Taming a Talbuk

Even though the Alliance start here after unlocking Draenor, it is not an Alliance-only zone, per se. Horde are not automatically flagged for pvp if they're on a pve server, there are flightpaths, etc. - the most notable fp for this quest being in Exile's Rise at 45,25. I kept mostly to the roads anyhow, since I wasn't sure where the cities were and didn't want to meet my demise at the hands of level 99 elite Alliance guards, but it's a short run to the quest area from Talador.

From there it's just a matter of finding a talbuk and holding on. If you're having trouble getting your [item=118284] to work on the [npc=86801], remember the lasso tooltip: Can only be used while mounted. The talbuk will pull you through mobs while you're channeling, just keep running. Once you've completed the channel and bagged your talbuk, [item=110560] back to turn in the quest.

Just FYI for Horde if you're running in from Talador:
There is a little Alliance outpost called Anchorite's Sojourn between Talador and Shadowmoon (~79,57) that can be bypassed by swimming or water walking/mount/spell to the other side and running in from there.

Your initial quests involve filling your Stables with six (6) special mounts. Alliance quests are listed with the Horde quests linked with a '+'.

Taming a Talbuk (+)
Capturing a Clefthoof (+)
Besting a Boar (+)
Requisition a Riverbeast (+)
Entangling an Elekk (+)
Wrangling a Wolf (+)

With each new acquisition, you're then asked to further its training with some / all of the following series of quests.

Quest

Target

Zone

Beast

Talbuk

Clefthoof

Boar

Riverbeast

Elekk

Wolf

Great-Tusk (+)

Great Tusk

Shadowmoon Valley @ (62,38)

X

X

Rakkiri (+)

Rakkiri

Frostfire Ridge @ (72,69)

X

X

Riplash (+)

Riplash

Gorgrond @ (50,38)

X

X

X

Gezz'ran (+)

Gezz'ran

Talador @ (31,54)

X

X

X

X

Bulbapore (+)

Bulbapore

Spires of Arak @ (66,75)

X

X

X

X

Cruel Ogres (+)

Gorian Beast-Lasher

Nagrand @ (79,71)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Darkwing Roc (+)

Darkwing Roc

Nagrand @ (68,20)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Moth of Wrath (+)

Moth of Wrath

Nagrand @ (43,69)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Thundercall (+)

Thundercall

Nagrand @ (90,23)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ironbore (+)

Ironbore

Nagrand @ (53,77)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Orc Hunters (+)

Karak the Great Hunter

Nagrand @ (69,34)

X

X

X

X

X

X

The Garn (+)

Maimclaw

Nagrand @ (63,80)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tip for hunters: remove your Aspect of the Pack (or similar) buff while doing this quest, because while you run around through mobs, they'll attack you and stun you on your mount, thus making the lasso break.

Also, note that the Talbuk doesn't take you near any Ally, so no fear of PvP flagging while you're on lasso with the Talbuk.