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 Riding (Profession)
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Riding is a secondary profession in which characters may learn to ride mounts. Every mount has a minimum skill level required for riding.
In general, a normal mount will require Apprentice riding skill, and a swift mount will require Journeyman skill, but there are exceptions.
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More detail on the requirements for each mount can be found on the Mounts page.
Skill levels
The following table lists the skill levels available and the cost to train the skill. Due to the high cost of training, the price with discount is also listed in the table. The only discount available is a 10% Template:Honored faction discount.
The expert and artisan riding masters are not part of any faction, and therefore it is not possible to receive a 10% discount from those riding skills.
Note that Paladins and Warlocks receive the 75 and 150 skills as part of their respective mount quests, whilst Druids receive the 225 skill when learning 
[Flight Form].
Also note that, like all professions, all lower ranked skill levels must be learned before training further (eg Expert skill is required to train Artisan skill).
| Skill | Proficiency | Cost | 10% Discount | Required for | Necessary level |
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| 75 | Apprentice | 90 |
81 |
Regular land mount | 40 |
| 150 | Journeyman | 600 |
540 |
Epic land mount | 60 |
| 225 | Expert  |
800 |
No discount | Regular flying mount | 70 |
| 300 | Artisan |
5000 |
No discount | Epic flying mount | 70 |
Riding Trainers
 Alliance Mount Trainers and Vendors
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| Type | Location | Faction |
| Horse | Eastvale Logging Camp Menethil Harbor Southshore Theramore Isle |
Stormwind |
| Saber | Cenarion Enclave | Darnassus |
| Ram | Amberstill Ranch | Ironforge |
| Mechanostrider | Steelgrill's Depot | Gnomeregan Exiles |
| Elekk | The Exodar (entrance) |
Exodar |
| Gryphon | Wildhammer Stronghold |
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 Horde Mount Trainers and Vendors
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| Type | Location | Faction |
| Wolf | Valley of Honor | Orgrimmar |
| Raptor | Sen'jin Village | Darkspear Trolls |
| Kodo | Bloodhoof Village | Thunder Bluff |
| Skeletal Horse | Brill | Undercity |
| Hawkstrider | Thuron's Livery |
Silvermoon City |
| Windrider | Shadowmoon Village |
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Historical note
The cost structure and functionality of Riding and Mounts was changed in patch 1.12.1.
Prior to that patch, Riding was an ability rather than a secondary Profession, and had only one rank. Each faction had its own riding skill (tiger riding, horse riding, mechanostrider piloting, ram riding) and the cost was 10, available at level 40. Template:Exalted reputation was required to learn cross-faction riding skill, but mounts were Bind on Use and purchasable by anyone for 90. This meant that characters who were PvP rank 3 or higher could pass on the 10% discount directly to other characters by buying the mount for them. This is no longer possible because all mounts are now Bind on Pickup, and the majority of the cost is built into the riding skill training (which is no longer faction-specific) rather than the cost of the mount.
PvP rankings will also no longer grant the player an additional 10% discount after patch 2.0.1.
Before TBC the cost of Journeyman riding was 900, so the total cost of getting an epic mount was the same as before. It has since been reduced to 600 to make it easier to buy Expert riding skill.
External links
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