A guide to looking after your Horse.

HORSE BREAKING

You can train, or 'break' wild horses to gain their trust so that you can saddle and ride them.

BONDING

As you spend time with your horse, you will develop a bond of trust and understanding with it.

 

There are four levels of Bonding. As Bonding increases:

  • Your horse's Health and Stamina will increase.
  • Your horse will be able to locate you faster.
  • Your horse will cross deeper water and navigate more challenging ground.
  • Your horse will become more difficult to steal.

 

You can increase bonding by:

  • Calming your horse when it's agitated.
  • Feeding your horse when it's hungry.
  • Grooming your horse when it's dirty.
  • Riding, leading, and swimming with your horse, as long as it isn't tired out.

 

At certain Bonding Levels, you can perform more complex maneuvers:

  • At Bonding Level 2, hold [x] and tap [x] when stationary to Rear.
  • At Bonding Level 3, hold [x] and [x] while moving to Skid Turn or Skid Stop
  • At Bonding Level 4, hold [x] to perform a Piaffe. While doing this, use [x] to Drift left or right while moving.

HORSE CARE

To keep your horse happy and healthy, and retain a strong bond, you will need to keep it fed and clean. A horse's Health and Stamina Cores are affected when it gets hungry or dirty - meaning it'll tire faster and withstand less damage.

You will see a warning when your horse starts to become hungry or dirty. Hold and navigate to the horse item menu to select and use food items or the horse brush.

 

FEEDING

Nutritious foods like Oat Cakes, Apples, and Hay will satisfy your horse's hunger for longer than treats. Giving these foods to your horse also increases bonding significantly.

 

Certain plants and herbs picked in the wild can also be fed to your horse

 

Treats, such as Sugar Cubes, Peppermint, Common Bulrush, and English Mace will increase bonding a medium amount but will give almost no nutritional value,

 

You should be careful feeding your horse, overfeeding it when it is already full can cause it to become overweight. Underfeeding it will cause the horse to become thin.

HITCHING

Hold [x] to hitch your horse safely at a hitching post. This means it can't be stolen.

 

WHISTLING

You can press [x] to call your horse to you. As you bond with your horse, the range at which you can call it will increase. When standing in front of your horse you can command it to flee by holding [x] and selecting

 

Your horse will not respond to your whistle if it's too far away, stabled, or dead. It cannot come to you if you are inside a building or a cave.

STABLES

There are Stables in all major towns, shown by a [x] blip on your map and radar.

At a stable you can:

  • Buy and sell horses
  • Buy horse care items such as food, snacks, and tonics
  • Buy or upgrade equipment such as saddles, saddle bags, stirrups, and blankets
  • Keep up to three horses safely in stables
  • Customize your horse's looks and
  • accessories

 

SADDLING HORSES

You can buy and sell horses at Stables throughout the world. You can break wild horses or steal owned horses. You can ride a horse temporarily, but to make it yours, you'll need to put your saddle on it.

To saddle a horse, approach it with a saddle in hand and hold [x] to put it on. You can only have one saddle, and therefore one main horse, at a time. To remove a saddle, you must approach the horse and hold [x] to lock on and hold [x] to remove.

 

Arthur cannot saddle, bond with, or own horses belonging to the other members of Dutch's gang.

 

Remove your saddle from a dead horse by approaching and holding [x] to remove.

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