So Horse B is going to be a comfortable riding horse who may or may not have draft training. Since Character B is used to war horses, this is the equivalent of going from a manual transmission racecar or maybe a Saab to an automatic transmission minivan. The horse will be slower, calmer, less likely to react angrily to a snapping stick, less likely to kick a stranger, not as maneuverable unless one of the farm teenagers with ambitions has been teaching it dressage-type moves for fun, potentially not as responsive to subtle commands. (Some horses are trained to respond to knee commands to turn as well as rein commands, more likely in a war horse where the rider will need their hands for weapons.)
If this is Character A's family's farm, Character A will likely assist Character B in introducing themselves to Horse B, and will probably make sure that Character B has a good stock of Horse B's favorite treats, and will tell Character B how Horse B likes to be touched. So Character B and Horse B should get off to a good start together. And Character A will have likely picked the most suitable horse for the situation -- one who is good with night rides on these roads, one who accepts strange riders, one without any unacceptable tricks, and one who won't have to be worked the next day.
Character B will be on the lookout for all kinds of annoying tricks that a tempermental war horse might do, but this horse is most likely to offer only the old saddle band trick (which Character B will automatically be on the lookout for, and might not even notice that they're looking out for it, because it's such a very very common horse trick).
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Date: 2025-01-23 12:42 am (UTC)If this is Character A's family's farm, Character A will likely assist Character B in introducing themselves to Horse B, and will probably make sure that Character B has a good stock of Horse B's favorite treats, and will tell Character B how Horse B likes to be touched. So Character B and Horse B should get off to a good start together. And Character A will have likely picked the most suitable horse for the situation -- one who is good with night rides on these roads, one who accepts strange riders, one without any unacceptable tricks, and one who won't have to be worked the next day.
Character B will be on the lookout for all kinds of annoying tricks that a tempermental war horse might do, but this horse is most likely to offer only the old saddle band trick (which Character B will automatically be on the lookout for, and might not even notice that they're looking out for it, because it's such a very very common horse trick).