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Spurred to Victory

Spurred to Victory

Complete 20 story missions without switching to a new horse at a hitching post.

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How to unlock the Spurred to Victory achievement in Red Dead Redemption - Definitive Guide

Spurred to Victory
Complete 20 story missions without switching to a new horse at a hitching post. (Secret) (Missable)

I made the solution mainly for those who are having to replay to get the achievement so I made it as fool-proof as I could. After hearing from more players it seems my solution is verging on paranoid lol. But after trying 3 times to get the achievement, that's how I felt. It probably comes down to simply - Never hitch any horse to a hitching post.

If you are starting a new game and you follow these guidelines, this achievement will unlock after mission 21. Otherwise, check to see if you have at least 20 missions left in the game and make sure to follow the guidelines. Here is a link to a mission list. http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption_missions

TA member teamwrk has verified that missions replayed from the Stats > Missions menu ***DO NOT*** count toward this achievement.

Guidelines
*Do not hitch any horse, including your own, to a hitching post. The game will force you to do this a couple of times at the beginning. No worries, this will not reset the counter. ***A few players have told me that they hitched the stallion without resetting the counter but I still recommend playing it safe and staying away from hitching posts.

*Always whistle for your horse when allowed. Do not take a horse from a hitching post, not even your own, unless the game forces you to do so. If you see your horse is hitched, just whistle and it will come. ***This may or may not be necessary but I think it's better to be safe than have to replay 21 missions over and over again.

*You will get a new horse during a mission with Bonnie. During the mission you will break a stallion (the Kentucky Saddlebred) and Bonnie will tell you to keep it. You can continue on using the Kentucky Saddlebred as this will not reset your counter.

*On the Seth mission when he tells you to steal a horse, instead mount your own horse and point your weapon at the law officers or lasso one of their horses. When you get your bounty, ride away and they will follow. ***This may not be necessary but it's an option if you don't want to chance it.

*If your horse dies, reload your most recent game-save. Save often!!!

*Do not use any horse deeds

Additional Tips
If this is your first play-through and you will be doing side missions and such, make sure you use your campsite to save often. Challenges do not auto-save until completed, so save after any progress you make with challenges.

If you are starting a new game just to get this achievement and want to get through as quickly as possible, use your campsite to fast travel to mission start locations and skip cut scenes. It will still probably take a 2 1/2 - 3 hours.

There are three save slots to choose from when you start a new game. Be careful not to save over a game you want to keep.

Good Luck!

Below are comments that I thought were relevant in specific situations.

** just a little addition that may not have been made entirely clear, I started the game with the war horse, when you get the stallion for the bonnie mission, do not use the deed to get your war horse back, otherwise the counter resets, I ended up getting the achievement with the war horse on mission 27
Posted by minus15T on 13 May 11 13:18:21

** I didnt see it mentioned in other comments, but if you allow your honor to drop to Desperado, when you whistle, a Dark Horse will respond. If you save with that horse, your counter will reset as well. I highly recommend that anyone attempting this achievement keep using the Kentucky Saddler for the duration as it is very easily recognizable and during many of the Act 1 missions it is unlikely that you'll come across any civilian riding one or randomly hitched to confuse you. +1 for the thorough guide (except for the dark horse mention!)
Posted by SGT Impaler on 03 Jun 11 11:47:07
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02 Jun 2010 21:11

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for the record I unhitched my own horse and it popped at mission 21 complete.
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By on 02 Jun 2010 23:45
I believe you but since we have no counter to tell us where this is resetting I would rather be safe. It's no trouble to just whistle your horse.
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By THRACE 462753 on 02 Jun 2010 23:50
Counter, did you ever actually hitch your horse yourself?
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By THRACE 462753 on 02 Jun 2010 23:51
Man I hate this stupid achievement. One thing was my Kentucky Saddler died, and I didn't have a save ready to go or I actually saved over it or something. Then I buy the Kentucky Saddler deed to get my horse back...I then had been doing all missions in a row, but the stupid Seth mission restarted the counter again I guess. I just finished up the Fort Mercer Assault, so hopefully I will get this sometime in Act 2. It is still a stupid achievement though.
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By Shemp Howard on 03 Jun 2010 14:20
It is one of the most annoying achievements I have seen in a game. The fact that they made it secret almost guarantees that many people will miss it on their first play-through. They didn't put a counter that we can see so it's all trial and error. Seems like a last minute, not well though out addition to an otherwise fun achievement list.
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By THRACE 462753 on 03 Jun 2010 20:20
I dont think I ever hitched it unless told to by a mission, but I did unhitch it.
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By on 04 Jun 2010 00:47
Wow! I posted this solution over 2 years ago and never received a negative vote until now. And of course, no comment to say why the neg. lame.
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By THRACE 462753 on 11 Oct 2012 10:59
Yup pretty damn sad. Don't you hate the human race sometimes.
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By on 11 Oct 2012 13:36
i hitched my horse multiple times early on in the game and unlocked it somewhere in early mexico. i dont think that affects it. but then again i never checked my mission counter either.
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By xShtanky on 04 Jun 2010 22:07
@xShtanky If it unlocked for you sometime in Mexico you were well past mission 21 so there is still a chance that it did affect it.
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By THRACE 462753 on 04 Jun 2010 22:10
If someone reading this was able to unlock the achievement right after mission 21 and hitched or unhitched their horse, please post and let me know. Thanks.
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By THRACE 462753 on 04 Jun 2010 22:14
+1 started a new game and got it after mission 21 following this guide. took me less than a couple of hours.
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By Phoenix C64 on 05 Jun 2010 09:54
So i understand that replaying missions counts toward this achievement?
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By onnovdw on 07 Jun 2010 11:41
@onnovdw I don't know if you can do it that way. I doubt it. But if you try it and it works definitely let me know. I started a new game and played through the first 21 missions to unlock.
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By THRACE 462753 on 07 Jun 2010 21:05
I'd just like to clarify that missions replayed from the "Stats > Missions" menu ***DO NOT*** count toward this achievement. I spent the last two hours doing it that way to no avail. You must advance through the story in order to unlock this achievement.
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By on 09 Jun 2010 07:19
Thanks for posting that teamwrk. I'll add that info to the solution.
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By THRACE 462753 on 09 Jun 2010 19:48
@jonswan12 As I said in my solution. You can take the stallion and it will not reset the counter. To be safe though I would recommend not to ever hitch it at a hitching post.
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By THRACE 462753 on 16 Jun 2010 23:00
What mission would you typically reach before this popped if you start from scratch?
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By Pixie Ninja on 17 Jun 2010 21:32
@Pixie Ninja Usually during one of the Irish missions if you have done all the available missions before Irish.
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By THRACE 462753 on 17 Jun 2010 21:45
I still have not got this achievement and now I am in Mexico. Do I need to restart again? I also have 46 out 48 achievements, so this achievement is really killing me. Even at work I think why is this achievement so hard to obtain?
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By JJFinch1987 on 21 Jun 2010 13:02
Bastards.

