to pay attention to your horse to see what they need.
The fastest way to do this is by hovering over them to see their status tooltip. Their tooltip will give you all the Sims 4 horse care information you need. You’ll see their name, gender, age, and emotion listed at the top of the tooltip with their other needs listed below. Horses have five main needs:
Hunger
Energy
Social
Fun
Hygiene
These needs can be Excellent, Good, Low, or Poor. If your horse has any Low needs, you should take care of them before they become Poor.
If you’re ever confused about why your horse is in a negative emotional state even when their basic needs are met, you can always ask them what’s wrong, located under the Sims 4 Horse Care options. Horses are sensitive and complex creatures; they might feel nervous from being touched if they have low Temperament skill, or they could feel sad that they had to eat from a feed bin or graze when they prefer to be hand fed. It really just depends on your horse’s unique traits and Temperament skill level. Each horse is different and will react differently to different things.
You can also check out their skills and competition history on their profile page.
Grooming
A big part of Sims 4 horse care involves keeping your equine friends groomed. You’ll know when your horse needs a good brushing or their hooves picked out when you see their Hygiene need is Low or Poor. This is easily taken care of with a good grooming session!
Under the Horse Care options, brush your horse and clean their hooves. Foals cannot have their hooves picked so take care of their Hygiene need by just brushing them. For adult horses, make sure to both brush them and clean their hooves regularly to keep their Hygiene in excellent shape!
If you own more than one horse, they will groom each other regularly, saving you the hassle of doing so yourself!
Feeding
Of course, horses have a big appetite. They are grazers, so they need plenty of hay to graze on throughout the day, whether from their feed bin, wild prairie grass, or straight from your Sims’ hands! Feeding is a big part of Sims 4 horse care and there are multiple ways you can feed your horse!
Foals can be bottle fed or trained to graze on prairie grass. Bottle feeding is under Sims 4 Horse Care in the social pie menu. To train your foal to start grazing on prairie grass, click on any patch of grown prairie grass to call them over to eat. They might be upset at switching from milk to hay at first but keep at it to build their Temperament skill until they can graze on their own. You can also call your foal to drink from a water trough and eat from a feed bin.
Adult horses will often choose to graze on any available prairie grass when they get hungry but you can also keep their feed bin stocked. It costs $30 to fill up a feed bin but if your Sims have prairie grass in their inventory, they can use that to fill the feed bin for free. Make sure to provide them with a water trough, too!
Needy horses might require more personalized Sims 4 horse care and want your Sim to hand feed them. Sims can hand feed a horse if they have prairie grass in their inventory. Other foods that can be hand-fed to horses include apples, carrots, and strawberries. Collect prairie grass by clicking on any grown patch of prairie grass and cutting it down.
Mucking
Since horses eat and drink a lot, they also relieve themselves a lot. Mucking out horse beds and picking up horse manure is another aspect of Sims 4 horse care you’ll need to stay on top of. Horse beds gradually become dirty over time but cleaning the horse bed once a day will keep it nice and tidy for your horse.
Horses don’t always go to the bathroom in their horse bed, though. It would be polite if they did but that’s not realistic. Horses relieve themselves just about anywhere and everywhere they feel like doing so. In the barn, in the pasture, out on a trail ride. Doesn’t matter. When they need to go, they just go! Click on piles of horse manure to either dispose of them or keep them in your inventory.
Why keep horse poop in your inventory? For fertilizer, of course! Horse manure is an excellent fertilizer for plants and the better quality of horse manure, the better quality of fertilizer. Well cared for horses provide you with higher quality manure for fertilizer. Hover over a pile of horse manure to see its quality.
Socializing
Don’t just feed and groom your horse and call it a day for Sims 4 horse care! Horses are social creatures and part of their Sims 4 horse care involves socializing! Horses can socialize with other horses and animals or Sims. Even if your horse has plenty of other animals to interact with, don’t skip out on spending quality time with your horse. The more you interact with your horse, the more you build their Temperament skill, which dictates how well that horse behaves when interacting with other horses and Sims. It also unlocks new social interactions. You can find plenty of social options in the Friendly category when clicking on your horse.
