Horse

Horses are a rideable, passive animal which spawn in most biomes, commonly around roads and monuments. Faster than running, yet slower than a minicopter, horses are useful for traversing long distances in a relatively short period of time. Horses can be ridden indefinitely by using the typical WASD movement keys. They may also be urged to a "sprint" at the cost of stamina. Stamina will recharge over time while the horse is at rest or at its slower pace, however the maximum amount of stamina available will decrease over time and usage. Horses have a high amount of health, making it difficult to kill them quickly with primitive weapons. This makes them especially invaluable early-game. Horses have proven somewhat effective as a shield when baiting autoturrets or avoiding roofcampers as well, as they do not move without player input, even when taking damage. A horse's health can be replenished with food, either by hand or by placing it near a stocked trough so that it can replenish as necessary. Horses can serve as a source of food and leather when killed, but these respective amounts are small, making it low-priority for resource gathering.

Stamina 30 / 60
Despawn 3 hours
Horse
HP 400
  1. Equipment
  2. Breeds
  3. Feeding
  4. Dung
  5. Skinning
  6. Tips
Item Speed km/h Extra Slots Protection
Roadsign Horse Armor Roadsign Horse Armor -16.2 - Yes
Wooden Horse Armor Wooden Horse Armor -8.1 6 Yes
Double Horse Saddle Double Horse Saddle 0.0 - -
Single Horse Saddle Single Horse Saddle 0.0 - -
Saddle bag Saddle bag -3.6 12 -
High Quality Horse Shoes High Quality Horse Shoes +9.0 - -
Basic Horse Shoes Basic Horse Shoes +5.4 - -
Breed Speed km/h Stamina HP
Appalosa 43.2 60 400
Bay 43.2 60 440
Buckskin 43.2 60 400
Chestnut 47.5 60 400
Dapple Grey 38.9 60 400
Piebald 47.5 60 400
Pinto 43.2 60 400
Red Roan 38.9 60 400
White Thoroughbred 54.0 60 400
Black Thoroughbred 54.0 60 400
Food Adds Stamina Healing
Apple Apple 1.9 4
Rotten Apple Rotten Apple 1.0 4
Black Raspberries Black Raspberries 2.6 20
Blueberries Blueberries 1.9 20
Grub Grub 0.2 -
Worm Worm 0.1 -
Cactus Flesh Cactus Flesh 0.3 6
Can of Beans Can of Beans 6.4 8
Can of Tuna Can of Tuna 3.2 4
Chocolate Bar Chocolate Bar 6.4 4
Cooked Fish Cooked Fish 3.8 10
Raw Fish Raw Fish 0.3 -
Minnows Minnows 0.6 2
Granola Bar Granola Bar 3.8 10
Burnt Chicken Burnt Chicken 0.6 4
Cooked Chicken Cooked Chicken 2.6 20
Raw Chicken Breast Raw Chicken Breast 1.3 -
Spoiled Chicken Spoiled Chicken 0.6 -
Burnt Deer Meat Burnt Deer Meat 0.6 4
Cooked Deer Meat Cooked Deer Meat 2.6 20
Raw Deer Meat Raw Deer Meat 1.3 -
Burnt Horse Meat Burnt Horse Meat 0.6 4
Cooked Horse Meat Cooked Horse Meat 2.9 16
Raw Horse Meat Raw Horse Meat 1.3 -
Burnt Human Meat Burnt Human Meat 0.4 -
Cooked Human Meat Cooked Human Meat 1.9 4
Raw Human Meat Raw Human Meat 0.3 -
Spoiled Human Meat Spoiled Human Meat 0.6 -
Burnt Bear Meat Burnt Bear Meat 1.6 2
Cooked Bear Meat Cooked Bear Meat 6.4 10
Raw Bear Meat Raw Bear Meat 0.6 -
Burnt Wolf Meat Burnt Wolf Meat 1.0 2
Cooked Wolf Meat Cooked Wolf Meat 3.8 10
Raw Wolf Meat Raw Wolf Meat 1.3 -
Spoiled Wolf Meat Spoiled Wolf Meat 0.6 -
Burnt Pork Burnt Pork 1.0 2
Cooked Pork Cooked Pork 3.8 10
Raw Pork Raw Pork 3.8 -
Mushroom Mushroom 1.0 6
Pickles Pickles 3.2 10
Black Berry Black Berry 0.3 -
Blue Berry Blue Berry 0.3 -
