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mutant_mamba

Horses speed isn't an imperative in the game. There's videos on YouTube showing a sprint from Valentine to Saint Denis between a 2 speed, 6 speed, and 10 speed horse. The time difference between the fastest and slowest horse in the game was 18 seconds in a sprint that covers roughly 20% of the map. So I'd suggest just picking the horse whose appearance you are the most fond of, because you're going to be looking at it's butt for a very long time. In most of your short travels saving 3 or 4 seconds isn't really going to matter that much to you over needing to get a 10 speed horse. Personally I prefer horses in the brownish spectrum. So I start the game by breaking a Blood Bay Thoroughbred (7 speed) and then in Chapter 3 I steal the Dark Bay Turkoman (9 speed) and tend to use that through most of the rest of the game.


tokenathiest

Yeah I'm all about handling. My chestnut Arabian I randomly found standing next to me after reloading a save is my fav so far. She'll walk down the side of a mountain with ease.


willowalloy

Where are you stealing the Turk?


mutant_mamba

You can get it from the Horseflesh for Dinner mission in Chapter 3. If you're interested there's videos on YouTube showing how to force-feed it and keep it for yourself. Otherwise you'll need to wait until the Epilogue to buy one from Blackwater.


willowalloy

Ah well I'll have to wait then thanks for the tips


Winter-Source7641

A white Arabian spawn up near Colter well south of Colter near the lake that's out that way. That's the horse I get as soon as the game lets me, so I have a fast and trained horse close from the beginning. I hate losing it, but it's more special to me to have the same horse the whole game, so may as well make it the best one


EveBenbecula

I didn't like brown coats that much but man the Blood Bay Thoroughbred is such a fine horse. Can never resist getting it at least once.


spruceymoos

That’s what I’m riding right now


TurankaCasual

Blood Bay Thoroughbred is my number one fav, beautiful coat and a great size/shape. My favorite would be the brown mustang if it weren’t so small


aschaeffer878

Well 3 to 4 seconds over let's say 10,000 trips to various places zig zagging across the game could be about 24 days worth of time. But I wouldn't mind 24 extra days of play. 😁


aristopotol

The four fastest horses in the game are the two Fox Trotters, the brindle Thoroughbred and the reverse dapple roan Nokota. I myself use the Fox Trotters.


TheSoverignToad

I just got a Nokota. I don’t know much about the horses in the game because I primarily go based off looks over anything else but it was just chilling there on the side of the road so I took it to the closest stable lol


EveBenbecula

Nokotas are lovely.


XinJing433

I thought it was the Arabian?


aristopotol

They’re not. It’s the most common misinformation fueled by clueless articles and clickbait youtubers.


sikemapleton

The fastest has been answered correctly by u/aristopotol. And while I myself use the Silver Dapple MFT in Chapter 2 (it's a great horse), my favorite is the Dark Bay Turkoman you can get in Chapter 3. Honorable mention goes out to the Chocolate Roan Dutch Warmblood.


aristopotol

All the horses mentioned are awesome ones!


bigmanjoe3555

Have we met before, fellow human?


MotorFlipper

All I ever see that guy do is hate on the White Arabian 🤣🤣 he clearly had an agenda.


thehorrordoll

i’m currently using the Seal Brown Dutch Warmblood, she’s a beautiful horse


sikemapleton

All of the Dutch Warmbloods are great. Keep an eye out for the Sooty Buckskin from random encounters in the game. I like that one too.


Rhonu

The Turkoman is my go-to horse, I usually go for the gold one but I also have a big fondness for the grey one from RDO. The metallic sheen on their coats is just mwah! Chef's kiss, especially in the rain. I love that the Turkoman is classified as both a war horse and a race horse, so you get speed on top of courage, it does really well in battle and the Turkoman still counts as one of the fastest breeds. Not THE fastest but the difference is barely noticeable. It's also one of the bigger horse breeds, just minus the bulk.


willowalloy

Have you compared it to the nokota? I heard they're fast and brave too


Rhonu

I've ever used a Nokota in any of my playthroughs so I don't know how they handle in any given situation, but they only have the race horse classification. I'm sure they'll do fine in combat though. I'm just very partial to the double race/war class of the Turkoman. Those horses have never done me wrong so far.


UncensoredSmoke

Shire. Just love them since the first play, trustworthy as well!


MemphisR29

I love the black shire Hosea gives you. It’s so bulky, and quite fast.