Don’t forget that Sims 4 horse care requires providing your horse with fun, too! Horses can gain Fun through certain social interactions and may also canter around on their own for fun but the best way to ensure your horse gets all the Sims 4 horse care they need is by providing them with a horse ball. Purchase one in Build/Buy and place it down for them to play with. Horses will interact with it on their own but can also be called over to play with the ball.
Training
We’ll have a larger training and competitions guide available soon but here’s a quick summary to get started with Sims 4 horse care!
Horses have four different skills; three of them are directly related to training and competitions. Horses can start learning the Temperament skill as a foal, but when they become adults, they’ll also be able to build the Agility, Jumping, and Endurance skills.
Agility is linked to the barrel racing competitions at the Equestrian Centre. Build this skill by practicing on training barrels found at the park, Equestrian Centre, or along any of the trails in Galloping Gulch. You can also purchase and place them on your home lot.
Jumping is linked to the show jumping competitions. You can work on this skill by practicing jumping on the training jumps in the park, Equestrian Centre, or along the trails. You can also buy and place them down on your home lot. As your horse becomes a more skilled jumper, you can add to the jumps to make them more advanced.
Endurance is connected to Western pleasure riding at the Equestrian Centre. To build your horse’s Endurance, spend plenty of time trail riding with them around Galloping Gulch. The breathtaking views alone are worth it!
Strapped for time? No problem! For a fee, you can send your horse to the Equestrian Centre to be trained in the skill of your choice by a professional trainer!
If you loved our Sims 4 horse care guide, check out our full Horse Ranchcategory for more horse guides!
Everything you need to know about Chestnut Ridge, Neighborhoods, and Lots!
Welcome to Chestnut Ridge
Chestnut Ridge World Map
This community formed when several groups embraced their mutual connection to Horses and the land. The area soon became known as a hub for all things Equestrian: a town steeped in expertise with raising and training Horses, set against a beautiful and expansive landscape. Over time, the area became famous for another endeavour, as the rich soil brought in the new enterprise of Nectar Making. Thanks to the hard work of everyone involved, the region flourished and became the Chestnut Ridge it is today.
World Description, Chestnut Ridge
The Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge is the brand new world with the Horse Ranch expansion. The new world features thirteen new lots spread across three neighbourhoods including a huge 64×64 lot too!
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Lot Challenges found in The Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge
Throughout the three neighbourhoods in the Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge world, you’ll come across a new lot challenge. This being the Wild Priarie Grass challenge.
Day after day, wild Prairie Grass will pop up and speread. Are the seeds of this Hay-yielding plant carried by the wind? Gnomes? Both? Nobody knows!
While it is a mystery, one that we may never solve, it’s definetly something to keep a look out for in Chestnut Ridge!
Galloping Gulch
Lauded as one of the go-to regions for Horse Riding, the Gulch is chockfull of gorgeous trails and stunning outlooks. Explore the Gulch’s wonders as you honor the noble Horses that have passed on at Steed’s Rest, explore the perilous Dreadhorse Caverns, or enjoy time under the stars at Saddle Summit Campgrounds.
Galloping Gulch
The Lots
Canyon Crossing
Palomino Junction
Big Sky Reach
Canyon Crossing
Canyon Crossing
Home to the Gooseman Household, this 20×20 lot is tucked away in a quiet corner of Galloping Gulch. This residential lot also comes with one bedroom and one bathroom.
Lot Triats:Bracing Breezes & Private Dwelling
Lot Challenges:Wild Praire Grass
Palomino Junction
Palomino Junction
This spacious 50×50 lot is the ideal residential home for Sims looking to make a new start in Chestnut Ridge. This one-bedroom and one-bathroom lot is unoccupied and will cost you a total of $19,492.
Lot Triats:Bracing Breezes
Lot Challenges:Wild Praire Grass
Big Sky Reach
Big Sky Reach
Do your Sims fancy a change of scenery? Then why not take a look at the Big Sky Reach rental home in Galloping Gulch? The four-bedroom and two-bathroom property will cost your Sims $390 a day to rent.
Lot Triats:Bracing Breezes
Lot Challenges:Wild Praire Grass
Let’s take a look at the next neighbourhood in The Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge world!
