I had this horse pretty much through the whole game. We had a rocky relationship. As he'd often leave me for the wolves and I'd accidentally break his legs down a cliff. But his speed and blue roan colourings and my carrots kept our relationship going.
I do love the blue roan Nokota. I got one from an NPC camp and just loved him but then I did a bad save over top of that run and lost him. Took me a week to get another one. (grin)
@@guitarman0365 I did as well, but then I lost her. Oh well, I've since found the Perlino Andalusian, and she's a big, beautiful hardy girl. The online horses in single player are so damn pretty. Danelie, would you consider covering them? 😁
During the epilogue, I found a white roan Nokota full of arrows. She was attached to a carriage so i unhitched her and took her in as my own, naming her River. I healed her up and always fed her apples and peaches
You're the first person to mention the mangy horses you can get. I've had an appaloosa (that was classed as a riding horse and l couldn't retrieve it to a stable from camp when l put my saddle on another horse that l went to sell. So l lost her coz she was gone when l returned to camp :(.) Now l have a tennasee walker that's classed as a WORK horse and has bond level 4 stats of 8 health and 7 stamina. So l'm deff keeping my eye out for other coz they look so totally different to all the other horses. Great videos :)
Yeah! I found it strange that a few of the mangy horses had different stats to the original ones. I found the Tennessee Walker as a work horse too! I'm also looking but it's a pain trying to trigger murfree encounters D:
On my second play through after I saw him slap the horse after the race I just sat there like ‘it’s ok little buddy, I’ll save you on the next race I promise’. Sometime later found the guy again and an evil grin appeared on my face 😂 saved the little guy and took him on adventures with many pats and snacks. Good boah
You may have saved the horse because after he loses the race after he slaps the horse before that he shoots the horse out of anger instantly killing it.
I had one named Curly, and he fell in a river. Then i had Curly 2, and he got blown up. Then i had Curly 3, and he got hit by a train. Now i ride less expensive horses.
I bought a Black Arabian from Saint Denis. I left town straight into an ambush with a Maxim gun. Cost me almost $1,000 to have an Arabian for 1 minute. So I went and tamed the white one. At least that one is free. Then I tamed it again as John. They were both called Laura. As was my Andalusian. And the Morgan I rode for most of the game. I’m not very good at coming up with names.
By far the BEST horse videos for RDR, !! I’ve already got 5 horses for the online and am constantly selling and re buying different breeds just to get a new feel every so now and then 👍🏻☺️ !
Fun fact; Nokota horses in real life are very similar to these in-game counterparts, and very endangered. They're spectacular animals! I was so excited to see them in a video game
Demarius Lumbar Play though the game and you’ll know. They are also known as the murfee broad or something. They are essentially inbred killers who will skin anybody who comes into their territory.
@@generictoasterstroodle1080 the Murfree Brood and The Skinners are two different gangs. One is found near Roanoke, The Murfree Brood. They'll catch you, torture you, rape you and possibly eat you. The Skinners are found south of West Elizabeth, and they'll torture you/skin you alive and scalp you for fun.
If you want a challenge I highly recommend playing on the Nokota or TB in story mode, they're fast and keeping them alive through hairy situations can be a lot of fun. Gives you some incentive to use the craft-able items that more powerful horses never really have a need for like ointment and stimulants. Great for more realistic/challenge oriented players.
Nakota is my favorite. I have never had an issue with wolves or panthers attacking them. I even have both those predators and my horses ankles and they never bucked me off. This is my go-to horse. 😁
I love Nokotas, they are the prettiest horses in the game and do so well. I have a blue nokota I stole from a npc camp recently and I’ve owned the nokota that you race against in one of the encounters. I’m aiming to have my stable full of nokotas. But I do enjoy my white Arabian and brown Morgan horses.
I love this horse, as wild as that sounds. I bought it at the Saint Denis stables right at the beginning of chapter 4 and it provided a fun challenge as well as insane top end speed. I absolutely fell in love with the difficulty and the insane maneuvers I could pull off in and out of combat.
A blue roan was the horse that carried my Arthur to safety from the O'Driscoll hostage camp the very first time I played the story-mode. Had a soft spot for them since. Finally picked one up in Online (reverse dapple) and I'm further convinced that horses that can only be bought with gold have an added bravery buff. My lil "Mastija" will go toe-to-toe with wolves, so much so that I've gotten lazy about negotiating terrain properly against predators. Same story with my Brown Leopard appy. My two favs by a western mile, followed closely by the Silver-tail buckskin. Bonus.... hardly anyone else rides them.
Nokota is that one horse you accidentally end up with stealing a horse in a shitty situation and then for ever wondering what that lil shit was... Got mine from the skinner attack full with arrows, my small game hunting gem...
I found the white Nokota with arrows stuck in its side and bleeding, pulling a wagon that had a dead rider full of arrows. I took the horse, gave it some horse medicine (not sure if that had any effect) and put it in the stable. When I got it out again, it had healed from its wounds and the arrows were gone. It was a pretty immersive way to get a new horse!
the nakota also seems to have the best conformation/animations to me. Some of the other horses look really stiff/unrealistic especially in a slow canter but not this one
I found my Nokota in the beginning of Ch.3 when I got ambushed by Lemoyne Raiders. One of the Raiders had a white Nakota and after killing him I took her and she has been my only horse since then. Before that I had the black Shire that Hosea gives you, but as much as I wanted to keep him, I really did have to sell him because he rode like a damn tank and was extremely difficult to maneuver. He also wasn't all that brave as he would buck me off near wolves. But my beauty, Koda, has seen me through some extremely tough times, which I see now, is kind of rare. All the horses I've had (I've already played through once before) have bucked me near gators and even snakes, but my Koda never does. She's fast and brave and beautiful. I think I really lucked out with my specific Nokota!
