Dark Horse

“	Your honor has dropped low enough that a dark horse has responded to your whistle. If your honor goes back to neutral or above, you will lose this rare mount.	„
	—In-game description upon attaining the Dark Horse.

Dark Horse
Gameplay
Species	Horse
Color	Black with a bald face marking, scarring, and two hind socks
Speed	Normal
Health	High
Stamina	High
Location	Everywhere with extreme-low Honor

The Dark Horse is a special horse breed featured in Red Dead Redemption.

Quick Answers

What makes the Dark Horse unique in Red Dead Redemption?

In Red Dead Redemption, the Dark Horse is a distinct breed characterized by its black body and white face. It's known for its red eyes and unexplained scars. The Dark Horse maintains speed off-road and has superior health and stamina compared to other breeds, making it a resilient combat mount. It becomes available when the player achieves the 'Road Agent' Honor rank and ceases to respond if the player's honor elevates to 'Drifter'.

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What are the distinctive features of the Dark Horse's appearance in Red Dead Redemption?

In Red Dead Redemption, the Dark Horse is a distinct breed with a black body, white face, and muzzle. Its blood-red eyes and unexplained body scars add to its unique appearance. Notably, it maintains speed off-road and boasts higher health and stamina than most breeds. It becomes accessible upon achieving the 'Road Agent' Honor rank.

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How does the Dark Horse's speed and stamina compare to other horses in Red Dead Redemption?

In Red Dead Redemption, the Dark Horse, a black horse with a white face, maintains average speed comparable to mid-tier breeds. Its unique trait is maintaining speed off-road. It surpasses most breeds in health and stamina, contributing to its durability in combat. It becomes Marston's mount upon achieving 'Road Agent' Honor rank, responding to his whistle in the absence of other horses.

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How does the Dark Horse's ability to maintain speed off-road affect gameplay in Red Dead Redemption?

In Red Dead Redemption, the Dark Horse's superior health and stamina make it a resilient combat mount. It's available once the 'Road Agent' Honor rank is achieved. Its capacity to sustain speed off-road enhances gameplay, enabling efficient navigation across challenging terrains. If the Dark Horse perishes, it respawns after an in-game day, maintaining its gameplay impact.

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Description

The Dark Horse has a slick black body, white face and muzzle, and blood red eyes. The horse's body is covered with unexplained scars and wounds.

While it has an average speed on par with most mid-tier horse breeds, the Dark Horse is notable for not losing speed if it runs off-road. Its health and stamina are also noted for being higher than most horse breeds, making it a durable mount in combat.

Availability

The Dark Horse is a unique horse breed that becomes available upon reaching the "Desperado" Honor rank and saving the game. Should the player whistle while not having an owned horse nearby, the Dark Horse will arrive as Marston's mount. If it dies, the Dark Horse will respawn after an in-game day.

If the player's honor rises above “Drifter”, the Dark Horse will no longer respond to Marston's whistles. Even when saved at a hitching post, this Mount will not appear if the player's honor has risen too high.

Trivia

• Setting up a campsite then traveling from it may glitch the Dark Horse, causing it to lose its saddle and act like a wild horse. When the player whistles, a saddled Dark Horse appears.
• If the Dark Horse is used in a mission where certain characters must be followed on horseback, the Dark Horse may not be able to keep up.
• In the beta for Red Dead Redemption 2, Micah Bell's horse Baylock originally had the same markings Dark Horse minus the scarring. However, his design was changed completely in order to make him more distinct: He was given blue eyes, an asymmetrical face pattern, and two front socks.
• The wounds on the Dark Horse's legs are very similar to those seen on Pestilence.

Gallery

Dark horse in Thieves Landing

John Marston crossing the Alps

John riding the Dark Horse