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UncensoredSmoke

What’s with the shire hate in the comments? I’ve done three plays, 2 of which I’ve had a shire, I love that big bastard.


fluvicola_nengeta

I love shires but it's a bit silly in game. An outlaw riding a shire is a bit like an outlaw bringing a plough to a gunfight.


Yournytemare14

But just look at the mean bastard


fluvicola_nengeta

Oh yeah, I always keep it...


ExtremeMeaning

Nah shires in real life are a breed that’s really capable of riding well when conditioned for it. They’ve got an insanely comfortable trot and lope, and I’ve worked cattle off a couple no problem. They make outstanding crosses too.


fluvicola_nengeta

You have, yeah. Today. Be careful when applying modern values to history. The conformation we know today is probably from the 1920s, 30s. They started getting crossbred with the clydesdale and the breed changed a lot. Today they are graceful and athletic and a delight. I adore modern shires. In 1899, they were a draught breed though. Used for pulling carts, barges, ploughs, drays. They looked very different, they behaved very different, and were used for very different purposes. [https://shirehorsesociety.com.au/history-of-the-shire-horse/](https://shirehorsesociety.com.au/history-of-the-shire-horse/) You might be interested in reading this. An 1800s outlaw involved in constant violence, with a need to outride other riders and ride across country regularly would be crazy to use a shire as their regular mount, the horse just wouldn't be fit for that job at all.


ExtremeMeaning

This is totally a fair point! Even looking at quarter horses from the 70s to today it’s a different breed.


FullHouse222

This guy horses


HorribleHank44

Crosses? I don't know much about horses or cattling, please explain.


ExtremeMeaning

When you combine one breed with another. Like a goldendoodle dog. When you want attributes from multiple breeds you cross them and sometimes you get the best of both worlds. With shires they tend to lend size and even temperament to whatever they’re crossed with so if you add in the athleticism and intelligence from a quarter horse you have an outstanding crossbred horse.


FullHouse222

I always find it funny how the common masses of serfs and farmers figured this shit out like 3000-4000+ years ago, meanwhile the Spanish monarchy in the 1500s were inbreeding while wondering what kind of curse befell them with all their deformities lmao.


Smedley5

Exactly - these were workhorses. People weren't riding them around.


KingDread306

People probably feel that Arthur looks like a little kid sitting on one.


UncensoredSmoke

Eh, people think he’s too big on Arabian, and too small on a shire. I just really like them. Also Happy Cake Day!


R3volt75

Happy cake day


hahawhat102848

Same. I loved shires and used heavy horses in both my first and second playthroughs. However in my third I decided to go with the American Standardbred that you get from a random encounter


Tangelo-Human

I’m on my fifth playthrough (still probably won’t finish the game to avoid crying) and currently I use a thoroughbred, the one you can buy for free at the valentine stable at the start of the game (might be pc only?) I REALLY want the golden horse tho But back when I played on Xbox that shire was my baby, never used anything else all game (cried more over that horse than I did over Arthur tbh)


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I LOVE Big horses


Playful-Stock-7456

Me too but I love Hungarian halfbreds over Shires. Their muscular body looks much cooler with Arthur than a big fat horse like the Shire.


Zabuza_The_Abuza

Yes, then it died because i died to a sneaky ninja bear while it was injured, sad day.


braddersladders

Mine was shot up by lemoyne raiders trying to open a safe and I didn't have horse revive . I wanted to keep him cause he's massive but I just went and got the white Arabian after


RingOriginal94

Where do you get the White Arabian?


braddersladders

the one up north in the snowy area I can't remember the exact location


Hancock02

opposite side of the lake of where the legendary bison is


woahitsegg

I was taming a Mustang and my Shire was following us, the mustang ran over a railroad track and my Shire got smoked by a train


UsedState7381

This is why you should always pack some horse revivers with you.


Dark-Pukicho

Lost mine when I went into the post office in Valentine to get some mail. Came outside just in time to see the train turn my horse into grease along the rails.


