You get a horse in Project Gorgon by learning the Riding skill from Mythander in Eltibule and purchasing a horse from him after training. Riding unlocks mounts for humanoid characters and lets you travel faster by managing mount anxiety instead of fighting.

In Project Gorgon, horses are tied directly to the Riding skill and are earned through training, favor, and exploration rather than character level. You can also unlock Riding and obtain a horse through free methods involving wild horses, events, and gardening, making mounts accessible without spending councils.

Where To Learn Riding And Buy A Horse

Humanoid characters learn Riding from Mythander in Eltibule. He offers Riding training for a fee or through a quest and also sells horses directly.

Mythander teaches Riding to humanoids
He sells the standard horse mount
He unlocks Riding levels 51 to 60
He teaches higher Riding abilities like Gallop and Gentle Horse

Once Riding is learned, you can immediately use a horse after purchasing one from him.

Alternative Free Ways To Unlock Riding And A Horse

Wild horses can be interacted with in the open world. Repeatedly petting wild horses eventually triggers a quest that requires petting 10 horses, which rewards the Riding skill without paying councils.

Some events also reward items used to obtain a horse. Horse thief events occur at 1:00 am and 1:00 pm in locations like Serbule Hills and west of Serbule Keep. These events drop horse apple seeds and sometimes a horse breeding primer.

Horse apple seeds can be grown with Gardening level 6 and fertilizer. Once harvested, a horse apple can be used on a wild horse to attempt taming. If successful, the horse becomes a permanent mount.

What Happens When You Learn Riding

When you first learn Riding, the Lope ability is unlocked automatically. A horse icon also appears on the right side of the interface, which opens the Mount Window.

From the Mount Window you can:

Mount or dismount your horse
Equip saddles, saddlebags, reins, and horseshoes
Access saddlebag storage
View horse stats and anxiety levels

Hotkeys can also be assigned for mounting and storage access.

How Riding Experience Works

Riding does not gain experience from combat. Experience is earned by riding near enemies in dangerous areas and escaping safely without being knocked off your horse.

Ride close enough to enemies to cause mount anxiety
Do not get hit or forcibly dismounted
Travel through many different zones and locations
Avoid repeating the same routes too often

Higher Riding levels improve your survivability and armor while mounted.

Riding Level Unlocks After Getting A Horse

After purchasing a horse, Riding progression continues through additional NPC unlocks.

Levels 61 to 70 are unlocked by Pasha in Ilmari
Levels 71 to 80 are unlocked by Backfat in the Fae Realm

These unlocks allow stronger Riding abilities and better mount handling.

Horse Equipment And Tack

Horses benefit heavily from proper equipment. All tack is shared across mounts and loadouts.

Saddles and saddlebags are crafted with Saddlery
Horseshoes are crafted with Blacksmithing
Reins can be enchanted to track Riding experience areas

Mount equipment is tied to equipment loadouts and must be saved per loadout.

Pledge Package Horse Option

Some pledge packages include Riding and a horse.

One free horse
Riding skill unlocked at level 40
A 50 slot Easy Deluxe saddlebag

This can only be redeemed once per account on a single character.

Horse Versus Beast Form Mounts

Horses are the primary mount for humanoid characters. Beast forms such as Cow, Deer, Pig, Spider, Lycan, and Spirit Fox use separate mount forms taught by different trainers and do not require buying a horse.

Beast form mounts still benefit from the same tack system used by horses.

Final Note

Getting a horse in Project Gorgon is a straightforward but meaningful step. Learn Riding from Mythander, buy your horse, and level the skill through exploration and risk rather than combat. Mastery comes from knowing when to push danger and when to flee, which fits perfectly with the game’s exploration focused design.