Players would bet on which phrase would appear when the horsey was played with. The same sentence always appears, preventing the use of the item in gambling.īefore it was modified, these items became popular for use in the 'Horse Game', a gambling game that arose after the dice bag (and dicing) was banned and taken away from the game.
The text displayed when playing with the horsey used to be three horse related-phrases: Come on Dobbin, we can win the race! Hi-ho Silver, and away! or Neaahhhyyy! Giddy-up horsey! However, this was changed to its current form on 13 January 2012 in response to the item's use in gambling games. Text appears above the character's head, saying Just say neigh to gambling! When playing with the horsey, an animation appears showing the character playing with it. They need a Crafting level 10 or higher, and gain 15 experience points in doing so.Ī player plays with his brown toy horsey.
Members can also make one from a plank on any crafting table in their player-owned house. Members can also buy toy horseys from Rasolo the merchant, near Baxtorian Falls. Toy horseys are obtainable from Diango for 150 coins each, and come in four different colours: white, black, grey, and brown. It was released on 1 April as part of the 2004 April Fools joke. A Toy horsey is an item made as a joke by Jagex, poking fun at the requests made by players to have horses.