New Appaloosa
The historic New Appaloosa serves as a hub for Horse Riders, Ranchers, and Nectrar Makers. Whether competing at the Hay Now! Equestrian Centre, enjoying a night out at the dance hall, or savouring Nectar with good friends, this old watering hole has something for everyone.
New Appaloosa
The Lots
Rusty Horseshoe
Champion’s Grove
The Oak Barrel
The Cozy Corner House
Duke’s Hall
Hay Now! Equestrian Centre
Rusty Horseshoe
Rusty Horseshoe
The Rusty Horseshoe is Chestnut Ridge’s dedicated Nightclub. Set in the heart of the world however more specifically in New Appaloosa, you’ll have to make sure you check out this lot!
Lot Size: 30×20
Lot Traits: Convivial
Champion’s Grove
Champion’s Grove
Home to Sienna & Flapjack, Champion’s Grove is a 30×20 lot located within New Appaloosa. The lot features one bedroom and a bathroom and has a stable for horses attached to the main building.
Lot Triats:Homey
Lot Challenges:Wild Praire Grass
The Oak Barrel
The Oak Barrel
Serving only the finest locally sourced Nectar, The Oak Barrel is another place you need to check out while in the New Appaloosa neighbourhood.
Lot Size: 30×20
Lot Traits: Convivial
The Cozy Corner House
The Cozy Corner House
An unoccupied residential lot located in the corner of New Appaloosa. While the lot is only 20×20 and comes with one bedroom and bathroom it still offers plenty of potential. Even more so for just $17,283!
Lot Challenges:Wild Praire Grass
Duke’s Hall
Duke’s Hall
There’s no time for horsing around here at this spacious 40×30 park! Duke’s Hall allows you to work on building your relationship, improve your skills and meet fellow equestrian-loving friends!
Hay Now! Equestrian Centre
Hay Now! Equestrian Centre
Hay Now! Hay Now! This is what dreams are made of!
Although the equestrian centre in The Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge world is a rabbit hole lot, you can find everything horse-related here! From purchasing and rescuing horses to watching and taking part in competitions, the Hay Now! Equestrian Centre located in the heart of New Appaloosa has you covered all your horse-related needs!
That’s two neighbourhoods from The Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge covered. Just one more to go now!
Riders’ Glen
Watched over by the Trusty Steed Rock, known as “Ol’ Biscuit” to the locals, Riders’ Glen has been home to generations of Ranchers and Nectar Makers. With open space for Ranch Animals, ideal conditions for Nectar Making, and kind neighbours to boot, Riders’ Glen is a welcome community for all walks of life.
Rider’s Glen
The Lots
Red Roan Field
Grapevine Terrace
Sweet Nectar Glade
Buscuit’s Bastion
Canter Cottage
Red Roan Field
Red Roan Field
This 64×64 residential lot is full of possibilities! Not only can it be the perfect place for the ranch of your dreams it will only cost your Sims $9,987 to buy!
Lot Challenges:Wild Praire Grass
Grapevine Terrace
Grapevine Terrace
This beautiful family residential home located in Rider’s Glen is absolutely beautiful. Featuring three bedrooms and two bathrooms, it may set your Sims back $89,452 but don’t let that put you off of being able to follow your The Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge dreams!
Lot Traits: Homey and Natural Light
Sweet Nectar Glade
Sweet Nectar Glade
This 30×20 residential lot is home to The Nectar Making Duo. Word has it, they make the best Nectar in Chestnut Ridge! Either way, this two-bedroom and three-bathroom lot situated in Rider’s Glen is gorgeous and is surrounded by lovely views too!
Lot Traits: Homey and Natural Light
Biscuit’s Bastion
Biscuit’s Bastion
Home to the Grove Family, this 40×30 spacious ranch is the perfect family home! With two bedrooms and three bathrooms, plenty of room for a variety of animals this residential lot is the ideal family home!
Lot Traits:Fast Internet and Great Acoustics
Lot Challenges:Wild Praire Grass
Canter Cottage
Canter College
An unoccupied residential lot located in the beautiful Rider’s Glen neighbourhood. For a 30×30 lot, it offers plenty of charm and is a great starting home for a household looking to raise their first horse! Offering plenty of space inside with two-bedrooms and three bathrooms, it’s also a great home for Sims looking to start a family!
