Black arabian appreciation thread

[Ghoffman9]

3 minutes ago, rusbeckia said:

U got a point here. But in the end I don't really care about that, and I use more than one horse anyway. 

 

this happens when you have no skill in handling a horse.  same as the myth that arabians tend to run into trees. Never happenes to me or to other players in this thread. Due to it's skittishness it's takes better reflexes to react according to the situation. It's NOT a tank like a andalusian, but it's also not meant to be one. 

There is no skill about it, horses have different levels of temperament and some are more prone to buck you off than others. Arabians are at the top of the list when it comes to a poor temperament and would very quickly buck you off in a moments notice. Crossing paths with something the likes of a Cougar while riding an Arabian spells game over for you. Despite your input they will refuse to go full speed away from the threat and buck you off not long after.

[rusbeckia]

22 minutes ago, Ghoffman9 said:

There is no skill about it, horses have different levels of temperament and some are more prone to buck you off than others. Arabians are at the top of the list when it comes to a poor temperament and would very quickly buck you off in a moments notice. Crossing paths with something the likes of a Cougar while riding an Arabian spells game over for you. Despite your input they will refuse to go full speed away from the threat and buck you off not long after.

did you ever ride an arabian other than the red one in online? 
Interesting that other people never got bucked off either. 

 

And there definitely is (at least some) skill about riding. lol 

 

if you think there‘s no skill involved maybe that‘s why you got bucked off by it

Edited January 21, 2019 by rusbeckia

[Ghoffman9]

22 minutes ago, rusbeckia said:

did you ever ride an arabian other than the red one in online? 
Interesting that other people never got bucked off either. 

 

And there definitely is (at least some) skill about riding. lol 

Yes, I have. For your information I played the single player since launch day and had lots of experience with the White Arabian. Whenever a Cougar popped out from the bushes very near, I got bucked off every time. No matter how much I mashed the sprint button to get the horse away from the damn thing, it would come to a near complete stop and then buck me off a few seconds later. What pray tell requires skill in mashing the sprint button and occasionally pressing the analog stick to regenerate bits of stamina? None, thats how much skill is required. The most it demands of you is opening your eyes to avoid rocks, trees, and other obstacles should you take your horse off the beaten path.

 

Whenever a threat gets within a certain distance of a horse, its fear level begins to rise. How horses react when threats get within this range varies from breed to breed, its a well known fact that Arabians are the quickest to buck off its riders. Bucking off its owner in mere seconds if a threat manages to get in close. Horses like the Turkoman hold out much longer when the pressure is on. Others such as War Horses have the best temperament and never buck off its rider unless the rider is commanding it to do something really stupid. In general Arabians are quick to get agitated and need constant calming from its rider. Other breeds are not so high maintenance.

Got anything else or are you finished trying to make yourself look superior via game knowledge?

Edited January 21, 2019 by Ghoffman9

[We Are Ninja]

21 hours ago, miahus said:

Best temperament of all horses in general, or the ones mentioned ? From my experience the Ardennes and perhaps the Andalusian are the bravest. Check it out for yourself. The Turkoman comes second, but wasn't as consistent as these two.

 

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And this is the Andalusian

 

 

This is factual. I've gone toe to toe with bears and cougars while on my Ardennes. You could probably charge the gates of Hell with those things. The Turkoman, while not quite as brave, is much quicker. And it's a lot more sleek and athletic-looking when compared to the rhinoceros-like build of the Ardennes. I've been eyeing the Andalusian for a while now. It'll probably be my next purchase...

Edited January 21, 2019 by We Are Ninja

[rusbeckia]

1 hour ago, Ghoffman9 said:

Yes, I have. For your information I played the single player since launch day and had lots of experience with the White Arabian.

Me too, I also never had a problem in sp with it. Neither in online, except for the red chestnut.

It‘s also not about spamming the Xbutton when a threat approaches but about having enough momentum to ride past/over/around a theeat. I‘m not even getting bucked off when I walk over a snake. I dunno, why it‘s like that for a few people and others get bucked off instantly when a snake is in a 10 min radius. 

