Horses

Horses in Horse Tales are all unique, and each have their own likes, dislikes, and statistics.

You can collect more horses by Taming Wild Horses or by Breeding horses that you already own.

### Breeds

There are three breeds available in the game:

* Selle Français (the default breed)
* Irish Cob (available through the Irish Cob DLC)
* Arabian 9available through the Arabian DLC)

### Stats

Each horse comes with a variety of attributes, each with their own advantages. These attributes are ranked in five categories, with 10 being the maximum number of points a horse can have in any category:

* Endurance - influences your horse's stamina capacity and how fast it regenerates.
* Agility - determines your horse's speed and how quickly it can ride turns.
* Strength - influences running, stopping, and jumping.
* Charisma - responsible for how much fame you gain in races.
* Luck - can help with finding more resources when venturing across the peninsula.

### Traits

Each horse will also have active and passive traits - some of these can be positive, and some of them can be negative.

Positive traits include:

* Clingy - Your horse is very attached to you and will follow you around when dismounted.
* Likes to Jump - Jumping makes your horse happy! Jump often to motivate them.
* Likes to Sprint - Sprinting makes your horse happy! Sprint often to motivate them.
* Loves Forests - When riding through the forest, your horse is slightly faster!
* Loves Open Fields - Your horse loves roaming around in open areas and is slightly faster.
* Mud lover - Your horse loves jumping through puddles! They are not affected by any of the negative effects.
* Nosy - Your horse will wander around when dismounted, so keep an eye out not to lose them.
* Sand Lover - Your horse loves beaches and sandy areas. They will be faster when running on sand!
* Sprinter - Your horse loves to sprint and will be significantly faster when sprinting a lot!
* Water Lover - Your horse will be faster when surrounded by bodies of water.

Negative traits include:

* Afraid of the Dark - Your horse is very afraid of the dark, won't enter caves, and doesn't like being in dark forests.
* Food Lover - Your horse loves food and will eat it before you can collect it.
* Hates Forests - Your horse hates exploring forests and will only reluctantly do so.
* Lazy Jumper - Your horse is too lazy to jump high.
* Out of Shape - Your horse is out of shape and has reduced stamina.
* Sand Hater - Your horse doesn't sprint on sand - after all, it's course and rough, and it gets everywhere.
* Vertigo - Your horse is afraid of heights and will get stressed when near high places. They won't jump or sprint when terrified.
* Water Hater - Your horse hates being in water and will be slightly slower when forced to wade through it.
* Uneasy in the Dark - Your horse is scared of dark places but trusts you enough to conquer this fear with you.
* Uneasy with Heights - Your horse is nervous at heights but trusts you enough to conquer this fear with you.

Some of these traits can be changed by training, such as by riding your horse more (Out of Shape), jumping your horse more frequently (Lazy Jumper), or taking them on rides through forests or caves to get them used to locations they dislike.

### Conditions

Horses may be affected by temporary conditions, both positive and negative. Some conditions include:

* Crusty - Your horse needs to be washed. They gain reduced fame in Races.
* Hungry - Your horse needs to eat and has reduced stamina.
* Overfed - Your horse has eaten too much and has reduced stamina.
* Relaxed - Your horse is happy.
* Terrified - Your horse won't jump or sprint and needs to be calmed down via Petting.
* Unkempt - Your horse needs to be brushed. They gain reduced fame in Races.

Positive conditions can be added and negative conditions can be removed by performing horse care actions, such as Petting, Feeding, Grooming, or Washing.