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Red Dead Redemption 2

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Ardennes, Standard
War horse

Ardennes

Standard

WarLarge

Ardennes is a War breed. The wiki records no wild spawn for it, so it is bought or given.

The wiki publishes no figures for this one.

Breed
Horse
Handling
Standard
Size
Large
Coats
Not stated
Found at
Not stated

Player notes

The Ardennes is a large War horse breed in Red Dead Redemption 2, based on horses from the Ardennes region of France, Belgium and Luxembourg. It is among the heaviest breeds in the game. Its build is marked by a bulky body, a broad head and thick feathering around the lower legs.

Ardennes horses have high health and stamina for their class, while their speed and acceleration are lower or average. Standard handling gives them moderate agility and responsiveness despite their weight and size. They are built as war horses, with endurance and durability taking precedence over quick movement.

The regular Ardennes appears in Strawberry Roan and Bay Roan coats, with certain coats available to buy. The Iron Grey Roan is a special variant. Bill Williamson rides the only Brown Roan Ardennes, Brown Jack, throughout 1899. A unique War Horse Ardennes is available at the stable to those who pre-ordered Red Dead Redemption 2, and has the same stats as the Strawberry Roan.

Trivia

  • โ—†A Bay Roan can be obtained for free as bounty hunters often spawn with them.
  • โ—†A Strawberry Roan can be obtained earlier for free by using an exploit with the random encounter with the drunk driver near Lone Mule Stead.
  • โ—†This Strawberry Roan is always a female.
  • โ—†This breedโ€™s voice clips are lower pitched than other breeds. They used to be the only horse in the game to have this until the Breton released. They are still currently the only story mode horse to have this.
  • โ—†Once stabled, the War Horse cannot be sold. If the player bonds with two horses while the horse is not in the stable, or the horse dies, the player will no longer have ownership of the War Horse and they will have to buy the horse again from the stable.
  • โ—†All Ardennes including the War Horse can be spawned (even in the Standard Edition of the game) via the cheat code "You are a beast built for war" or "You want something new". The player can save all of them except for the Brown Roan using a glitch that involves the mission "Angelo Bronte, A Man of Honor".
  • โ—†The Strawberry Roan is a chestnut base roan featuring a star and reverse dappling.
  • โ—†The Bay Roan is a silver bay with white hair that has not been bleached by the sun, in addition to a star and stripe.
  • โ—†The Iron Grey Roan is in actuality a blue roan featuring the same face marking as the Bay Roan.
  • โ—†The Brown Roan is a silver bay roan featuring reverse dappling. It is unclear what the light patches of fur seen on the body represent, though it may be the result of an uneven distribution of the sooty gene.

Last verified September 14, 2026