a Horse  

Ok, how are horses monsters? They are not made up, we see them in real life, it should be changed to animal, Thank You.

Some info for the good of the order of rogues:

You CANNOT Backstab while mounted.

It stinks... It really does...

1. Does the type of bridle affects in the appearance of the horse? I mean do certain type of bridles look cool or they look exactly the same as the other bridles?...
2. Need ways to earn more money..(for my horse)please tell me how..
3. Why dont you see many people with horses.. are 100,000 pp too dificult to earn?

plz excuse my silly questions.. LOL...

Ok, here are the speeds of the Horses...


Rope Bridle = 25% Movement Rate Increase (8000-13000PP)

Leather Bridle = 50% Movement Rate Increase (27000-41000PP)

Silken Bridle = 60% Movement Rate Increase (60000-85000PP)

Chain Bridle = 70% Movement Rate Increase (95000-136000PP)

Ornate Chain Bridle = 85% Movement Rate Increase (Only dropped off high level NPCs in Luclin)

A note on prices, the most expensive price represents a 40 charisma while the lowest price represents a 110 charisma. 110 charisma is the best you can have for the horse merchants, anything higher doesn’t lower the prices further. You can see how getting a high level charisma buff would be good when buying a horse though.

Advantages

-Sitting on horseback allows casters/hybrids to meditate without incurring the agro you gain from sitting down.
-You can run from outdoor fights a lot easier. Faster horses naturally mean easier fights to flee from.
-You move at the same speed on horseback regardless of how encumbered you become.
-Horses can be used at level 1.
-When riding a horse you get an innate Safefall skill of 150.



Disadvantages

-Meleeing is a lot harder on horseback than not on horseback. Frequently, you get the message 'your target is too far away' or 'you can't see your target'. Looting from horseback can also be problematic as you click on your mount instead of the corpse.
- Currently if you cast the wrong spell during a fight, you can't interrupt it by ducking.
Most, if not all illusions, don't stack while you're on horseback.
-For kiting classes, kiting is not very easy as horses require a 1 to 4 seconds to get going and 1 to 4 seconds to fully stop for spell casting purposes.
-Horses are expensive to obtain and also No-Drop. This means you can’t sell it to other players later, though there is an NPC in The Bazaar that allows you to sell your horse for roughly 60% of what you paid for it should you want a better horse later.
-Horses require food and water from your rations to upkeep.
-Horses have a casting time to summon. Unlike Journeyman Boots you cannot simply click them and be instantly on a horse. The only exception to this is the Paladin and Shadowknight horses obtained via alternate advancement which are instant use.
-Beggars who see you on horseback assume you can give them high-level gear and that you're rich.


Summary

Overall, horses are the most beneficial to casting classes, both wisdom and intelligence casters. In high-end raids where a lot of casters need to med during fights, it’s beneficial as you don’t gain the agro from sitting down while not on horseback. However, interrupting spells you mistakenly cast or don’t want to cast can be annoying, especially if you’re a cleric casting Complete Heal.

For Melee classes, horses are pretty much a very expensive luxury aimed at getting you from point A to point B. Meleeing on horseback is especially difficult because the mobs tend to be too far away or you can’t see them, even though they can still pound on you.

For Hybrids, horses tend to be in the same boat as melee classes, though if they are fixed so that you can melee well on horseback, it might be a little more useful in gaining mana back faster. Still, Paladins and Shadow Knights get a special AA skill that summons a horse for them that is as good as the Ornate Chain Bridle horses, so patience might be better than putting out a minimum of 8,400pp for a horse. Out of all the hybrids, Beastlords would gain the most benefit as they tend to be the most mana-dependant hybrid class out of all the hybrid classes.

Lastly, Bards are the least likely to ever need a horse. They have Selo’s and horses are kiting-unfriendly, so Bards would be better off with their Selo’s over a horse in my opinion.

(EQ Casters Realm)

What about Re selling your horse? how do you do it and what happens when you do?

This is the price listings I got with 114 cha:

Color Type Price
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Brown Rope 8,399
Tan Rope 8,399
White Rope 9,449
Black Rope 9,449
Brown Leather 27,299
Tan Leather 27,299
White Leather 31,499
Black Leather 31,499
Brown Silken 60,899
Tan Silken 60,899
White Silken 65,099
Black Silken 65,099
Brown Chain 95,549
Tan Chain 95,549
White Chain 103,949
Black Chain 103,949

It really all depends for the cost. I have 126cha without magic buffs and the cheapest was only around 8,000. So if you higher you cha a lot you should be able to get a cheaper price.

Do you get horse drops OFF horses?
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I went to the bazaar tonight for a peak at the horses. Here's how the bridle pricing went to a wood elf with 75 CHA and conning indifferent to the stable boys:

 
Color    Type       Price 
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Brown    Rope       10,000 
Tan      Rope       10,000 
White    Rope       11,250 
Black    Rope       11,250 
Brown    Leather    32,500 
Tan      Leather    32,500 
White    Leather    37,500 
Black    Leather    37,500 
Brown    Silken     72,528 
Tan      Silken     72,528 
White    Silken     77,530 
Black    Silken     77,530 
Brown    Chain     111,795 
Tan      Chain     111,795 
White    Chain     123,799 
Black    Chain     123,799

Anyone shed light on the whole horse thing?

Cost, care, limitations, benefits, stables, use, moving them from continent to continent??

Antyhing at all would be greatly appreciated.

Not sure why everyone doesnt have one, they seem so cool, so please someone enlighten me.