The Appaloosa is a horse breed in Red Dead Redemption 2. Appaloosas tend to have higher stamina, average health, and speed, but lower acceleration. Their handling gives them moderate reactivity and agility.
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Description
Appaloosas are classed as work horses. They can be identified by their compact frame and spotted or speckled coat. Their will and manageable temperament leads to easy handling. Additionally, this breed of horse is healthy, with a reasonable amount of speed and great stamina; perfect for ranch work.
Catalogue Description
The Appaloosa is a hardy and willing horse with great endurance. They have strong legs, a short thin mane, and hard striped feet. The bloodline runs back many centuries with the characteristic coat pattern seen among cave drawings. Suitable for many kinds of equestrian activity, they are at home on any farm, and are the preferred breed among many workers.
Location
Both common coats can be found in Wild Herds, but may also spawn as lawman mounts. The Few Spotted horse can also be found in the wild, but it is a rarer spawn than the common coats. This horse can also spawn in NPC camps, ready to be stolen. The Leopard and Brown Leopard Appaloosas can be purchased in stables, but the former can also be acquired in “No, No and Thrice, No.” Finally, the Scarred Leopard coat can be found during Random Encounters with the Murfree Brood.
Coat styles
| Coat | Base Value (in $) | Health | Stamina | Speed | Acceleration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanket | 130.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Steal/Wild |
| Brown Leopard | 450.00 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Tumbleweed Stable in the Epilogue, Trelawny's Horse named Gwydion |
| Leopard | 430.00 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Van Horn Trading Post Stable (Chapter 6 onwards)/"The Ties that Bind Us"/"No, No and Thrice, No" |
| Leopard Blanket | 130.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Steal/Wild |
| Few Spotted | 130.00 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Steal/Wild |
| Grey Snowcap Spotted | None | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Charles' Horse named Taima |
| Few Spot Buckskin | None | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Uncle's Horse named Nell IV |
| Black Snowflake | None | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Lee's Horse (Online exclusive) |
| Scarred Blanket | 1.00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Found during the mission "That's Murfree Country" (If the player chooses to take the canoes)/Random Encounter with members of the Murfree Brood. |
Special variants
Taima
The horse of Charles Smith throughout 1899. Charles lends this horse to Arthur Morgan during the mission "Outlaws from the West", due to the absence of the latter's usual horse, meaning that this is the first horse ridden by the player in the game. Taima has a "Grey Snowcap Spotted" coat and can be found within the gang's camp; she is one of the few horses to not get skittish when approached. "Taima" is a word of Meskwaki origin, which can be translated as "sudden crash of thunder", or simply "thunder."
Gwydion
The horse of Josiah Trelawny throughout 1899. Gwydion has a "Brown Leopard" coat and can usually be seen at the gang's camp. Additionally, Gwydion's coat can be found at the stable in Tumbleweed during the epilogue, for the player to purchase. "Gwydion" is the name of a trickster deity of Welsh mythology, which is fitting given Trelawny's history as a swindler and con man.
Nell IV
The horse of Uncle throughout 1907. Nell IV has a "Few Spot Buckskin" coat and can be found at Beecher's Hope. Though she has the body of a Suffolk Punch, she is referred to as an Appaloosa in-game.[1] She appears to have a very distinct mustache on her face; while this is common among draft horses, it is exclusive to Nell IV. In the mission "Home Improvement for Beginners", Nell IV is used alongside Charles Smith's horse, Falmouth, to pull down the shack which previously stood on the land at Beecher's Hope.
Others
In Red Dead Online, the horse Lee commandeers in the mission "Where Your Morals Lead You" is a unique Appaloosa that has a "Black Snowflake" coat.
Trivia
- Players searching for the Few Spotted should consider taming either a Blanket or a Leopard Blanket and ride to the Appaloosa spawn areas. As horses of the breed variant currently being ridden will not spawn, the chance of finding a Few Spotted is increased as only that and the other wild variety can spawn in such circumstances.
- William has a Blanket Appaloosa that you can steal from him, but doing this will result in a loss of honor.
- NPC camps can also spawn a common Appaloosa but this is rare.
- The in-game Appaloosa model appears to be based on the modern-day Appaloosa, which has been essentially diluted into a Quarter Horse with Appaloosa markings. The Appaloosa in Redemption 2's historic setting would have been a small and wiry Indian Pony, more similar in form to the Nokota.
- A Leopard Appaloosa can be stolen during the first mission of "The Ties That Bind Us". In where the player is taking down bounty posters in the town of Rhodes, a man will be hostile, fighting for one of the posters. He will be riding a Leopard Appaloosa that can be stolen and stabled.
- The Leopard Appaloosa Arthur rides during the mission "No, No and Thrice, No" can be kept with no loss of honor.
- The Scarred Blanket is mistakenly classed as a riding horse.
- A Leopard Blanket can be stolen during a random encounter with the Lemoyne Raiders.
Variants
Regular
Special
Online Exclusive
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