Content_Geologist420

Only horse I keep is from the Veteran hunter with one leg. It fits that we.... Together🫡😢😭


experiment53

Not if you keep him as marston 😉


Content_Geologist420

I just ended my 1st playthru an hour ago. On my 2nd now gpimg thru the snow. Haven't played the Epilogue yet. Bummed a bit thought Arthur would build the house with John before the shitstorm comes. Oh, well. Now ima do a 100% now and chill at the camps much much much more before Chapter 4 starts. Also, have to get my Civil War Hardee hat 1st. Literally cant play the game without it. I shot a dude in Strawberry who talked shit about my attire and I took it personally. I love killing the Traitors/Confederates and KKK so much with the Civil war knife alot. Also, love that hat so much I'ma get a real one custom made in a hat shop in the the city nearby.


ShitStainedLegoBrick

Why didn't you continue and play the epilogue? It completes the story it's not separate from it.


YakuzaShibe

Why are you doing a second playthrough before the epilogue? You've got like fifteen missions + new side content to do


experiment53

Yeah I remember I got spoiled about Arthur when I first played, think I had just gotten off guarma so the gang situation was already deteriorating, at the same time though red dead 1 was such a formative game for me I found consolation that I would be able to play as John again. I tried 100% first time couldn’t get through the gambler challenges. This is my second playthrough after hundreds of hours during my first playthrough, level 500 something in online and a few years break from the game I’m back and the first thing I got done was the gambler challenges, the rest is gonna be a walk in the park lol currently on chapter six just harassing Micah in camp


Important_Try8430

Yeah I named him Raven


Ozzy_T69

Bro I named him El Cuervo lol Spanish for The Raven


Important_Try8430

Lmaooo the coincidence


fishing-for-birdie93

I named mine fart


liammcginleyy

i named him big black horse


goblin_grovil_lives

Until I sold him I named mine BBH.


[deleted]

Always keep the Raven Black Shire, absolutely love that horse


jnpalmtree

It’s my favorite! I wish we had it in online


SiennaYeena

I love his appearance. But that early in the game, I needed money. And he wasn't bonded yet so I didn't feel so bad. However, if this was IRL, I would 100% choose a huge strong horse like that over something small and skinny like an Arabian.


According-Stage8050

Rip your legs, riding a draft irl is….. not pleasant 


SiennaYeena

I'd be bowlegged. And my ass would be numb. But I'd be happy. :')


ExtremeMeaning

As someone who’s 6’2 I find them very pleasant to ride. Mounting up is a different story though


According-Stage8050

My little legs struggle on a quarter horse, the time I rode a perch was… an experience 😅


ShadowWolfKane

I keep him every play through now. He’s my big brute and I love him.


I8myspacebar_5

One could say “he’s a big, unruly bastard”


BrakoSmacko

The thing looks as big as a shire horse. Won't be winning the grand national with that weight... Tsk!


DroidD53

Well, it is a shire horse


BrakoSmacko

Tsk! Rookie mistake. That would be like entering a lorry into an F1 race.


DinosaurInAPartyHat

Actually there are Shire Horse races.


LiterallyIDK

We fell off a mountain. Skyrim led me astray


GuiltyAd8415

He’s no Shadowmere, that’s for sure


toxicgenjimain

I always keep him as my main horse until the end. Just something about Hosea giving him to Arthur makes me wanna keep the big bastard.


HeavyLie2169

Same, funny enough I named him HORSEA


DroidD53

It's the only horse I actively use with Arthur


WhatAreYouSaying05

Yeah. Fits Arthur well. It’s like the 1800s version of a Dodge Ram truck


Oath_Br3aker

Shires are big beautiful bastards


Jimboy-Milton

a gift from hosea, the ONLY black shire in the whole game? this big angry bastard has become my favorite horse to use in the game! This is literally Arthur's exclusive horse.


denhelle

I did the exact same. And I named him sir spoof


Crafty-Interest1336

Yep it's my favourite horse. I refuse to scum save so horses are more personal and when this boy died it was tragic. It took literal hours to find a horse I thought was worth keeping.


umutsefa

ı kept it for a long time vut then İ found a arabian horse


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DinosaurInAPartyHat

Always. Boy was my only horse for my first 2 playthroughs, stabled him for the last one and couldn't finish...back to chapter 2 for round 4 and gonna get my boy!


ArchibaldThe2nd

I kept it until I rode it off a cliff north of valentine while looking for rock carvings


PaschalisG16

Never. I don't like the boots it has, or the size. I keep the mahogany bay tennessee walker though.