Lot Traits:Bracing Breezes and Homey
Lot Challenges:Wild Praire Grass
Well, that’s everything that you need to know about The Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge World! Which area of the new world will you be moving to with your Sims? Let us know in the comments below!
You can find more information about both Chestnut Ridge and The Sims 4 Horse Ranch, here.
Let’s us know what you think about the new The Sims 4 Chestnut Ridge world in the comments section below!
Only a few moments away until the release of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch on PC and Consoles!
We’re just a few short hours away until the 14th Expansion Pack for The Sims 4 hits the digital and retail shelves. The Sims 4 Horse Ranch release is set for July 20th, 2023 in all areas worldwide.
Horse Ranch is the second Expansion Pack being released this year after Growing Together in March 2023. The new $39,99USD pack delivers a new World, new Animals to play with and new Build and Create A Sim content. We’ll be covering everything about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch release right here on Sims Community, but I’m sure you all want to know about the release first.
This Sims 4 Horse Ranch Countdown will show you exactly when the Pack releases in your area. No matter if you’re playing on PC or Consoles. Let’s get started!
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The Sims 4 Horse Ranch: Release Time and Date
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion Pack is officially set to release on PC, Mac, Xbox and Playstation Platforms on July 20th, 2023 at 10AM PT / 7PM CET. After then you’ll immediately be able to purchase the pack from online stores and retailers for 40USD, or a price equivalent to your local currency.
The pack unlocks in just a few hours on Origin, Steam, Epic, Playstation and Xbox platforms! To make sure you know exactly when you’ll be able to play the new pack, we have a handy countdown below. As soon as the timer turns zero you’ll be able to download and play the Horse Ranch Expansion.
Countdown to The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Release
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Wondering where you can get the pack? The official recommendations include:
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch release has something for both equesetrian lovers and farmers alike. The pack introduces a new world called Chestnut Ridge. The new world features 3 Neighborhoods, totaling up to 13 new lots to play with.
Official lot sizes from Chestnut Ridge in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch
Goats and Sheep
Beegh! The new mini-animals that won’t take up your Household Inventory are Goats and Sheep. The Sims 4 Horse Ranch release includes these two new animals along with Horses (that are Household members) to enrichen your western farm experience.
Horses, of course!
Horses are the main attraction of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion. And for a good reason!
You’ll be able to customize your Horse with a selection of more than 30 horse breeds, different accessories and outfits, as well as unique personality traits that you’ll be able to apply. When it comes to Create A Sim customization, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from:
The Maxis development team shared a lot more info about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch release and gameplay in their official gameplay livestream. Click here to learn more!
New Build and CAS Content
Around 350 items in total are being released with The Sims 4 Horse Ranch. You can expect 199 items in Build Mode and around 150 in Create A Sim.
Please note that this number may not include unlockables and hidden items. We yet have to discover those!
Let us know and join the conversations in the comments down below! Sims Community will be covering all the latest news and tips on The Sims 4 Horse Ranch, so make sure you stay tuned for more content.
Paintable ceilings are finally here! Here’s how to use them!
Sims 4 ceiling paint? It sounds too good to be true but it’s real now! The latest update for The Sims 4 has finally added this feature players have been wanting in Build/Buy mode for years. Previously, all ceilings were plain white with no texture or patterns able to be applied to them. This made for some really jarring indoor spaces, especially when building historic builds and rustic or weathered builds. The stark white ceilings ruined the look of the whole build.
That’s a thing of the past now, though! Players who update their Sims 4 game to the latest version will now be able to paint their ceilings any colour or pattern that’s available for floors! We’re going to walk you through exactly how Sims 4 ceiling paint works in this latest update!
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How to Apply Sims 4 Ceiling Paint
You’ll find that applying Sims 4 ceiling paint is just as easy and straight forward as applying flooring! Read on to learn how to customise your ceilings in The Sims 4!
