How to age up Horses in The Sims 4: Horse Ranch

Learning how to age up horses in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch isn’t as simple as it sounds. The game doesn’t tell you how to do it, without waiting for the horses to naturally age themselves.

If you'd like to sneak a peek at your adorable foals ahead of time and age them up prematurely in The Sims 4, stick around and we'll show you how with both cheats and in-game options.

• For more Sims 4 Horse Ranch tips, check out our guide on how to train horses in the game and earn max skills.

Ways to age up horses in The Sims 4: Horse Ranch

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The only way to age up horses is to either wait for them to naturally age or by feeding them an Age-Up Treat. The Cats & Dogs treats will not work for horses, though, as you'll need a horse-specific Age-Up Treat.

You may wish to age up your foal to interact with it more. Although adorable, foals require to be aged up or have higher Temperament levels for Sims to unlock more interactions with them. These are usually friendly interactions like Rub Neck, Hug and Hand Feed.

You can also age up a horse via Create-a-Sim by accessing CAS Full Edit mode. This will give you access to the horse's age, name, traits and other menus that would otherwise be locked in-game.

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To access full CAS mode, follow these steps:

• Open the cheat box (press CTRL + Shift + C if on PC)
• Type and enter 'testingcheats on' in the cheat box
• Type fulleditmode
• Press enter
• Hold down the shift key and click on a household member
• Select 'Modify in CAS'
• This will take you to the unlocked CAS menu where you can select the horse's age

See below for where to purchase Horse Age-Up Treats in Chestnut Ridge.

• For more Horse Ranch tips and tricks, check out our guide on how to make a Unicorn in the game and get a ranch full of mystical beauties.

Where to get Horse Age-Up Treats in The Sims 4: Horse Ranch

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To get the age-up treat for horses in Horse Ranch, follow these steps:

• Travel to The Oak Barrel tavern in the New Appaloosa neighbourhood
• Click on the Bits & Bales Mercantile grocery store in town (the shop is only open from 7 AM to 10 PM so plan your trip accordingly)
• Choose the option to 'Shop for groceries and goods'
• Scroll through the list until you see the brown Horse Age-Up Treat for 150 Simoleons
• The treat works in much the same way as the Age-Up treat for cats and dogs. To use it, simply click on the horse you wish to age up and select 'Horse Care'
• Then click the option to 'Feed Age-Up Treat'

If you're using the treat to turn a horse into an elder horse, you'll discover that you'll be able to do the same interactions with them. You'll still be able to go for rides with elder horses, however, they will tire more easily and require more sleep.

Elder horses will no longer be able to breed with other horses. For more tips on how to breed horses in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch expansion, check out our guide which goes through the process and lists the secret foal traits you can get from breeding.  

How to stop horses ageing in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch

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Alternatively, if you wish to keep your horses forever young, you can do so by following these steps:

• Open the options menu. When in-game, this is it is the symbol of three dots in the top right corner of the screen.
• Click 'Game Options'
• Select 'Gameplay'
• Set the Auto Age (Played Households) option to 'No'

This will also freeze your Sims from ageing in the household, however, although Sims can be aged up prematurely by blowing out candles on a cake regardless.

That rounds off our tips for ageing up horses in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch with gameplay and cheats. For more tips, check out our Horse Ranch cheats guide, which will help you max out all horse skills instantly!

• For more Horse Ranch tips and tricks, check out our guide on where to find the Dreadhorse Caverns in the game, a secret cave containing rare rewards.