Dead Horse

Known colloquially as the , this mount was included in the original Red Dead Redemption retail game, but was left out of the actual storyline. As a result, the mount is available for use (i.e. it appears within the game's code itself) but is not obtainable by ordinary means.

Description
The only known way to unlock the Dead Horse is by directly editing the Red Dead Redemption save game data itself. This implies that the horse, which clearly does exist within the original game code, is simply the remnant of some mission/item that was left out of the game's final release (but not completely removed from the code itself).

The horse looks like it's been through hell and back. It appears to be missing its lower jaw and half of one leg, as well as being covered with claw marks. The horse appears very similar to the mutilated horse from the mission Spare the Love, Spoil the Child, leading some to suspect that the two mounts are rendered by the game engine using similar/identical art assets.

Obtaining
The only confirmed way to unlock the Dead Horse is to use an edited save file or mod one. As always, before attempting anything with the game save file, always back up some save data first; seemingly innocuous errors may result in file corruption if done improperly.

Trivia

 * While the Dead Horse appears to be missing it's front left leg from the knee down, if the area where the missing leg would be is shot it still takes damage and spews blood as if the leg were there.
 * After killing the bear in the mission Spare the Love, Spoil the Child, go to the cave to find the corpse of Jack's dead horse. It will look like this horse, except dead. However, by restarting from the checkpoint afterwards, the horse won't be dead for about one second and can actually be heard groaning in pain and seen falling over.
 * If a player with the Dead Horse changes mounts, it can not be obtained again except by once again modding the save file.

Video
thumb|375px|left|The Dead Horse

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