For my first play through, I got ambushed by Lemoyne raiders and managed to snag a Nokota. I used her through the rest of the game and I cried like a baby when she died. She was a damn good horse that never bucked me. I've used different horses in both the epilogue and in my newer play through, but that Nokota was still by far my favorite horse. Nokotas are seriously underrated in this game.
I just commented sharing almost the same situation! Except this happened in my second play through. My Nakota is just the same as yours and I've had a bunch of different horses because of my last play through.
Yes I got the blue roan nokota female in the plains near Cumberland with a wild herd of Appaloosas, rare horses spawn there so I suggest looking around this area.
It's just the coat description. Read up on Nokota... they're a partially wild breed from North Dakota connected to the Assiniboine people, much like Mustangs, Paints and Appaloosa they're true North American horses.
Just wait to the spaniard with his,treasure card....axe him.and you get the horse free.shoot and its up and,away...so i got it very,early and,did not know how,rare they are....now knowing its more valued
My stable horses 1-Silver dapple pinto missouri fox trotter male 2-Grey rose Arabian male 3-Tiger striped female mustang 4-reverse dapple roan male nokota
Thank you for alerting me to this breed! I have the reverse dapple roan in the online part of the game! I love my Hati, he's one of my favorite horses. And remarkably calm around gunfire o.o
I have a female Reverse Dapple Roan in story mode (as John), named her Loulu, she is surprisingly brave around wolves, haven't tested her around gunfire yet but she is such a sweet girl but she doesn't like to stand in water if I get off her to do something though, even if I tell her to stay lol. She just trots to nearest shore and have to call her back, even level 4 bonding she does this and none of my other horses do
I'm starting to think the "bravery" stats are completely RNG across all breeds. I've been experimenting and I got a lvl 1 bonded reverse dapple nokota that I was able to run around a cougar for like 10 passes without phasing him. At that point, I ran away because I think I struck gold with this nokota's temperament and want to experiment more with him at lvl 4 bonding.
I was actually able to find a wild white roan Nokota outside Hanging Dog Ranch in Chapter 2. I soon learned that that area can spawn ANY of the wild horse breeds from Chapter 2 onwards, but Nokota is a really rare spawn and you'd have to camp out a few times before you find one. Those herds usually have American Standardbred horses, but I was able to find a Nokota and a Hungarian Halfbred there.
In my current playthrough, I’ve had a beautiful Blue Roan Nokota mare since chapter 2 (I’m in chapter 4 now, and will have her all the way to the end). Her name is ‘Viola Lee’ after the great ‘Viola Lee Blues’, a song which the Grateful Dead covered on their debut album in 1967. Even in heavy combat, and when facing bears and other predators, she hasn’t bucked me once. Magnificent horse.
I had the Mangy Nakota. I got it from the Murphy brothers when I was setting up camp in Annisburg. I just find this horse really adorable. I named her Ragdoll
I caught a nokota in Chapter 4 after an exhaustive search through Big Valley. Rode above the treeline for days, got mauled by a grizzly when I dismounted to catch one, and rode a second one off a cliff when bounty hunters showed up. Finally managed to catch a blue roan on the mouth of the trail at the end of the valley, then wolves and bounty hunters forced me to exit north east into the Grizzlies in a huge loop downwards back to Lemoyne. It was arduous, something was out to test me for sure.
Anyone who wants a Nokota very early, don't worry, you can get one right as soon as you start chapter 2. Right near Horseshoe Overlook, directly right of Bards Crossing you will find a stranger. He wants to sell you a treasure map, he has a pack horse and it is a Blue Roan Nokota. As the horse is skittish, try not to blow his brains out, it will run away. But, also be warned, he will ride away as soon as the encounter is done with. So, you can have one of the best race horses from the start of the game.
Currently rolling with nokota in late game, I got the reverse dapple and named her Eclipse. She's pretty zippy and not bad with running straight through Saint Dennis in a shootout. With special medicine
In the epilogue, you can find a white roan Nakota on the road between Blackwater and Tall Trees leading a wagon that was attacked by the SB gang (using the initials to prevent spoilers). S/he’ll be covered in arrows but can recover in your stable.
My *very first* horse (that the game didn't force on me) was a White Roan Nakota, caught'er in Strawberry. Named her Spirit. That ending crushed me man. I did not expect that to happen, I got legit teary eyed.
Took my roan nokota off a raider as my secondary horse and although only level one bonded she was SO fast and REALLY loyal, always behind me ready ☺️ She vanished from camp after a mission, still miss her! x
I got mine for free using an exploit at the Saint Denis Theodore Eckhart stable. I used a wagon and entered the stable, and I shot at the ceiling which gave me a wanted level and allowed me to walk in the stable without any navigation screen. I patted and bonded with the horse. Went back to Shady Belle, boom there it was. I'm maining this one over my Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox Trotter for now.
The blue roan is just gorgeous And I have also noticed the nokota is braver than his racing cousins He is braver than the thoroughbred and american standardbred Very good horse indeed
Bought one online and im glad i did my strong blue roan ( named blue) sticks with me everywhere i go and traviling across the map becomes easy for me Ps.i subbed
I feel like a Nokota mixed with a Mustang would be one of, if not the best horse. High speed, health, stamina, accel, and bravery. Also, you can kill the man who gives you the Jack Hall Gang Map and take his Blue Roan Nokota if you so wish.