I worked through up to "Wild Horses, Tamed Passions" last night and at the end of the mission I got off the Stallion and whistled, thinking it only saved as my new horse if I hitched it, the blue horse icon flashed over the Stallion and disappeared. I turned the game off and deleted the save file in disgust.

Then today I check the solution here and see that I could of carried on regardless and now I'm just disgusted with myself. I have to do at least the first 8 or 9 missions again (the fourth time).

You'll get your thumbs up when I get my achievement!
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By Cormac on 21 Jun 2010 18:07
@Cormac ah that sucks. we've all done it at one time or another so don't feel to bad.
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By THRACE 462753 on 21 Jun 2010 20:48
@JJFINCH3457 When that happened for me I started over because I didn't want to play through the entire game not knowing when/if the achievement might pop. Were you following the guidelines in my solution?
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By THRACE 462753 on 21 Jun 2010 21:13
@THRACE I followed your guidelines by going by your * 's. Im going to restart and follow your mission checklist.
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By JJFinch1987 on 21 Jun 2010 21:32
@JJFINCH3457 I really can't think of anything else that might cause the counter to reset unless it's some kind of glitch. Hope it works out for you this time.
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By THRACE 462753 on 21 Jun 2010 21:40
awful achievement, at some point through i used a horse deed not knowing about this cheevo, then later my horse died, just did the last mission and didnt get the achievement... my count must have been at least 17 at that point. so frustrating.
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By JimboJambo86 on 26 Jun 2010 14:49
I got to 100% complete do i need to start all over to get this achevment??????
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By fosho22650 on 30 Jun 2010 04:18
@fosho22650 Unfortunately, yes. You can save your game save that has your 100% complete and start a new game using one of the other game save slots. Just be careful not to save over any save you want to keep.
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By THRACE 462753 on 30 Jun 2010 04:39
@THRACE I finally have this achievement. I made sure my horse stayed alive and got it after my first Irish mission. I used the horse I got from Bonnie and follow all the guidelines you posted. Im so happy to finally have all the achievements in this game. If they make another Red Dead Redemption, I will get it!
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By JJFinch1987 on 02 Jul 2010 12:51
For some reason my horse changed automatically after doing pike basin with the Marshall. Even went to my save and redid the mission. I wound up getting the achievement after Lucky in Love (only did LR missions after going to Mexico)
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By Chakaal Starr on 04 Jul 2010 08:12
@Cormac Thanks for the feedback :) Glad you were able to get the achievement finally. I also had some friends who got the achievement and weren't even trying. I guess they just never bothered hitching.
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By THRACE 462753 on 08 Jul 2010 10:10
Hey, Would just replaying a story mission 20 times from the pause menu count to this achievement?
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By Kahuna28 on 14 Jul 2010 09:59
teamwrk has verified that missions replayed from the Stats > Missions menu ***DO NOT*** count toward this achievement.
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By THRACE 462753 on 14 Jul 2010 20:00
@Dave You are probably right. If your horse dies and you don't care whether you have that same horse you can probably continue on with whatever horse you get when you whistle. Just don't hitch the horse. Same with using the deeds. I haven't verified this but it makes sense. I made the solution mainly for those who are having to replay to get the achievement, as I did, so I made it as fool-proof as I could to avoid having to try multiple times.
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By THRACE 462753 on 28 Jul 2010 22:55
IDK, the achievement popped up for me (on irish's second mission, so around the 20mission mark i would have thought) and I've hitched and un-hitched my horse plenty of times
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By BananaBM on 31 Jul 2010 18:27
@BananaBM Glad it worked out for you, but that was not the case for many of us. It's all really a guessing game as far as what might reset the counter. Since I now have the achievement I can't do any further testing.
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By THRACE 462753 on 01 Aug 2010 00:43
There are only 3 save slots and 1 autosave slot. To start a new game press Start, choose Game, select the slot you want to use. Press x to start a new game on that slot.
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By THRACE 462753 on 21 Aug 2010 23:34
OK, thanks for the clarification. I kinda didn't want to burn either of those two slots I mentioned, so I'll just be careful with the one. I had hoped I could bounce between two just in case of a mistake but ah well.
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By Leon Kowalski on 22 Aug 2010 00:38
Yeah...I'm not sure why they're so stingy with the save slots. It would have been nice to have a ME type setup.
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By THRACE 462753 on 22 Aug 2010 00:48
replayed game 4 times now completed first 30 missions everytime... still no luck, any advice?
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By Uplink oo Seven on 25 Aug 2010 22:23
@Uplink oo Seven - Aside from the guidelines in my solution? Nope. My solution is probably overkill as it is. Are you hitching your horse? If yes, don't. If you play through without hitching a horse (besides the few times the game forces you) then it should unlock after mission 21. Remember, they have to be story missions, not stranger missions. If you want to be absolutely sure to unlock it, start again and follow all the guidelines.