Green Berry Green Berry 0.3 -
Red Berry Red Berry 0.3 -
White Berry White Berry 0.3 -
Yellow Berry Yellow Berry 0.3 -
Corn Corn 4.8 12
Potato Potato 8.0 12
Pumpkin Pumpkin 6.4 20
Advanced Healing Tea Advanced Healing Tea 0.0 110
Basic Healing Tea Basic Healing Tea 0.0 60
Pure Healing Tea Pure Healing Tea 0.0 170
Advanced Max Health Tea Advanced Max Health Tea 0.0 -
Basic Max Health Tea Basic Max Health Tea 0.0 -
Pure Max Health Tea Pure Max Health Tea 0.0 -
Advanced Ore Tea Advanced Ore Tea 0.0 -
Basic Ore Tea Basic Ore Tea 0.0 -
Pure Ore Tea Pure Ore Tea 0.0 -
Advanced Rad. Removal Tea Advanced Rad. Removal Tea 0.0 -
Rad. Removal Tea Rad. Removal Tea 0.0 -
Pure Rad. Removal Tea Pure Rad. Removal Tea 0.0 -
Adv. Anti-Rad Tea Adv. Anti-Rad Tea 0.0 -
Anti-Rad Tea Anti-Rad Tea 0.0 -
Pure Anti-Rad Tea Pure Anti-Rad Tea 0.0 -
Advanced Scrap Tea Advanced Scrap Tea 0.0 -
Basic Scrap Tea Basic Scrap Tea 0.0 -
Pure Scrap Tea Pure Scrap Tea 0.0 -
Super Serum Super Serum 25.5 -
Advanced Wood Tea Advanced Wood Tea 0.0 -
Basic Wood Tea Basic Wood Tea 0.0 -
Pure Wood Tea Pure Wood Tea 0.0 -
Item Amount per Hour
Horse Dung Horse Dung 10
Tool Resources Time Condition Loss
Skinning Knife Skinning Knife Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×10Cloth×25Head BagLeather×50Bone Fragments×50 4 sec -
Jackhammer Jackhammer Raw Horse Meat×4Animal Fat×8Cloth×19Leather×39Bone Fragments×39 3 sec 4 %
Bone Club Bone Club Raw Horse Meat×3Animal Fat×5Cloth×13Leather×25Bone Fragments×25 9 sec 2 %
Bone Knife Bone Knife Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×10Cloth×25Leather×50Bone Fragments×50 9 sec -
Chainsaw Chainsaw Raw Horse Meat×4Animal Fat×7Cloth×17Leather×34Bone Fragments×34 10 sec -
Salvaged Cleaver Salvaged Cleaver Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×9Cloth×22Leather×44Bone Fragments×44 34 sec 4 %
Hatchet Hatchet Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×10Cloth×25Leather×50Bone Fragments×50 10 sec 3 %
Combat Knife Combat Knife Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×10Cloth×25Leather×50Bone Fragments×50 5 sec -
Mace Mace Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×9Cloth×22Leather×44Bone Fragments×44 34 sec 5 %
Machete Machete Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×9Cloth×22Leather×44Bone Fragments×44 17 sec 5 %
Pickaxe Pickaxe Raw Horse Meat×2Animal Fat×4Cloth×11Leather×23Bone Fragments×23 25 sec 5 %
Rock Rock Raw Horse Meat×3Animal Fat×5Cloth×13Leather×25Bone Fragments×25 11 sec -
Salvaged Axe Salvaged Axe Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×10Cloth×25Leather×50Bone Fragments×50 12 sec 2 %
Salvaged Hammer Salvaged Hammer Raw Horse Meat×2Animal Fat×4Cloth×11Leather×23Bone Fragments×23 12 sec 2 %
Salvaged Icepick Salvaged Icepick Raw Horse Meat×4Animal Fat×8Cloth×19Leather×39Bone Fragments×39 27 sec 3 %
Stone Hatchet Stone Hatchet Raw Horse Meat×3Animal Fat×6Cloth×16Leather×31Bone Fragments×31 13 sec 6 %
Stone Pickaxe Stone Pickaxe Raw Horse Meat×4Animal Fat×8Cloth×19Leather×37Bone Fragments×37 13 sec 15 %
Longsword Longsword Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×9Cloth×22Leather×44Bone Fragments×44 34 sec 4 %
Salvaged Sword Salvaged Sword Raw Horse Meat×5Animal Fat×9Cloth×22Leather×44Bone Fragments×44 21 sec 3 %
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Tyrone 1,950 pts. 3 years ago*

