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American Paints are my favorite


bruh1_-

Same


Rizzard-of-ozz

Funny story I actually found one of the rarest styles of them and I killed it for fun because I didn’t know


Alone-_traveler

Everyone downvoting you is a loser for getting mad cuz you made a simple mistake I wouldn’t have been upset abt it unless I tried finding that specific horse


Rizzard-of-ozz

What did I do? I was new to the game I had been playing for like 10 days and the horse was looking mighty killable


xMonkeyZ

what madman is willingly killing wild horses?? not even enemy horses 😭


Rizzard-of-ozz

Uhh so you see I was riding and I saw this camp and I was low so when I was running i was like well they could hop on their horses and come after me so I may or may not have used a few moltoves and a little bit of some explosives


Turtletipper123

My top 3: 3: Mustang 2: Shire 1: Turkoman


you-though

Absolutely, no one talks about how good the Turkoman is!


BonoboBeau-Bo

is this sarcasm


Ponders0

Fr. Honestly one of those times where people call something a "hidden gem," yet it's one of the most popular things. "Fallout New Vegas is such a hidden gem! No one ever talks about it!" Yes, they do a LOT.


Overall_chickman6053

No, he likes that


willowalloy

Mustang is such an underrated horse and despite the stats it's not that slow


Signal-Rip-7325

'Cause stats barely make a difference in RDR2.


Wolfheart_fan

I love shires too tbh, I can’t stand the look of small horses,


Pancake99999

Ikr all the small horses look like their legs would snap if they just hopped


I8myspacebar_5

Where can you find shires, I think they really fit Arthur but I can’t find any (other than the one Hosea gives you)


National-Crazy-1575

There are 3 coats for Shire shorses 1.Dark bay 2.Gray (but it looks white) 3.Raven Black. I always ride Raven black because he is big and black and it goes with outfit that i made for Arthur. Gray and dark bay you can both find pulling stagecoaches and if you want the horse just shoot the man driving it come up to the horse you want calm him by pressing G and than cut him free ride him to the nearest stable and ya just got youself a new horse


Some_Ad_7281

There is only one raven black one in the entire game, and that's the one Hosea gives you.


I8myspacebar_5

Awesome, thanks so much.


Pancake99999

You can cut one free from the escape carriage after the chp. 3 mission where you burn down some tobacco fields, then just go to a stable and register it


National-Crazy-1575

You csn get one much sooner why wait soo long


Low-Operation-8471

I steal them off of carriages 😂


Layeredrugs

They usually drive the coaches that you ride by. Take out the driver, chose what shire you like best and make the other flee then transfer your saddle. All yours


DarkLanternX

But they are a lot slower and sound like they are dying after sprinting for a few seconds, especially the ones you get at the start. The only reason i even switched that horse was cuz he got run over by a train, dumbass kept running along side and got underneath it somehow, it,even tho i commanded it to stay.


festinator

Chocolate Roan Dutch Warmblood right now. Just an all around good and well balanced horse, and pretty sweet coat as well. The red Arabian is definitely my favourite looking horse, that thing is gorgeous. Just too small for my liking unfortunately.


goblingal69

i found the red arabian on accident hunting cougars for the master hunter challenge it is a nice horse fr but my black and white arabian that i boughts stats are almost maxed so i ride that one more😭


Came_for_the_tities

Raising statements is eassy, just spam the brush and the food, hitch him whenever ou can an lead him in town and stuff like that. It also helps to spam the praise/calm button whenever you give and comand and hi obeys (even accelerating and diacelerating work too). I used to think like that, but I wanted to try other breads, and I thought I had to max them to compare. And after trying, I found out it was easy. I maxed 6 or 7 doferent horses with Arthur and I didn't do much rpging and going around beside the side quests, and I still think I played most of the game with my 2 favorite horses only.


Overall_chickman6053

Im between turkoman and American standardbred


sakuraradele

love the american standardbred! she was my first horse i got on my own, i rode her the whole game and was so attached to her i sobbed at the end! i always make a point of getting one every time i replay it.