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By THRACE 462753 on 25 Aug 2010 22:34
So after trying all suggestions, incl the paranoid ones, in on my 3rd play thru and it won't unlock.
I have had none of the achievement issues others have mentioned, this seems to be an anomaly.
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By smplguy on 08 Sep 2010 16:40
Looks like they were able to recover many of the solutions :) Removed my duplicate solution.
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By THRACE 462753 on 12 Oct 2010 00:32
Just to confirm this unlocked for me after completing mission 21. Took me almost exactly 2 and a half hours if anyone was looking for a time estimate.
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By terrett101 on 07 Jan 2011 05:48
I hope doing this achievement is worth it because I just saved over my 100% complete saved file by accident.
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By DeeSwitz TTV on 29 Jan 2011 02:49
Good guide and tips. Got it first play through on mission 21
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By DragonFangDan on 29 Jan 2011 22:09
I just got this achievement. I don't even know what hitching is or how to do it. I didn't even know this was an achievement.. Lol.
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By DaOverUnder on 01 Feb 2011 18:53
For the first missions by Nigel West Dickens, you are forced to drive a wagon. Does this reset the counter?
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By Selkirk16 on 13 Feb 2011 02:51
@Selkirk16 no it does not.
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By THRACE 462753 on 13 Feb 2011 03:09
For the first missions by Nigel West Dickens, you are forced to drive a wagon. Does this reset the counter?
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By Selkirk16 on 13 Feb 2011 03:28
Ok so it doesn't reset it as what you do during missions won't affect this unless your horse dies. Got it right on cue after Irish's 1st mission. Thanks!
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By Selkirk16 on 13 Feb 2011 05:03
Got this last night. Thanks do much for the guide. Worked like a charm. +1 from me.
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By Gryphonskull on 04 Mar 2011 16:17
good guide thanks,mine didnt pop til i was about 24 missions in (crossing the border with irish)
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By Wigfish on 13 Mar 2011 16:05
if your horse dies, can't you just whistle for a new one? lol
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By ClaytThaGreat on 13 Jun 2011 05:42
if your horse dies, can't you just whistle for a new one? lol
Posted by ClaytThaGreat on 13 Jun 11 05:42:03

Maybe :) u let us know. k?
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By THRACE 462753 on 13 Jun 2011 23:03
Completed on mission 21. Thanks for the tips!
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By Grizzly Bear on 11 Oct 2011 03:53
Congrats Griz :)
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By THRACE 462753 on 11 Oct 2011 07:00
On two separate occasions my horse has been changed at the end or the beginning of a mission. I spent the money on the war horse so I don't like being reduced to using the regular slower steeds. Anyone know why it keeps getting reset? I'm already halfway through the game and still no achievement.
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By SpazCool on 19 Oct 2011 14:00
@SpazCool Did your horse ever die? That can cause a random horse to appear. I have heard that this achievement can be done with the War Horse but players have reported that it popped later that mission 21. All I can suggest is finish your play-through and if it doesn't pop and you still want the achievement - replay without the War Horse using my recommendations. Good Luck.
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By THRACE 462753 on 19 Oct 2011 21:53
If anyone has better info regarding getting this achievement using the War Horse DLC please post and I will add it to the solution. Thanks.
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By THRACE 462753 on 20 Oct 2011 01:09
FYI, having your horse stolen is the equivalent of the horse dying.
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By The Globalizer on 10 Nov 2011 05:03
thnx mate great guide it popped for me at mission 21 very helpfull
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By kirchroa rjc on 12 Dec 2011 14:01
Awesome! Glad it was helpful =D
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By THRACE 462753 on 13 Dec 2011 02:31
Worked to perfection. Achievement popped after the twenty first mission. Thanks for the solution.
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By xx CORNDAWG xx on 20 Dec 2011 01:26
sorry didnt read all the comments so this may be redundant. But i got the stallion, later on bought another horse. Always hitched them, but never got them at the pole only whistled. I got the achievement at my 21st mission completed.
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By NoobgamerValbo on 21 Dec 2011 10:18
So I realized now that I had killed my horse in the third mission where you race Bonnie. I accidentally ran off a cliff and did the quick load back to finish the race. Any idea if that resets the counter? I am now at 18 missions completed, but should I still get this achievement if I play a few more missions? I haven't let the horse die yet and I haven't switched yet.
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By Senior Chupon on 03 Jan 2012 20:37
It's been a while. i can only guess that if that mission is before you get the Kentucky Saddlebred it may not reset. If it was the Kentucky Saddlebred that died it might reset. There really is no way to know for sure though. Since you are so far along all you can do is keep playing and follow the guidelines. Good luck :)
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By THRACE 462753 on 03 Jan 2012 23:18
Well I got it at mission 21 just like everyone else said. Funny thing was though, I ended up "losing" my horse at the end of the first mission with Irish where you are supposed to get the gatling gun. I had to restart from the last save and when I finished it again "pop" there it went.

