Horses
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The horse system in DragonRealms is very detailed and has something for everyone. There is no circle minimum to either ride or own a horse. Even a novice can ride! However, the horse system includes many advanced riding techniques, like having your horse fight beside you if you are a Paladin, or loading a ranged weapon while riding if you're a Barbarian. These types of abilities do have circle and sometimes guild requirements.
First things first, you need to learn how to ride. Find any Stablemaster in the Realms, and ASK <STABLEMASTER> ABOUT HORSE. The Stablemaster will teach you, going into a lesson similar to the speech you get from a Guild Leader when you join. You must stay and simply "listen" to the lesson. When it is complete, you'll know how to ride! In addition, magic users should ASK <Stablemaster> ABOUT PREPARE, so that they can prepare spells while mounted.
Buying a Horse
Before buying your horse, there are two very important points to consider.
Halflings, Dwarves, and Gnomes can ride full size horses. However, the horse must be taught to KNEEL by a Ranger before these height-challenged races will be able to mount them. Ponies are only rideable by these three races.
Horses do not like Prydaen or Rakash when in moonskin. If you are one of these races, your horse must be trained to tolerate animalistic races by a Ranger, otherwise you will not be able to approach them!
Buying from a Stable
At the stable, you can either LOOK IN CORRAL or simply ORDER to see a menu of the of the horses currently available, along with their prices. To LOOK at a specific horse, you must use the number in this menu. For example, if you want to look at the second horse in the corral, you need to LOOK 2. Likewise, to purchase the second horse, you would ORDER 2.
Buying from an Adventurer
When buying a horse from another adventurer, you must use the services of a Trader that is circle 25 or above to make the sale. This transaction can only take place in a Brokerage Office.
Horse Appearance
Horses in Elanthia come in all types of colors and sizes, with all sorts of features that make each one unique.
Gender
Horses are available as either mares (female horses) or geldings (neutered male horses). In the horse world, stallions (males who are not neutered) are generally harder to control and are not often used for riding.
Height
Horse height is measured in "hands", which are 4 inches each. Height is measured from the ground to the top of the horse's shoulder. Ponies can range from 8 to 13 hands, while horses generally range from 12 to 18 hands. It's said that only horses 16 hands or higher are able to wear plate armor.
Color
The color of your horse is the first thing someone will see if your horse is standing in a room. They'll see a white horse, a grey horse, a gold-colored horse, etc. There are many colors available - white, grey, black, dark, red, cherry, dappled, gold-colored, roan, flea-bitten (a black spotted pattern), chestnut, dun, blue, rose, smoky, buckskin, and bay, among others.
Detailed Features
Horses can possess a number of different coat and color variations, and it's rare to find identical horses unless you're purchasing a white one. There are several different features you can look for, such as a glistening white coat, a light reddish brown colored coat and mahogany highlights, a greyish brown coat speckled with black spots over the entire body , or a dark reddish brown coat and dark red highlights. Keep your eyes out for all sorts of unique patterns!