Red Dead Redemption 2

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Karameru Dec 25, 2019 @ 8:14am
Will the white arabian horse respawn?
I got the horse, rode on it without the saddle since I want to bring my older horse back with me and along the way got attacked by wolves on the mountain. I fell and slide down the mountain but I don't know the fate of the arabian horse. I didn't realize there's manual save until later on and by that time it's too late since the autosave already saves based on my respawn after dead. Is there a way to get it back?
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Gin Dec 25, 2019 @ 8:19am 
Yes it will come back, but you have to leave the area far enough.

I rode back to Watson's Cabin and when i returned to Lake Isabella, the horse was there again on the same spot.

It's basically crossing the border between two areas, in this case : from West Grizzlies to Big Valley
Karameru Dec 25, 2019 @ 8:24am 
Originally posted by Gin:
Yes it will come back, but you have to leave the area far enough.

I rode back to Watson's Cabin and when i returned to Lake Isabella, the horse was there again on the same spot.

It's basically crossing the border between two areas, in this case : from West Grizzlies to Big Valley
Thanks! No wonder.. Been camping in the same spot hoping for it to respawn..
Gin Dec 25, 2019 @ 8:27am 
Yeah, no problem.

I tried the camping trick too, didn't work
Arrow Dec 25, 2019 @ 2:37pm 
is this for online or sp?
Gin Dec 25, 2019 @ 4:03pm 
Originally posted by Arrow:
is this for online or sp?

Single player
DonBrowny Dec 27, 2019 @ 9:18pm 
Originally posted by Karameru:
Originally posted by Gin:
Yes it will come back, but you have to leave the area far enough.

I rode back to Watson's Cabin and when i returned to Lake Isabella, the horse was there again on the same spot.

It's basically crossing the border between two areas, in this case : from West Grizzlies to Big Valley
Thanks! No wonder.. Been camping in the same spot hoping for it to respawn..
Did it work?
Lenny Rat Feb 19, 2023 @ 3:51pm 
Having the same issue. Took me half a day to get it to spawn and catch it. Broke the horse then made the mistake of fast travelling before I swapped saddles....fast traveled back to Valentine and rode all the way back but so far no joy.
Ihateeverybody Feb 19, 2023 @ 6:19pm 
Originally posted by Lenny Rat:
Having the same issue. Took me half a day to get it to spawn and catch it. Broke the horse then made the mistake of fast travelling before I swapped saddles....fast traveled back to Valentine and rode all the way back but so far no joy.

Do you get the option to recover a horse at a stable? I could have sworn there was one but it might just be for a Level 1 or more bonded horse.

I always ride the new horse to start the bonding and by the time I get where I am headed it is at least level 1 (Not sure if Captain Hindsight helps but.)
Bad 💀 Motha Feb 19, 2023 @ 8:06pm 
You have to reach level 1 bonding for the game to add the extra horse as your temporary horse, giving it a white horse icon of its own on the radar/map.

If you have troubles getting the same wild horse to respawn, especially the White Arabian since it's only in a specific area but can be grabbed up at pretty anytime during the game, try sleeping for 24-48 hours after losing the horse (if that happens to you), the fast travel to Colter. Once there go to Lake Isabella, setup your popup wilderness camp. Choose the sleep option, choose the setup tent option, then choose the craft option. Once at the fire to craft, press ESC, then leave and break-down the camp. Now save the game. Now the horse should spawn withe ease.

Use Eagle-Eye as much as you can in order to find it.
Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Feb 19, 2023 @ 8:07pm
Lenny Rat Feb 20, 2023 @ 8:45am 
Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:
You have to reach level 1 bonding for the game to add the extra horse as your temporary horse, giving it a white horse icon of its own on the radar/map.

If you have troubles getting the same wild horse to respawn, especially the White Arabian since it's only in a specific area but can be grabbed up at pretty anytime during the game, try sleeping for 24-48 hours after losing the horse (if that happens to you), the fast travel to Colter. Once there go to Lake Isabella, setup your popup wilderness camp. Choose the sleep option, choose the setup tent option, then choose the craft option. Once at the fire to craft, press ESC, then leave and break-down the camp. Now save the game. Now the horse should spawn withe ease.

Use Eagle-Eye as much as you can in order to find it.

No joy again. Spent a whole morning (IRL) away from the area, then returned, then killed a dozen wolves, camped, slept, crafted. Did it 2 or 3 times sleeping at least 24 hours. Lost my good horse on the way back...starting to doubt that this horse respawns.
Bad 💀 Motha Feb 20, 2023 @ 2:28pm 
Lost good horse how? Didn't you save as you go? Just reload the saved game.

I would try riding a different horse though as it might not spawn if you are already riding a white Arabian... just my 2 cents. There are 2 other Arabian you can find in the game and take ownership of as well.

If you are very early in Chapter 2, maybe progress a little then go try to snag another white Arabian later on. As you will have a couple reasons here and there to go back up to that snowy area again later.
Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Feb 20, 2023 @ 2:30pm
Lenny Rat Feb 20, 2023 @ 3:38pm 
I finally got it done.

There are a few things that are needed to make sure it spawns. If you follow some guidelines, it shows up pretty much every time. Unfortunately there were quite a few variables, and the primary issue is whether a few wolves spawn in the same area as the horse.

If you ride in from the north going south around the west side of the lake, it rarely spawns, but the wolves almost always do. I found it better to camp on the east side overnight, then ride south along the east side of the lake to the peak, turn west and back north again down to the lake.

You should dismount and crouch-walk the final distance to the spawn point. Doing so appears to reduce the wolf spawn which will keep the horse from getting spooked before you even see it. The you can approach it while calming it.

This was super frustrating, but mostly self inflicted. I was focused on coming from the north, along the west side because I had seen it in what I thought was a different spawn location the first time. It is clear to me now that the wolf spawn had spooked it earlier and I was just lucky that it didn't run up into the mountains.
Bad 💀 Motha Feb 20, 2023 @ 3:56pm 
It's not hard to get Health, Stamina and Dead-Eye up to around 70% by mid-way Chapter 2. Giving you plenty of stamina to lasso the horse. I don't mess with that crouch + calming method. What helps early on is finding and/crafting trinkets/talismans and doing various Challenges
Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Feb 20, 2023 @ 3:57pm
الزاعم Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:15am 
does it spawn too in Red Dead Online or just the SP?
Bad 💀 Motha Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:16am 
Originally posted by Gin:
Yeah, no problem.

I tried the camping trick too, didn't work
Just go further north. Setup camp, sleep a while. Then come back to the lake and look for it using Eagle-Eye
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Date Posted: Dec 25, 2019 @ 8:14am
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