Thank You for the Information!! An Thank You Very Much for your Pleasantries And Supplementary Sounding Voice! Wondrously Crafted Endeavor! Now I’m very much looking forward to Chapter Four, yet everyone speaks on the Speed, as well as the stature, of this much sought after White Arabian. Myself an my Nakota Reverse Dapple Roan will just have to see about that one! Adios pretty.
I'm so late, but! I had a random encounter for a race with the white variant one. The horse stayed spooked for a long time in the stable but she calmed down and makes a good horse.
I just rescued the Sweet White Roan Nokota from that Racer. Her name is now Rainey. An let me tell you this horse is a lot braver. Literally two wolves started attacking and as I was shooting at them Rainey was keeping it together. An she was only at level 1. She even helped me run them down. I was surprised by the horse today.
On my 3rd playthrough I had a black boy Shire (the one Hosea gives) and a mangy girl Nokota. Loved them both so much for the reason that no one one would want them (Shire scared the hell out of people for its character and Nokota was so damaged by the Murphy brothers no one would want her). Called them Bjorn and Lagertha
I enjoy your horse reviews 😉 and routinely come back to re-watch I've done a run with the blue roan and white. Wish the reverse dapple could be obtained earlier I am plotting a run with that coat as my main one as soon as it's available. I like this little horse and many others besides ah how i wish there was infinite stable space.
My ( Arthur’s )stable: Khione, Female Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox Trotter Zeus, Male Warped Brindle Arabian Ares, Male Dark Bay Andalusian Apollo, Male Mangy Blue Roan Nokota
Got myself a blue roan Nokota in my most recent playthrough of the game. Named him Bluegrass and I adore him. An event that particularly endeared me to him was when I was racing the fellow with the white roan Nokota. Wasn't paying attention and I crashed head-on into a wagon. Thought for sure that he was going to be in pretty bad shape and I would have to use a horse reviver for sure. But as soon as he was done being trampled by both hooves and wheels, Bluegrass popped right back up like nothing happened. Still had a decent chunk of his health ring, so I hopped right back on him and continued the race. I was certain we would lose at that point, but we ended up winning! Though, it probably had something to do with the other guy falling off his horse after it got spooked... But either way, Mr. Bluegrass is one of my favorites now!
Forgot, the guy with the “ Treasure Map” that you steal, it popped up in chapter 2, he/ and the Nokota the edge of the cliff, near the rivier before it opens to the ocean. Has the Blue looking nokota. I love it, but finding a Dutch warm blood, or a big American standard breeds, I usually stall the nokota. But, this time I didn’t. Just like any horse or any of the top 10, they all can be close to the perfect horse when fully leveled.
I ride the Mangy Blue Roan Nokota rn and I do love it but I absolutely love the Reverse Dapple Roan Nokota so until I get to chapter 4, I am gonna enjoy my scarred beauty, I stole it from the Murfree idiots because Nokotas are beautiful horses, fast, agile, loyal and probably expensive in general, I just felt like that Nokota deserved a much better life than the life it was living with them so I took it and I’d say I am giving it a much better life.
I got mine from the wild. But wolves were chasing me and we rolled off a cliff and died together, this horse was my pride and joy. I was crying when he died bc i coukdnt revive him
There is at least one other coat you failed to mention. It is the smoky black. It is dark grey in color with a hint of brown in the neck area and on the top of the back (spine). Saw one at a ranch outside st. Denis. It had the crappy stats like the blue and white versions. The reverse dappled is one of my three horses along with the Brindle Thoroughbred and SD pinto foxtrotter of course. Update: there is also a grey roan sabino which is a random lawman's horse in main game and becomes Charles' horse in epilogue. The smoky black is Karen's horse, but these two may randomly show up in game, however they are listed as gang member horses and gamers have had issues stableing and bonding with those two particular coats.
I get it from the Sttranger Mission where you get your first Treasure map with the Spanierd. Also bad in places like Sandy Knees where it will trample people on walkways if a wagon or something comes from behind.
I had a Nokota and loved her til I ran across the Gold Turkoman in Saint Denis in chapter 2. I believe it's a glitch that still works since I also found some of my gangs horses there at different times .
Just got a white one I’m still on chapter 2 on this play through. Going for 100% completion so I found him by Roanoke ridge in search of a treasure. Good horse ❤️
I got my blue roan Nakota when I went with Sean and Mary Beth on a stage coach robbery. After I killed the men amd completed the mission, I went into the woods where the Nakota ran and bonded with her. Never have I ever seen such a beautiful horse! I called her Norma Jean.
I found a blue roan Nokota last night that belonged to the guy who has the first High Stakes map just outside Strawberry. I ended up hogtying him to steal his map and his horse, which is now in my stable.
Another Blue Roan Nokota can be acquired in chapter 2 from the stranger who gives you Jack hall gang treasure map, Maximo Cristobal Valdespino. He said he was leaving for South America and will sell you the map for 10 bucks. I tried to rob it from him, he thought I was joking, when I demanded again I tackled him down and gutted em. This guy is a world renown globe trotter with expensive taste and I figured I would never see him again after this encounter so after he got through bragging about how wealthy he was, I sized him up. Expensive nice hat, I'm sure his pockets are full, and what master world traveler would not have ownership of the best horse in the game, at least as far as I understand horse gameplay at the time. TL;DR the first horse I ever cared to own was this blue roan race horse stolen from master globe trotter with expensive taste.
