There use to be a quest for it, but not sure if its still applicable for people who dont pay a monthly subscription of it.
You must complete the quest “Bree-town to Trestlebridge”, given by the Mayor of Bree, to get the Riding skill.
If your like me and want to buy the riding skill I think the only way is to get it is through the Turbine store which means purchasing some Turbine Points to get it (I also bought the goat mount :) )
If you do have a subscription you can get it through this:
If you have a VIP account you can get the Riding skill for free at level 20, by completing a quest with Éogar, son of Hadorgar, at Hengstacer Farm, which lies north of Bree (Look for the horse on the map).
As far as getting the mount, you can purchase that with in game money or again like I did through the store:
The standard mount can be purchased as soon as you have the riding skill, from Éogar. He has several types (colours) available. The first one you buy is 500 ; with the first one, you get a trait that gives you a 60% discount in any other you buy from him, so the price drops to 200 . You will get either a horse if you are Elf or Man, or a pony if you are Dwarf or Hobbit.
There are other types of mounts as festival mounts (purchasable during festivals), faction mounts (purchasable after achieving reputation levels with a specific faction), etc. More details at the Mounts page.
Hope this helps :)
This page has helped me btw in understanding the game
Yeah the game is a little different alright, lol
but once you get use to it, its fine.
There use to be a quest for it, but not sure if its still applicable for people who dont pay a monthly subscription of it.
You must complete the quest “Bree-town to Trestlebridge”, given by the Mayor of Bree, to get the Riding skill.
If your like me and want to buy the riding skill I think the only way is to get it is through the Turbine store which means purchasing some Turbine Points to get it (I also bought the goat mount :) )
If you do have a subscription you can get it through this:
If you have a VIP account you can get the Riding skill for free at level 20, by completing a quest with Éogar, son of Hadorgar, at Hengstacer Farm, which lies north of Bree (Look for the horse on the map).
As far as getting the mount, you can purchase that with in game money or again like I did through the store:
Hope this helps :)
This page has helped me btw in understanding the game
http://lotro-wiki.com/index.php/Main_Page