Horse Challenges

There are 10 Horse mastery challenges in Crimson Desert, grouped under the Harmonious Hooves series. These challenges cover taming, mounted combat, horseback hunting, and riding specific horse breeds. Completing all ten unlocks the Tamer of Legends trophy and achievement.

Horse challenges are among the most varied in the mastery category. Some can be done early in the game, while others require specific horse breeds that you encounter later. All of them require picking up a Sealed Abyss Artifact to activate.

All Harmonious Hooves Challenges

Horse Taming Basics

Several challenges require taming wild horses. The process works like this: chase a wild horse on foot or on another mount, get close enough to interact, then hold the interact button to leap onto its back. Once mounted, direct the left stick toward the horse's tail direction to match its movements and exhaust it. After a few seconds of successful calming, you can choose to keep the horse or send it to your stable.

Wild horses appear in open fields across Demeniss and Hernand. Higher-rarity horses are faster and harder to tame, but they also have better stats for mounted combat and racing.

Tips and Strategy

• Harmonious Hooves 1: The simplest horse challenge. Wild horses are common in Demeniss fields. Tame any two and you are done.

• Harmonious Hooves 2: Hunting from horseback works best with a bow. Ride through areas with deer, boar, or wolves and shoot them without dismounting. Five kills in five minutes is very doable.

• Harmonious Hooves 3: Twenty kills without stopping means you cannot dismount. Ride through enemy camps using mounted attacks (sword swings or lance charges). Visit large bandit strongholds or enemy-dense roads.

• Harmonious Hooves 4: This challenge requires you to ride from Sunset Valley all the way to Varnia. Make sure your horse has enough stamina for the trip. Pick a horse with high stamina regeneration or bring feed items to keep it going. Stick to the main road for the fastest route, and avoid dismounting at any point during the journey.

• Harmonious Hooves 7: This requires riding four specific horse breeds: Priden, Brianto, Numont, and Elantrima. Each must be ridden for at least 100 meters. If you do not own these breeds, look for them in the wild or check the stable merchant. This challenge cannot be completed until you have encountered or tamed all four.

For a full breakdown of horse breeds, stats, and taming strategies, see the Horse Guide and Horse Taming articles.

Reward Summary

The Harmonious Hooves series awards Abyss Artifacts and several mounted-combat passives: Companionship I (increased horse stamina), Bond I and Bond II (improved horse-rider synergy stats), and Headstart II (bonus damage on the first mounted attack). Completing all ten challenges earns the Tamer of Legends trophy, which counts toward 100% completion.

Slotting Abyss Artifacts from horse challenges into your Abyss Core grants permanent stat boosts. The Faded Abyss Artifact from Harmonious Hooves 4 works the same way as standard Abyss Artifacts for this purpose.

See Also

• All Challenges

• Mounts

• Horse Guide

• Artifacts and Abyss Fragments

• Sealed Abyss Artifact Locations

• Abyss Core