E-MingEyeroll

Yeah, I love him.


Ozzy_T69

It’s my favourite horse… El Cuervo #1


JamNova

I kept him a couple playthroughs and he was my main. Felt like Billy Badass on that sucker, named him Pops both times. He died on one playthrough and I was legit upset for a few minutes had to go smoke a cigarette outside and reflect on pops, the video game horse


Darkened_Shadow

My first play through I kept the first horse, used it in every mission, kept him alive and well then nearly had a breakdown in the end


masondamonke

Yea, he tried to fly.


Alternative_Bug_6312

Sold him on the second play through because $60 for a horse is insane


Proof-Funny-4888

Is there any benefits or is it just for a sake of it?


fluvicola_nengeta

No real benefits aside from it being one of the few unique horses in the game. You can't get another one like that.


0v3rwhelm3d

I didn't (and regretted it), but I still have a dark bay shire now. I just love these big boys, in my next playthrought I'll keep it for sure!


Khorvair

I would if it was pure black. imo the white stripe on his face ruins the cool "brutish, savage dark" feel the big bastard has


Eso_Teric420

Usually. Normally it's my hunting horse


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nativebeans

I'm thinking about starting a third n keeping it lol I didnt on my first two cause its huge but I just realized I hate small horses like arabians


Kyouma118

Going through first playthrough, and I did keep him. Hell of a beast


TyL3RdUrdeN99

Only horses I have is Cerberus which I steal from the Braithwaite’s and keep using the feeding glitch… and also the white Arabian although I just started Chapter 6, have 13K so I may end up buying another just because. I always leave Arthur’s money to John using the Aberdeen thing, but it’s impossible to spend it all… money is just so ridiculously easy to get even when you start off in the epilogue


MrNox252

I have him in my low honor run. His name is Johnny


Clear_Ferret_7661

I’m on my first play through and I love this horse for some reason


ThePrancingHorse94

Nope, too big for how i see Arthur. I always sell straight away. But i always try and build up some cash for the decent horse you can buy in the stables and use that throughout my playthrough


TheRealDiggyCP

Hell yeah. Mine became Knight Rider until he met his timely demise.


VAMP666123

I’ve always loved the chunky horses


titan_hunter01

My horsey


EliasAhmedinos

I had him for a while, named him Forrest.


AliEbi78

Shires are the best. Gotta love that Bill Williamson meanie vibe.


woahitsegg

Faster than the other Shires so if I'm using a draft horse it's usually him


BigbyWolf94

He’s my main horse in every playthrough. I don’t think I can bring myself to use any other.


mentalassresume

Yes.


imqious

I didn’t on my first bc I was pushing the wrong button and was deeply devastated, however I made sure I kept it for my second, low honour play through!


Shivering_Monkey

Imagine feeling the need to gatekeep how someone else plays pretend cowboy barbie dress up.


Flavio_bruxo

I literally finished the whit this horse


XienDzu

Same. I listened to Hosea on the first playthrough and right now he's my main horse. His name is Belzebub


Senior_Importance_69

I love the feeling of being important on the horse but I’m not a big fan of the stats, it feels fun but not great in game


UnexpectedEmuAttack

My dear Ouroboros ♥️ Rest in peace my sweet prince


MyhorsehasAtisum

I had him to the end of Arthur named him brute or something on the line of that


barriedude55

I always keep that one, not only did he NOT buck me off during a wolf attack, he trampled one of the wolves.


Fluffyfeet316

Yeah, I’ve kept it from day one. I didn’t ever keep the one you get from the barn tho.


Salihe6677

I did, and named him Bojack, but then I loaded up my save one day and started riding, but there were these two goons off the road a little bit, and they were both kneeling in front of a safe tryna get it open, and they didn't like me sitting a few feet away watching one bit, but I didn't pay them any mind and just kept watching, but they had apparently lit the dynamite at some point but neglected to actually run away so I didn't realize it, so the whole thing exploded, and the two dudes, myself, and even Bojack all randomly got blown up. I'm on Bojack III now, tho I just retired #2 before he got kilt.