So it looks like you can lose the horse in that early race mission and it won't count as a death if you do the quick start.
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By Senior Chupon on 04 Jan 2012 16:11
Congrats :)
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By THRACE 462753 on 05 Jan 2012 03:25
Got this achievement before I finished the New Austin chapter. I finished all of Bonnie's missions, all of the Marshal's, all of Seth's, all of Nigel's, then after completing the first mission from Irish, the achievement popped.

I followed all the guidelines from this solution and the achievement unlocked right on time.
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By Mobius Evalon on 16 Jan 2012 23:54
When does the achievement pop?
I.E does it pop when you hitch/unhitch
Or
Does it automatically pop once the 20 mission has been completed?
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By Nynjahh on 02 Apr 2012 19:04
I just got this as I completed the fire in the barn mission for bonnie. I can confirm that i DID unhitch one of the police horses. It does not look like that mission deters from the accessability of the acheivements
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By BonnieTheBigVig on 14 Apr 2012 01:07
@NinjaKIUK ummm did u read the solution?
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By THRACE 462753 on 14 Apr 2012 05:58
@BonnieTheBigVig ty for adding that info.
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By THRACE 462753 on 14 Apr 2012 06:00
Got the achievement after doiing first Irish mission.
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By CraigyB78#8653 on 16 May 2012 12:49
Two questions:

1)If your horse changes colors, does that mean the counter resets? I just finished the attack on Fort Mercer, walked around and went inside, came out, whistled for horse and it looks like a different one showed up. Going to try a reload, but I am curious.

2) Can you see the "missions with same horse counter"? I looked, but I don't see it, so I think not.

Thanks
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By Onza on 29 Jun 2012 19:23
@Onza It is likely that if you got a different horse then your original horse died and the counter was reset. It is hard to say for sure since there is no counter in the stats to show "missions with the same horse".
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By THRACE 462753 on 25 Jul 2012 02:04
Yah but whoever that neg vote belongs to sucks at life!
Honestly TA needs to identify neg voters... Click the neg and see who left it.
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By on 12 Oct 2012 00:39
Or you should be required to comment on neg vote.
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By THRACE 462753 on 15 Dec 2012 23:43
Glad you were able to get the achievement Mike. It is mentioned at the beginning of my solution. "If you are starting a new game and you follow these guidelines, this achievement will unlock after mission 21. Otherwise, check to see if you have at least 20 missions left in the game and make sure to follow the guidelines. Here is a link to a mission list. http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption_missions "
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By THRACE 462753 on 30 Jan 2013 00:54
Absolutely perfect guide - thank you! For what it's worth I got the achievement with 2 hrs 44 mins of in-game time, which included one side-mission by accident but skipping all the cut scenes. It's possible to knock this out in an afternoon if you follow this guide.
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By sjpsjpsjp on 04 Feb 2013 11:11
Thanks, glad you got the achievement without a hitch ... get it? without a hitch? heehee ;)
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By THRACE 462753 on 05 Feb 2013 01:38
Yessss. :) Just got it used the Stallion from the mission where Bonnie gives it to you and ended up getting it after a mission in Mexico on the 2nd Act. I was almost certain that it wasn't going to unlock because that was well over 20 missions.
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By oG Yeah on 13 Feb 2013 20:47
Great guide. I didnt use a hitch at all just to be safe and my achievement unlocked after mission 21.
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By Solario32 on 09 Mar 2013 15:17
@Solario32 Great! Glad it was helpful :) Thanks for the feedback
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By THRACE 462753 on 15 Mar 2013 06:42
So my horse can't die but is it ok if my character does?
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By J4CKA1 on 08 May 2013 02:08
yes it's ok if you die :)
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By THRACE 462753 on 08 May 2013 08:20
Oh the irony.
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By Onza on 08 May 2013 13:22
I kept the original War horse, and used a hitching post several times, and it popped after the mission with Nigel where you ride shotgun and fight off the angry customers, even though I'd used the post about 5 missions ago.
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By mothb0 on 08 Jun 2013 09:09
this achievement suckssssssssssssssss lol
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By lMORGMANl on 17 Jun 2013 21:34
got it finally today after the 3rd attempt, my horse did die I whistled to call it and it fell down a hill. I just loaded my recent check point and continued on and got the achievement thank god lol
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By lMORGMANl on 18 Jun 2013 00:47
Congrats!
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By THRACE 462753 on 18 Jun 2013 01:11
You're welcome kin3tiks :) Glad it worked out for you finally.
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By THRACE 462753 on 11 Jul 2013 03:18
Good stuff ARISDRAGON :)
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By THRACE 462753 on 08 Aug 2013 00:07
I finally got this terrible achievement after my first mission in Blackwater. This is my first playthrough, and I'd done about five missions before I came back to it. I'm almost sure I didn't get my horse killed at any time, but I did do some online multiplayer before I went to Mexico, and I'm wondering if that's what reset my mission counter.
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By DrNefario on 13 Sep 2013 12:32
Multi-player doesn't affect the counter. Glad you got the chievo :)
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By THRACE 462753 on 30 Sep 2013 12:32
Where does the Kentucky Saddler go to after I break it and ride back to Bonnie then head into town and start the storm mission? It disappeared... I thought it was supposed to become the default horse? Was I supposed to hitch it somewhere?
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By Anthony Ajax on 09 Oct 2013 05:49
Anthony Ajax- it didn't become the default for me either, take a look at ARISDRAGON's comment a few above (it didn't for him either, or for me) I'm not very far along so hopefully it pops when it should.
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By Sebacean Hybrid on 25 Oct 2013 16:07
I thought i was going to miss this, but it turns out that this was the second achievement i've unlocked. :D
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By TheBeast0997 on 02 Feb 2014 12:46
Could not get this damn thing to pop. Was on mission 27 and nothing, so I decided to hitch my horse for the very first time and see if it would pop at mission 38. Went and did mission 28, bam, it pops.....?
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By SpoolinChaos on 11 Mar 2014 03:06
Hey THRACE, I got a possible update for you, but I'd need someone to verify, as I am not 100% sure myself.

