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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Care for horses in a safe virtual world; no chat.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 7 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Kids can learn about different kinds of horses and how to care for them.

  • Messages:

    Each horse comes with a positive-reinforcement message that's displayed each time you go to its stable to feed and care for it.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    You need to buy and register Bella Sara trading cards ($2.50 a pack) in order to add horses to your online stable and "buy" items for your online cottage. The site also has links to retail stores that carry Bella Sara cards and merchandise, plus the site has its own online store.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About BellaSara

Parents need to know that Internet safety is of little concern here, since there's no way for members to chat or contact each other. Upon sign-up -- which kids under 12 must have approved by an adult -- each member is given one free online horse; to add more horses, however, members must purchase Bella Sara trading cards ($2.50 a pack; there are links to retailers that sell them). And only by adding horses can members earn horseshoes, the Bella Sara currency that allows them to "buy" items to furnish their online cottages.

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  • Families can talk about the pros and cons of computer play. How much is OK, and when is it better to play in the real world? Families can also talk about horses and what it takes to care for one. How do you think caring for a real horse would be different from caring for an online horse?
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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    mizzbratz2000
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • User content is age appropriate

    i love tis website!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    mizzbratz2000
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • User content is age appropriate

    perfect for kids

    i love the website please let my daughter play!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Trissacar
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages
    • Safety isn't an issue
    • User content is age appropriate

    Great for the horse crazy girls

    Great for kids as a competitor on the show circuit I love it. Kids love it. And has a positive message every day. And it shows you have to take care of horses not just feed them. You have to brush them and clean their stalls ect.

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  4. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    ratgirrl
    Lives in Iowa
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 4.0

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  5. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    R*Q*E
    Lives in Utah
    I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 5.0

    LOVE it!!!!!

    this website is THE BEST!!! for anyone who loves horses, you will love horses even more. I tell almost everyone I know about it! I LOVE THIS WEBSITE!!!!! period.

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