40 Fun Facts About Star Stable

Which horse is bonded to Lisa Peterson, the Soul Rider with healing powers in Star Stable?

Starshine shares a magical bond with Lisa, who is also a musical artist: real-world songs have been released under her name.

Free players of Star Stable Online need a paid membership to keep playing past which level?

Level 5 marks the end of the free trial area, a small corner of the island where newcomers learn to ride, try a few races and meet some of the main characters.

In Star Stable Online, the druids' wise leader Fripp appears in the form of which animal?

A squirrel is the shape Fripp takes, a large blue one with pointed ears, though he calls himself a cosmic being from a land beyond time and space. He has guided the island's druids for centuries.

Which breed is every Star Stable Online player's first horse, earning it the nickname Starter Horse?

The Jorvik Warmblood shows more coat variety than any other breed on the island. Locals laughed when a breeder proposed a studbook for it in 1972, arguing it is simply a good horse.

Which animated film horse roamed Star Stable Online until a studio collaboration ended in 2019?

Spirit galloped into the game in 2017 and had to leave when the deal with DreamWorks ran out. Star Stable says there are no plans to bring him back.

Star Stable Entertainment, the studio behind Star Stable Online, is based in which European capital?

Stockholm's Södermalm district is home to the studio, whose founders set out in 2011 to build an online world for girls at a time when they were under-represented in games.

On which day of the week do Star Stable Online's servers go down for the weekly update?

Wednesday is update day. The servers are taken down while new quests and features are added, so nobody can play until the work is done.

After the starting island, where do new Star Stable Online players learn horse care from Justin?

Moorland is where Justin hands newcomers a water bucket and some horse food, the first tools they own for looking after a horse.

Lisa Peterson, Star Stable's Western-riding Soul Rider, grew up in which US state?

Texas is where Lisa grew up riding Western. The same state gave the island its Mustangs: rancher Carl Peterson imported them out of nostalgia for the ranches of home.

Which of Star Stable's four Soul Riders can create magical portals and teleport from place to place?

Anne is the calm, humble leader of the four. Away from magic she is a champion in the competition arena.

In Star Stable, Linda Chanda's visions of the future come from which of the four Soul Rider circles?

Moon Circle magic lets Linda glimpse what is coming. Described as smart, knowledgeable and brave, she is also a proficient showjumper on her horse Meteor.

In Star Stable's story, which ancient being of immense power are the Soul Riders trying to stop?

Garnok is believed to be an octopus-like monster, yet many islanders have only heard of him as a fairy tale for small children.

In Star Stable Online, Mr. Sands is the head of which organisation?

Dark Core says it drills for rare minerals found only on the island, yet nothing it digs up is ever recorded as sold. It began in 1890 under the name Deep Core.

In the legend told in Star Stable, which girl rode out of a fallen star and brought life to Jorvik?

Aideen is said to have carried a light, or in some tellings a harp, to the middle of a lifeless island. A harp still adorns the national flag.

Which mystical dimension do Star Stable Online players reach through portals and cracks?

Pandoria is as beautiful as it is dangerous. The exiled druid Evergray spent 20 years exploring it.

Which seaside area, open to free Star Stable Online players, has championships hosted by pirates?

Fort Pinta's championship races are run by the pirates Harriet and Larry, and taking part earns reputation in the town as well as horse XP.

Which striped Star Stable breed, said to be mixed with zebra, can only be found at a circus?

The Zony got its coat from a circus magician and is famously headstrong: it is reluctant to jump through hoops but will eat almost anything, especially candy apples.

Which Star Stable currency, earned from quests and races, pays for rides in the horse trailer?

Jorvik Shillings cover everyday costs such as trailer rides, but they can never buy a horse: horses are sold only for Star Coins, the currency bought with real money.

Which Star Stable villain controls her blind horse Mortifa with the haunting notes of a violin?

Katja keeps Mortifa on high alert with a collar and her music. Her official profile gives her aliases as Death, or Your Worst Nightmare, and her least favourite food as golden apples.

Which mysterious magician runs the Circus of Dreams on Nilmer's Highland in Star Stable Online?

Ydris lives beside a mysterious wagon that holds his circus tent and magic supplies, alongside a jester named Xin and a horse named Zee.

To reach South Hoof Peninsula in Star Stable Online, players must first collect parts to build what?