But I just got it one Mission 39. However, I know I used the War Horse deed at least once, if not twice.
So, I think ( again, don't take my word until somebody verifies ) that you can use the War Horse Deed ( if that is the one that Bonnie gives you in the beginning ) and it not affect your counter.
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By DCM7734 on 27 Jun 2014 03:47
What's with the Mission where you need to save the Hourse in the burning Barn?
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By King fiShiZ on 10 Jul 2016 16:01
If the mission requires you to get on a horse your good... also missions where you have to tame a wild horse are good aswell I just got it
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By vhs capture on 11 Jul 2016 17:07
This is such an awful achievement. The requirements are different than what the description says. I didn't ever use a hitching post but my horse died and I also used a horse deed at some point. I'm right before the last mission and have no idea if I'll get this achievement.
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By Shadow XBL on 09 May 2017 06:04
Thank you! I stole the horse in Seth’s mission but still got the achievement. Got it on mission 21. Took 2hr35 in total.
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By Bobtheboffin on 07 Feb 2018 00:14
Please include in your guide what buttons to press to whistle. I just started playing the game and I see no option to whistle.
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By E vee dub on 02 Apr 2018 13:49
It's up on the d pad to whistle for your horse
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By Senior Chupon on 02 Apr 2018 13:57
I was going after this achievement after finding out about way later, and the whole time I was worried if I had to complete 20 missions in one sitting or saving and quitting was allowed. You should explicitly mention this in the guide.

Still, +1 from me!
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By psportal on 10 Jun 2020 12:02
I've been trying to get this achievement for years now 🙈. This has got to best help I've found. It's simple and straight to the point. Others I find go round the house then you for get what you wanted to find out anyway. Cheers dude 🤘🏻
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By krazydimpl3z on 25 Jan 2022 00:10
I got this achievment in Act 1 I wonder if this includes stranger missions
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By Spyro#6479 on 17 Feb 2022 07:39
So if a horse dies during a mission will reloading a checkpoint work? I noticed it still counts the death in stats, so I reloaded. My horse kept riding off the cliff next to the bridge in the Bonnie race like it had a death wish.
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By GhostJohn325 on 30 Jun 2022 19:34
Ah cock , I dunno how I missed the mention of using my own horse in the Seth mission. Well that's a balls
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By SeanyMcBiker on 16 Aug 2023 05:48
When I went through again without hitching or unhitching it unlocked after mission 21. While I can't be absolutely certain that hitching or unhitching your own horse affects the counter I can say that I did both on my first try and the achievement did not unlock. When hitching my horse in Armadillo it glitched and my horse disappeared and a wagon appeared. Maybe this is what did it. Who knows. Best to steer away from the hitching posts imo.
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By THRACE 462753 on 04 Jun 2010 21:45
I am stuck at the wild horses, taimed passions (or something like that) mission. It's the one where you have to break the 2 horses with bonnie and her dad and then the stallion. After I break the stallion is says to take it to Bonnie. If I do that then I lose my previous horse. I tried getting off the stallion after breaking it and then getting on my horse and then lassoing the stallion. After doing that a guy comes up on his horse and says "Don't worry I'll take it from here Mr. Farston" and then just sits there. I wait... nothing. I even tried dragging the lassoed stallion over to Bonnie and nothing happens, it just keeps saying to mount the Stallion. Anybody else run into this?