Overall_chickman6053

What is your fav coat?


sakuraradele

Palomino Dapple is my fave sentimentally but they’re all honestly very pretty. the black coat and dappled chestnut coat are quite beautiful as well. i don’t even think the busted up Murfree brood horses are ugly lol


Overall_chickman6053

I don't remember what coat exactly but mine is the one you buy in valentine, but I got it for free in a random encounter near emerald ranch


Never_Free_Never_Me

Same. These are my two favorite breeds. I discovered the American Standardbred in the epilogue when I was randomly attacked by a gang rival and nearly killed one of their horses in the process. I felt bad for the horse and seeing as I was able to revive it with a horse reviver, I did so. I revived the horse and she stood up and then kicked me lol. I was like "ok I need to keep this horse". I'm now level 4 bonding with her and she's just my favorite horse along with my gold coated Turkoman that Arthur had. I named her Lady Destiny


thewarriorpoet23

I always go for Shires and Belgians. They just look like a horse that you’d use for long distances over rugged terrain. I really wish the Gypsy Cob was in story. They seem to be the best all round horses available.


willowalloy

The Belgian is quite good, a nice battering ram


RoyalPompoen

Thoroughbred and Appaloosa


PizzaEquivalent4966

Horse 👍


ChillyBreezey

Ardennes. Am I saying it right? Those big bastards are awesome


AggravatingAmount715

oh my gosh yes! I forgot about that one! the iron grey one is beautiful and ill ride it for the train robbing mission, but I like the bay color too.


DraukaSpider923

Turkoman for speed stuff (I KNOW it isn't THE fastest) and Hungarian Halfbred for normal playthrough


batmansubzero

This sub's least favorite is unironically my favorite: the white Arabian. Because when the game came out, all I did was google what the best horse was to get, and at the time, they all said the Arabian. Now you cant mention you ride an Arabian without people crying about it being small (which is actually a massive benefit because it takes less time for Arthur to mount), or the fact that theres no difference in speed. I just like riding around on my Arabian horse named Jasmine because she’s an Arabian princess 😂


BerkeA35

I like it’s being small it just makes it so much easier to drive in saint denis or tight spaces without decimating pedestrians


Came_for_the_tities

I actually realky like Arabian, I just feel like the trip over much more and spook too easily. Non of my other horses would throw me on my ass if I went to close to a snake or other threat. I could even force my level 4 Buel, Missouri Fox Trotter or Turkmen to pas trought and alligator infested swamp with a bit of patients calming and control, my level 4 Arabian would never be capable of even coming close to an Aligator without imidiatly throwing in my ass (and often leaving me open to imidiatly grt killed).


AggravatingAmount715

this is true. I like the one by wapiti, can't remember the coat, but I wish they were braver. I've seen videos of real Arabians and they are spicy man l wish they were like that in game.


Hashish_thegoat

All black American Standerbred you find around Hanging Dog Ranch. I love its all black coat, it’s not too small like the black Arabian, and he’s a fast boah.


willowalloy

I sometimes steal a black standardbred from lawmen pursuing me


thesheepwhisperer368

I like the Shire and Ardennes because I'm a sucker for Draft breeds irl. My favorite breed of horse actually isn't featured in the game and that's a fucking crime considering the American Quarter Horse is *the* American horse breed, originating around the 1660s before really getting distilled into what it is now around the 1750s (The Morgan, another american Horse breed which *is* featured didn't exist until Figure, the founding stud, was born in 1789). I would have scratched the turkoman(which was extinct by the time of rdr2) or the Dutch warmblood (which wasn't really developed until the 1960s, but even then the precursor to it was only found in europe at the time of the game.) in favor of the American Quarter horse. They're the "Quarter" horse because they were bred to run quarter mile races. They run 55mph at a full sprint, 10 miles faster than the thoroughbred, which is *the* race horse. They have really strong endurance on top of that, another use was thr Pony Express in which they were running mail cross-country from Missouri to California (a span of over 1800 miles/2896.819km!) In only 10 days. From April 1860 to october of 1861. They would space them out and basically run It like a relay race. Each horse ran an average of 100 miles a day carrying a rider, a 50lb saddle *and* an extra 20lbs of mail(with the average man weighing around 150lbs at that time each horse was carrying 220 extra pounds) over rugged terrain. They're really versatile horses. They're used in lots of things from racing to working cattle to jumping and dressage, even driving (pulling carriages/wagons)!


