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A virtual home on the range<\/h2>

As a former horse girl<\/a>, there’s nothing I love more than seeing others lean into their love of all things equestrian. Calling someone a “horse girl” used to be a somewhat derogatory term, but has now been reclaimed as an identity, much like that of the “gamer.” In fact, gamers and horse girls actually have a lot in common \u2014 most obviously in that they are willing to show their passion and enthusiasm for the things that they love, and often find community in them. When I heard that there was a wholesome group of horse girls that had taken over Red Dead Online<\/em>, I wasn’t surprised in the slightest.<\/p>

PC Gamer’s Lauren Morton shared an article<\/a> this morning about a group known as The Rift Trails<\/a>, which hosts a Discord server of 1,690 members. The server began two years ago, just as the pandemic started, and was a place for quarantined horse-lovers to meet up and hang out when they couldn’t go and see their own horses in real life. Those in the group who played\u00a0Red Dead<\/em> suggested that they try a trail ride in-game, according to group member Chelsea Farace, and now the group hosts trail rides every day of the week.<\/p>

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[Image Source: Rockstar Games \/ Lauren Morton of PC Gamer<\/a>]<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>Morton describes a ride that she participated in, and while I don’t even play Red Dead Online<\/em>, it sounded so relaxing and fun, I might just have to download it for myself.<\/p>

The group members seem to share this sentiment too, as one of Rift’s moderators, MU5K_0X, shared: “I have played many different games, but RDO<\/em> is the only one that makes you feel any sort of attachment to your horse\/partner in crime.”<\/p>

That bond is one of the things I miss most about horseback riding, and it’s pretty amazing that a video game could capture such a complex human-animal relationship.<\/p>

According to the Rift members, Red Dead Online <\/em>is the best game for people who love horses because the animals have a mind of their own in-game, something that ironically annoys a lot of non-equestrian gamers.<\/p>

In light of how awful the world has been recently, nothing comforts me more that there’s a group of horse girls (and other horse-loving people) who just casually ride through the trails of Red Dead Online<\/em>, taking in the scenery and building community around it. 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