PS. Also agree this is the MOST annoying achievement in the otherwise pretty solid (but glitchy) game
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By xraySWAN on 16 Jun 2010 22:49
I got this achievement a while back now after about 3 attempts. Whats strange is that I have a couple of friends who got the achievement on their first playthrough, the strange part is that they don't care about achievements they will have just been playing through the missions without being distracted by side missions. It appears we're making it more difficult than it is!

You get your feedback now Thrace.
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By Cormac on 05 Jul 2010 16:03
From what i understand about this achievement from reading the achievement descrption, it seems to me that this achievement is alot simpler then people are making out.

For instance, the official description of this achievement is "Complete 20 story missions without switching to a new horse at a hitching post."

(The key word being AT)

Now to me this means, it doesn't matter if you are forced to get a new mount by the game.. just don't hitch it anywhere manually. If you start a mission and your horse is already at a hitching post this to shouldn't matter as the game has placed it there and should therfore not reset the counter.

In short:
** DON'T hitch your horse manually unless instructed to do so by the game.
** Whenever you need a horse always whistle for yours, even if your horse is hitched at a post by the game, whistle for it ust to be safe.
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By Unlikely Potato on 28 Jul 2010 22:21
just a little addition that may not have been made entirely clear, I started the game with the war horse, when you get the stallion for the bonnie mission, do not use the deed to get your war horse back, otherwise the counter resets, I ended up getting the achievement with the war horse on mission 27
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By minus15T on 13 May 2011 13:18
I didnt see it mentioned in other comments, but if you allow your honor to drop to Desperado, when you whistle, a Dark Horse will respond. If you save with that horse, your counter will reset as well. I highly recommend that anyone attempting this achievement keep using the Kentucky Saddler for the duration as it is very easily recognizable and during many of the Act 1 missions it is unlikely that you'll come across any civilian riding one or randomly hitched to confuse you.

+1 for the thorough guide (except for the dark horse mention!)
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By SGT Impaler on 03 Jun 2011 11:47
Hahaha! well I wouldn't go as far as hate but it is sad indeed. There are a lot of cool people in the gaming community that have gone out of their way for me. I'm not gonna let one lame neg vote blind me to that ;)
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By THRACE 462753 on 11 Oct 2012 23:12
Someone may have said this explicitly elsewhere but I didn't see it... It's worth noting that if you screw this up in the beginning of the game you can pick 20 consecutive missions at any point throughout the storyline. I think my horse got killed offscreen a few times early in the game before I realized what was happening, but then I stuck with one horse for a while in the middle of the story. Just popped this on a MacDougal mission near the end of the game, so pick this one up whenever as long as you've finished less than 38 missions (I'm assuming... since there are 57 missions) so that you don't have to replay the first 4 hours.
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By MikeWurzWho on 29 Jan 2013 23:50
+1
Followed this guide, popped first mission on Irish after completion, "A Frenchman, a Welshman and an Irishman" (the only quest marker left, since I finished all others.)

**Side notes** (For those as scared as I was. I was on my 5th play-through)

*My horse died once on "Obstacles in Our Path" (I dash boarded and let the game pick my save.)
*Anytime I failed a mission, I dash boarded (even if my horse didn't die).
*I failed the race on "The Sport of Kings, and Liars" and clicked "retry."


Thank you Thrace!
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By kin3tiks on 05 Jul 2013 07:08
Yup. The game tells you that early. Just hadn't gotten there yet.
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By E vee dub on 02 Apr 2018 17:41
Just got this last night. I followed the walkthrough and it popped right after "A Frenchman, a Welshman and an Irishman." My horse never got into any danger of being killed, but I saved after every mission just in case I needed to reload. I used the horse that I got after completing "Wild Horses, Tamed Passions."
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By PraXis91x on 07 Oct 2018 16:32
I have to say, this achievement is more forgiving than most here imply. I rode several horses before I got the Stallion from Bonnie and stuck with it. It got killed several times (sometimes by me shooting it by accident), and I had to reload. I also rode several horses by mistake due to them walking in my path as I was trying to loot a corpse by hitting Y. Again, I had to reload a my save everytime and I was ok. After crossing into Mexico you automatically are forced to ride the horse waiting on the bank. I dismounted and called my stallion and apparently that didn't break the streak. I am not saying that you're safe riding other horses, but apparently if you avoid hitching altogether, you should be good. I got the achievement afterI freed the prisoners from the prison wagon.
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By MrZombieChicken on 09 Sep 2021 21:16
First, thanks THRACE for a perfect guide on this achievement! You could have not been more clear than your original post a few years ago!

