Horse (Breath of the Wild): Difference between revisions

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]'', horses (001 in the [[Hyrule Compendium]]) can be found throughout [[Hyrule]], particularly in fields such as [[Hyrule Field (Breath of the Wild)|Hyrule Field]] or the [[Faron Grasslands]]. In order to ride horses, [[Link (Breath of the Wild)|Link]] must sneak up on one and then mount and tame it at the cost of stamina.

Mottled white/brown/black horses require little to no stamina to tame, albeit they have the lowest stats available in the game. Solid-colored horses tend to have better stats, and some can be considered among the best horses in the game.

* Regular horses and other tameable animals require 15 (mostly), 18 or 25 presses.

* The [[White Horse]] requires 25 presses.

Ideally, these presses should be done before the stamina gauge runs out, so the more stamina Link has, the easier it is to soothe.

* One can feed the horse [[Apple]]s, which will give 10 points per apple.

There are two different types of horses in the game depending on their '''temperament''', namely Gentle and Wild. Gentle horses tend to have worse stats, while Wild horses have better ones. Their stats can be classified like this:

* '''Strength''' - How many hit points the horse has / how much damage it can take;

* '''Stamina''' - How many spurs the horse has.

| Gentle || Solid light brown<br />Solid pink<br />Mottled || ★ - 100hp<br />★★ - 150hp<br />★★★160hp || ★★ - 9.8m/s / 14.4m/s<br />★★★ - 10.5m/s / 15.9m/s || 2 to 3 spurs<br />1:1 with stars  

| Wild || All other solid colors || ★ - 80hp<br />★★ - 110hp<br />★★★ - N/A<ref group="HS" name="Horse">There are no ★★★ strength Wild horses</ref><br />★★★★ - 240hp<br />★★★★★ - 300hp || ★★ - 9.8m/s / 14.4m/s<br />★★★ - 10.5m/s / 15.9m/s<br />★★★★ - 13m/s / 18.1m/s<br />★★★★★ - 14m/s / 18.6m/s || 3 to 5 spurs<br />1:1 with stars  

Horse herds of 3-4 individuals have different characteristics depending on the location. As noted in the image, 40% of herds will have a fourth horse. There are four types of herds:

Horses ridden by [[Bokoblin]]s are always Gentle, and have Strength/Speed/Stamina of 2/2/2, 2/2/3 or 1/3/4.

Some of these high-stats horses may require up to 25 presses of the soothe button to control, so keep that into consideration.

* Neither gentle horses nor [[Epona]] rear when their spurs are spent, only halting.

* Ramming enemies with the horse produces 30hp attack, while attacking with melee weapons while on horseback doubles the weapon's attack output.

* The [[Giant Horse]] cannot gallop, but has the fastest canter in the game at 14.8m/s.

* Horses will follow roads marked on the map while at full gallop as long as their bond is maxed out regardless of whether the horse is registered at a stable, but may deviate if going too fast. However, even at light canter, they may not follow tributary small paths that don't appear in the map.

* The horse's stamina can be enhanced with two additions. The [[Ancient Bridle]] adds two extra spurs, and feeding the horse [[Endura Carrot]]s gives it three [[Temporary Stamina|temporary spurs]].

* To date, no wild horse in the game has ever been found to have 5-star stats in all Strength, Speed and Stamina gauges.

To keep a horse, Link must register the horse at a [[Stable]]. Only five horses may be registered at time; to register a new horse once the limit has been reached, one must be let go; it's stated by the given Stable attendant that the let go horse will join other regular horses at the stable. After a horse has been registered, it can be named and is equipped with a saddle and bridle. A registered horse's location is marked on the world map and it can be whistled for as long as it is within hearing distance.

If the horse is equipped with the [[Ancient Saddle]], whistling will teleport it next to Link.

In addition to the standard wild horses, a few special horses can be found in Hyrule: the [[Giant Horse]], the [[White Horse]], the [[Lord of the Mountain]], and the [[Stalhorse]]. The giant and white horses can be registered while the other two cannot. As mentioned in the previous section, other tameable animals like stags and bears can be ridden to the stables, but cannot be registered either.

Horses can become stuck on crevices or on the sides of mountains and cliffs with no way out. In those cases, speaking with the attendant at stables will recover the horse from said places. Otherwise, the only alternative is for the horse to wear the [[Ancient Saddle]], which can make the horse teleport next to Link.

Horses can be killed by the player or during combat, but unlike other animals, they drop no loot. Registered horses that have been killed can be revived by the [[Horse God Malanya]] at [[Malanya Spring]] in south [[Faron (Breath of the Wild)|Faron]] once unlocked.