Umamusume's horse girl lore has grown so out of control that its developer has had to put real-life stable etiquette in place

I had no intention of taking Umamusume: Pretty Derby seriously. Yet here I am, deeply invested in all of these goddamn anime horse girls. I've only fallen deeper in the trenches since discovering that they're all based on real life racehorses, with Cygames putting a staggering amount of effort into incorporating each one's real-world mannerisms into their anime counterparts.

Now a good chunk of these horses have long galloped off this mortal coil, but a handful are actually still alive—like Haru Urara...