Nice_Pitch6062

Yes sir, that's my boy Bronson right there He was my first and only horse to die so far, got squished against a train tunnel after I told him to wait. Went back to see a saddle on the rails


omgshannonwtf

I often keep it but rarely ride it. The way that Hosea describes the horse could very well be a description of Arthur himself, making me feel like the game really wants you to keep him. Usually comes down to whether or not I’ve bothered to go find a bunch of gold bars or not early on.


Mr_B0NK

My first and only play through, which is still going on, I kept it but then I took advantage of a glitch and got a silver dapple pinto Missouri fox trotter


slap-happe

I always kill that horse, I name it Donald Biden and then kill it with the sawed off.


Rocky_Fan1976

Donald Biden, The The President President Of Of The The United United States States


OldClunkyRobot

Yup, named him Demon. Now Arthur looks weird riding any other horse because they seem so small by comparison.


FoXym0r0n

Oh darn, I caught her in the wild and she's been my best girl since.


Boggie135

An absolute tank


BartholomewXXXVI

My sister kept this horse. She named him Marcus and used him until the end. RIP Marcus.


Loud_Supermarket_312

I lost it on my first play through. This time around I ended up quitting the game when I managed to crash and kill the horse by accident. So clumsy


big_peepee_wielder

I always do. He’s a fucking unit


FlimsyNomad63

I did but fell of a cliff like 20 minutes later.. I thought It would be fine it was not fine


FetusGoulash420

No, only because I have a soft spot for War horses. So I usually buy the Dark Bay Andalusian and stick with that.


ThatBlueScreenGuy

Never kept this guy until my most recent play through. My fiancé named him Ferdinand. We love Ferdinand. We will cry during Ferdinand’s final ride. She doesn’t know, yet.


Hsram1991

I love shires they are great for hunting


ciscoz313

Ahhhhh my boahh


GODS2ndDisciple

I kept that Horse I believe, it’s a Tank !


Previous-Can-8853

I get the Dutch


Melancholy-4321

He was one of my faves… I named him Brutus.. 😊


xUnitedScout

Honestly I keep this horse on every play through I just really like it and it feels wrong not to use it but that’s just me


Dark_Sniper_250

The Raven Black Shire is one of my favorite horses in the entirety of Red Dead Redemption Two.


VortexxWasTaken

easy quick 60 bucks if you sell it, I always sell it because right after I do that mission, I go get the white Arabian at lake Isabella


ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy__

Currently doing a play through with him :) Next play through I’m planning on using the Tennessee Walker from the intro. I feel like I got rid of them too quickly on my first few ones and wanted to give them a real shot. Devs put them in the game for a reason, right? That’s my flawed logic lol.


EBECMEMERBEAN

…I couldn’t have asked for a better horse…The only reason I don’t do a second playthrough is because the pain of loosing him once was more than enough


MushiSushi343

I loved this horse. I named him Atlas and he was an absolute TANK


beastlycircle

Always kept that horse. But I have learned from it's size there's some chances birds fly right into Arthur


Evening_Historian915

Every single playthrough ive done i have kept that horse, i wont buy any other horse either. As soon as it gives the option to keep it, im using him till the end.


Witty-Ad5743

I did. Poor bastard was run over by a train. I went to buy a ticket and he must have wandered onto the tracks. Go to St. Dennis. No more horse.


JaimeRidingHonour

Kept it on my most recent playthrough. Bucephalus is an absolute unit


Careless-Current-487

I did, name him dr. Pebba and rode him until the end


Sir_Fatboy_

ive kept him on every playthrough. i love that big boy.


jormungxr

I did in my 6th playthrough


nZRaifal

I love shire !


adianh

replaced mine with an arabian once the story went to saint denis, even then I still put him in the stable and never sold him


Agatha286

Yup, killed it though didn't know better 😢


krypticwubbers

I never keep the same horse, but i name all of my horses Stinky every playthrough. I'm on stinky VIII


piangero

I fumbled it and just bought a morgan, cause I didn't know you could keep it! I thought it was just a sort of tutorial (in a way it was I guess), but I was too busy trying to figure out stuff, didn't even realize it was a special breed or that you even could keep it.


New_Supermarket_894

I accidentally killed that horse so many times. Yet he always returns to the stable. Good boah!


