An animal companion with an intelligence of 6 can select any feat it can physically handle, and I've heard talk on this forum about mounts trained in tripping.
Am I to understand that such an animal can really select any feat then? I figured they couldn't select trip feats because they require Combat Expertise, which requires 13 int. Am I missing something, or can you really train a mount in tripping and other combat expertise-requiring feats?
They still need to meet the prerequisites.
Only way i could see to get a mount the 13 int... (awsome idea for a pally ... 7 int, asks the horse for advice) is
Human: eye for talent, +2 int +2 stat bonuses at 9th, and a +4 headband...
a horse is a horse of course of course....
Or just use a freakin' wolf.
Free trip on bite.
Though they can use any feat they qualify for with 6 int, they get the ability to at 3 int or first stat increase for pretty much every companion. Most(all?) have 2 int base.An animal companion with an intelligence of 6 can select any feat it can physically handle, and I've heard talk on this forum about mounts trained in tripping.
Am I to understand that such an animal can really select any feat then? I figured they couldn't select trip feats because they require Combat Expertise, which requires 13 int. Am I missing something, or can you really train a mount in tripping and other combat expertise-requiring feats?
You would still have to meet the prerequisites to use any feat. That note in the section states "select any feat they are physically capable of using". If you upped a horse's int enough to get combat expertise and improved trip it would be hysterical. No one would ever see it coming.