Thanks to our friends at the Horse & Hound, you now have a delightful way to pass the time on your computer today. H&H teamed up with Superflex for their “Raise The Bar” Jumping Challenge. The game mimics a six-bar competition, in which horse and rider must clear a number of obstacles in combination. Like all good online games, it’s free, fun, and slightly addicting.
Hint: DO NOT WATCH THE HORSE. If you try to “see your distance” by watching the horse’s stride, you will inevitably jump (or not jump) at the wrong time. Instead, watch the gauge bar at the lower portion of the screen; when the moving cursor gets within the “sweet spot” (center of the gauge bar) click your mouse. The closer the cursor stops to the center, the more points you win. If the cursor stops outside of the “sweet spot” your horse will knock the rail. If you fail to stop the cursor within the gauge arrows, your horse will refuse and you’re eliminated.
My high score is 8300, but so far I can’t make it beyond round 4…the last jump keeps tripping me up. As the jumps get higher, the size of the “sweet spot” declines, so you must be very accurate…just as you would on a real horse! (If only it was as easy as point & click!)
