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Recommended Mod

Convenient Horses - http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/14950
Convenient Horses utilizes my textures and performs a lot more gameplay changes, I would highly recommend you check it out. Alternatively, you may download this mod here for simple skin changes.

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(THIS IS A TEXTURE MOD)

This mod replaces 6 main horses (5 rideable) with improved textures and 2 new horse skins.
The mod also enhances the default saddle to a higher resolution saddle.

I basically just scaled up the textures from 512 to 1024 and completed a paint over to reduce artifacting from increased resolution.
I also increased normal map texture size as well as smoothing it out.

Once Creation Kit arrives I will be able to do a proper higher resolution bake, so I don't have to rely on the base textures provided in game.

1. Carriage Horse Texture Improved
2. Windhelm - Bay Horse Improved
3. Whiterun - Black Horse Improved
4. Riften - Dapple Grey Replaced by DUN Horse
5. Markarth - Pinto Improved
6. Solitude - Palomino Horse replaced by new White Horse

Here are the file listings.
Feel free to switch horses from stable to stable if you want

Horse01.dds = Carriage Horse
Horse02.dds = White
Horse03.dds = Dun
Horse04.dds = Black
Horse05.dds = Pinto