Horse Doctor

Horse Doctor is a quest given by Samuel O'Neil in Pony Club. There are no requirements to starting this quest.

Walkthrough
Speak to Samuel O'Neil in Pony Club to start the quest. He will ask for help with his pony Buttercup, who is sick. If your Medicine is high enough (75) you can cure Buttercup with a stimpak and finish the quest immediately. Otherwise Samuel will ask you to bring Moonbeam back. Moonbeam is a practitioner of 'alternative medicine', and was taken by Union militia about a week ago for allegedly being a part of the Tomahawks.

You can find Moonbeam imprisoned in the Union Militia HQ in Rocket City. You can convince the militia with 75 Speech that Moonbeam is innocent, or bribe them with 500 caps at 30 Barter. Alternatively, if you're a Union officer you can simply order his release. You could also sneak Moonbeam out or kill the guards but considering the building's placement and high security, this is nearly impossible.

Once Moonbeam is released, he'll turn to you and ask a favor. He knows a ritual that will heal Samuel's horse by combining its life force with your own. You would take on some of its sickness, but also gain the strength of a horse. The only thing is, he's grown quite fond of Samuel's mother Agatha. He'll only perform the ritual if you can get Agatha to fall in love with him.

Agatha is a romantic, so with 50 Speech you can convince her to overcome her doubts and go out with Moonbeam. You can also get her drunk for a 100% chance to convince her, but this will lose you some karma. Once this is done, Moonbeam will bring Buttercup outside and perform the ritual with you. You will be afflicted with 100 rads but you will also get to choose between 2 special perks- Stallion's Strength and Stallion's Swiftness.

Rewards
If you heal Buttercup yourself or have Moonbeam heal Buttercup without performing the ritual, Samuel will give you 100 caps.

If you perform the ritual Samuel will give you the 100 caps and you'll get the choice of one of the following perks:

- Stallion's Strength: You are no longer slowed when over-encumbered by less than 200 pounds.

- Stallion's Swiftness: Your sprinting speed increases by 15%.