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Her involvement in the game was announced today and it is the first
time Zara, who is due to give birth to her and husband Mike
Tindall’s first child in a matter of days, has become involved
with a video game franchise or appeared in a game herself. Ubisoft
say she will also feature as part of upcoming advertising campaigns
and in-store artwork for Howrse.
The game is set to include some of Zara’s own horses including High
Kingdom, on whom she competed at the London 2012 Olympics – which
players can buy and virtually own for themselves.
Zara’s character will be used to guide new players through the
early stages of the game and tutorials with interactive prompts and
feedback.
On her involvement with the game, Zara commented: “It’s great to be
involved with a game that lets children and adults alike interact
with horses, horse breeding and stable management on a daily basis,
meeting like-minded enthusiasts through the game’s social features
and sharing experiences.
“Not everyone has access to ride or care for horses regularly and
Howrse provides a great opportunity to really understand more about
how horses are raised and bred in an easy-to-access and fun
way.”
Developed by Owlient, a Ubisoft studio, Howrse is a ‘horse
breeding game in which players raise horses and ponies, take care
of them, train and enhance their skills and abilities.’
A passion for horses is something which is shared throughout the
Royal Family, other than most notably perhaps with her mother
Princess Anne, who herself competed in the 1976 Olympic Games
in Montreal. The Queen is known also as a keen horse enthusiast,
still riding privately at the age of 87.
Since the beginning of her career in horse riding, Zara has
individually and as part of a team enjoyed success at a variety of
equestrian events and was voted 2006 BBC Sports
Personality of the Year (she achieved gold at the FEI World
Equestrian Games in 2006). In 2007 Zara was awarded an MBE for
services to equestrianism, which was presented to her by her
grandmother The Queen at Buckingham Palace.
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