Here is a message from those fine folks at Windy Acres Ranch.
Join us for the Shadowfax Sprint, a challenging war steed race at Minas Eriol!
Meet at the Forsaken Inn at 2:30pm EST/servertime on Saturday, February 22.
This is a race for all war steeds. Choose the best combination of attributes, equip your
best tack, train your equestrian skills, and compete with veteran riders to win 25 gold
and 1,000 Turbine Points!
These races are very popular and lots of fun!
Thanks to all at Windy Acres Ranch for hosting fun community events!
Follow the LINK to find out more details about Windy Acres Ranch.
Pashbo Proudfeet and Rubyrae introduce another episode of An Unexpected Vidcast.
Who will be the next person evicted out of the Big Burrow? What clothes has Lilyiel managed to find down at the Farmers Faire and from Helms Deep? And whats all this about Old Man Wuddle – it sounds like a hobbit tale around a campfire! Plus there is just about time to have a quick look at whats on offer this week in the LOTRO Store.
We would love to include work from the LOTRO community within this vidcast. If you would like your LOTRO band to perform, would like us to include your own roleplaying video, send us a picture of your character with some text telling us what they have been up to, or want to plug a community event email us at anunexpectedvidcast@yahoo.com
All players, upon reaching level 5, may opt to purchase the riding skill from the LotRO store for 95 Turbine Points (TP). Riding bundles are offered, however all the horses in the bundles are available from Hengstacer Farms for in-game currency. Turbine Points (TP) equates to real money.
Eogar, Horse Master
VIP members (those you pay a subscription fee), upon reaching level 20, speak to Éogar, the horse master at Hengstacer Farms, Horsefields, Bree-Land, and will receive the quest “Proving Your Quality”. This is a short race quest which you must complete within a certain time frame. Before a VIP reaches level 20, they may see Eogar and purchase a Bree Starter Steed for 200 silver. If you accept this quest and run the course successfully, you demonstrate to Éogar that you can handle a mount, receive the riding skill and you are done!
After you learn to ride, whether that is by purchasing or earning the Riding Skill, you may purchase your first horse at the cost of 500 silver. After this purchase Éogar awards you a trait that will offer a 60% discount on all future common horse purchases from Hengstacer Farms in Breeland.
Prices drop to 200 silver for standard horses, and 80 silver for the Breeland Starter horse! The Grey Steed that is available for purchase is only accessible after you have completed the Epic Quest ‘Book 15, Chapter 12: One Hope Remains.
Celebrating festivals is a very fun aspect to LotRO. Horses are given as rewards for participating in the four different festivals. In order to obtain a festival horse one must obtain the festival items required and exchange them for the mount from the festival trader. Previously you had to earn race tokens by running the races at either Bree Festival Grounds or Michel Delving. Now you need to participate in events to receive tokens for exchange. You may still run the races, but you will earn regular festival tokens and no longer race tokens. Festival horses are equally as fast and as sturdy as regular horses.
Upcoming festivals and their prospective mounts. There have been a lot of changes made to the festival programmes recently. Thus, what you see here is how a specific festival horse was obtained. Future updates will include specific details as the up-and-coming festivals take place.
Know this one fact, Festival horses can only be obtained during their specific festival. They may also become available in the LotRO store on occasion.
You will still require the Riding Skill to buy a horse and you will still need to obtain a Document of Mount Ownership, required number of Festival Tokens and 200 silver to purchase the horse of your choice.
Yule Fest
introduced in 2008
Available ONLY from the LotRO Store.
In celebration of Yule, the original Yule Festival Steed is a chocolate brown steed with white points. It is equiped with a standard saddle and a festive blue and white snowflake patterned blanket.
Yule Fest Snow
introduced in 2009
Available from Will Peartree at Hengstacer Farms in the Bree-Land Horsefields.
Cost: 1 Festival Run Token, 20 Yule Fest tokens, 1 document of mount ownership.
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=Snowdrift, Horse=Spruce
In celebration of Yule, the Yule festival Snow steed has a standard saddle and is adorned with a festive blue and white snowflake patterned blanket.
Harvestmath Fest
introduced in 2009
Available ONLY from the LotRO Store.
Cost: 1195TP.
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=Burr, Horse=Branches
In celebration of harvest-time, the Harvestmath festival horse has a standard saddle and a festive fall leaf pattern blanket.
Spring Fest
introduced in 2009
Available ONLY from the LotRO Store.
Cost: 1195TP
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=, Horse=Blossom
In celebration of the spring season, the Spring festival horse has a standard saddle and a festive deep green leaf pattern blanket.
Glittering Yule Fest
introduced in 2010
Available from Will Peartree at Hengstacer Farms in the Bree-Land Horsefields.
Cost: 1 Festival Run Token, 20 Yule Fest tokens, 1 document of mount ownership.
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=Mistletoe, Horse=Winter’s Breeze
In celebration of Yule, the new Glittering Yule festival steed is a grey and white steed with dusty brown points. It has a white fur saddle and is adorned with a festive blue and white glitter patterned blanket and leg wraps.
