Discover everything you need to know about taming horses in Crimson Desert, including how to heal a horse.
Crimson Desert offers multiple distinct mounts for players to pet or tame for their own benefits. A horse is one of the reliable mounts that comes with unique starting skills. Taming them can be a bit challenging, as you’ve limited stamina early on.
Horses can also be stolen or purchased at stables, not just tamed. A minigame requires keeping the camera behind the horse and holding the opposite movement direction while managing the stamina. Instead of just using stealth, you can buy or find treats like carrots, sugar cubes, or hay to feed the horses.
How To Find the Wild Horse
Horses in Crimson Desert roam in herds in grassy areas, especially near river regions to the east and south of Hernand Town. Press the Up button on the D-pad and the H button on the keyboard to summon the horse after taming it. You can’t find the horse anywhere, as they’re only located in specific areas. If you’re lucky enough to spot the horse, don’t try to run towards it openly. The horse can run away if it sees you approaching, so try to sneak up on it from behind to tame it.
Taming in Crimson Desert is unlocked after reaching Chapter 6 while completing the main story. You get a small tutorial on how to tame the mounts and their mechanics. Taming the horse doesn’t require you to follow any time, but you can do it anytime, whenever you want.
How To Tame a Horse
Taming a horse in Crimson Desert is a core mechanic for acquiring mounts and companions. This allows you to tame wild horses and build trust with animals like dogs and cats to make them companions. You can also use the horse tonic and feed horses hay, sugar, or carrots to make the taming process easier. Run up towards the horse and get on their back.
It’s easier to do if you do it right away, if they don’t see you. After that, you hold your thumb sticker on how the mouse and keyboard move in the opposite direction of the direction he’s facing. If the horse turns right, you hold towards the left. The objective is to hold your movement towards his back. Once you do that, you’re left with no stamina. Make sure to adjust the camera angle while taming the wild horse.
The horse then kicks you off, eventually, and then you keep following, trying to get back on. I recommend you upgrade your stamina later in the game before taming the horse. Make sure to run up and then jump on if you still have the stamina left. It gives you his stats to give a rundown. You can also choose to register and ride them right away. If you’re on a controller, hold your left stick in the opposite direction of wherever the horse is facing while it’s trying to kick you off, making the lasso meter go up.
Once done taming the horse, you can choose to either ride it, register and ride, or register and send it to a stable. You don’t need to wait for Chapter 6 to tame the horse; you can do this in the beginning if you find it while exploring the world.
How To Heal a Horse
Your horse can also get injured while riding it in Crimson, and it gets slower. The game offers a way to heal them, but you don’t have to spend a single dime to purchase any item. After progressing enough into the story, you gain access to the Force Palm of Healing. This ability is unlocked by using the Abyss Artificial. Hit the right stick to charge the ability when you have an Abyss Artificial. After that, switch to Healing Force Palm. All you have to do is aim and punch your horse.
You may notice that the blood goes away, and with the second punch, the horse gets rid of the blood. A horse can get hurt if you can’t defeat the boss and commit a horse. You can choose to heal them at a Stable, feed them, and use a Force Palm.
Healing the horse at a stable is quite costly, but it is the fastest method. Make your way to the nearest stable with your horse and acquire the Stablehand to retrieve & Heal Hose. It can cost you silver or copper ore, based on how much the horse is injured.
Feed the Horse For Health
Feeding the horse their favorite food allows the horse to gain a small amount of health. Using this technique is not beneficial if your horse is badly injured and can’t move. I recommend that you give them food only if the injuries are small. Below are all the food items you can use to give different amounts of health to a horse in Crimson Desert.
- Sugar Beat: Horses gain a small amount of health.
- Sugar Cubes: Horses gain a medium amount of health.
- Hay: Allows the hose to get moderate health.
The question arises of how I can tell that the horse is injured in Crimson Desert. You need to check for injuries like cuts and blood. When you summon the horse, it automatically sits on the ground and tries to stand. If you see the horse is having trouble moving and has blood, then it means you have to heal it.
All Horse Starting Skills
The horse also comes with its skills that you can use while riding it in Crimson Desert. Using these skills allows you to use the horse effectively and cover the distance quickly. You can purchase the food from the Saddlery by spending the in-game money. Below are all the skills that you can use while mounted on the horse.
- Dash: Hit the shift button on the keyboard to move fast.
- Drift: Press WASD and Alt to move quickly while dashing.
- Back Kick: Kick the enemy standing behind by pressing the RMB.
- Spring: Use the Shift button to move super fast while fasting.
- Quick Start: Allows the horse to quickly get ready while about the move.
- Double Jump: Allows the horse to jump in mid-air after the first jump.
You can level up your horse by petting, feeding, and riding it around the world. Use the food items that we mentioned earlier to feel them. Build trust with your horse to pet it, allowing you to increase its level. Simply riding it for your daily routine work is the simplest way to level up your mount.