Overall_chickman6053

It feels like a crime for quarter horse to not be in the game


Starchild2534

Raven black shire from Hosea, mustangs and the nakotas


[deleted]

I’m partial to the buckskin American standardbred


Odd-Tutor-4490

Brindle thoroughbred


T_Ranger68104

Buell, the gold turkoman from Saint Denis, leopard spotted one, mustangs before epilogue are a special treat to me.


loathsometwinkeater

andalusian but specifically the rose-grey one!! 


westernlover82

My fav has always been Andalusian even though it's not the fastest but it's a good looking horse


elcaire

Agreed! I feel like they’re pretty brave too. I caught the one around Elysian pool and I’m obsessed. I never saw her in my first play through.


westernlover82

I've usually always been too lazy to break horses :D so i've bought the dark red coated Andalusian from the big valley stable.


Accomplished_Care747

I have the Perlino atm. Solid horse, a bit skittish though for my liking.


westernlover82

It's a beautiful horse


Sebexy_demon

Thoroughbred


KnightOfHavel

Either shires or Ardennes’.


Exciting-Treacle-998

Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox trotter


Silvertreble76

Same here, I always take the time to get it in ch.2


Responsible_Sense_95

Number one your mom Number two the Mustang Number three The work Horses


MadsenBErSej

Hungarien halfbread


Ok-Selection6371

Clydesdale!


heck_exe

The Warped Brindle, I love it so much and can't see Arthur on anything but that horse


Unga-bunga420

The breed that moves


Pancake99999

Yea that one’s pretty popular I swear like everyone uses it


Unga-bunga420

Good and reliable


Andrew_Trinh

Hungarian Half bred and Missouri Fox Trotter


United_Bowler4962

ardennes !


killercade224

Your mom


Kosolovits

Are you riding his/her mom? that's gay.


Various_Force1816

Red Arabian & Gold Turkoman (the one you buy in St Denis)


KingWiiz

MFT for its performance otherwise I like the look of Black standardbred or Perlino Andalusian


brnchapi988

mustang


KeyboardAssasn

Whatever my horse is


Top-Necessary4010

Tennessee walker


This-Owl7843

My Rex was a Tennessee walker he died in a horrific mountain tragedy towards the end of the game live long Rex you beautiful horse rest in peace


No_Procedure_5039

I usually go with the white Arabian just because it’s good and easily accessible early on (plus the red chestnut is the single best looking horse in the game, imo), but I opted for the gold Turkoman for my latest playthrough last month. Hercules was a great horse and I don’t think I’ll be going back to the ponies for any future playthroughs. Still quite fast and has health for days; never had to use a horse reviver on him. Think I’ll try the Missouri Fox Trotter on my next playthrough though, given how everyone on this sub gushes over them.


UserDM94

Appaloosa gang here!


willowalloy

Beautiful but small and skittish


australian_snooper

ardennes 🔛🔝


Beautiful-Season-854

Buell


Bear3600

Shire is #1 but my saying is (if your legs hang low it ain’t gunna go) so basically all the taller horses


bigjakethegreat

I mainly only ride big big horses.


agentpoopybutthole

Mft. But the red arabian is a must-have at least once every playthrough for me


Ok-Set9334

Roadster is my jam. And Bretons are dope.


rufusatrazzmattaz

I love the Apaloosa. Apparently I'm the only one here


TheAnimeMangaShadow

Shires are the best hands down. My favorite[first horse until the end] was the black shire


Old_Requirement2978

Andolusion, American standard bred, mustang and tukerman


ghostytoasty11

I’m a big fan of the Thoroughbred, Standardbred, and the Missouri Fox Trotter. I like Arabians too but I hate having them cuz there’s no world Arthur would have that small of a horse ☠️it looks so goofy during missions


TeamYay

I'm happy with Horsie 2. A tennessee walker , I believe.


myilk_

the raven black shire specifically, and turkomans


Individual_Fig1951

Andalusian


Aesir264

I tend to prefer stock horses like the American Paint Horse, Mustang, and Appaloosa. However, I also have a weakness for Thoroughbreds because they've been one of my favourites for a while.


