Taming of mounts | Mounts Black Desert Online Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Taming happens in four steps. The first one is to develop your training by riding a donkey that you can obtain for completing a main quest in Velia. Also, make sure that your hero has level 20 or higher, and training at level 5. Next, you need to buy ropes and craft a lump of raw sugar. Although, you can buy ropes in every town from stable managers, you have to craft the lump by yourself. You will need cooked water and raw sugar (both ingredients can be obtained from cooks). Each lump of raw sugar requires 10 portions of raw sugar and one portion of water. Once you have all the ingredients, use heating and craft the lump. Depending on the level of your ability, the number of ingredients that you are going to need is different. It is recommended that, at the first attempt to tame a horse, you have around 20-30 ropes and around 10 lumps of sugar. The third step is to find the area where wild horses appear. On the map in the General information chapter, you can find two areas in which horses appear. The fourth step is to complete the minigame of taming the wild horse. At first, the minigame is an ordeal to complete, and if you start it without the knowledge of the strategy, you use up all of the ropes and sugar that you have in your inventory.
The minigame of taming has been divided into two main parts. Below, you can view a chronological list of steps, thanks to which you grasp the rules:
1.) The first step is to identify a wild horse. After you target the horse, if you notice that your crosshair has turned red, this means that such a horse can be caught. After you have identify the horse, prepare your supplies. Equip the rope and carry it over to the quick bar at the bottom of the screen, thanks to which you do not have to access the inventory to find it. The important thing s that you neither come up too close nor stand too far away from the horse. The best method is to approach the horse with your rope active. At the moment, at which your crosshair goes red, take 2-3 more steps ahead and throw the rope.
2.) The second step is to complete the minigame. After you have taken your aim and thrown the rope towards the horse, the minigame window pops up. IT IS IMPORTANT that you do not start the sequence of taming the horse after this happens. Instead, wait for the horse to stand on its rear hooves and then press the button on the screen. Your task now is to fill the meter that is moving to the right. During the struggle, the horse will try to break loose and if you stop pressing the button, the meter drops and you fail. While tensing the rope, the horse will not raise his hooves again (fight), which is why you may have to do it only once. If you tense the rope fright after the window pops up, the horse may stand on its rear hooves and break loose. Use the button AFTER you see the horse standing on its rear legs. Another thing you need to remember is the distance between you and the horse. If it is too great, the horse breaks loose.
3.) The third step is the minigame proper. After you have properly tensed the rope, the horse stands still and you can walk in his direction using direction keys. While you are doing that, the horse may stand on its rear legs, which is a signal for you to stop. If you notice the horse do that, do not tense the rope and wait patiently for him to come down. After that, repeat the action that you learned in step 2. Keep doing that up until you come close enough for message "Give item" to appear. After the message appears, access your inventory and feed sugar to the horse; then try to mount him. Sugar will increase your chances of not being thrown off the horse's back while you are mounting him. However, if the horse throws you off, you need to repeat all of the steps.
4.) The fourth step is to take the wild horse to the stable. You cannot use sprint nor jump, which is why you need to plan on a safe road to the stable master. During the way there, the horse cannot throw you off and you do not need to race against time anymore, which is why you should avoid dangerous zones with monsters in them. After you get to the stable, unmount your horse and register him with the stable master. In the first window that pops up, you find some of the information about your new mount. You are especially interested in information on the tier of the horse. If you have caught a horse that does not conform with your needs, you can put him up on an auction immediately. During the registration process, you can also allot the new horse for reproduction. To learn more about mating of the horses, see the next chapter. At the end of the registration process, select the Register window, where you give your horse a name and check out his performance.