"That is a Silver Dapple Pinto" - Missouri Fox Trotter.

[firestorm]

By far the hardest wild horse to get in the game..
I'm not a horse person irl, first time I played the game couple years ago
That quoted line just made me wanna say;
"Arthur wth is a Silver Dapple Pinto?"

Can be gotten in Chapter 2 via the wildlife photographer quest line..
No cheats/trainers or glitches required.
Well,
the horse is somewhat glitched due to it not letting you re mount the horse if you get off.
Wont allow you to lead it, pat it or brush it either..
You can still bond with this horse however, and it responds to calls & will follow you..
You need to save the game, exit game, reload the save and it will work properly from there..

Also the fastest horse you can get in chapter 2, top speed
white Arabian has a tad acceleration advantage

Testing something new by saving at horseshoe overlook rather than in a stable..
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822401401
Hope it works as it took me many attempts to get it! Usually does!

Then again, I knew it worked while typing that as here it is hitched to the post
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822401427
As you can see, that's horseshoe overlook, and here everything works as it should..

Only attempted this at camp to see if it could be done without de spawning on reload..
Also was using a black standardbred to get it that's not quite ready to be sold yet (close)
Stables full & very happy it worked cause it took a few hours to get it!

[JACKSin]

You're here to brag?

[JuiceWSA]

Here's mine - spawned illegally with a trainer (dam thing dropped right out the sky, Sherriff. I swear) 'cause I've never found it 'alive', or followed it to kingdom come and fiddled with it to keep it - and I got it parked behind that tree to hide it, but you can't hide that much ugly...lol

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2710067364

It is only slightly more attractive than The Strawberry Daquiri Upchuck you can buy.

Good Horses. Not a fan of the coat.

I am enjoying the Blue Roan MFT for Online.

[firestorm]

Originally posted by Patriot:

You're here to brag?

That a statement (! or .) or a question (?) lol

[DargonBlak]

i went after this horse for my first time yesterday.

it took me 4 or 5 tries, and two very long tracking attempts before i finally spotted him.

it was a definite chore, and certainly one of the hardest challenges of the game.

but i prefer the fox trotter over every other horse - and free is a good deal.

[firestorm]

Originally posted by DargonBlak:

i went after this horse for my first time yesterday.

it took me 4 or 5 tries, and two very long tracking attempts before i finally spotted him.

it was a definite chore, and certainly one of the hardest challenges of the game.

but i prefer the fox trotter over every other horse - and free is a good deal.

Got that right.

Best to describe a players odds of getting this horse;
May take 1 attempt or 50 attempts or anywhere in between,
persistence has a huge reward in the end, a free fox trotter!

A tip for anyone attempting this, and my biggest mistake this time around..
Start as early in the day as you can, camp nearby if need be and sleep till morning.
Was 3pm game time on my recent attempt,
and when it starts to get dark it's much much harder to do...

yeah,
I should have followed my own advice but I like to make things more difficult sometimes.

[firestorm]

Just gonna drop these here for anyone into horses "stats"
Don't take this the wrong way because this isn't an "A better than B thing"

Fully bonded white Arabian, without gear boost..
6 pips for top speed and 6 pips for acceleration
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822621606

Level 1 bonding on the fox trotter, again, without gear boost.
7 pips for top speed and 5 pips for acceleration
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822621656
Fox trotter is actually faster with a level one bond than the fully bonded white Arabian.

[firestorm]

Originally posted by The Commendatore:

OK, and? You're not meant to get that horse normally, so what do you call it instead of a glitch? An exploit?

Besides, getting that horse that way was already known for a long time. So I'll second Patriot's comment.

One thing Rockstar don't do well, dialog..
Arthur basically tells you to go after this horse in the dialog with the photographer,
And the game spawns the animal in well before the horse is actually made available..

Not to mention, I'm fully aware this has been known by console players well before the game became available on PC..

No I don't consider it a glitch....
And it's well deserved "bragging" rights if you think someones bragging here! lol

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by The Commendatore:

OK, and? You're not meant to get that horse normally, so what do you call it instead of a glitch? An exploit?

I call it my answer to R* screwing Arthur at every opportunity - and licking John's Ass Crack - a Cheat/Mod/Adjustment, so you don't have to wait until the game is over in Chapter 6 to have the best stuff:

Native Trainer Reskinned:
https://www.rdr2mod.com/native-trainer-reskinned-and-arrow-keys/

Drop a horse/weapon/Moose from the sky right in front of ya.