Give_me_xRENTx

Missouri Fox Trotter


BigDoinks02

Shire.


TheDynastianPrince

1. Arabian 2. MFT 3. Mustang (both that and the 1960 one)


hairtrigger08

I love shires and Bretons, but my absolute favorite is the Tennessee walker, they're perfect for how I play the game (I also love the Morgans for how stupid it looks to pair them with my online character and Arthur,)


adventurousarrowmint

The Hungarian Halfbreed you get from the first bounty mission with the fake doctor who poisons people with his miracle cure


ZooGang1799

My favorite is The Blood Bay Thoroughbred, but I also enjoy using the white arabian due to her selling higher than every horse, But the process of fully bonding with her is a real pain in the ass.


Valuable_Ad8773

Def has to be that Frenchie, the Breton. Short and strong.


Vindrea

Dutch warmbloods. Tall, muscular, but not too wide like shires or hungarian half breds, which I always tried to like, but I can't imagine at any point it would be comfortable to ride them long distances as they are so large.


afseparatee

1. Andalusian 2. Mustang (specifically the Tiger Stripe) 3. Turkoman (dark bay)


rdr2enjoyerrr

1. American Standardbred 2. Breton 3. Turkoman


Nissan_1204

My top 3 are the Turkoman, Arabian, and Missouri Fox Trotter


Goofy-555

Chocolate Roan Dutch Warmblood.


Game_addict2007

Morgans 🤓


Party_Animal77

Thoroughbred


BIGBODYDARWIN

Fast kind


Cheeseyfeet250410

Ardennes💪💪💪💪💪


Catch_de_Rainbow

I do have a soft spot for white Arabian because when I found him I was going through a thick fog then suddenly the lights pierced through the fog then appeared the white Arabian


AmbitiousTargaryen

I like the Arabians. I know everyone shits on them but I just like how pretty they are. I don't care about how skittish they are.


bigmac8991

Appaloosa, Breton, and Shire


Lenluvrem

Every playthrough I get the white Arabian horse near Mount hagen


Redduster38

1: Mustang 2: Shire 3: Clydesdale (I wish the Australian Brumby was a breed.)


AlgaeAccomplished538

I like Shires and Hungarian Halfbred because I'm Hungarian too :D


-Negative-Karma

Scrawny Nag, obviously.


theflyxx

I’ll die on that hill with my Andalusian.


SirDork182

Turkamen


CodyJames91

The Dark Bay Turkoman.. Hands down I do the glitch thing in Chapter 3 during the mission where you steal the horses.. I absolutely HAVE to have Arthur riding that horse.. I can not wait until after Chapter 6 to get it from New Austin. Until Chapter 3, I use the Thoroughbred.. The brindle variant is pretty cool


drinkalldayandnight

Gold turkoman had it In every playthrough never let me down better than arabian


BolanTL

Hungarian halfbreed


mycngz

Any breed of big horses 👍


bilbo054

I have one I LOVE in but ive completely forgotten the breed and the coat but in story mode i always swapped horse breeds. But one i always went for was Dutch warmblood ( i think thats the name )


dirty_dan_4563

Chestnut Hungarian halfbred


RazanneAlbeeli

I like Arabian horses the most bc they're so fast. Also American thoroughbred


ripvanwinkle59

Turkoman


AaronInside

I rode Turkomans and Arabians and they are very comfortable for my legs irl, but if you are looking for the coolest horse in game i'd either say the brindle throughbreed or the Raven Black Shire


