Horse equipment

Horse equipment can be acquired throughout The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its expansions, Hearts of Stone expansion and Blood and Wine expansion. The equipment can be broken down into four categories:

Blinders: increase Roach's fear level limit so they won't panic as easily
Saddle: increase Roach's stamina so Geralt can gallop further before having to rest
Saddlebags: increase Geralt's inventory weight limit so he can carry more
Trophies: provide certain effects when strapped to Roach's saddle

The lists below include all items from DLCs (which are free) and both expansions. Expansion items have been marked.

Blinders[]

"A horse equipped with blinders won't panic as easily."

Name	Fear level		Base value
Beauclair blinders	+60 Horse's Fear Level	0.21	150
Blinders of the Five Chivalric Virtues	+60 Horse's Fear Level	0.21	150
Caed Myrkvid blinders	+60 Horse's Fear Level	0.21	150
Grapevine blinders	+60 Horse's Fear Level	0.21	150
Horse blinders	+20 Horse's Fear Level	0.06	100
Knight errant's blinders	+60 Horse's Fear Level	0.21	150
Nilfgaardian Horse Blinders	+40 Horse's Fear Level	0.01	125
Ofieri blinders	+55 Horse's Fear Level	0.06	100
Racing horse blinders	+40 Horse's Fear Level	0.11	125
Temerian horse blinders	+20 Horse's Fear Level	0.21	100
Toussaint blinders	+60 Horse's Fear Level	0.21	150
Undvik horse blinders	+60 Horse's Fear Level	0.01	350
Zerrikanian blinders	+60 Horse's Fear Level	0.21	150

Saddles[]

"A horse equipped with a saddle won't tire as easily."

Name	Stamina		Base value
Beauclair saddle	90 Stamina	5.01	100
Caed Myrkvid saddle	90 Stamina	5.01	100
Caparison of Lament	100 Stamina	5.01	100
Cavalry saddle	60 Stamina	6.51	300
Enhanced cavalry saddle	65 Stamina	7.01	325
Enhanced racing saddle	45 Stamina	6.51	225
Enhanced saddle	25 Stamina	6.01	125
Grapevine saddle	90 Stamina	5.01	100
Knight errant's saddle	90 Stamina	5.01	100
Mastercrafted cavalry saddle	75 Stamina	8.51	375
Mastercrafted racing saddle	55 Stamina	8.01	275
Mastercrafted saddle	35 Stamina	7.51	175
Nilfgaardian Saddle	50 Stamina	0.01	250
Ofieri stock saddle	85 Stamina	5.01	100
Racing saddle	40 Stamina	6.01	200
Saddle	20 Stamina	5.01	100
Saddle of the Five Chivalric Virtues	90 Stamina	5.01	100
Sir Geralt of Rivia's saddle	90 Stamina	5.01	100
Sir Ravix of Fourhorn's saddle	90 Stamina	5.01	100
Superior cavalry saddle	70 Stamina	8.01	350
Superior racing saddle	50 Stamina	7.51	250
Superior saddle	30 Stamina	6.51	150
Temerian saddle	25 Stamina	8.51	125
Toussaint saddle	90 Stamina	5.01	100
Undvik saddle	75 Stamina	0.01	400
Zerrikanian saddle	80 Stamina	8.01	400

Saddlebags[]

"Saddlebags allow you to carry more weight."

Name	Inventory		Base value
Beauclair saddlebags	+110 Maximum inventory weight	1.26	100
Nilfgaardian Saddlebags	+70 Maximum inventory weight	0.51	175
Ofieri saddlebags	+100 Maximum inventory weight	1.26	100
Rugged saddlebags	+70 Maximum inventory weight	1.51	175
Saddlebags	+30 Maximum inventory weight	1.26	100
Temerian saddlebags	+30 Maximum inventory weight	1.61	100
Undvik saddlebags	+100 Maximum inventory weight	0.51	350
Zerrikanian saddlebags	+100 Maximum inventory weight	1.76	350

Trophies[]

Main article: The Witcher 3 trophies

Trophies are special monster parts that can be placed in the trophy slot, and thus strapped to Roach's saddle. They provide bonuses such as additional XP for killing certain enemies, or a chance of finding extra gold or herbs.

Tips[]

Using this method it is possible to quickly obtain high tier horse equipment for Roach. Which in fact will be the best in the base game excluding a few that are obtained in Blood and Wine expansion.

To start you need access to Skellige, see Destination: Skellige for tips on how to reach it early in the game.

Go to Larvik and use the local notice board to obtain the quest The Heroes' Pursuits: For the Goddess' Glory!, then talk to Svana to join the competition which will give 3 other quests each being a race. Now do them in the following order:

Start with The Heroes' Pursuits: Fyresdal, after you win you will obtain the Cavalry saddle, which will make the other races more easy.

Now do The Heroes' Pursuits: Fayrlund which will award you the Zerrikanian saddlebags and The Heroes' Pursuits: Kaer Trolde which will award you Zerrikanian blinders.

After that do the final race from The Heroes' Pursuits: For the Goddess' Glory! which will award you the Zerrikanian saddle.

With Hearts of Stone expansion[]

If you have Hearts of Stone then instead do Races: Swift as the Western Winds (although suggested level is 32 the quest can be done at any level as it's only a race) if you win you will obtain the Ofieri stock saddle which is even better than the Zerrikanian saddle. Then do The Heroes' Pursuits: Fayrlund for the saddlebags and The Heroes' Pursuits: Kaer Trolde for the blinders.