I can't give up my Nokota. I value courage over speed, so I decided to make most of my stable war horses. She is the bravest racehorse i've found. I call her Shadow. After full bonding, she has no problem in a fight.👍
I beat a Nokota in a race, and after its owner slapped it around, I decided to tie him up and rob him. I took the horse as my own, and regretted the decision for the next hour or so - it was constantly rearing and panicking for no reason. I was considering just selling it and buying something else, but stuck with it, and it finally calmed down after bonding level 4, and I'm glad I didn't give up on it. Brave and fast, a better horse you'll never find.
In online, I have a female white roan nakota named Joe. From kicking my friends to death to trampling wolves, she is the best horse I have ever encountered.
On PC I was able to find the Nakota in chapter 2. I found 2 wild Nokota the blue roan and white roan by the house with the stranger mission between strawberry and the lake owanjila. It was also by one of the Randome encounters with a sharpshooter. Hopefully this helps anyone looking to get one in chapter 2.
in chapter 2 just after helping Hosea with the fence ( no downes mission or Micha), I've gotten every horse minus the nokota and the American paint at little creek river west of Wallace station and north of strawberry I've gotten the nokota at a beach southeast of Riggs station just along the beach next to blackwater i can't say for sure if you can get the American paint yet
I found a Reverse Dapple Roan Nokota in the wild and its stats are better than my Arabian and Turkoman's :) it doesnt seem to be very scared from anything either. Also, it's acceleration is at 8 after leveling the bonding, not 7 like the video said
I know this is a bit late-but some new folks with the PC release or, people like myself, who like to "Arthur Morgan" as I tell the Wife [[where one simply plays as Arthur and does not go past say Chapter 3 or 4 where everything turns into Missions versus as much Free-Roam]] I also "John Marston" from Red Dead1. Have the Save files at a certain point and do not go past there. lol. Anyway, you can get a Nokota in Chpt2. The train Station where you go get the Reverend. North West-just acriss the tracks is a Stranger mission with a Spanish Explorer. He has a Nokota-do it at night as the horse has a lantern and makes it easier to find in the dark.
I don't personally prefer Nokotas but I got one off of that a-hol after beating him up, dragging him through the swamp and eventually fed him to the gators. I sold him later, hopefully he got a better owner.
Today in my Story Playthrew i ran into a random encounter and they got this bruised Nokota infront of their Wagon, Needless to say but i took that one. Never saw this Coat before and it seem to me pretty rare.
i was near blackwater and suddenly i saw a carriage speeding by with one horse and 2 people. smth seemed off as they were quite fast. used my binoculars and apparently they were all arrowed dead. the poor horse was struck by 5 arrows and was covered in blood. i kept him c:
I had this horse pretty much through the whole game. We had a rocky relationship. As he'd often leave me for the wolves and I'd accidentally break his legs down a cliff. But his speed and blue roan colourings and my carrots kept our relationship going.
I do love the blue roan Nokota. I got one from an NPC camp and just loved him but then I did a bad save over top of that run and lost him. Took me a week to get another one. (grin)
@@dr.skulhamr3220 i have a wild nokota right now i just started story mode i don't really care for story mode but i decided to play.
@@dr.skulhamr3220 i got mine at the very beginning from the first treasure hunter, i just took his horse ha
@@guitarman0365 I did as well, but then I lost her. Oh well, I've since found the Perlino Andalusian, and she's a big, beautiful hardy girl. The online horses in single player are so damn pretty. Danelie, would you consider covering them? 😁
During the epilogue, I found a white roan Nokota full of arrows. She was attached to a carriage so i unhitched her and took her in as my own, naming her River. I healed her up and always fed her apples and peaches
There's a dead blue roan just before you see the wagon
I did the exact same thing! Named mine belle.
I know I am late I did the same thing today and named her valiant
I saw that too
Really sad , glad that i took her in
Yes! I have her now! She's a bullet! The stage was attacked by the blokes in tall trees
You're the first person to mention the mangy horses you can get. I've had an appaloosa (that was classed as a riding horse and l couldn't retrieve it to a stable from camp when l put my saddle on another horse that l went to sell. So l lost her coz she was gone when l returned to camp :(.) Now l have a tennasee walker that's classed as a WORK horse and has bond level 4 stats of 8 health and 7 stamina. So l'm deff keeping my eye out for other coz they look so totally different to all the other horses. Great videos :)
Yeah! I found it strange that a few of the mangy horses had different stats to the original ones. I found the Tennessee Walker as a work horse too! I'm also looking but it's a pain trying to trigger murfree encounters D:
On my second play through after I saw him slap the horse after the race I just sat there like ‘it’s ok little buddy, I’ll save you on the next race I promise’. Sometime later found the guy again and an evil grin appeared on my face 😂 saved the little guy and took him on adventures with many pats and snacks. Good boah
You may have saved the horse because after he loses the race after he slaps the horse before that he shoots the horse out of anger instantly killing it.
@@RangerJoe77 sadly i could not save him, but i avenged him
I had one named Curly, and he fell in a river. Then i had Curly 2, and he got blown up. Then i had Curly 3, and he got hit by a train. Now i ride less expensive horses.
Try walking is my suggestion. You're a liablility for horses.
