Reins of the White Riding Goat

Reins of the White Riding Goat is a ground mount added in the Mists of Pandaria expansion. It is one of three varieties of riding goats sold by the quartermaster of The Tillers faction in the Valley of the Four Winds. The white variant is the most expensive and prestigious of the three, and you can only purchase it once you reach Exalted with the faction. In the current Midnight patch the mount is still relevant, as it belongs to one of the most enduring collection chains in Pandaria.

• A unique mountain goat model with dark coloring — one of three colors in the set (black, white, brown).
• It counts toward the collection achievements in the "Mountain o' Mounts" series and "Brood of Mounts" for the paired goats.
• Tied to the parallel farm of Reins of the Black Riding Goat and Reins of the Brown Riding Goat: both are bought from the same quartermaster and require the same reputation.
• The path to the mount also gives you your own farm in the Valley of the Four Winds — a steady source of herbs, vegetables and rare items.
• The classic Pandaria content plays through quickly at level 90 and remains a pleasant break from the usual Midnight routine.

• Minimum character level: 32 (realistically comfortable at any level, all the way up to 90).
• Riding skill: Apprentice (basic).
• Reputation: Exalted with The Tillers faction.
• Gold to buy: 1500 gold (around 1166 gold with the Exalted discount).
• Location: Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds (Pandaria).
• How to get there: portal to Pandaria from Orgrimmar or Stormwind, then head south from Frostwall. At level 80 the fastest option is to use the old-continents travel table or a mage's direct portal.

1. Fly into Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds. Find Farmer Yoon at the western edge of the market (coordinates ~52, 48).
2. Take the intro chain "The New Hand" from Yoon — it unlocks your personal Sunsong Ranch farm and the first daily quest.
3. Complete The Tillers daily quests every day: one from Yoon and one each from the NPCs you have "friendship" with. At first only one task is available, but as friendship grows — up to five per day.
4. Plant and harvest crops on your farm: each plot grants 50 reputation when harvested. At the maximum number of plots this is a noticeable boost.
5. Raise friendship with individual farmers by giving them gifts (for example, a Ruby Shard) and completing their quests. Each new "friend" unlocks a new daily.
6. Once you reach Honored, buy the Grand Commendation of the Tillers from Gina — it doubles the reputation gained and applies to all characters on the account.
7. Keep doing your daily runs until you reach Exalted. On average it takes 2-3 weeks of calendar time.
8. Once Exalted status is confirmed, walk up to Gina Mudclaw in Halfhill and buy the "Reins of the White Riding Goat" for 1500 gold. The mount is added to your collection account-wide right away.

• Level up all of The Tillers farmers to "best friend" status right away: the more friends you have, the more dailies per day.
• Don't skip the harvest a single day: 16 plots at 50 reputation each add a tangible bonus on top of the quests.
• Activate the Grand Commendation as early as possible — the sooner it works, the fewer real days you spend.
• Plant items on the farm that are useful to you in parallel: Bags of "Songbell" Seeds yield herbs and ore, and healing vegetables can be used for cooking toward Master of the Ways.
• If you have several characters on the account — the Grand Commendation applies to all of them, so it pays to grind it up on one first and then build reputation wherever it is fastest.
• Plan your purchase: 1500 gold is a symbolic sum at level 80, but before flying to Halfhill make sure it is on your active character.