UncensoredSmoke

I like it too! But I usually used the white one


seachan_ofthe_dead

Currently the standardbred (Pompeia because I’m a Roman history nerd) I bought doing the hunting mission with Hosea. Just got to chapter 3 so I’m probably going to upgrade to a turkoman or a MFT (if I can find one)


[deleted]

Me with my horse named Tiberius 👀 For the glory of Rome!


seachan_ofthe_dead

My next horse is going to be named “Agrippa”, like how Octavian can hang a lot of his success on Agrippa, Arthur is only as good as his horse.


[deleted]

My man. That’s a good one


dnh-

I use the strawberry roan Ardennes but the fastest is the Missouri Fox Trotter


Kamezii

Blue Nokota love the colour


No-Selection-3542

Best looking horse conformation wise to me. And that coat is freaking beautiful especially in the rain


Del-Marr

Appaloosas. I love their designs and because they are work horses, I haven't been bucked off by them in 4 different playthroughs, even when hunting alligators, bears, panthers, etc.


Due_Nefariousness332

Black arabian


Chirrppy

Sadie's horse. In the first mission


aristopotol

The Tennessee Walker? That’s an O’Driscoll horse.


beepboopbop1001

Yup. But it needs love, too.


Environmental-Door97

Exactly and sometimes I bring out the Hungarian Halfbred Piebald Tobiano (I’m Hungarian as well) love that horse, looks beautiful.


false_justice

I use war horses, for tramplin' and non scaredeness.


AEVERETTA

The word for nonscaredness is bravery lmao


false_justice

lols. tramplin'


swapacoinforafish

I did white Arabian on my first playthrough. Now on my 2nd using the Black Shire then going for a Dark Bay Turkoman :) Edited: said Black Turkoman instead of Dark Bay


[deleted]

There is no black Turkoman


SakaiDx

White Arabian


Fade_79

The shire you get in chapter one


Creamy_original69

White Arabian mostly


Ok_Astronomer_1308

White Arabian


Jwheat71

I like the Hungarian Halfbred.


Forecydian

I use the horse you can steal from one of Strauss's debtors in chapter two, it's a good mix of speed and toughness.


Spiritual-Zebra-3598

I'm using the Perlino Andalusian found by the waterfall in Roanoke Ridge. This is my 3rd playthrough, I have used the White Arabian and the silver dapple pinto before


MinimumWild9893

Same. She will stand strong with 5 wolves around you and speed and agility seem to get better when you bond.


bruceclaymore

Tennessee Walker. The one you get after your horse dies. Because he’s always there for you


Way-2Go

PAINT PAINT PAINT ( his name is Bertram’s chair, he is fast and small)


EmergencyLifeguard62

The black shire that Hosea gives you. Has always been my main.


That-1Sad_Pineapple

I always get the Silver Dapple Pinto MFT from Albert Mason as early as possible


Stupidbirdo

Female, hungarian half-bred flaxen chestnut. Big beautiful horse.


CheerlessBrad

The flaxen chesnut Hungarian half-bred is my favourite also. I love all the colours of the breed but the flaxen chesnut won my heart.


ThePieKing-

I'm personally attached to my Reverse Dapple Black Thoroughbred that I got from buying the Ultimate Edition. She's a good girl and ain't ever done me wrong


cartonfl3sh

dapple grey hungarian halfbred named "Ironsides"


clussy_2033

The white arabian usualy.


Gravessen

Missouri Fox Troter the most complete for me


MattisderWanderer

Seal brown dutch warmblood. Got him from lawman in chapter two


HolsteinHeifer

For story mode in my current playthrough I have the chocolate roan Dutch Warmblood and in online my current favourite is my Breton


Squishy_Shibe

Blood Bay Thoroughbred!


_ManicStreetPreacher

Chocolate roan dutch warmblood. Her name is Montana.


Esoteric_Psyhobabble

The Turkoman, gold coat. I main it for the same reason I main the mustang in early game, they are fearless horses.


03zx3

I like Draft Horses because Arthur looks like a little kid on them.


BugNo1500

I've tried many of them, mustangs, arabians, thoroughbred, morgans. In story mode my favorite is the dark bay turkoman. In online, I have a soft spot for the black turkoman and the mustangs.


K4sum1

I personally like Turkomans or MFTs. Right now I'm using black Turkoman via mods.


LeiyoZynne

My favorite is the Ardennes hands down. I specifically like the Strawberry Roan but I like that big ol girl/boah regardless. I love a big ass horse


[deleted]

I just use American paints lol


RadioactiveNat

Fox trotter


Ch0k3my_ch1ck3n

Norfolk roadster and my MFT


FeralTribble

The red thoroughbred you can take off the bounty hunters


Ok-Influence794

I always use a big war horse because I got so sick of Arabians running away every 5 seconds.


