Could it have coincided with the latest hotfix update? Among other changes, it removed foal spawn points around the southern ‘newbie’ river, so if you’re not seeing them spawning there, than that is the reason.
Seems really strange they would remove the one safe spot for people of low level to get a horse in my mind. Another way to make the game harder I guess by making people travel to those higher ranked bio domes.
I suppose that’s the logic behind it, though I can’t know for sure of course. It does make getting a horse early on more difficult, but so far, it doesn’t feel very critical (maybe because horses, per se, it a nice toy but they’re too impractical since only one follower is allowed), plus grassy spots around Mounds of the Dead where I’d seen another spawns feel to be a bit more fitting for horses.
On the server i am admin i will have to see where they spawn and if it is a very remote place, will have to set up a teleport point i suppose. Funcom enjoys sc-re-wing things up after they made things perfect.