Updated · Horses
Quick answer
The fastest confidence gain players found: ask for a gait change, then press S to praise the moment the horse does it — the window is very short, and it works during competitions too. The designed route is the desensitization course: lead the horse toward a scary object, praise when it's curious, give it space when it's worried. Treats and scritches add a little (more for Snacky / Cuddly horses). A warning icon now appears before an unprompted gait change so you can correct it; at about 80%+ confidence petting stops producing hearts, which is normal. Rebellious horses change gait even at full confidence. If a horse is 'explosive', it's under-exercised — lunge it and let it gallop a few times.
Deliberate. The August update slowed it because the demo let you max it too fast; the trade-off is that low confidence is easier to recover from, and you get a warning before gait changes.
Check for the Rebellious trait — it does exactly that, with only a half-second warning.
A state from too little exercise (Energetic horses hit it sooner) that locks training. Players fix it with a lunging session that includes a few gallops.
Checked against the current version on · Medium confidence — consistent community reports, not officially confirmed. Spotted something outdated? Tell us.
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