Navigate the New Options
Floor and Ceiling Patterns in Build/Buy
When you enter Build/Buy, you’ll notice that the flooring icon now says Floor and Ceiling Patterns. This is because applying ceiling tiles is pretty much the same as applying floor tiles. All available floor tiles are also able to be applied to ceilings (yes, even brick and carpeting because why the heck not, right?).
Click on the Floor and Ceiling Patterns icon to be taken to the familiar floor tile menu, just with some new additions to the user interface. You can see that in addition to the flooring options you always had access to, there are additional icons along the top left of the flooring selection. These new options allow you to toggle between applying flooring by tile, flooring by room, ceilings by tile, and ceilings by room, in that order.
Toggle between ceilings by tile and ceilings by room
Painting a ceiling by tile or by room works pretty much exactly the same as tiling a floor by tile or by room. The by tile option allows you to paint tile-by-tile which gives you the freedom to mix and match different patterns and create your own custom patterns if you want to. By room is a quick tool that will automatically apply your chosen pattern to the whole room.
Paint Your Ceilings!
Luckily, gone are the days of awkwardly trying to tilt the camera up to cover the ceilings like in past Sims games. When you switch to the Sims 4 ceiling paint tool, the camera jumps up to the above level and allows you to customise the ceiling below from above. Don’t worry; any flooring you picked out for the above level will show up again once you leave the ceiling paint mode.
Apply ceilings from the level above; flooring for the above level can still be selected separately
To see how the ceiling you picked out looks on the lower level, pan the camera down to check out how the room looks with its new ceiling!
Painting ceilings in The Sims 4 is going to be a complete game changer for builders! Not only do players now have a wide variety of flooring now available for ceilings, but today’s update also added plenty of new swatch selections to many of the existing flooring (and now ceiling) tiles! For more info on the new swatches, check out our full update overview!
What kinds of builds are you planning to make with the new Sims 4 ceiling paint tools? Let us know in the comments and don’t forget to bookmark our News category so you never miss out on the latest Sims 4 updates!
Check out all the new goodies in your game for free right now!
The latest Sims 4 July 2023 Update for this year came with quite a bit of free new content for the base game! New hairstyles, CAS presets, cooking recipes, Build mode functionality, new Build swatches and more are new to The Sims 4 as of today. There’s a lot of new stuff to point out so we’ll show off everything that’s new in this Sims 4 update so you can find all these goodies easily!
We’ll be releasing content about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch release seperately on Sims Community later this week. Stay tuned!
Sims 4 July 2023 Patch: Content and Features
The Sims 4 July 2023 Content Update
CAS
CAS has plenty of new stuff in The Sims 4 July 2023 Update. New hairstyles, eyebrows, eye shape presets, and skin details have been added to help you create more diverse Sims.
Hairstyles
Long Straight Hair (Front View)Long Straight Hair (Back View)Long Back Braid (Front View)Long Back Braid (Back View)Long Side Braids (Front View)Long Side Braids (Back View)New Hairstyles Added in July 2023 Patch
Three new long hairstyles for both masculine and feminine framed Sims are new to the base game today. The hairstyles are inspired by Native American styles and traditions, honouring the importance of long hair to Native American people.
The new hairstyles are available for children and older Sims.
Eyebrows
Nine new eyebrows are also available in CAS with more tapered styles. You can see the different eyebrow options in the above image.
Eye Presets
There are lots of new East Asian eye shape presets available in CAS as well.
Skin Details
Eye Bags Added in the July 2023 Patch
Additionally, there are now four new eye bags that can be applied to Sims in CAS. You can find them under Skin Details in the Eye Details subcategory.
Build/Buy
The Sims 4 July 2023 Update brings new functionality and lots of new colour swatches to Build Mode! Players now have the ability to customize the look of ceilings and have a wider range of colour swatches available to choose from on multiple walls, floors, doors, and fencing. Free Cam mode is now enabled for Build Mode as well.
Ceiling Customisation
Painted Ceiling in Build Mode
Ceilings can now be customised in Build Mode. The flooring section of Build Mode now says Floors and Ceilings. When you click on it, you’ll see that you can now toggle between tiling the floor or the ceiling, either individually or by room. All existing floor tiles are now available for ceiling application as well.
