Might I suggest strictly learning stud8 because it covers 3/5s of horse. if u can master playing a high hand in stud8 u can play the stud portion of horse. If u can play the lo portion of stud8 ull get a better understanding of razz.
Razz isn’t that hard if u keep it simple. In ur mind just take 5 cards, 4 of which will be shown on ur opponents board and given em credit for the best possible card as one of the hidden cards to define their hand. if u can beat that hand u should be good to go. That’s a veeery simplistic way of going about reading an opponents hand but itll help u start off. Yeah ur gonna get opponents get really great hidden cards and just blow u away but usually what u see is what u get. Lolol. Anyway at least ull be thinking about what ur opponent is doing and that’s a very important step.
If ur playing stud8 id really reeeeeally suggest u don’t play razz
hands headsup against a made hi hand headsup. That’s a cardinal beginners sin. A razz hand in stud8 are like 248, 278 rainbows that have limited str8 or flush possibilities. U get a pair of tens staring across from u or whatever, fold that razz hand. Actually id tell u to skip razz hands in stud8 nearly totally unless its a multiway pot, because
at best ur playing for half a pot not the whole pot and u might not make that lo. Fold or play hi pairs very cautiously because if some1 is playing an ace lo and hits their ace then ur in trouble. folding that pair of kings or queens is gonna be hard for certain holdem players lolol but it will save u a lot of grief and anger, i promise.
Be very weary of getting a35 or any ace with 2 cards below 5. ive seen beginners overplay these hands ridiculously over the yrs. They think “oh I have an ace and 3 to a wheel (A-5), lets go crazy”. Big mistake, because that ace makes ur hand only a gut shot str8 draw, u cant go below the ace lolol. And depending on how many aces are out u might be in big trouble of improving ur hand. a superior hand would be 3 cards within 3-7, more chances for a str8.
More important than anything -pay attention to ppl’s door cards so u can see if u can get cards that can help ur hands in the stud form of Horse. hope i helped.
GL