Red Dead Redemption 2: Fatherhood, for Beginners - walkthrough Red Dead Redemption 2 Guide and Walkthrough

During Fatherhood, for Beginners quest, John takes his son for a horse trip. Duncan learns the basics and is happy to spend time with his father. You can learn about it on this page of our Red Dead Redemption 2 walkthrough.

Last update: 03 October 2022

Fatherhood, for Beginners is one of the main missions in Red Dead Redemption 2. John decides to take his son for a ride.

How to unlock: After "Simple Pleasures".

Walkthrough: Go to Duncan - the man tries to tame his new horse. Approach the animal, calm it down and feed it (one of the requirements for the gold medal). Time to tire out Jeremiah - get on the horse and start galloping. The fastest way to tire out the animal is to jump over obstacles a lot.

Go back to the farmstead. Observe Duncan riding on Jeremiah. Follow Mrs. Geddes to the barn. Help her with the horse labor. Go back to Jack and Abigail.

Take Jack for a ride - you can control your son's speed. Let him ride with an average speed. Don't let him gallop - Jack will fall off the horse.

The mission ends with a race. To win, you have to ride as fast as you can and stay on the road. At some point, John will go past a forest - turn left. You will make a shortcut, and win the race.

How to get a gold medal in Fatherhood, for Beginners?

1. Tire out Jeremiah within 45 seconds - Make the horse jump a lot and gallop.
2. Feed Jeremiah a treat - Do that after you calm the animal down.
3. Teach Jack to ride without his horse bucking him off - Jack should ride with an average speed - don't let him gallop.
4. Win the race back to Pronghorn Ranch - This part was described in our guide for RDR2.