Let me just add this though about using War Horse.....
I got this last night. I had finished the game and had to play through again to get it. I used War Horse through the entire process. In the Bonnie missions that REQUIRE you to ride or hitch horses, it WILL NOT effect the counter. This includes breaking the Kentucky Saddler and riding the horse out of the burning barn.
As soon as the mission ended that you have to break the Kentucky Saddler, I got off the horse and used the campsite to save and when I continued on, I had my War Horse back not the Kentucky Saddler.
Also, for those worried about the Seth mission that requires you to steal a horse, DON'T! Stay on your horse and just point your gun at one of the two lawmen and you will get a $5 bounty and they will chase you. Just out run them until the bounty is gone and return to Seth when directed.
I got the achievement right after the 1st Irish mission was completed. Bottom line is this....
1) DO NOT hitch or ride another horse unless the mission requires you to do so!
2) Whatever you do, do not let your horse die, if you do, the counter resets
3) Do not use a deed to get ANY horse, just use the one you start with (if you start with War) or continue to use the Kentucky Saddler when you get it from Bonnie.
4) ALWAYS whistle for your horse
5) Most importantly, HAVE FUN!
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By TSGTDRAGON on 07 Aug 2013 06:53
I know this game has been out so long there's a plethora of guides for this achievement but for anyone who reads this comment, Id like to reaffirm/correct some things. For one, hitching your horse is absolutely fine (your horse being the only horse you hitch of course). I feel like this guide is neurotic in many senses and causes undue stress because of that neurosis. So hitch away as long as youre sure its your horse. I used the War Horse so I had no trouble with accidentally using another horse b/c of how distinctive it is. Secondly, using a deed at any time, even if its the same breed of horse, resets the counter. This happened to me during my sixth mission where you get the Kentucky Saddler and so I didnt get achievement until mission 27 in Mexico (I just really like that damn black horse). Luckily, thats the only instance where the game fucks you by making your default horse a different one than you had. In most cases the Kentucky Saddler is a superior horse, but for those of us with the War Horse its actually a downgrade. Lastly, always check that the horse you are on is your trusty steed by looking at the stamina bar. It should be fully filled if this is the horse you use. The game dupicated my War Horse once after a bounty mission and I caught this glitch just in time because I noticed the horse's stamin wasn't maxed for loyalty. Good luck and sorry for the lack of paragraphs
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By Miu Meo Thy on 22 Aug 2014 14:13
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The new easiest way is to just tie your first horse to a hitching post and then don't ever tie another one to a hitching post for the remainder of the game. This way it doesn't matter if your horse dies or if you use any horse deeds because as long as you never tie another horse to a hitching post it only registers that first and therefore, 20 missions later you get the achievement. Taking a horse from the hitching post because of a mission doesn't count as you having tied it up so don't worry when they put your horse on a post for you. It only counts if you actively tie it the hitching post yourself.

Using this solution and THRACE 462753's guidelines above, you should have no problems with this one.
(Taken from http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Spurred_To_Victory)
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Great guide. Worked like a charm. Just wanted to say the game may force you to hitch your horse two times. After that just don't hitch again 'til the achievement pops up. When the game automatically hitched my horse when ever I saved or did a mission I always whistled for it. I never got my horse while it was hitched. Needless to say I never let my horse die and I got this achievement once I completed "A Gentle Drive with Friends."
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By iMarcia x on 10 Sep 2010 17:18
When do you recommend doing that first hitch? I would assume after you can whistle, but when is this? I'm starting a new game, just to get this one achievement. Really don't want to mess it up. Thanks.
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By Onza on 26 Jul 2012 19:27
Why does it say it doesn't matter if your horse dies. Then tells you to keep the horse alive?
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By Homunculus Fury on 01 Nov 2012 06:17
it does matter if your horse dies. My horse was killed in the pikes basin mission and I'm now at 24 missions and no achievement. I've only hitched the horse when I was forced and only have wistled for the horse to call it.
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By Homunculus Fury on 04 Nov 2012 03:26
Yep, if your horse dies, the counter will reset. So just don't let it die. :0)
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By TSGTDRAGON on 07 Aug 2013 07:08
Não importa se seu cavalo morre?
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By edisonremi1979 on 11 Aug 2018 02:06
great guide except for one part -

i agree with other guides - if your horse dies, go back and load a game save. i hitched my original horse once at the beginning, careful not to ride or hitch any other horse. my horse died and then auto save restarted the mission with what appeared to be my original horse. when 20 missions had passed and achv. didn't pop up, i can only assume that the counter was reset after the horse died. game glitch, maybe? what worked for me for the remainder of the single player campaign was to game save before each mission and if i lost my horse i would load the game save to maintain the stats counter.

BTW, the guide you referenced: (http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Spurred_To_Victory) also says "keep the same horse alive for 20 missions."
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By geegers x3 on 10 Sep 2010 19:11
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I was obsessing over this achievement, convinced that I had blown it several times, but I ended up getting it after the minimum 21 missions. I got it despite the following: 1) Being forced to change to a new horse (the stallion) after lassoing it. 2) Riding a different horse out of the burning barn at the MacFarlane Ranch. 3) Jumping on the sheriff's horse--attached to a hitching post, no less--as a diversion during the first Seth mission. Apparently, nothing that happens during a mission has any impact on the achievement. I also did a horsebreaking job at Ridgewood Farm in between missions, and it had no impact.