  • You can buy 60 [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/pickles]Pickles[/url] for 10 [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/scrap]Scrap[/url] from the bandit camp to feed these horses.
  • Fastest possible speed is 72km on a road with a thoroughbred, [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/high-quality-horse-shoes]High Quality Horse Shoes[/url] and max stamina.
  • Horses do not spawn in the snow biome. Credit to rustmaps.com.
  • You can no longer wear any heavy plate attire while riding a horse.
  • [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/wooden-horse-armor]Wooden Horse Armor[/url] has a better protection to speed ratio than [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/roadsign-horse-armor]Roadsign Horse Armor[/url] in addition to having an extra 6 slots.
  • [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/basic-horse-shoes]Basic Horse Shoes[/url] and [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/wooden-horse-armor]Wooden Horse Armor[/url] can be crafted while on a horse at outpost with no bps. The outpost's recyclers can also be accessed while on a horse.
  • A scrap collection method I use is: Riding around on a horse looting the [url=https://rustlabs.com/entity/crate]Brown crates[/url],[url=https://rustlabs.com/entity/tool-box]Tool Boxes[/url] and [url=https://rustlabs.com/entity/military-crate]Military Crates[/url] and hitting roadsigns with a mace.
  • A node farming method I use is: Riding around on a horse with [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/wooden-horse-armor]Wooden Horse Armor[/url], [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/high-quality-horse-shoes]High Quality Horse Shoes[/url], [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/jackhammer]Jackhammer[/url] and a [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/pure-ore-tea]Ore Tea[/url] if they are cheap enough at the drone market. In my opinion Sulfur ore is the easiest currency for a solo to gather.
  • One horse [url=https://rustlabs.com/item/horse-dung]Dung[/url] is equal to 15 scrap when sold as fertilizer
  • When feed manually (Dropping food in front of your horse) your horse will stop eating when it's stamina bar is full. However when beside a trough & hitch it will stop eating when both it's stamina and HP bars are full. (Useful to keep in mind if your horse has sustained damage)
  • From my in-game testing horses appear to eat ~100 calories every hour when indoors. This allows for a maximum survival time of 6 days when left with a trough full of potatoes indoors.

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Gremmies 21 pts. 3 years ago

Horses are set to decay faster indoors (under a roof). Ideally, you want to keep them hitched in a high external wall compound.
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OverBakedToast 31 pts. 4 years ago

Sometimes a horse may get stuck in a weird situation. If you hold down E while you are prompted to ride the horse there will be an option to Lead the horse this can help get the horse out of weird spots and through doors slowly. You can also Lead multiple horses at once but their walking speed while leading them depends on the bread and their stamina.
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Aitvaras 21 pts. 3 years ago

Horses are amazing at carrying a large amount of items from one spot to another. You can equip your horse with two (2) saddle bags and a wooden horse armor set to effectively let you use eighteen (18) slots of horse inventory space, nineteen (19) if you do not use a horseshoe.
Keep in mind that the horse's stamina will drain drastically faster because of the wooden horse armor set and you may get into trouble if the horse runs out of stamina as it will just be trotting by that point so be sure to feed your horse and keep it's health maximum in case of attackers while you are carrying a lot of items from one place to another.\
Road sign horse armor, however, does not provide you any inventory slots but only protection at the cost of speed.
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CLASSIFIED 36 pts. 3 years ago

you can use healing teas to heal them more
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JOHN XINA 6 pts. 3 years ago

Since the Dung Meta is back, Horse can be used to farm insane amount of scrap if you use the Poop to transform int to dung to sell it to Banditcamp just keep them fed with pickled cucumbers
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Farmer Joe[contributor] 229 pts. 4 years ago

Horses can sometimes be very slow when going up or down mountains, which may make it better to walk instead of riding a horse in some situations.
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divine rays 376 pts. 8 months ago

Only spawns in grasslands