A boat is the way across, and a friendly girl named Elin helps to build it. The adventure starts with a text message from James asking for help.

During Star Stable's former Rainbow Festival, how did players travel up to the Cloud Kingdom with Mica?

By hot air balloon: Mica waited beside it on a hill, and players who had already met her only needed to click the balloon to float up.

Which discipline, now permanent at Jorvik Stables, debuted in Star Stable's Equestrian Festival?

Dressage in the game rewards precision and memory rather than speed: riders must follow the right pattern in the correct gait.

What is the highest level a horse can reach through races and training in Star Stable Online?

15 is the cap, and there are two ways up: earning horse XP in daily races and chores, or paying a Horse Trainer in Star Coins to do the levelling.

What do Star Stable Online's Horse Trainers, who level up horses for Star Coins, always wear?

Blue top hats mark out the trainers, who wait at more than a dozen stables and villages across the island, from Valedale to New Hillcrest.

In Star Stable Online, which symbol above a character's head means more reputation is needed?

A heart shows that the character's faction does not know the player well enough yet. Repeating that faction's daily quests is what builds the reputation.

What collectible goes to the three fastest riders in each Star Stable Online championship group?

A ribbon goes to the top three in every group. Entrants are sorted by their progress in the game into groups of up to 20, and everyone earns horse XP for taking part.

Which Star Stable Online character long dreamed of a racetrack that players finally help to restore?

The Baroness tried and failed for many years to gather enough community support. The restoration only begins once three separate quest chains are finished and Linda sends a text.

In Star Stable Online, where do buses from stops such as Jarlaheim and New Hillcrest take riders?

Jorvik City's bus service opens once quests have handed the player a ticket. Riders can then step off at the Mall, Pier 13 or Governor's Fall.

Which reputation level, the highest a Star Stable Online player can reach, sits above Popular?

Admired tops a five-step ladder that starts at Neutral and climbs through Friendly, Liked and Popular. Reaching certain steps unlocks new quests, areas, horses and items.

What colour is the chat text of Star Stable's Game Masters, staff who play alongside everyone?

Yellow chat is one tell; the other is the name, always shown as Game Master followed by a name, which ordinary players cannot choose. Becoming one is voluntary for staff.

Where is the private Clubhouse that every Star Stable Online riding club receives on registration?

Silverglade Manor houses every club's private Clubhouse. Founding a club costs 50 Star Coins, paid to a Riding Club Master, and a player can belong to only one club at a time.

Which fashion retailer's show jumping horses, All In and Indiana, joined Star Stable?

H&M All In and H&M Indiana are modelled on the champion horses of real riders Peder Fredricson and Malin Baryard-Johnsson. The tie-in also added a Grand Prix of five courses shaped after the real competition.

Which author wrote Star Stable's Soul Riders trilogy of novels, beginning with Jorvik Calling?

Helena Dahlgren began writing stories at the age of five and never stopped. She once co-ran Sweden's most popular book blog and also works as a literary translator.

What is the smooth extra gait that lets Star Stable's Icelandic horses travel long distances?

Tölt is easy on horse and rider alike, while the breed's other special gait, the flying pace, is fast but exhausting. Iceland banned horse imports in 982, keeping the breed pure.

Which Star Stable ponies can only be bought after reaching Friendly reputation with the Hermit?

Welsh Pony herds on South Hoof are rumoured to have been forgotten there by the Winterwell family and left to roam free. The Hermit sells his only to riders who have also reached level 7.

Star Stable's Friesian, once ridden by medieval knights, comes from a province of which country?

The Netherlands province of Friesland gave the breed its name. The line almost vanished through crossbreeding and mechanised farming, until breeders founded a new studbook in the early 20th century.

Which Star Stable breed is nicknamed the white stars of Vienna's Spanish Riding School?

Lipizzaner horses were first bred in 1580 as cavalry mounts at a stud farm in Lipizza, a town in what is now Slovenia.

Which Star Stable breed is known as the Golden Horse for its metallic coat?

Akhal-Teke horses so impressed a Russian general who fought the Turkmen that he created a studbook for them, naming the breed after the Akhal oasis and the Teke tribe.

Star Stable's feathered Clydesdale is named after a river and its valley in which country?

Scotland's River Clyde gave the breed its name. Once a modest 150 cm tall, Clydesdales now stand over 180 cm and count among the tallest breeds.