Yeah it would have much more fun to have a non-instanced quest to wrangle the beasts ourselves. I was hoping for a more... Avatar-ish mount-getting experience.

Stare down my mount and put it in a freakin' headlock.

Ah well.

EDIT: Brucey, /endtread is rude not only to the OP but also to the other persons on the forums who probably would like to continue discussing. You and no other poster on this forum has any right or responsibility to /endthread. Thank you.