@@dr.skulhamr3220 xD
I think you need to rename him curlys seem to have bad luck
Man you just suck lol
I bought a Black Arabian from Saint Denis. I left town straight into an ambush with a Maxim gun. Cost me almost $1,000 to have an Arabian for 1 minute. So I went and tamed the white one. At least that one is free. Then I tamed it again as John. They were both called Laura. As was my Andalusian. And the Morgan I rode for most of the game. I’m not very good at coming up with names.
By far the BEST horse videos for RDR, !!
I’ve already got 5 horses for the online and am constantly selling and re buying different breeds just to get a new feel every so now and then 👍🏻☺️ !
I don't like the look of the foxtrotter but love the nokota. U think there's much difference?
muchiosgracias4 I prefer the nokota I used to really like the fox trotter but it’s kind of dull for me now
@@muchiosgracias4 use the horses you like the most! nokotas are great little horses
@@souptime7058 haha got them all now bit late ;
Fun fact; Nokota horses in real life are very similar to these in-game counterparts, and very endangered. They're spectacular animals! I was so excited to see them in a video game
Apparently IRL this horse is actually incredibly hardy and has high endurance, rather than speed.
And the Andalusian is one of the fastest horses, rather then slow
I got my blue roan off the treasure map guy who trys to hide his map took his map and his horse
Did the same killed with tomahawk lovely horse
How do you hide a horse? 😂
Damn. Poor guy lost everything he had in one day.
@MANGUKAHA MUTT KILLA Alright. 🙄
Savage
There is also a chance encounter in the epolouge where a white roan is running away attached to a wagon with arrows stuck in it from the skinners
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@violet is shady what are "skinners"
Demarius Lumbar Play though the game and you’ll know. They are also known as the murfee broad or something. They are essentially inbred killers who will skin anybody who comes into their territory.
@@generictoasterstroodle1080 the Murfree Brood and The Skinners are two different gangs.
One is found near Roanoke, The Murfree Brood. They'll catch you, torture you, rape you and possibly eat you.
The Skinners are found south of West Elizabeth, and they'll torture you/skin you alive and scalp you for fun.
That’s the one I made my horse for the epilogue! :) felt sentimental to get it and give it a home
If you want a challenge I highly recommend playing on the Nokota or TB in story mode, they're fast and keeping them alive through hairy situations can be a lot of fun. Gives you some incentive to use the craft-able items that more powerful horses never really have a need for like ointment and stimulants. Great for more realistic/challenge oriented players.
Nakota is my favorite. I have never had an issue with wolves or panthers attacking them. I even have both those predators and my horses ankles and they never bucked me off. This is my go-to horse. 😁
Wee do you find panthers?
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I love Nokotas, they are the prettiest horses in the game and do so well. I have a blue nokota I stole from a npc camp recently and I’ve owned the nokota that you race against in one of the encounters. I’m aiming to have my stable full of nokotas. But I do enjoy my white Arabian and brown Morgan horses.
@@casper9900 We need more stable slots so we can collect more horses we love.
@@casper9900 prettiest horse in your opinion
when i saw the reverse dapple roan stats, my mouth flew open. i never knew it had that good stats!
Nokotas are definitely on my top 5 list
I got my white roan from the skinner brothers in the epilogue. There was the wagon with a dead driver, and she had arrows in her. I named her Lady.
I love this horse, as wild as that sounds. I bought it at the Saint Denis stables right at the beginning of chapter 4 and it provided a fun challenge as well as insane top end speed. I absolutely fell in love with the difficulty and the insane maneuvers I could pull off in and out of combat.
A blue roan was the horse that carried my Arthur to safety from the O'Driscoll hostage camp the very first time I played the story-mode. Had a soft spot for them since. Finally picked one up in Online (reverse dapple) and I'm further convinced that horses that can only be bought with gold have an added bravery buff. My lil "Mastija" will go toe-to-toe with wolves, so much so that I've gotten lazy about negotiating terrain properly against predators. Same story with my Brown Leopard appy. My two favs by a western mile, followed closely by the Silver-tail buckskin. Bonus.... hardly anyone else rides them.
Nokota is that one horse you accidentally end up with stealing a horse in a shitty situation and then for ever wondering what that lil shit was...
Got mine from the skinner attack full with arrows, my small game hunting gem...
Absolutely ADORE this series!
I found the white Nokota with arrows stuck in its side and bleeding, pulling a wagon that had a dead rider full of arrows. I took the horse, gave it some horse medicine (not sure if that had any effect) and put it in the stable. When I got it out again, it had healed from its wounds and the arrows were gone. It was a pretty immersive way to get a new horse!
the nakota also seems to have the best conformation/animations to me. Some of the other horses look really stiff/unrealistic especially in a slow canter but not this one
These are the exact guides I was looking for, done even better than I thought I'd find. Solid.
I found my Nokota in the beginning of Ch.3 when I got ambushed by Lemoyne Raiders. One of the Raiders had a white Nakota and after killing him I took her and she has been my only horse since then. Before that I had the black Shire that Hosea gives you, but as much as I wanted to keep him, I really did have to sell him because he rode like a damn tank and was extremely difficult to maneuver. He also wasn't all that brave as he would buck me off near wolves. But my beauty, Koda, has seen me through some extremely tough times, which I see now, is kind of rare. All the horses I've had (I've already played through once before) have bucked me near gators and even snakes, but my Koda never does. She's fast and brave and beautiful. I think I really lucked out with my specific Nokota!
For my first play through, I got ambushed by Lemoyne raiders and managed to snag a Nokota. I used her through the rest of the game and I cried like a baby when she died. She was a damn good horse that never bucked me.