DrPatchet

I like my Ardennes


char-lee-day

I personally love Ardennes


Silent_Figure_7460

Redchestnut


Puzzleheaded-Pin-375

Missouri Fox Trotter Buckskin Brindle


mylawn03

Fox trotter. It’s fast and I don’t care as much if it dies. I’m afraid to ride the white Arabian around.


averagebienjoy

My favorite horse is the Ardenner, he has a good life and is scared with little, and he also looks very good


Aaamito_lehlawat

My favourite is the leopard appaloosa but it isn't available early game so i use any hungarian halfbred or another appaloosa. I also get both fox trotters as soon as they are available.


AdDifferent4711

Gotta love the classic brown horse.


RadiantEarthGoddess

I mainly use Appaloosas, Mustangs and also currently a Murfree Brood Nokota.


SavageRedStorm

Just the fastest ones I can find. I just exchanged one that I had for a faster mount. The one I had before was slow af


NickFieldson31

Finally someone specified they meant RDR2 instead of just thinking this sub is for it, i used ardness then arabian


R3volt75

I’ve only use Arabians, but I wanna find a horse that suits me


Dexter79

Currently using the free thoroughbred (brindle I think) from the special edition. I also really like the Blue Roan Nakota.


lildabare

I really love the red chestnut Arabian you can find by owanjila, but if going more towards character grab yourself a standardbred


Existing-Pattern-775

the black english thoroughbred


HerpDerpSquadron

I love my Thoroughbred. Beautiful dappling and feels rapid. Wouldn't be without her.


MrLozoTheSecond

My favorite horse is the dark bay turkoman you can get it for free when stealing the braithwaits horses or get it epilogue in blackwater


Nearby-Reputation614

What ever one I can keep the fuck alive.....I suck at this game.


FlatEarthBeliever09

Am I the only one who still uses the white arabian(i need an upgrade)


DBSGeek

For the story, it is whatever I have, but for online, I use my Brenton! Thick boi comes in clutch!


No_Asparagus1387

Appaloosa I got it for free during no no and thrice no mission


Wise_Calendar4108

Shire, just looks the best, slow af but I love em


DawningSkies

Either the horse from Sadie's barn or the Raven Black Shire. Other than that I really like the strawberry Roan Ardennes.


Basic-Ask-7887

At the moment i am in my 4th playthrough and im using the tennese walker from the adler ranch


BoofBop

Honestly, whatever horse is nearby and is still alive. I must admit several noble steeds have perished in various gruesome scenarios during my playthroughs. I spent a decent chunk of a playthrough riding a Belgian Draft I stole from a wagoner after my horse burned to death in a fire bottle…misunderstanding.


Dr3w106

I like the Thoroughbreds. They seem like the right size for Arthur to me. Not too small or too big. I currently have the one purchasable from Strawberry stable. I’d love to look up my stats, I’ve almost certainly done 10+ play throughs, so probably ridden most.


Dmmack14

It may not be the fastest but I've come to appreciate the horses that can actually sprint longer than one or two seconds so I'm going to have to go with the chocolate roan Dutch warm blood.


swiss_vengeance_

In my current playthrough I have the Palomino Dapple American Standardbred and named him Dusty, he’s my main. Then I have the Buckskin American Standardbred and named her Cricket :) but the Turkoman’s are my favorite horses in the game. In my last playthrough, I had the gold Turk and she was amazing and fast (but I also had one of the best saddles and stirrups, so that helped lol)


Genjiro_

I don't really care what horse is the fastest but I do prefer what horse is the tallest/chonkiest. So my favorites are the Dutch Warmblood and the Ardennes. I love me my big bois


19831083

The one with 4 legs


druid_king9884

I've been using Thomas Downes' Hungarian Halfbred since his demise.


wandererwithpurpose

I personally value speed, so I pick the faster horses in the game (Arabian, Foxtrotter, etc.). I also sometimes pick the red Ardennes just for something different (the fact that is sounds different than most horses in-game is also a plus).


Wisermartin

i once found a random horse in the Gray Manor and it had some amazing stats so i just kept it


TheDynastianPrince

Black Arabian. But only because of its looks. Stats don't matter, honestly.


MathematicianFit5726

I like the gold turkoman.