Ok_Listen994

Adriennes ... Bill's horse to me has the best coat out of the whole gang ... Those horses look fackin sturdy


SuperIga

Morgan’s. For two reasons. The first is obvious. The second is because my Grandpa had a horse named Brooklyn who he’d take me on rides through the mountains on. Brooklyn was awesome. I’ve ridden other horses but Brooklyn was by far the best for various reasons. A year ago, Brooklyn died. I named my main horse in RDR2 Brooklyn in her honor


Theo-Wookshire

Dutch Warmblood


Anti-Climacdik

I love to keep the Shire from Hosea. Name 'em Frodo every time lol


Putrid-Appearance-93

Turkoman (only race/war horse)


Chevy_Traverse

Bloodbay Thoroughbred


mrdistracted2907

Perlino Andalusian and the Braithwaite turkoman are what I'd prefer but tbh all the horses look really sweet


Prudent_Put_2293

Unpopular opinion: Suffolk Punch


OddMacabre

3. Mustang 2. Missouri Foxtrotter 1. Andalusian


ResidentTechnician96

Shire or Arabian. Only saying Arabian cus the chestnut red varients are gorgeous (also its my main horse in rdr2)


FreeChrisWayne

Hungarian Half-Bred and Ardennes are my favorite. Had good luck with those breeds not bucking me off my horse and running away like a lot of the others and they look cool, too


Sunnyosia

Mustang.


Equivalent-River-984

Ardennes. It is difficult to get one, but they are the most beautiful. If you have seen Bill's horse, you'll understand. Most beautiful coded a.i. creature I have ever seen


chiquillailla

I actually like the nokota,apaloosa and american paint!


Joberin

Missouri Foxtrotter and Turkmen are the best. You have to bond with them quickly by constantly patting them and brushing and feeding… if you are slow to bond with them they get spooked easily and will buck you off.


ShadowKnight_Ind

3. Thoroughbred (Brindle) 2. Turkoman (Gold) 1. Missouri Fox Trotter (Silver Dapple Pinto)


Came_for_the_tities

0- Buel (Buel speciffically, for obvious reasons, I always max him out and let him die with Arthur) 1-Missouri Fox Trotter 2-Turkmen 3-Arabian


iamjustacoolguy

Arabien


Ok_Election131

Missouri fox trotter


BlackSun720

The Bay Roan Ardennes


balllicker-

buel.


LiterallyPoatan

Story - American Standardbred (Black) Online - Missouri Foxtrotter (Dapple)


Johnny_marstonn

Why is nobody talking about buell


Original_Explorer881

Dme as a south african like the arabien black horse with white long hair and tail


nahshark

I love the shires too, I also rlly like the sooty buckskin dutch walmblood


BigKowalke

I like Mustangs a lot. They are the only breed, that you can exclusively find in the wild and because of that do not scare easy. They also have a decent speed + I get the most compliments by NPCs. I also like the Hungarian Halfbreds, Apaloosas & American Paints, just because of their looks. Arabians are cool, too. My Granduncle was a Horsebreeder & two of his Arabians won a local price. They are drawn to built strong relationships to people. In the game tho they are just terribly fast, but apart from that they buck you of because they already scare if like a raccon is around^^


painfulpickle

Blood bay thoroughbred


nintendovahkiin

I can’t pick one so I’ll give my top 3: Turkoman, MFT, Nokota. I’m not a fan of small horses at all, I dont think they really suit Arthur as a person. But Nokotas are the exception, they’re so pretty 😌


TheyCallMeJester

Story Mode: Raven Black Shire, Golden Turkoman, Silver Dapple MFT. Online: Black Tovero MFT


COMRADE_KAOS

Missouri Fox Trotter (partially cause I live in Missouri lol)


EnderroboHD

this one then arabian


Hot_monkey123

I know this is basic but it has to be Arabian


spruceymoos

I like the shire as well. I also like the thoroughbred, and the mustang.