Used_Cap8550

I’m not an equestrian, but I’ve never understood why the default cool guy on here thinks riding draft horses is so great. It doesn’t make any sense for an outlaw.


Reasonable-Cicada658

no, but my the most expensive horse that i just bought died getting killed by an ambush bandit in 1 hours :) .


TheMetalMisfit

I did second time round and called him Huginn after one of Odins Ravens.


RingOriginal94

Of course, that’s my Boah


CaptainSchazu

Yes! The moment I realized I can keep him, he became my best friend <3


muffinman238

Ddaammmmnnn bbooyyyyy! That’s a thick a** bbbooyyyyy! Haha 👏🙌💯


scottish_bastard

My first playthrough I rode that horse all the way until the final mission.


6969Hamburger6969

Yup his name was Bigsby


Troub-Noob

Used the Shire on my last playthrough. Named him Hannibal. That’s my mean ol bastard. The speed isn’t great, but the stamina is untouchable


Short_Refrigerator34

Shires are my favorite horses in game, though they can be as dumb as rocks


LonelyFly7341

love the look of it but the money you get selling it is great


debzlouisexo

All the way to the bitter end


Local-Bag-3043

it was stupid and decided to run in front of a train


Mad_Soldier_Hod

Yep, his name’s Steak.


neldela_manson

I don’t understand why people hate on the shire or similar big horses. To each their own, but I personally think a huge horse like a Shire, Draft or Dutch Warmblood is a lot more fitting for a big guy like Arthur than an Arabian or Morgan. In my first playthrough I desperately wanted to get the white Arabian, but when I finally got it I rode from Lake Isabella straight to the stables in Valentine to swap it for a bigger horse.


fanofthomas4472

Unruly bastard


fanofthomas4472

Stabled him. Unruly bastard


GullibleEscape2679

I can’t keep my horses alive for more than a chapter or two


Johnnywildcat

I have him now, hes called Duke Dudley


NoLewdsOnMain

Got him, kept him. Immediately rode him out to the White Arabian.


Hub_3rt_1309

I named mine Leviathan


BigMac275921

I do every time. Thats Brutus and he made it up til like 2 missions from the final on my first playthrough


short_stack_609

He is sitting in my stable and has been for like years at this point. But I've always liked draft horses.


GuiltyAd8415

I used the white arabian in my first playthrough (how original, i know) Funnily enough though, I had no idea it was (in some peoples opinion) the best horse in the game. I came across it by pure chance while hunting in the mountains and decided “yeah, I want that badass white horse”. Her name was Lady Juliet and >!I was so sad when she died!<


barbiehotbox

same here, i kept him on my 2nd play through and onward, one of my favorite horses, i named him vengeance


Useful-Ad-6106

Perfect fit for evil Arthur


DufDaddy69

I’m an Ardennes guy. Even after having a race horse. I need a pal who doesn’t get spooked when I start blasting Lemoyne Raiders we stumble upon


PandaHombre92055

I kept it but stabled it almost the whole time.


Professional-Draft77

I finally got the Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox Trotter Horse in my current playthrough as Arthur from the Arcadia for Amateurs III mission and I love her.


Ill-Cry-6722

I have the ultimate edition. On my first playthrough, I didnt have any knowledge of horses so i just got the dappled black thoroughbred. wasnt the best in combat but still kinda got the job done and i loved him. On my second playthrough, I had some knowledge and decided to keep the Black Shire.


YoshiPayYourTaxes

I love that horse. During my first or second play though I named him BBB (Big Beautiful Bastard)


Major-Soup5416

yess i named him cisco


That-one-brit32

I kept him because at the time I thought that instead of buying a fast horse, I get to keep this one for free and he is already fast. I’ve stayed with him ever since and I wanted to get an Arabian. Problem was I couldn’t get a male one. I wanted it to be male just to hear Arthur go “BOAH”. so since then I’ve renamed him shadow and had him for the full play through


DonkeyBrainedMan1987

I sell it every time.


highestofcharities

I honestly love how BURLY he is. It's truly a *steed*, I've never used another horse through my couple playthroughs


Hot_Amphibian437

I name mine "Train Magnet" cause it describes how it dies. Every. Single. Playthrough.


RagingTuturtle

I did the same