Echoing the advice of others, until you get the achievement: 1) Always dismount and never hitch your horse to a hitching post. However, after you save your game at a safehouse, your horse will rematerialize at a hitching post. 2) ALWAYS WHISTLE for your horse, even if the horse is at a hitching post, to avoid accidently getting on the wrong horse. The horse will come when you whistle, even if at a hitching post. 3) Save often. If your horse dies, which can happen, just reload a prior save.
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Yeah...after hearing from more players it seems my solution is verging on paranoid lol. But after trying 3 times to get the achievement, that's how I felt. It probably comes down to simply - Never hitch any horse to a hitching post.
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By THRACE 462753 on 19 Aug 2010 22:40
These guides really need to include what buttons to press to perform the whistle. I just started the game and I don't see any way of whistling.
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By E vee dub on 02 Apr 2018 13:48
I was obsessing over this achievement, convinced that I had blown it several times, but I ended up getting it after the minimum 21 missions. I got it despite the following: 1) Being forced to change to a new horse (the stallion) after lassoing it. 2) Riding a different horse out of the burning barn at the MacFarlane Ranch. 3) Jumping on the sheriff's horse--attached to a hitching post, no less--as a diversion during the first Seth mission. Apparently, nothing that happens during a mission has any impact on the achievement. I also did a horsebreaking job at Ridgewood Farm in between missions, and it had no impact.

Echoing the advice of others, until you get the achievement: 1) Always dismount and never hitch your horse to a hitching post. However, after you save your game at a safehouse, your horse will rematerialize at a hitching post. 2) ALWAYS WHISTLE for your horse, even if the horse is at a hitching post, to avoid accidently getting on the wrong horse. The horse will come when you whistle, even if at a hitching post. 3) Save often. If your horse dies, which can happen, just reload a prior save.
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Yeah...after hearing from more players it seems my solution is verging on paranoid lol. But after trying 3 times to get the achievement, that's how I felt. It probably comes down to simply - Never hitch any horse to a hitching post.
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By THRACE 462753 on 19 Aug 2010 22:40
These guides really need to include what buttons to press to perform the whistle. I just started the game and I don't see any way of whistling.
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By E vee dub on 02 Apr 2018 13:48
i got this after doing 21 missions. cant be stated enough but DO NOT hitch any horse you get. I whistled for my horse every time i could and never had a horse get killed.

FOR the Bonnie mission where you obtain the new horse, simply get it and never hitch.

if it helps from being tempted to do so get off horse away from the action and run up to objectives to avoid risk of it being killed or hitched, etc. i did random selection of missions no particular order unlocked after mission num 21 finished where i escorted Seth's wagon to tumbleweed to find map piece
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06 Jul 2010 19:28

This solution contains spoilers.

It took me exactly 21 missions to get this achievement and it was all at the beginning.

I did all the Bonnie missions. I always whistled for my horse. I even walked away a bit when it was right in front of me and then whistled for it. I kept the original horse I got at the beginning and after breaking in the Kentucky horse I just hopped off and whistled for my original horse.

I also did all the Marshal missions including 'Hanging Bonnie MacFarlane'. I also did Seth missions up until he got his glass eye. I did all the Wells missions but I stopped before doing the 'The Sport of Kings and Liars'. I did a few Irish ones (up until you rescue Shaky the stutterer).

My horse didn't die once. I did plenty of reloads and retry checkpoints on missions. I was always being good and had my goodness maxed out by the time I got this achievement.

Good luck! Hope this helps.
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04 Jul 2012 18:22

THIS TROPHY IS MISSABLE!
To avoid missing this trophy, do NOT hitch any other horse except your current one. It's okay to break and ride other horses as long as you don't hitch another one or use a deed for a new horse. If your horse happens to die then pause and go to the main menu, then load last save. When you finish 20 story missions with the same horse and the trophy unlocks, you can hitch other horses and let them die if they happen to.

The only time your 20 story missions stack using a different horse is after earning the Kentucky Saddler. Meaning that after earning the Kentucky Saddler, your 20 story missions won't reset as long as you don't hitch your horse. You have a ton of story missions to attempt this as there are 57 total missions. However it would be wise to earn this early on to ensure you'll always have enough attempts to earn this trophy.

If you don't hitch a horse early on, this should unlock after you complete the "Let the Dead Bury Their Dead" mission and before you reach Mexico.

If you do hitch your horse by accident early on do not worry, just make sure not to hitch a horse after you complete "Father Abraham" as there won't be enough missions to attempt this anymore.

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You will start the game with a default horse; you can either change your horse or stick to the one you are given. Just progress through the story without swamping your horse for 20 story missions.

I suggest you do this from the start of the game and progress through all the story missions until the achievement unlocks. You can hitch your horse, though if you mount another horse by mistake and hitch that one you will loose your progress.

You don't need to hitch your horse in this game so there is no real need. You can call your horse at any time by pressing and the horse you have always used will come running. If your horse dies your counter for this achievement will reset.

Act 1:

  • Bonnie Macfarlane (8)
  • Marshal Johnson (5)
  • Nigel Dickens (5)
  • Seth (3)
  • Irish (4)

Act 2:

  • Landon Ricketts (4)
  • Vincente Desanta (5)
  • Luisa Fortuna (4)
  • Abraham Reyes (3)

Act 3:

  • Agent Edgar Ross (4)
  • Prof. Macdougal (3)

Home Missions:

  • Jack (4)
  • Abigail (2)
  • Uncle (2)
  • Fianle (1)

Note: This achievement has a mind of it's own so it may unlock sooner or later for some people.

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Dropped with the No More Fancy Words story trophy.
I didn't change my horse throughout the game, a couple of times before story missions I was given a new horse, but after a bill I immediately returned my own (War Horse).
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