Horse

Category	Pet
Where to Purchase	Ramon’s Critters
Cost	10,000 G
Feed Required	Fodder / Horse Treat
Tools Required	Brush

You’ll first acquire a Horse on Summer 14th of Year 1, when Ramon offers you one for free. This is also when the Equestrian Park unlocks as a new map area.

Riding your horse allows you to travel across all map areas far faster than moving on foot. And with the right Techniques, you can forage for resources much quicker on horseback.

Your horse will live in the barn and eat fodder like barn animals, but it does not count toward your farm animal capacity. It’s also categorized as a “Pet” on your barn’s blackboard.

Getting Your Horse

Ramon will visit on Summer 14, Y1, allowing you to choose a horse between four colors: Brown, Red, White, or Black.

If you later decide you want a different color, horses can be purchased from Ramon’s Critters at the Bazaar for 10,000 G each.

However, since you can only own one horse at a time, you would first need to rehome your current horse at the Fuzzy Friends Shelter. Doing so will reset all of the horse’s stats, so it’s ideal to pick a horse upfront and maintain it for the rest of the game.

Horse Care Basics

You can view your horse’s stats on the barn blackboard, under the same tab where your pets are listed.

Your horse can also express its needs through bubble icons that can appear above its head.

Bubble Icon	Indication	Description
	Sleeping	Your horse sleeps at night and naps during the day. Waking it while sleeping will lower its friendship.
	Feeding	Currently eating
	Hungry	No food or fodder available. Appears after 8:00 PM if unfed that day.
	Needs petting	Horse wants to be petted. Appears randomly
	Needs brushing	Horse wants to be brushed. Appears randomly

Friendship (Speed)

Your horse’s Friendship level determines its top running speed. More hearts mean a faster horse.

You can raise your horse’s Friendship through daily care like petting it, brushing it, and feeding it Horse Treats. A heart icon will appear above your horse’s head whenever its Friendship increases.

Horse Training (Stamina)

Training determines your horse’s maximum stamina, which is also defined by the fire icons (“Training”) that you will see on your barn’s blackboard.

Higher training levels allows longer sprints before your horse becomes exhausted.

When your horse’s stamina gauge starts running low, release SHIFT (sprint) before it empties completely. This allows your horse to recover stamina while moving.

If the gauge hits zero, your horse will stop completely.

Training your horse increases its maximum stamina/training level. You’ll mostly raise its training level just by riding your horse around.

But below is a table listing all the ways to increase your horse’s training level:

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