| Class: | Real Animal |
| Hab: | Almost any; wherever its keepers take 'em |
| Fre: | Commom |
| Num: | 3-300 |
| Lair: | 15% or as kept |
| Size: | 350-650 lb., 3 ½ to 5 ½' at shoulder |
| Move: | 35 mph; = heavy horse |
| Def: | Quick dodge, tough leather hide |
| Att: | Horn butt |
| Int: | Bright beast; between horse and dog in intelligence |
| Spec: | Domesticable |
| Posns: | As outfitted + milk, hair, meat |
Draught goats are the saddle animals and pack mules of many a fairyland or Dreamlands realm; real goats of 50-100 lb. or so have been used to pull carts in both Europe and Asia. They are also valued in lands too rugged for horses or where a tough creature that can thrive on minimal fodder is wanted. Smaller drought goats may be used to haul carts or carry bundle in cities, coarse forests, or mines, where alleyways and passages may be to tight for a large wagon. Another advantage of goats is their production of milk and hair and, depending on the breed, useful hair or wool. In chivalrous areas, where the use of horses is reserved for the nobility, commoners may find goats a good alternative. While there are miniature and giant varieties, to suit the needs of wee folk and giants, the common varies come in a range comparable to domestic equines (ass, donkey, mule, and horse.)
Draught goats differ from equines in that they tend to be lighter, tougher, thrive on coarser foodstuffs, and are far more sure-footed, especially in mountainous terrain and loose rocks. While they are not as fast as a horse in a flat-out run, over the coarse of a day, a goat can walk every bit as far. A goat can carry or pull nearly as great a weight as a horse or draught cattle of similar size. Unlike many other draught beasts, goats can be housetrained.
Goats are not stubborn, like mules; rather, they may be playful, even mischievous, and quirky. Keep in mind that the word "caper," meaning to frisk, dance, or gambol, is from the Greek for goat. Goats have more horse sense than horses do, which ingratiates them to Dwarves, and more of a sense of humor, which commonly irritates those same Dwarves.
As goats like to butt their opponents, a goat that shows loyalty may be outfitted with a helmet sporting longer, sharper, forward-pointing horns, creating a fearsome charge. The famed War Goat, although as difficult as a horse (i.e., costly) to train properly, adds a vicious bite and sharp kicking hooves to its attack. The danger is that a goat outfitted with "war-horns," if not properly trained, may disagree with its owner as to who its foes are.
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