Horses

Horses are large, herbivorous quadrupeds with single-toed hooves. In nature, horses are plains-dwelling field grazers who utilize awareness and speed to escape predation.
== Examples ==
==Pony==
A pony is simply a small horse, usually agile and hardy. It is the default for Create Mount but with no skillsFanon: Anon's Animal Album
Attributes and Secondary Characteristics
Advantages and Perks
: ; Peripheral Vision [15]; Hooves [3]
Disadvantage and Quirks
: Equine [-31]; Domestic Animal [-30]
==Lens==
*Basic Set [+2]: ST 18 [-10]; HT 11 [-10]; Will 11 [+5]; Move 7 [+5]; Replace Equine [-31] with Hooves [3]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Quadruped [-35]; Weak Bite [-2] for [+12]
== Appearance in Games ==
=== Historical Background ===
==== Time Immemorial (TL0) ====
Domesticated horses are a TL0 "technology", being bred from wild horse stock--current theory suggests that they were first tamed somewhere in Eastern Europe, such as in Ukraine, just north of the Black Sea. These equines were smallish compared to modern horses, and were mainly shades of brown, possibly bearing that peculiar "ancient-looking" stripe along their backs.
==== The Classical Era (TL1) ====
During the Bronze Age, horses spread as far west as the Atlantic coast, and as far east as Mongolia. Legend says that draft horses were bred from hardy, thick-bodied stock in the cold bogs of Scandinavia, while the agile and long-maned Arabian horses likely arose in the hot, dry climates of Western Asia.
==== The Iron Age and the Stirrup (TL2+) ====
The invention of stirrups (loops for the feet, attached to the saddle) vastly improved the comfort of horseback riding, and made it possible to brace for a proper lance charge!
==== Gunpowder and the Light Cavalry Horse (TL5+) ====
As firearms developed, heavy armor (and the need for heavier horses) fell out of favor. Warhorses tended to be more like the Cavalry HorseSee Basic Set: Campaigns, p.459 than the Heavy Warhorse.See Basic Set: Campaigns, p.460 Light cavalry was common until sometime after WWI (late TL6) when all manner of manmade machinery started replacing horses in warfare. 
=== Not-So-Historical Background ===
==== After the End (TL?) ====
In post-apocalyptic settings, horses might still survive in the open countryside, far away from the bomb-craters, zombie hordes, or rogue science experiments. In nuke-punk settings where "strange radiation" has altered the food chain, the plains of America might be swarming with "Irrabian Horses" who can handle warm, dry wastelands and cold nights.
==== Fantasy (TL3-4) ====
What is a noble knight without a valiant steed? In fantasy settings, horses can be as cinematic as their riders, showing legendary speed, endurance, and strange cunning. While the Dungeon Fantasy subgenre doesn't always make room for full-size equines, they are a common sight in the grassy plains of any realm. See Plains for more details.
== See Also ==
* For fighting while mounted (on a horse or otherwise), see Mounted Combat
* Feel like you should get an advantage in combat for being on horseback? See Combat at Different Levels.
* Donkeys and Mules?
* Camels
* Elephants
== Notes ==
== References ==