I've used different horses in both the epilogue and in my newer play through, but that Nokota was still by far my favorite horse. Nokotas are seriously underrated in this game.
My first play through was also a blue Nokota and he was the only horse that I rode with throughout the game.
I just commented sharing almost the same situation! Except this happened in my second play through. My Nakota is just the same as yours and I've had a bunch of different horses because of my last play through.
Another spot where I commonly find Nakota is in Cumberland Forest :) hope that helps anyone who is having trouble finding them.
Im in chapter 2..
Is he there in chapter 2?
Yes I got the blue roan nokota female in the plains near Cumberland with a wild herd of Appaloosas, rare horses spawn there so I suggest looking around this area.
No clue what a “reverse dapple roan” is irl, but they’re beautiful and I want to own one irl.
It's just the coat description. Read up on Nokota... they're a partially wild breed from North Dakota connected to the Assiniboine people, much like Mustangs, Paints and Appaloosa they're true North American horses.
It appears the reverse dapple roan is just a roan with corn spots, still pretty none the less!
Just wait to the spaniard with his,treasure card....axe him.and you get the horse free.shoot and its up and,away...so i got it very,early and,did not know how,rare they are....now knowing its more valued
My stable horses
1-Silver dapple pinto missouri fox trotter male
2-Grey rose Arabian male
3-Tiger striped female mustang
4-reverse dapple roan male nokota
They are all pretty small.
@@jackmion fox trotter is not small,hes medium,and if he/she preffers smaller ones,you cant tell him/her what to do
@@vcta3121 i didnt tell him what to do... i am just saying those are pretty small.
I just tamed the blue roan in big valley by the creek. I'm so excited to play again. He seems pretty fast.
Thank you for alerting me to this breed! I have the reverse dapple roan in the online part of the game! I love my Hati, he's one of my favorite horses. And remarkably calm around gunfire o.o
I have a female Reverse Dapple Roan in story mode (as John), named her Loulu, she is surprisingly brave around wolves, haven't tested her around gunfire yet but she is such a sweet girl but she doesn't like to stand in water if I get off her to do something though, even if I tell her to stay lol. She just trots to nearest shore and have to call her back, even level 4 bonding she does this and none of my other horses do
I'm starting to think the "bravery" stats are completely RNG across all breeds. I've been experimenting and I got a lvl 1 bonded reverse dapple nokota that I was able to run around a cougar for like 10 passes without phasing him. At that point, I ran away because I think I struck gold with this nokota's temperament and want to experiment more with him at lvl 4 bonding.
I was actually able to find a wild white roan Nokota outside Hanging Dog Ranch in Chapter 2. I soon learned that that area can spawn ANY of the wild horse breeds from Chapter 2 onwards, but Nokota is a really rare spawn and you'd have to camp out a few times before you find one. Those herds usually have American Standardbred horses, but I was able to find a Nokota and a Hungarian Halfbred there.
In my current playthrough, I’ve had a beautiful Blue Roan Nokota mare since chapter 2 (I’m in chapter 4 now, and will have her all the way to the end). Her name is ‘Viola Lee’ after the great ‘Viola Lee Blues’, a song which the Grateful Dead covered on their debut album in 1967. Even in heavy combat, and when facing bears and other predators, she hasn’t bucked me once. Magnificent horse.
Damn, I didn't know about the second encounter with the old racing guy. I blew his head off the second he hit his horse.
Did you ever see him again or was he gone forever?
@@davidurdzik8523 he will be gone forever. but there is another race challenge near saint denis.
@@souptime7058 that's weird cuz I stole the striped thoroughbred (and killed the girl) and today I saw her again and raced her
@@davidurdzik8523 lmao i guess they do respawn, it has never happened to mee but good to know!
@@souptime7058 lol
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I had the Mangy Nakota. I got it from the Murphy brothers when I was setting up camp in Annisburg. I just find this horse really adorable. I named her Ragdoll
You literally answered all my questions thank you!!
Hey, just wanna say your videos are well-rounded and informative. Sweet job.
I caught a nokota in Chapter 4 after an exhaustive search through Big Valley. Rode above the treeline for days, got mauled by a grizzly when I dismounted to catch one, and rode a second one off a cliff when bounty hunters showed up. Finally managed to catch a blue roan on the mouth of the trail at the end of the valley, then wolves and bounty hunters forced me to exit north east into the Grizzlies in a huge loop downwards back to Lemoyne. It was arduous, something was out to test me for sure.
Anyone who wants a Nokota very early, don't worry, you can get one right as soon as you start chapter 2. Right near Horseshoe Overlook, directly right of Bards Crossing you will find a stranger. He wants to sell you a treasure map, he has a pack horse and it is a Blue Roan Nokota.
As the horse is skittish, try not to blow his brains out, it will run away. But, also be warned, he will ride away as soon as the encounter is done with.
So, you can have one of the best race horses from the start of the game.
The Nokota was my horse in the second half of my first play through so this breed as a special place in my heart
Currently rolling with nokota in late game, I got the reverse dapple and named her Eclipse. She's pretty zippy and not bad with running straight through Saint Dennis in a shootout. With special medicine
I love the blue Nakota, one of my favourites
In the epilogue, you can find a white roan Nakota on the road between Blackwater and Tall Trees leading a wagon that was attacked by the SB gang (using the initials to prevent spoilers). S/he’ll be covered in arrows but can recover in your stable.
I’m in chapter 2 and the white and blue roan Nokota spawned in the Hanging Dog Ranch area. Don’t need to wait until chapter 3 like this video states.
