
Jumping is a horse skill introduced in The Sims 3: Pets and The Sims 4: Horse Ranch.
The Sims 3: Pets[]
The pet traits Agile and Genius boost its learning rate, while the Hates to Jump trait can make it more difficult.
Horses can practice the skill by using jumping obstacles.
Statistics[]
- Jumps Attempted
- Poor Jumps
- Perfect Jumps
- Show Jumping Competitions Won
- Cross-Country Competitions Won
Challenges[]
- Jumping Star
- Jumping Stars have won more than 15 Advanced or Show Jumping Competitions at the Equestrian Center. Their jumping fame makes them and their offspring far more valuable to horse buyers and breeders.
- Tireless Leaper
- Tireless Leapers have attempted 150 jumps on jump obstacles. They've tried jumps and run jumping courses so much that they no longer get fatigued from any jump training.
- Frequent Flyer
- Frequent Flyers have made more than 250 perfect jumps over jumping obstacles. They've become so confident in their jumping abilities that they'll never refuse a jump, no matter how daunting.
Moodlets[]
Icon | Name | Effect | Cause | Description | Notes | EP |
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Nothing But Air | +30 Mood 2 Hours
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Your horse caught nothing but air on that jump! Feelin' GOOD! | ![]() |
Abilities[]
Level | Ability |
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3 | Enter Equestrian Center Advanced Show Jumping and Cross-Country competitions (with a qualified rider) |
5 | Horses feel especially satisfied after a perfect jump |
7 | Enter Equestrian Center International Show Jumping and Cross-Country competitions (with a qualified rider) |
10 | Jump "The Flaming Hoop" obstacle |
The Sims 4: Horse Ranch[]

The pet trait Brave boosts its learning rate while the Defiant trait can make it more difficult.
This skill is built by training with a horse jump. Horses with high Jumping skill are more likely to succeed when using horse jumps.
The Jumping skill is beneficial to the following horse competitions: Show Jumping, Endurance Racing, and Ultimate Horse Championship.
Abilities[]
Level | Ability |
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5 | Horse can Practice Advanced Jumps on horse jumps that have advanced rails added |
7 | Sims can Ask about Jumping Mechanics with horse, temporarily granting them increased video gaming skill gain |
8 | Horse can train with horse jumps without a rider |
As the Jumping skill improves, horses will become more successful when using horse jumps, and will become less fatigued. Various other social interactions between Sims and the horse will be unlocked as well. Sims will receive an increased payout for the following community jobs: Teach Show Jumping.