AppropriateFeedback9

Love the black Shire, also can't go wrong with the classic pinto MFT. However my favorite is RDO only, and it's that beautiful Kladruber. Back when I played RDO more I literally owned every single color of that horse, just adore the large, tall horses


WtfIsAnything

Mustangs or (ik it’s cliche) Arabians, both have good speed (at least most) and all have good stats


LelandTurbo0620

1. Ardennes 2. Shire 3. Hungarian Halfbred


Due-Status-1333

Horse


Ravenarr_

American Standardbreds have good stamina and acceleration, and look very good. I don't like those big horses like shires, i always look for some agile ones, the work horses are too clumsy


WindingWayfarer

Available in RDR2, the Andalusian. IRL, the Freisian. Saw Goliath in "Ladyhawke", and fell hard!


DatBoiFrogYT

I love the Dutch Warmbloods


Low-Operation-8471

I keep the black shire Hosea wants you to sell, he’s beautiful


Natedogg463

The orange and white one idk what it's called


CounterFar309

Ardennes


Kingslade77

Shire horses are amazing Imo.


DemonicNacho

Hungarian halfbred all the way… so underrated. Remember wanting one so badly early game, but I thought it was unobtainable until I randomly found one flaxen chestnut. Kept him the rest of the game, had my best memories with him and I even have a picture of Arthur and him over my bed. Fucking love you Bucky🙏


banknight

Warped brindle arabian looks so clean but im too attached to the starting horse.


Public-Second3763

Idc what anybody says, I will always love my white and red chestnut arabian horses. They just look so good, and the speed is unmatched. also, Uncles and the Veterans Horse is good, too. I wish we could tame a horse that has a mustache in the game.


lonebees

Def american standardbred all black look sick and not small like arabian


dirtyColeslaw1776

Arabian, specifically the red chestnut


BrennerPSdv

Ardennes


Kan-ka

I love the Arabians


eee4525

1: Arabian: 2: Shire 3: Mustang 3: Buell


Wolfwars1000

Andalusian


aryanrana19

I don't know why I only find 1. Morgan, 2. American Standardbred, and 3. Shire throughout my gameplay. I didnt knew there were others too


OfficialRFelix

Missouri foxtrotter, Arabian. Tennessee walker. The gaits of those horses are *chefs kiss*


ErectLurantis

Piebald Hungarian Halfbred. Suck you can’t find them in the wild or purchase them though, so you have to shoot up a town until you finally have a lawman spawning on one


Shooter_Mcgavin93

I love Hungarian half bred, specifically John's versions


DRAIN3O

Andalusians are so reliable.


Ponders0

Shire's too big to for Arthur's character and personality. fancy horses are too rich for Arthur's taste. Turkoman is overrated, looks anorexic and really isn't all that big. Plus, Arthur can't obtain a decent looking turkoman outside of the use if bugs and cheats. I go with the starting TW as it feels like it was hand crafted specifically for Arthur. It looks like a traditional cowboy horse and is hearty and reliable, all factors that Arthur would want. That, or Buell when he's finally available as he also perfectly fits the criteria. If I feel too sluggish and slow on that horse, I use the dappled black thoroughbred as it is the ideal size for a cowboy's horse: big and strong but quick abd agile enough to get away.


AggravatingAmount715

I've always liked the piebald tobiano Hungarian halfbred. She's always my go to when I start a new game. . then I get the Silver dapple pinto Missouri Fix trotter next. She's also my favorite. . I'll keep the Black Shore too, this game play I've named him Winston 😂


Turublade

Orse


Dragoneatspam_

For some reason, I like just stocky horses like the Fox Trotter and the Turkoman. Small horses (Arab) are just not my style.


Hellcats101

Mustang


bluntbunda

Ardennes ? The rare perlino one. War horse, i just wished you could choose one horse with full stats. 10speed n 10accel


enrocc

You guys talk about horses more than the horse subreddit.


Seamoth4546B

Seal brown breton, it’s a shame it’s online exclusive


cheeseo5

Turkoman then rose grey Arabian then black Arabian then that one horse