I really like these videos and the information you give thanks!
My *very first* horse (that the game didn't force on me) was a White Roan Nakota, caught'er in Strawberry. Named her Spirit.
That ending crushed me man. I did not expect that to happen, I got legit teary eyed.
Took my roan nokota off a raider as my secondary horse and although only level one bonded she was SO fast and REALLY loyal, always behind me ready ☺️
She vanished from camp after a mission, still miss her! x
I got mine for free using an exploit at the Saint Denis Theodore Eckhart stable. I used a wagon and entered the stable, and I shot at the ceiling which gave me a wanted level and allowed me to walk in the stable without any navigation screen. I patted and bonded with the horse. Went back to Shady Belle, boom there it was. I'm maining this one over my Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox Trotter for now.
The blue roan is just gorgeous
And I have also noticed the nokota is braver than his racing cousins
He is braver than the thoroughbred and american standardbred
Very good horse indeed
Bought one online and im glad i did my strong blue roan ( named blue) sticks with me everywhere i go and traviling across the map becomes easy for me
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I feel like a Nokota mixed with a Mustang would be one of, if not the best horse. High speed, health, stamina, accel, and bravery.
Also, you can kill the man who gives you the Jack Hall Gang Map and take his Blue Roan Nokota if you so wish.
These videos are so helpful so.....
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Wondrously Crafted Endeavor! Now I’m very much looking forward to Chapter Four, yet everyone speaks on the Speed, as well as the stature, of this much sought after White Arabian. Myself an my Nakota Reverse Dapple Roan will just have to see about that one!
Adios pretty.
I'm so late, but! I had a random encounter for a race with the white variant one. The horse stayed spooked for a long time in the stable but she calmed down and makes a good horse.
I just rescued the Sweet White Roan Nokota from that Racer. Her name is now Rainey. An let me tell you this horse is a lot braver. Literally two wolves started attacking and as I was shooting at them Rainey was keeping it together. An she was only at level 1. She even helped me run them down. I was surprised by the horse today.
On my 3rd playthrough I had a black boy Shire (the one Hosea gives) and a mangy girl Nokota. Loved them both so much for the reason that no one one would want them (Shire scared the hell out of people for its character and Nokota was so damaged by the Murphy brothers no one would want her). Called them Bjorn and Lagertha
I enjoy your horse reviews 😉 and routinely come back to re-watch
I've done a run with the blue roan and white. Wish the reverse dapple could be obtained earlier I am plotting a run with that coat as my main one as soon as it's available.
I like this little horse and many others besides ah how i wish there was infinite stable space.
My ( Arthur’s )stable:
Khione, Female Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox Trotter
Zeus, Male Warped Brindle Arabian
Ares, Male Dark Bay Andalusian
Apollo, Male Mangy Blue Roan Nokota
I named my Male warped brindle "Spiral". He died spiraling off a cliff so I guess he died doing what he loved
No offence but this is red dead not fucking stable simulator what outlaw owns 4
horses
I had a mustang named Ares he died when I was getting chased down by a lot of bounty hunters he got shot 12 times
Got myself a blue roan Nokota in my most recent playthrough of the game. Named him Bluegrass and I adore him. An event that particularly endeared me to him was when I was racing the fellow with the white roan Nokota. Wasn't paying attention and I crashed head-on into a wagon. Thought for sure that he was going to be in pretty bad shape and I would have to use a horse reviver for sure.
But as soon as he was done being trampled by both hooves and wheels, Bluegrass popped right back up like nothing happened. Still had a decent chunk of his health ring, so I hopped right back on him and continued the race. I was certain we would lose at that point, but we ended up winning! Though, it probably had something to do with the other guy falling off his horse after it got spooked...
But either way, Mr. Bluegrass is one of my favorites now!
“Can mean life and death for this horse”
My horse cures : Am I a joke to you?
Forgot, the guy with the “ Treasure Map” that you steal, it popped up in chapter 2, he/ and the Nokota the edge of the cliff, near the rivier before it opens to the ocean. Has the Blue looking nokota. I love it, but finding a Dutch warm blood, or a big American standard breeds, I usually stall the nokota. But, this time I didn’t. Just like any horse or any of the top 10, they all can be close to the perfect horse when fully leveled.
The only blue horse in the entire story mode I love it
Found the blue roan in the wild. Such a cool looking coat I had to get one in my stable.
Love your overviews x
I ride the Mangy Blue Roan Nokota rn and I do love it but I absolutely love the Reverse Dapple Roan Nokota so until I get to chapter 4, I am gonna enjoy my scarred beauty, I stole it from the Murfree idiots because Nokotas are beautiful horses, fast, agile, loyal and probably expensive in general, I just felt like that Nokota deserved a much better life than the life it was living with them so I took it and I’d say I am giving it a much better life.
I got mine from the wild. But wolves were chasing me and we rolled off a cliff and died together, this horse was my pride and joy. I was crying when he died bc i coukdnt revive him
the Nakota with the pink is the coolest horse in the game
On my first play through, I had a nakota named Tiberius. Had him since chapter 3, and to the very end. Rip buddy. ☹️
There is at least one other coat you failed to mention. It is the smoky black. It is dark grey in color with a hint of brown in the neck area and on the top of the back (spine). Saw one at a ranch outside st. Denis. It had the crappy stats like the blue and white versions. The reverse dappled is one of my three horses along with the Brindle Thoroughbred and SD pinto foxtrotter of course. Update: there is also a grey roan sabino which is a random lawman's horse in main game and becomes Charles' horse in epilogue. The smoky black is Karen's horse, but these two may randomly show up in game, however they are listed as gang member horses and gamers have had issues stableing and bonding with those two particular coats.