Floor/Ceiling Tile Swatches
There are lots of new swatches added to existing floor tiles in the base game. You can see all swatches for the floor tiles that have received new swatch options so you can compare the old and new swatches in the pictures below.
Heartwood Plank FlooringForestFine Wood FlooringElegant Parquet FlooringHerringbone Hardwood FlooringRustic Subfloor SlatsBowl of Cherrywood FloorsChestnut FlooringKwality Wide Plank FlooringOld World Wide Plank FlooringWalk the Short Plank Hardwood FloorsEco-Craft Hardwood FlooringHandscraped Wood FlooringLimber Lumber Fashion HardwoodsChipper TanbarkPerfect Pebble PaverThrowback Cobblestone & Brick PaversA Clean Slate TileGreat GravelHigh-Style ConcreteNo Moss Stone PaversAntique Stone TileRockstone PaversRustic SandstoneConcrete Pavers with Gravel AccentQuaint FlagstoneBrick and Blush
Wall Swatches
Several wall patterns also got new swatches in today’s Sims 4 update, many of them designed to match some of the new flooring swatches. You can see all swatches for every wall pattern that got new swatches below so you can compare old and new swatches.
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Door Swatches
The Simple Single-Panel Door actually received so many new swatches that The Sims Team added them in a separate catalogue entry for this door, called the Simple Single-Panel Door – Ranch. You can see all the swatches for the “new” door below:
Fence Swatches
Today’s Sims 4 update also added a whole lot of new swatches to one of the base game fences to give it a more rustic and weathered look. The fence is called the Ladder-Style Horizontal Fencing.
New Fences in The Sims 4 July 2023 Content Update
Free Cam Mode
Players who found it a hassle to have to exit out of Build Mode and move in a family in Live Mode just to take nice screenshots of their builds will be delighted to know that Free Cam mode can now be accessed in Build Mode!
A screenshot taken in Free Cam mode while still in Build/Buy.
Other Cool Stuff!
Build and CAS additions were not all that was added in this Sims 4 July 2023 Update! We also got a new cooking recipe, a better filter system for social events, and lots of bug fixes.
New Recipe
Three Sisters Chili Recipe
The Three Sisters Chili is a new dish that can be cooked on the grill at level 1 of the Cooking skill. The dish is inspired by Native American traditions, using the symbolic three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) which are grown in the same plot together.
Location Filters for Social Events
It wasn’t mentioned in The Sims 4 update patch notes, but The Sims Team snuck in a new filter system to better plan out social events. Possible event locations are now separated by world submenus and players can open and close these submenus to quickly find the location they want to host their event at.
Bug Fixes
In addition to fun new content, this Sims 4 update also contains a lot of bug fixes across many DLC packs. For the full list of bug fixes, check out the patch notes here!
Here’s our full summary of a strangely vague expansion pack stream…
Last week’s “live” gameplay stream for The Sims 4 Horse Ranch has been greatly anticipated by players looking to get a first hand look at brand new content not previously shown off in the trailers. Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to happen. The so-called “livestream” was not in fact live; it was prerecorded and under an hour long in length, which is unheard of for an expansion pack. Typically, expansion pack streams get a full two hours dedicated to them in their gameplay streams.
Many big features of this expansion were simply glossed over and not shown off in any kind of detail at all, such as the equestrian competitions and social events. The stream ended with very little new information being shared. Nonetheless, we do have a full summary of all the main talking points discussed during today’s Sims 4 Horse Ranch stream.
Table of Contents
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Gameplay Stream Summary
CAS
Horses can be given up to 3 traits in CAS
Some additional traits are only available through breeding
Make foals and horses in CAS
Lots of breeds to choose from
Horses have the full range of customization that cats and dogs have, as well as new stencils and stamps for horse coat patterns
Lots of horse accessories. Leg wraps, tail bows, little hats, saddle pads, blankets, and more.