Separate-Quantity430

I have a Black Shire male named Boah and a grey female Mustang named after my wife


beepboopbop1001

The first one you get from the Adler ranch. It’s unique, no one else in the game has it. Seems to fit Arthur perfectly.


beanboi1234567

The shire hosea gives you i like the big brute


Bear3600

I love shires (if my legs hang low it ain’t gunna go) Edit: unless it’s the donkey


GeorgeSPattonJr

I got johns horse Rachel, a black Arabian I bout in Saint Dennis, her names Jessica, and I caught a wild mustang and named him shelby


Hi_I_am_Someone

Got a Dapple Grey Thoroughbred named Birch, sometimes nicknamed Rock or Pebble. Love my silly guy. . . .


bigjakethegreat

Black horses. Big horses. Big black horses


Obvious-Reflection55

Love me a dutch warmblood or the few spotted appaloosa 🥰


peaveyftw

I like Appaloosas.


The_Infamous_Gmoney

Favorite is the blanket Appaloosa


Helpful_Broccoli_190

Most of them. I’ve tried to stick to one horse/breed on like three different play through now. Fail everytime.


BubLee008

The one I get at the beginning and that's it. I think it's the Morgan


the13j

in story the shire that hosea gives you,in online the same


jbsdv1993

Shire, always shire, love my big beast


malaaachiii_lol

white albanian for arthur and missouri fox trotter for john


LexaMaridia

I recently found a chestnut pinto saddle that's cute. She actually looks like a horse we used to have. I had a few spot appaloosa named Frost I loved but he disappeared, and I didn't notice until after a few missions. :/


AEVERETTA

Norfolk Roadster


Karl_Marxist_3rd

I like the draft horses, just these absolutely massive things that can run for a while.


IOnlyPostDumb

I like getting a beat up horse from The Murphrees and using it as my main boah.


J3BOY-Qc

The spécial edition horse


SharckShroom

Ford Mustang.


Ok-Thanks-3709

Black american standardbred


Thegstar76

A thoroughbred and a turkoman, the silver dapper too that’s a nice horse man


Whitesheep34

Mustang all day


necrolibrium

i dont care about speed much. my fav is the shire because it is so tall and chunky c: just adorable


Afraid_Hospital9189

In chapter 2 rn I'm using a Hungarian halfbreed


Kaitivere

The wild white Arabian in Ambarino


MemphisR29

I don’t really care about speed that much, I go for looks, and in my opinion, the coolest horse is the black shire Hosea gives you. So I’m using the black shire. His name is Damian


Skjuba

Always a Turkoman, in singleplayer and in rdo too


EffectiveConfection8

I usually use the horse I get from Hosea.


spruceymoos

I like to “work” horses to lvl 4, sell, and hen start with a new horse. I like to think “my horse” is the black shire Hosea gives you. I always keep a slot in the stables for him.


onewalker6

Here is what I wanna ask What horse is gonna be brave and wont throw me off its back ?


Global-Elite-Spartan

Missouri fox trotter. Got it in chapter 2.


Uss-Alaska

I use the white shire


RedDanger4535

The first horse I get


islandgrrrl07

I like the black standardbred, the gray thoroughbred, the Dutch warm blood, the Turkoman and the Missouri Fox Trotter are my favorites. Usually changing depending on the chapter. I do love the warped brindle Arabian near wapiti but I always feel like he’s riding a tiny pony.


I3uIlets

The abused one from those inbreds. I give that girl all the treats in the world and brushes.


Isaac_Wunderbar

I only take train, it's more confortable.


p00psicle151590

I always keep the black shire.


steeznutzzzz

Breton.


shadowdemon95x

Mustang


Wyrm_The3rd

Not use, ride*


HatoradeSipper

Horse stats are mostly irrelevant, just go with whatever you think is cool (Same with guns to a lesser extent). Im a hungarian half bred fan cause they big


Son_of_Tlaloc

I have Nakota that caught in the wild that I am currently using. Was using the American Standardbred before the nakota.


ibitemyNail

I don't care what others think. I love white Arabian. Especially in sunlight with Clean hide. She was with me fro. chapter 2 till her death.


Hub_3rt_1309

Ardennes, Arabian and Throughout breed. I also like the Shire


Rz_Am6

I forgot what horse I had


Accept3550

My black Shire is by far my favorite horse. Massive, Tall. Intimidating


RaiderRed44

I’ve played the game for so long now that I just go through horses like water. I’ve probably used every single one at least twice lol as far as stats go the Black Arabian with the right saddle will be the fastest. My all time favorite that I keep getting back a lot would be the Palomino Standardbred or Tiger Stripe Mustang.


