Our first horse, an elderly blue roan mare confusingly named Chestnut, looked lonely. Horses are herd animals; they need friends!
I could have bought a beautiful show horse with a perfect personality for §1,000. Instead, I chose to adopt an elderly palomino mare with behavioral issues. Meet Patch! She only cost §250!
![sims 4 palomino](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0212-03.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
You can’t directly control horses in The Sims 4, so I wasn’t sure how to get her into the designated paddock. I decided to unlock the paddock and let Patch figure it out.
Chestnut immediately left the paddock and barged into the house when I did this.
![sims 4 horse in the house](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0212-02.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
At first, I was annoyed because I hadn’t thought to lock the house against horses. Then I realized this is the opposite of a problem.
![sims 4 horse in the house](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0212-01.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Chestnut had a grand time in the house. And I’m sure Charlotte and Morgan enjoyed the convenience of cleaning Chestnut’s hooves right there in the dining room, next to the meat wall.
![sims 4 horse in the house](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/021824-06.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
I had Morgan saddle up and go for an easy ride around the house. Chestnut walked calmly from the front door to the kitchen, then stopped.
![sims 4 horse in the house](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/021824-05.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
I guess the house isn’t very horse-accessible. I’ll have to fix that!
![sims 4 horse in the house](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/021824-04.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Morgan dismounted, Chestnut peed on the floor and wandered out of the house.
![sims 4 horse in the house](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/021824-03.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
While all this was happening, Patch went into Charlotte’s room and dropped a huge pile of poo on the floor. So, I guess there are some down sides to having horses in the house.