''Barbie Riding Club'' is a 1998 computer game developed by American studio Human Code and published by

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. Its gameplay involves feeding, grooming, and riding horses.

Gameplay

Reception

In the United States, ''Barbie Riding Club'' took #1 on

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's computer game sales rankings in its opening week. It debuted on the monthly charts in second place for November 1998, a position it held in December. By the end of the year, its sales in the United States had totaled 288,381 units, for revenues of $9 million. This made it the country's 14th-best-selling computer game of 1998, according to PC Data. The game was also named as a finalist by the

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for " PC Children's Entertainment Title of the Year" at the

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