Is it me or white Arabian is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ horse?

[nikdonikde]

It's my second playthrough and I always went at the first chance west of that lake in north to get Arabian horse. Currently I'm on chapter 3 and I'm going to put him down.

I feed him two times per day, brush him the same time and basically patting at every chance. I bonded pretty good but that horse is scared of anything, literally anything and all the time.

I don't even known if the speed/agility stat is even worth it of going through that. I can't shoot from the horseback, he always throw me to the ground, I can't do much of anything really.

Is it only me or all horses are the same (I barely used any other than this one)? What horse I should get instead.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes some horses are too skittish no matter what.
American Standardbred is the same way.
Thoroughbred and Missouri Fox Trotter are MUCH better overall.
Thoroughbred I get for free because of Ultimate Edition, but they can be found in the Wild.
Missouri Fox Trotter can be hard to find.

I only grab White Arabian and fully bond with him to sell later on after the Horse Fence gets unlocked. As he sells for $360 w/ LVL4 bonding. Stables only gives $280 for it.

Black Arabian ($210 @ Stables w/ LVL4) seems to be "OK" but its stats aren't nearly as high as the White one when comparing the LVL4 stats.

It's usually not you shooting that has the horse bucking you off, it might be that you are letting the horse take on too many shots/damages and that's what's doing it.

But yes this is more likely to happen when you have not yet reached a LVL4 bond with a horse as well.

[JohnMars78]

I'm close to the epilogue in my 2nd play-through, I haven't had all the horses in the game and I'm not going out of my way trying to catch them in the wild.
That being said, best horse I had was that black Arabian, with the white Arabian a close second. As far as I've seen, the white one is above average, not a crappy horse at all.

I'd say all horses spook easily before a level 3 bond.
Rarely got thrown off the horse after achieving a level 4 bond.
If overwhelmed in a fire fight, better to dismount and seek some cover while the horse runs away.
Your horse detects predators faster than you (well, me anyway) and you have more than enough time to prepare for the attacks. The only ones with fast, sudden attacks are the felines. Those will get you thrown down if you don't hear them coming.

[DargonBlak]

First off, there is no bravery or skittish-ness stat for horses - believe it or not, they are all the same. (folks have looked at the horse control code, and there is simply nothing there)

However, Horse Agility, meaning their acceleration and handling, does make the quicker horses *appear* to be more skittish because they respond to threats much faster.

If you find that the responsiveness of your mount is bothersome, then pick a horse that is "less responsive" - primarily, choose a horse with slower "handling"

This page discusses various handling, just substitute "Elite" for "Superior"

https://rankedboost.com/red-dead-redemption-2/horse-saddle/


And all that nonsense about "best horse" is simply meta gaming where it is not needed.

Gather the Arabians, train them up a bit, and then sell them for a nice price.

Appaloosas, Paints, Mustangs, and even the Tennessee Walker from the beginning are all great horses to have and are certainly "good enough" - "better" can be fun, but doesn't matter.

Besides, the Arabians are about the size of "My Little Pony" - just add rainbows.

[Jynn]

I love my appaloosa and used her throughout the game

Stats are pretty much irrelevant, so i went for a horse i actually like looking at

[Rusalka]

Yeah, "horse bravery" is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, it's confirmation bias because people get higher bonding, feed, and calm the horses they like more, so then they declare those horses are"braver". Horse bravery is based on bonding level, core fullness, and the calming button, not breed.

If you don't like the Arabian, sell it (it's worth a lot), and get another one. Stats aren't super important. I played the entire game on a mustang and was happy and did the horseman challenge just fine. If you find your horses are dying on you or have drained cores, that's a skills issue.

[Ihateeverybody]

I was wondering why the "War" horses caused me the most trouble. Liking the MFT and the Turkomen this playthrough. Almost have Buell fully bonded, probly go back to the Turk after, maybe the MFT. Store Bought Black Arabian wasn't bad. Had better stats then Wild White Arabaian after full bond.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Bought vs Wild doesn't make a difference. Its just that White Arabian vs Black Arabian are two different horses; thus different stats. There is a Red Arabian as well.

Who buys horses in Story Mode?
That doesn't even make any sense to me.

[Jeff]

I have only tried like 6 different horses before (some caught, some bought).

In my experience the difference between the best horse in the game and the worst horse in the game isn't that large. Just use whatever you like.

I do like the arabian though in general for good stamina. It shouldn't toss you at bonding 4 except for panther/cougar/grizzly attacks. I can fight humans just fine and have to comfort it near snakes and gators.

[Mary]

They're so tiny.

[Jynn]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Bad 💀 Motha:

Who buys horses in Story Mode?
That doesn't even make any sense to me.

because some people want a horse they like the look of, and not every horse is available in the wild to break and tame yourself. Like, Turkoman for example, or the Leopard appaloosas

I prefer to LIKE the horse i use, so I'd be willing to buy store horses if it means i get a horse color i like over a ratty but free one

[T9]

White Arabian is a decent horse in the beginning
It's a race horse, so it is small and agile.

I prefer kinda bigger horses. Mustang for example.
From my experience all horses are easily frightened. They even fear American Black Bear which is a joke and unrealistic

[Rusalka]

Diposting pertama kali oleh t9:

From my experience all horses are easily frightened. They even fear American Black Bear which is a joke and unrealistic

Honestly, that's probably one of the most realistic parts of the game. I saw a black bear while riding a horse irl once, and the scariest part for me was that I thought the horse might spook and bolt. Horses know they're made of meat, everything frightens them.

[JohnMars78]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Bad 💀 Motha:

Who buys horses in Story Mode?
That doesn't even make any sense to me.

What else am I gonna do with all that money? Got over $7000 now and almost nothing to spend it on.
Why chase horses when I can do something that I actually enjoy more?

[Ihateeverybody]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Bad 💀 Motha:

Bought vs Wild doesn't make a difference. Its just that White Arabian vs Black Arabian are two different horses; thus different stats. There is a Red Arabian as well.

Who buys horses in Story Mode?
That doesn't even make any sense to me.

Lazy McLazy the 3rd, Esq. Of the South Dakota McLazys. No relation to Alister McLazy the Current Duke of the McLazy Clan.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Diposting pertama kali oleh JohnMars78:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Bad 💀 Motha:

Who buys horses in Story Mode?
That doesn't even make any sense to me.

What else am I gonna do with all that money? Got over $7000 now and almost nothing to spend it on.
Why chase horses when I can do something that I actually enjoy more?

Do you have the Legend of the East Satchel for Arthur? If so then make use of that. With almost every item now able to have 99 this gives you option to buy all provisions if you like so when it comes time to play as John that he won't have to really buy anything.

By Chapter 4 I had most of the items maxed out to 99, had about 20 or so of all the available items that can be cooked to eat. Various tonics... purchased every piece of clothing in the game with the exception of a couple items from Trapper I didn't yet have that early, due to needing some Legendary stuff.

All that and yea I still had $9K left in Cash and I even still have 6 Gold Bars, 10 Gold Nuggets, 10 Large Jewelry Bags, Emerald Jewel amd tons of other little stuff I could sell to the Fence. But the loose cash doesn't help John, so I leave stuff in the Satchel he can sell for cash.