1 hour ago, Ghoffman9 said:

 

Got anything else or are you finished trying to make yourself look superior via game knowledge?

How do you explain that some people don‘t have a single problem when approaching predators? 

 

Also since bonding is glitched, speed nerfed and saddle stats reset sometimes you can‘t really compare sp to mp when it comes to horses.

Edited January 21, 2019 by rusbeckia

[Chunkey_Monkey]

10 hours ago, Ghoffman9 said:

I am not getting an Arabian for two reasons.

1. Given enough time, most of the player base is gonna be running around on Arabians. Kind of like the Entity XF and Adder in Gta online when it first launched. I do not want to ride what at least 80% of the community will be riding in the coming months.

2. Way too skittish for my taste. Get somewhere even remotely near so much as a snake and your horse will buck you off and be halfway to China before you even get back on your feet.

The white and the Black are a lot better than the red but as others have stated its about how you control your horse as well, ive never been thrown because of a snake of any horse.

[miahus]

23 hours ago, rusbeckia said:

the andalusian seems really chill. But the behaviour in the first video can be achieved with the black arabian e.g. also if you know how to handle it. you just need to react quicker to threats and look out that your horse won't get corned, then it won't buck you off.

nice vids btw

Thanks :), but I can't believe the black Arabian can trample 3 wolves to death until I see a video.

[Chunkey_Monkey]

1 hour ago, miahus said:

Thanks :), but I can't believe the black Arabian can trample 3 wolves to death until I see a video.

Sorry i dont have video but my Trotter has killed a grizzly and 1 wolf 

 

The grizzly spawned right behind the Trotter with me on horse she licked out with rear legs hit it sock in the face so i turned horse whilst loading shot gun but my horse reared up front legs flaying about again kicked grizzly on the head and it died

 

The wolfs 3 of them attacked a bunch of us players i had my mate on back of horse as well, one wolf got under front feet of horse and she stomped it to death

 

On both occasions no one was thrown from horse either 

[Showtime58]

On 1/21/2019 at 1:09 AM, rusbeckia said:

U got a point here. But in the end I don't really care about that, and I use more than one horse anyway. 

 

it sounds like you're referring to the red chestnut arabian. other than that this happens when you have no skill in handling a horse.  same as the myth that arabians tend to run into trees. Never happenes to me or to other players in this thread. Due to it's skittishness it's takes better reflexes to react according to the situation. It's NOT a tank like a andalusian, but it's also not meant to be one. 

I mean I did have a white and a black in single player and they were both incredibly skittish. Forreal, even spurring them seemed to scare them after a minute or so and I'm consistently getting to waypoints faster than the arabian users in posse. Also, when taking skittishness into account it is very important to take into account how fast the horse can get away- Acceleration. The Andalusian has a 3 in both speed and acceleration, so if you take that through a gator patch vs. a turkoman chances are the Andalusian is going to buck you off well after the Turkoman can clear distance.

 

I mean...you say it doesn't happen to you or other people in this thread but reading above it seems like a lot of people have noticed the skittishness of the Arabian too.

[rusbeckia]

3 hours ago, Showtime58 said:

Also, when taking skittishness into account it is very important to take into account how fast the horse can get away- Acceleration. The Andalusian has a 3 in both speed and acceleration, so if you take that through a gator patch vs. a turkoman chances are the Andalusian is going to buck you off well after the Turkoman can clear distance.

this is the point I was trying to make. It all depends on how you can handle the horse and react in tense situation. that's why a lot of players don't get bucked off. 

Also, I never said it is NOT skittish. I said it isn't as bad as most people in the forums claim.  not as bad as in, bucking you off cause of snake, running into trees, stumbling upon rocks, etc.

EDIT: Even an andalusian or turkoman will buck you off if you don't react accordingly to some situations. 

Edited January 23, 2019 by rusbeckia

[Chunkey_Monkey]

I was actually riding my Black last night in a story teller mission and time was tight as i rode flat out thru marshes short cutting and actually ran over an alligator. My Black Arabian didn't murmur once and Alligator didn't growl move or die probably because it all happened so fast, but if i was travelling at half that speed or slower then im sure the Black would've made me swerve.