There are a lot of animals to choose from for mounts, hunter pets, and battle pets in World of Warcraft. I’m fond of many of them, but today I’m focusing on horses. Why? Because it’s my father’s 79th birthday and he started riding horses in his 50s and was a natural. Although he left this world in 2009, his spirit is always with me and I think about him and miss him every single day.
My dad started riding horses because I started riding when I was 13 and he came to every single lesson. He’d help out around the stables and at shows and became friends with everyone there. After a few years of me riding, he decided he’d give it a try and he took to it like a fish takes to water! He could also swim like a fish too so maybe there’s a correlation there. He started doing jumps much sooner than I had and he placed well when competing in shows. Most important of all, he loved riding and it was awesome being able to ride together.
The other day I finally earned exalted on Syaine with the Order of Embers and Stormsong’s Wake and promptly purchases the Smoky Charger and Dapple Gray horse mounts. I’d reached exatled with Proudmoore Admiralty a while ago and of course already had the Admiralty Stallion. I love the updated horse models in World of Warcraft and wish they would update horses across the board, but they haven’t yet. Even though my latest horse mounts can’t fly, I still love them. Even when they act a bit less than graceful sometimes…
In honor of my father’s birthday, I decided to ride only horse mounts today, aside from flight point mounts obviously. Fortunately, I have the Headless Horseman’s Mount so I have a flying horse when necessary. I also have the paladin class mount and warlock class mount for flying horse options on those classes.
I also decided to finally tame a couple unicorn hunter pets on Sriset. I’ve been meaning to do so since they became tamable but they kept slipping my mind. I’m so glad I have them now because I love how much true horse personality they have. I gave them names that honor my father in a cute way and I’m sure he appreciates the gesture.
It might seem silly to some for me to make today a day of horses in World of Warcraft as a way to honor my father, but it’s helping me feel closer to him, lifting my spirits, and making the world seem a bit less lonely.
Srinity 