Harvestmath Fest Sable
introduced in 2010
Available from Will Peartree at Hengstacer Farms in the Bree-Land Horsefields.
Cost: 1 Festival Run Token, 12 Fall Fest tokens, 1 document of mount ownership.
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=Acorn, Horses=Dock
In celebration of Harvestmath, the Harvestmath festival Sable horse has a standard saddle and a festive gold and burgundy decorative blanket.
Lithe Fest Pale Golden
introduced in 2010
Available from Cam Applewood at Hengstacer Farms in the Bree-Land Horsefields.
Cost: Festival Run Token, 12 Summer Festival Tokens, and receipt of purchase for a regular horse.
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=Dustmote, Horse=Golden Dawn
In celebration of the summer season, the Pale Golden festival horse is a pale tan colour with black points and has a very decorative saddle and tack in a guilded golden style.
Spring Fest Blue Roan
introduced in 2010
Available from Will Peartree at Hengstacer Farms in the
Bree-Land Horsefields for winning the spring festival race.
Cost: 1 Festival Run Token, 20 spring leaves, 1 document
of mount ownership
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: P=Chase, H=Wind Runner
The Blue Roan is an awesome spring fest steed, PLAYER DESIGNED by Gundryn, it is a bluish grey with distinct yet subtle elven tack. Congratulations Gundryn for winning first place in the LoTRO horse design contest, well done! (Click here for Original design)
Frosty Yule Fest
introduced in 2011
Available from Will Peartree at Hengstacer Farms in the Bree-Land Horsefields.
Cost: 1 Festival Run Token, 20 Yule Fest tokens, 1 document of mount ownership.
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: P=Snowball, H=Snowball
In celebration of Yule, the new Frosty Yule festival steed is a grey steed with festive blue and white saddle, blanket and leg wraps. A very nice addition to any stable!
Autumnfest Steed
introduced in 2011
Available from Will Peartree at Hengstacer Farms in the Bree-Land Horsefields.
Cost: 1 Festival Run Token, 20 Fall Fest tokens, 1 document of mount ownership.
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=Treat, Horse=Trick
In celebration of Harvestmath, the Autumnfest Steed has a standard saddle and a festive gold and dusty violet tree design decorative blanket.
Summerfest Steed
introduced in 2011
Available from Cam Applewood at Hengstacer Farms in the Bree-Land Horsefields.
Cost: Festival Run Token, 20 Summer Festival Tokens, and receipt of purchase for a regular horse.
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=Summer Meadow, Horse=Green-Field
In celebration of the summer season, the Summerfest festival horse is a white colour with light grey mane and tale, and has a very decorative saddle and tack in a stylish green and gold.
Springtime
introduced in 2011
Available from Will Peartree at Hengstacer Farms in the Bree-Land Horsefields for winning the spring festival race.
Cost: 1 Festival Run Token, 20 spring leaves, 1 document
of mount ownership
Normal lvl: 5
Speed: +62%
HP: 100
Names: Pony=, Horse=March
The Springtime steed is the newest of spring fest steeds,it is a aged dark blonde steed with grey mane and tail. A brown decorative leather saddle with green accents sits atop this steed along with a very decorative gold and yellow festive blanket and leg braces all with green trim.
Lotro Steeds is a concise and complete guide to horses, ponies and goats in LotRO, a fantastic MMORPG based on the literary classics by J.R.R. Tolkein.
There are seven various types of steeds: Stable horses, Starter horses, Temporary horses, Standard horses, Faction steeds, Festival horses, and Special/Deed steeds. Standard, Faction, Festival and Special/Deed steeds are available to experienced riders with the riding skill.
The special Bree starter horse is available to novice riders (lvl 5+) and may be purchased without having completed a riding course from the LotRO Store in game. Passage between locations may be obtained by renting a stable horse at any stable in Middle Earth on which you will automatically ride a stable horse quite rapidly to your destination.
Ponies are smaller and stockier than horses but are equally as fast and as sturdy.
The following posts are the various steeds available and information as to their acquisition. Humans and Elves ride horses, whereas Hobbits and Dwarves ride ponies. Horses and ponies look identical except for stature and size, ponies appear smaller and stockier than horses. You can own multiple steeds, as they are added as a skill set and can be seen on the mounts tab of your character sheet.
Animation Sync Bug
Occasionally, you and your steed will be out of sync with each other. Watching your character bounce up and down in the saddle can be a painful experience. To fix this, simply mount up, toggle ‘walk’ for a few seconds, then toggle back to ‘run’. I use a key bind for this. This will re-sync the animation and provide your character with a smooth ride..:-)
Steed related emotes
Available through the LotRO Store are some pretty awesome emotes that you can perform while mounted. Each of the emotes work on all steeds and cost 195TP each in the Character/Emotes/Store Exclusives section of the LotRO Store.