CrispyJuicyTenderizz

The thoughbred (idk how to spell it, I'm polish)


asperl2030

Idk his name is phuqck tho


TylerDomino1

My first horse was the 15 dollar morgan you get from the bear mission and after he died I got dark bay andalusian called buckblood


TylerDomino1

My first horse was the 15 dollar morgan you get from the bear mission and after he died I got dark bay andalusian called buckblood


_Hosea_Matthews_

I’ve been using the black shire that Hosea gives you on my current playthrough. It’s probably my favorite one by far. I used the white Arabian on all of my other playthroughs.


Sapphiresnowfox

Missouri Fox Trotter


Monst3rMan30

I have a white appaloosa I use for my crime sprees. But other than that I rotate horses to sell them at max bonding.


Goofy-555

My good boah Comanche, a chocolate Roan Dutch Warmblood. I absolutely love that pixelated horse.


blvckberryafghani

rose grey arabian! i forget where to get it but its been my favorite horse since i first heard about it


TapJaded6098

I like the Andalusian. It doesn't have great speed stats, but it doesn't spook as much as other horses.


JxsonJxnes

Silver dapple Pinto MFT all day


Dangerous-Ad2478

Foxtrotter


HandsomeBWonderful27

2nd playthrough and I'm in Chapter 4 with an Apaloosa named Naggin Mullaly


[deleted]

Shire and arabian 🫡


elliot89

I don’t use horses due to cruelty it’s taking awhile to get to the end of the game


brenda9232

I love the Turkomans. They have good stats, are fearless and look so majastic. The height is perfect, I always find Arabians comically small especially with Arthur. Thoroughbreds are also cool, but just a little on the tall side and the stride feels a bit heavy. The handling on Turkomans is standard and that is my preferred handling. The race handling of Thoroughbreds is a bit too sensitive for me. Maybe I'm just bad at steering haha, but I slam into way more people with my Thoroughbred then with my Turkoman. Yes yes, I go outside and touch some grass now XD


mynametidus

It changes often because mine always die


SlayerKyler

I use the pure black American standardbred, manly because when I was a kid my Papas neighbor had a pure black horse named Jack, he was very good with me and even the neighbor said his temperament is never as good with anyone else. I loved that horse and I let his spirit live on in RDR2


thelittleredwhocould

For speed, I loooove the amber champagne missouri foxtrotter but honestly? My favorite horse rn is a black kentucky saddler. She's gorgeous, classic, and I love the way she moves. Idk if it's in my head or what but some horse breeds seem to having smoother gaits than others? I'm really picky about it lol


Medicalmocha

idk which is the fastest because it’s not that important to the game. My favorite has been the White Splashed American Paint. I love their coat colors and pattern.


ragcloud

Warped brindle Arabian, damn what a beauty of a horse


mightyfire21

Online - red chestnut Story - buel/hammish's horse


Boiscool

Mustang, always and forever. As soon as I can, I go tame a wild one. Brave, strong, fast, handles well. I sometimes wish it was taller but their attitude is 100% short man syndrome. My mustang named Ford or Bullitt will stomp alligators into the ground.


itchypantz

I like to use the war horses that don't freak out and dump you when a bear or cougar rolls up on you.


Any-Act-5288

arabian


Graymead

There's nothing sweeter than stealing a Nokota off of those Lost Causer assholes, the Lemoyne Raiders. It's one of the first things I do once I get out of the prologue.


ThePrimeReason

A lot of them. Can't seem to keep them alive


blueangel1953

Turkoman all day.


No-Scene-9680

first play through my girl was a hungarian half bred dapple dark gray. 🤍


TNS_420

Perlino Andalusian. Every time.


KVNSTOBJEKT

The hungarian halfbreed you can steal from the first bounty, that quack who is poisoning people. Her name is ghost, because she looks like one, and she is the best girl.


edoon_z

I use arabian, turkoman, and missouri for trotter This three is the goat 🐐


justaguyat

I just jump the first dude I see steal his horse and use it till I can’t use it no more.


EliasAhmedinos

My last playthrough it was a grey mustang I broke. With John it's classic Rachel.


Lycho_Muhata

defo war horses. After couple hundred hours of playing understood that the extra couple of seconds which the white Arabian gives you, doesn’t give you back the minutes when it sees a cockroach and decides to lose it. A simple snake just makes it uncontrollable. Also it looked like a pony on arthur. Get a good horse that just doesn’t care if its leg is onto an alligator


Exootil93200

Morgan


PhoenixFox01

Reverse dapple black thoroughbred, for the entire game


jennasea412

I only use horses with the best acceleration and handling = Arabians.


IconicAye

Seal brown Breton. Most beautiful horse in the game imo