I get it from the Sttranger Mission where you get your first Treasure map with the Spanierd. Also bad in places like Sandy Knees where it will trample people on walkways if a wagon or something comes from behind.
I had a Nokota and loved her til I ran across the Gold Turkoman in Saint Denis in chapter 2. I believe it's a glitch that still works since I also found some of my gangs horses there at different times .
Just got a white one I’m still on chapter 2 on this play through. Going for 100% completion so I found him by Roanoke ridge in search of a treasure. Good horse ❤️
I got my blue roan Nakota when I went with Sean and Mary Beth on a stage coach robbery. After I killed the men amd completed the mission, I went into the woods where the Nakota ran and bonded with her. Never have I ever seen such a beautiful horse! I called her Norma Jean.
This horse is a favorite among the Lemoyne Raiders
I found a blue roan Nokota last night that belonged to the guy who has the first High Stakes map just outside Strawberry. I ended up hogtying him to steal his map and his horse, which is now in my stable.
The white roan is so damm cute!
My favorite Nag with the dapple coat
The blue nakota has been my favorite and only horse I use.
Another Blue Roan Nokota can be acquired in chapter 2 from the stranger who gives you Jack hall gang treasure map, Maximo Cristobal Valdespino.
He said he was leaving for South America and will sell you the map for 10 bucks. I tried to rob it from him, he thought I was joking, when I demanded again I tackled him down and gutted em.
This guy is a world renown globe trotter with expensive taste and I figured I would never see him again after this encounter so after he got through bragging about how wealthy he was, I sized him up.
Expensive nice hat, I'm sure his pockets are full, and what master world traveler would not have ownership of the best horse in the game, at least as far as I understand horse gameplay at the time.
TL;DR the first horse I ever cared to own was this blue roan race horse stolen from master globe trotter with expensive taste.
I have a Nokota horse and I'm so glad to see everyone loves them🥰
I have one IRL tho.
It's my favourite horse and it's an absolute steal for $450 in St Denis
I can't give up my Nokota. I value courage over speed, so I decided to make most of my stable war horses.
She is the bravest racehorse i've found. I call her Shadow. After full bonding, she has no problem in a fight.👍
I beat a Nokota in a race, and after its owner slapped it around, I decided to tie him up and rob him. I took the horse as my own, and regretted the decision for the next hour or so - it was constantly rearing and panicking for no reason. I was considering just selling it and buying something else, but stuck with it, and it finally calmed down after bonding level 4, and I'm glad I didn't give up on it. Brave and fast, a better horse you'll never find.
In online, I have a female white roan nakota named Joe. From kicking my friends to death to trampling wolves, she is the best horse I have ever encountered.
I swear I once found a mangy Nakota in the wild near Wallace station once
I love the common coats! At first I had the white one but then I got a blue one and named her Blueberry.
Mine is named Blueberry too!
On PC I was able to find the Nakota in chapter 2. I found 2 wild Nokota the blue roan and white roan by the house with the stranger mission between strawberry and the lake owanjila. It was also by one of the Randome encounters with a sharpshooter. Hopefully this helps anyone looking to get one in chapter 2.
The blue roan of the Nokota horse.🟦🟥🟩
in chapter 2 just after helping Hosea with the fence ( no downes mission or Micha), I've gotten every horse minus the nokota and the American paint at little creek river west of Wallace station and north of strawberry
I've gotten the nokota at a beach southeast of Riggs station just along the beach next to blackwater
i can't say for sure if you can get the American paint yet
I had a Nokota once. She died when wolves were chasing me and I tried to jump over a stream. Landed headfirst in rocks. I CRI
I have the reverse dapple roan and I named him Sure-Foot because he is a great trail steed. Almost never falters :)
I found a Reverse Dapple Roan Nokota in the wild and its stats are better than my Arabian and Turkoman's :) it doesnt seem to be very scared from anything either. Also, it's acceleration is at 8 after leveling the bonding, not 7 like the video said
I found a wild nokota in chapter 2 actually found a lot neat bards landing
I know this is a bit late-but some new folks with the PC release or, people like myself, who like to "Arthur Morgan" as I tell the Wife [[where one simply plays as Arthur and does not go past say Chapter 3 or 4 where everything turns into Missions versus as much Free-Roam]] I also "John Marston" from Red Dead1. Have the Save files at a certain point and do not go past there. lol. Anyway, you can get a Nokota in Chpt2. The train Station where you go get the Reverend. North West-just acriss the tracks is a Stranger mission with a Spanish Explorer. He has a Nokota-do it at night as the horse has a lantern and makes it easier to find in the dark.
I called my Nokota
Dokota it fit well and is one of my favorite horses
I don't personally prefer Nokotas but I got one off of that a-hol after beating him up, dragging him through the swamp and eventually fed him to the gators. I sold him later, hopefully he got a better owner.
Today in my Story Playthrew i ran into a random encounter and they got this bruised Nokota infront of their Wagon, Needless to say but i took that one. Never saw this Coat before and it seem to me pretty rare.
the blue nokota is legendary
i was near blackwater and suddenly i saw a carriage speeding by with one horse and 2 people. smth seemed off as they were quite fast. used my binoculars and apparently they were all arrowed dead. the poor horse was struck by 5 arrows and was covered in blood. i kept him c:
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