Mounting Up

Quest Giver: Squire Percy — Westfall Brigade Encampment, Grizzly Hills [59, 26]

Objective: Capture and ride 5 Highland Mustangs back to Squire Percy at the Westfall Brigade Encampment.

Quick Facts

• Level: 75
• Location: Fields around the Westfall Brigade Encampment
• Standalone Quest: Not part of a chain. Available alongside other Westfall Brigade quests.
• Provided Item: Stick (equippable weapon used as the carrot lure)

Walkthrough

Step 1: Gather Carrots

• Pick up Wild Carrots from the ground in the fields south of the encampment, around [59, 30]. They appear as sparkling objects and are easy to find. You only need one carrot per mustang, but grab a few extras in case.

Step 2: Equip the Stick

• Right-click the Stick in your bags to equip it as a weapon. This replaces your main hand weapon, so remember to re-equip your gear after finishing the quest.
• Important: Do NOT use your auto-attack with the stick equipped, or you will attack the horse instead of luring it. The stick must be activated by right-clicking it from your character panel or dragging the equipped stick to your action bar and using it that way.
• Dual-Wield/Titan’s Grip Warning: If you’re a warrior dual-wielding two-handers with Titan’s Grip, you cannot simply right-click to equip the stick. You need to manually unequip your offhand (or both weapons) first, then equip the stick.

Step 3: Lure and Mount a Mustang

• Target a Highland Mustang, then use the equipped stick (right-click from character panel or use the action bar button). This dangles the carrot and lures the mustang, allowing you to mount it.
• Mustang locations: They roam in herds and as singles throughout the fields near the encampment. Good spots include around [55, 31] and [63, 32]. The quest text also mentions the Boulder Hills to the northeast.
• Watch for Elites: A level 75 elite runed giant wanders the area around [61, 30]. Keep an eye out and avoid pulling it.

Step 4: Ride Back and Turn In

• Ride the mustang back to Squire Percy [59, 26]. Your action bar changes while mounted; use the “Hand Over Reins” ability (looks like a horseshoe icon) while near Percy to deliver the horse. You may need to position yourself close and spam the button a few times.
• Repeat 5 times.

Efficiency Tips

• No Fall Damage: While mounted on a Highland Mustang, you are immune to fall damage. Feel free to take shortcuts off hills.
• Herd Trick: Mustangs roam in herds of 7-8. Luring one from the middle of a herd may cause the others to follow you back to Percy, allowing you to capture multiple mustangs in quick succession without riding back and forth.
• Group Tip: If you’re in a group, only one person needs to do the capturing. Other group members who stand near Squire Percy when a horse is turned in will get credit.
• Re-equip Warning: Don’t forget to re-equip your normal weapons after completing the quest. Don’t accidentally wander off still wielding the stick.
• PvP Note: Horde players have a quest to kill Highland Mustangs in this same area. On PvP servers, watch for Horde competing for the same horses.

Lore Context

Squire Percy explains that Captain Gryan Stoutmantle (the same Stoutmantle from Westfall in the Eastern Kingdoms) left most of his cavalry at the battle for Venture Bay to the south. The encampment needs replacement warhorses, and the wild highland mustangs roaming the Grizzly Hills are the best option.

Percy is a kid put in charge of the operation, and his fumbled attempts to say “cavalry” add to the charm.

Easter Egg

• This quest is a nod to the iconic Classic WoW trinket Carrot on a Stick, which was a quest reward from the Gahz’rilla dungeon in Zul’Farrak and boosted mount speed by 3%. Every Classic player remembers equipping it for long rides. The quest mechanic here (literally attaching a carrot to a stick to lure a horse) plays on that nostalgia. The Mustang’s run speed matches what you’d get with the original Carrot on a Stick equipped.

Explore Grizzly Hills’ hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Grizzly Hills Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.