Horseland  Horseland was an online community and browser game where members took care of, bred, trained and showed horses and dogs. Begun in 1994 in the United States, Horseland had grown to have more than 8 million users who played from all over the world. Most of the players were females from age 10 to 22, although a number of adults played the game. In September 2006, an animated cartoon series based on the website was launched in the United States. The cartoon is now distributed around the world. The game is no longer online, having closed sometime in April 2019. Horseland, a sim horse game, grew out of a webpage dedicated to horses that launched in 1994. The original website featured bulletin boards and forums where members discussed their love of horses and participated in horse-themed role playing games. A system of gameplay soon developed, and Horseland LLC launched the Horseland game shortly afterwards. The Horseland game featured the ability to create, own and train virtual horses that players could care for and compete with in online shows. As the popularity of the game grew, the interest in Horseland spawned a new Junior Version, and later, a series of cartoons and short novels. In 2006, Horseland LLC partnered with DIC Entertainment to produce a cartoon TG4 based on the website. On October 28, 2008 Horseland released a revamped website that included an interactive 3D world with customizable horses and avatars. A new store sold clothing and tack for the avatars. A 3D interactive world was introduced that allowed players to ride their horses and chat with other people. There were new interactive 3D jumping shows. Alongside these changes, Horseland introduced a micro-transaction pay model through Horseland "Coins" which they sold through a variety of pay options. Horseland also offered a "Premium Membership" which unlocked exclusive features in the game, such as owning a boarding stable where other players could pay to keep their horses. The revamped game was met with criticism from longtime players and membership appeared to decline steadily. Large parts of the game used Flash, and as popular browsers stopped supporting the format, many parts of the game became nonfunctional. No official updates from the game's staff were made from the end of 2016 until sometime in late 2018 when it was announced that the game would be permanently closed on January 1, 2019. The game officially went offline in April 2019. The Horseland Jr. game was launched on September 1, 2006, featuring characters from the Horseland cartoon.