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Red Dead Redemption 2 - Palomino Dapple American Standardbred

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Palomino Dapple American Standardbred

Name Health Stamina Speed Acceleration
Adonis 
3 3 5 4

It was a struggle getting a shot that does justice to this handsome boah. Either the weather was bad, the lighting was too dark or too much crazy was going on to think about it. I thought maybe I could make Arthur do something interesting so we practiced dismounting with weapons drawn. This required some exact button manipulation but one of them didn't look quite right every time. So this is what I came up with. Buffed out this is a pretty nice horse and one of the top stable bargains in Chapter 2. He's faster than the wild race horses, bigger than the Nokota and more stable than the Thoroughbreds. Adonis had an unexpected trick up his sleeve too.

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Dapple Dark Gray Hungarian Halfbred


Red Dead Redemption 2 - Dapple Dark Gray Hungarian Halfbred
Name Health Stamina Speed Acceleration
 Luna
5 4 3 3

Here we have a horse named Luna watching the sun set on an alligator. Her coat didn't remind me of any candy but did sort of resemble the surface of a far away moon or planet. First play through I know I acquired a male version of this horse after a mission and I know I didn't do anything fancy to get him but I had to purchase Luna from Valentine stable. It was definitely worth it. I really like this horse. A little less edgy in the swamp than others.

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Chocolate Roan Dutch Warmblood

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Chocolate Roan Dutch Warmblood

Name Health Stamina Speed Acceleration
 Hickstead
5 6 4 3

Yes Hickstead, it is a long way down. Play through one Chocolate Roan was named after a famous female Dutch Warmblood so this one got the name of a famous male. I already had the horseman jumping challenge achievement but Hickstead won the speed upgrade for me at last.  Available at Valentine stable, this is one of the top early game mounts if you can afford it.

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Dappled Black Thoroughbred

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Dappled Black Thoroughbred


Name Health Stamina Speed Acceleration
NA 3 3 7 5

I have been doing things a little differently and discovering much I missed the first time and a lot I don't remember well. When Valentine stable unlocked I was confronted with two horses that I had an unreasonable reaction to. The Dappled Black Thoroughbred and the Palomino Morgan are two of my canon horses from my original save. Dancer the Thoroughbred from Chapter 2 to 4 and Champ the Morgan post epilogue. Champ has his own spoiler page about completing the Horseman challenges. I can't think of them as anything else.  I took the Dappled Black for zero dollars, mostly used her as a temporary and refused to name her. The Dappled Black is only available to players with a Special or Ultimate Edition. She was just as anxiety ridden as a temporary as she was as a main horse and seemed to often have her nose practically up the lead horses butt. Inevitably she despawned back at the main camp and reappeared in the stable sometime later where she has stayed.