Horse

Horse
[War Party Hitching Post]
Faction/Affiliation	Alliance, Independent
Homeworld	Azeroth, Shadowlands
Environment	Grassy fields
Area(s)	Hillsbrad Foothills, Elwynn Forest, Gilneas, Western Plaguelands, Grizzly Hills, Kul Tiras, Revendreth

A horse is a large four-legged, four-hoofed animal with a long face, substantial body, and fast, narrow legs. This is the primary mount for humans, which includes, only now to a lesser extent, the worgen of Gilneas.

The strong bond between the humans of Azeroth and their warhorses has existed for generations. However, since the fall of Lordaeron, only select varieties continue to be bred throughout Alliance-controlled lands. Most prized among these are the stately Evendales of Elwynn Forest, renowned for their loyalty and even tempers. These horses command a hefty sum, but they reward their owners with steadiness and speed.^[1] Horses are widely domesticated for riding and as beasts of burden.

Knights are traditionally powerful horse-mounted warriors of the Alliance and the kingdoms of humanity.

Some of the blood elves prefer riding horses rather than hawkstriders.^[2]

Skeletal horses raised from the dead are commonly used by undead. Death knights use horse mounts, prominently deathchargers.

Chargers are the spirits of former deathchargers,^[3] once redeemed by the paladins through a sacred ritual,^[4] those holy steeds are devoted to the cause of their owner.^[5]

Felsteeds, dreadsteeds and wrathsteeds are types of demonic horses used by the Burning Legion and by warlock champions.

Sinrunners are horses in Revendreth.

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This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

Pony[]

Breeds[]

As a mount[]

Main article: Horse mounts

Three types of epic mount horses are purchasable in Eastvale Logging Camp, formerly Southshore, Theramore, and, recently, the Stormwind City Command Center for 10. The PvP epic horse is the Black War Steed.

Additional info:

• Human and blood elf paladins ride warhorses and chargers, which are armored and dressed up horses, but with no different, non-appearance based features. Blood elf Warhorses are red, with golden horns.
• Undead players ride skeletal horses as their mount.
• Warlocks ride felsteeds or dreadsteeds, which are flaming demonic horses.
• Different breeds of horses can be purchased from stables in Eastvale Logging Camp, Menethil Harbor,and Stormwind City for 10. Southshore had a stable available until the town was destroyed by the Forsaken, and Theramore also used to have a stable available without phasing until it was destroyed by the Horde.
• A Black Stallion can be purchased at Menethil Harbor or Stormwind City. This is a standard level 20 mount with no special requirements.
• The Gilneans, like other human nations, have used horses for years, but their current stock is a hardy mountain breed. They are apparently comfortable enough with their available breeding stock to offer the animals for purchase to the rest of the Alliance out of Darnassus.

As a hunter pet[]

Main article: Courser#As a hunter pet

Horses are tamable by hunters as part of the courser family.

In the RPG[]

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Horses are known to have been used by the Pandaren.^[18] A horse not trained for war does not normally use its hooves to attack.^[19]

Types[]

• Light horse

These are smaller breeds of working horses. These animals are usually ready for useful work by age two. A light horse cannot fight while carrying a rider. A light load for a light horse is up to 150 pounds; a medium load, 151–300 pounds; and a heavy load, 301–450 pounds. A light horse can drag 2,250 pounds.^[19]

• Quarter horse
• Arabian
• Wild horse

• Heavy horse

These are large breeds of working horses. These animals are usually ready for heavy work by age three. A light load for a heavy horse is up to 200 pounds; a medium load, 201–400 pounds; and a heavy load, 401–600 pounds. A heavy horse can drag 3,000 pounds.^[19]

• Clydesdale

• Light warhorse

These animals are similar to light horses, but are trained and bred for strength and aggression. They usually are not ready for warfare before age three. A light warhorse can fight while carrying a rider, but the rider cannot also attack unless he is good at riding. A light load for a light warhorse is up to 230 pounds; a medium load, 231–460 pounds; and a heavy load, 461–690 pounds. A light warhorse can drag 3,450 pounds.^[19]

• Heavy warhorse

Muscles ripple beneath this animal’s white coat. It snorts and paws the ground. Heavy warhorses are trained and bred for strength and aggression. Human knights ride such beasts into battle. A heavy warhorse can fight while carrying a rider. In battle, a heavy warhorse lashes out with its hooves and, if one gets lucky, it bites off the enemy’s face.^[20]

• Pony

A pony is a small type of horse, under 5 feet tall at the shoulder. They are similar to light horses and cannot fight while carrying a rider. A pony not trained for war does not normally use its hooves to attack but rather to run. A light load for a pony is up to 75 pounds; a medium load, 76–150 pounds; and a heavy load, 151–225 pounds. A pony can drag 1,125 pounds. They are solitary and are usually found on temperate planes.^[21]

• Warpony

A pony that is trained for war. It can use its hooves to attack. This animal's statistics would fall between a Light Horse and a Light Warhorse.^[22]

• Steam horse

The first steam horses were built by the Alliance for patrols traveling the arid savannah of the Barrens in eastern Kalimdor, where grazing was sparse. The rider sits in the saddle atop the four-legged machine and guides it just as they would a living mount. It moves at 60 miles per hour and has a crew of 1.^[23]

Trivia[]

• Hearthstone: The Grand Tournament shows Clockwork Knight riding a mechanical horse as a mount.

Gallery[]

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Warcraft III

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  An archmage from Warcraft III on a horse.

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See also[]

• Donkey
• Mule
• Zhevra
• Unicorn
• Summoned Creature
• Tidestallion
• Brotherhood of the Horse
• Headless Horseman

Patch changes[]

• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Model updated.
  

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