Horses have both an everyday outfit and a riding outfit
Lots of tack available for a horse’s riding outfit. Mostly Western gear but some English gear as well
Lots of dirty clothes for realistic ranch wear but there are clean varieties too
CAS parts for all ages (yes, including infants)
New facial hair
New hairstyles for masculine and feminine Sims, including 3 hairs inspired by Native American culture which will be in the base game
New Traits: Rancher, Horse Lover
New Aspirations: Championship Rider, Expert Nectar Maker
New Like/Dislike: Riding
World
Chestnut Ridge is inspired by old Western films. Residential world with three neighbourhoods.
Sims can like or dislike riding
Community board in each neighbourhood with lots of helpful info about horse care and competitions. Purchase and rescue horses, hire a ranch hand, and even find out more about the residents.
Sims can collect prairie grass in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch. Horses graze on it but Sims can harvest it by hand to make hay.
New Lot Challenge: wild grass will spread if not cut regularly
Lots of trails for riding in Chestnut Ridge. Go for a ride all over the trails through canyons and waterfalls and lots of beautiful vistas. Go explore Dreadhorse Cavern for cool rewards and storytelling
Plenty of barrel racing opportunities and jumping opportunities along the trail as well as fishing spots.
There are bushes and outhouses along the trail where Sims can relieve themselves when they’re far away from amenities
There is a great swimming location under a waterfall along the Chestnut Ridge trails.
Main strip has a general store and a clothing store. You can purchase sheep and goats from the general store.
Equestrian Centre where Sims can train, watch competitions, buy, sell, and rescue horses here. Jumping, barrel racing, endurance, and western pleasure riding. All competitions are linked to a different skill. Placing in these competitions unlocks higher levels to compete in and can be very lucrative.
Live Mode
Socialize with horses in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch and give them treats to snack on, become their friend to do well in competitions
Riding is a new skill. Poor riders will only walk and trot and look very awkward and fall off a lot. Good riders will be able to canter with ease.
Sims can refill horse feeders wih prairie grass or feed it to their horses by hand.
Muck out stalls. Multiple types of stalls in different styles to build the perfect stable for you. Assign stalls to horses and that will be the stall they always go sleep in.
Horses will poop. A lot. Everywhere. Clean it up yourself or hire a rnch hand
Ranch hands will pick up manure, care for animals, garden, and even fix broken stuff
Horses have different poop qualities and they look different. Their poop is actually pretty valuable because it’s quality fertilizer
New recipes, some inspired by Native American cuisine as well as some classic cowboy dishes.
Sims in Chestnut Ridge will bring this new cuisine as part of the welcome wagon instead of fruitcake
Two new social events: ranch gathering. Grill, dance, drink, and socialize. Ranch animal day, invite neighbours over to spend time with your animals
New cowpoke dance coming with The Sims 4 Horse Ranch
Horses can get spooked by lightning if Seasons is installed.
Sheep and goats can be hugged, played with, and socialized with. They need to be fed and groomed. They help in the garden by eating weeds and bugs. You can also sheer and milk them.
Sims who can’t sleep can count sheep to fall asleep
Some Sims can develop a fear of horses if they have a bad experience with one
Sims can make nectar which is another new skill in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch. More recipes unlock as you build the skill. The recipes tie into lots of things you can grow in your garden. There’s also cross pack compatibility with the occult packs to create special occult nectars.
Nectar racks are stackable. As you store your bottles in them, the rack fills up. Storing your nectar for a long time increases the value.
Once you open a bottle, it only lasts a few days. Nectar can be drunk straight from the bottle or from a glass. Foodie Sims will be horrified by seeing a Sim drink from the bottle.
Children can ride horses in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch. Horses will help kids mount them since they’re smaller.
Build/Buy
CONFIRMED: Painted ceilings will be a free base game update! They are not exclusive to The Sims 4 Horse Ranch
Horses can travel through most doors but the specific new barn doors allow you to ride through them.
New BBQ firebox that looks really Western and rustic
New bedrolls/sleeping bags
Ranch signs can be customized with smaller signs and wall décor to really put your mark on them. Bonding with your horse can unlock more signs to add to your big ranch sign.
Free cam mode will (finally) be added to Build/Buy
Pretty much any floor tile in the game can now also be applied to ceilings but there are new ceiling tiles too
New swatches added to a lot of the existing floor tiles too