While we're at it - R* can shove Automark Dead eye (up John's Ass while they're licking it):

Dead Eye Master:
https://www.nexusmods.com/reddeadredemption2/mods/232
(got tired of playing around with R*'s Auto Mark Level One Nightmare - and being eaten by alpha predators I could only manage to shoot in the foot)

[firestorm]

Originally posted by JuiceWSA:

Drop a horse/weapon/Moose from the sky right in front of ya.

Hmmm, the Moose from the sky finally explains that big 'ol crater up north!
Gonna have to update my journal.. lol

Ironically enough, this play through I've only seen one freakin moose and it was cow.
A 3* cow, But I'd normally have a few 3* bull's at this point in the game..

Normally have a harder time finding 3* badgers this early on,
got about 12 with this play through!
enough badgers already, drop a couple 3* bull moose from the sky! lol

[JuiceWSA]

Moose:
I've seen more Moose in Florida (there are no Moose in Florida).

A Non-Cheaty way to get a Moose (I mean I dropped a dozen on Heartland Overflow with the trainer and they looked so natural there):

Clear every animal out of a 'Moosy Looking Area' (yell, shoot, play Madonna records).
Ride back to center of area.
Drop one Herbivore Bait.

Pretty Good Chance a Moose will walk in.
Could be a boy, could be a girl - keep trying if it's doesn't work immediately.
I had one walk into Dewberry Creek with the Rattlesnakes - didn't look very Moosy to me, but there he was.

And:

I've seen more Naturally Occurring Moose in the blue circle than anywhere else in the game - I've actually killed 3 Bullwinkles right there. and seen plenty more - also a great place to get Cougars on the day you need 5 of them for the challenge:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2674035840

[firestorm]

Originally posted by JuiceWSA:

I've seen more Moose in Florida (there are no Moose in Florida).

Don't feel bad,
We have moose in the state I've lived in for 61 years now.
I have never seen a wild moose here.
The same for elk, though there are several elk farms within a couple miles of me.

Area north of Annesburg is my go to location for moose as well as cougars..
Been several other locations also,
Even back up in the snow where the white Arabian is there is normally a moose nearby, no such luck this time around..

Maybe I'll just mount the Arabian in it's place?
Gotta see the taxidermist for a quote on that.. lol

[Rusalka]

Cairn Lake is my go-to spot in rdr2 for moose, because it has better visibility than Roanoke.

I wasn't patient enough to use the exploit to get the MFT, but I did get the Turkoman in chapter 3. It looks a little strange, but it's impossible to kill. I'm glad I have it because it's the perfect horse to take when I feel like doing something stupid and getting a $600 bounty. I just use a mustang for missions, though.

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by Ren:

Cairn Lake is my go-to spot in rdr2 for moose, because it has better visibility than Roanoke.

and there's not a Roanoke Ridge Cougar at Cairn Lake.
BTW: NEVER seen a Moose at Cairn in 2200 hours.

It looks a little strange, but it's impossible to kill.

It's pretty tough, but tame that Perlino Andalusian at Brandywine Drop.
That horse really is impossible to kill.
I walked it into Hangin' Dog and killed every one of 'em - Mounted - I needed an EMT - the horse got a brush and a pat - he still had Gold Cores...lol

Speed Stats:
I beat Dutch's Ass so bad with that Andalusian in the race from the swamp to Clemon's Point Dutch wasn't even on the mini map. That thing rode FLAT OUT all the way and NEVER got into the core. Dutch got me out of the gates, but in 400 yards I passed him so fast 'The Count' farted as we flew by.

Yea, I got your Arabian...
Swingin'...

:D

[Rusalka]

mm, I usually don't bother getting a cougar and a moose at the same time. I prefer the cougar spawn on the west side of the map near Strawberry.

I've thought about taming the perlino, yeah. I guess I could just sell it if I don't like it. I've been dragging the storymode out as long as possible (sue me), so that could be fun.

Also - you can beat Dutch's horse on a shire. The game just goes easy on you lol

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by Ren:

Also - you can beat Dutch's horse on a shire. The game just goes easy on you lol

Well, yea - but under a trapper saddle the Perlino can stomp anything in the game outside of the Story - if the course is long enough. That dude is the Engergizer Abrams Tank Bunny.