Ever wondered why your character (yes you) has the audacity to judge followers- no names mentioned- claiming to be terrible at riding a horse but in reality everyone rides like a s'wit? Me too, so I made a replacer.


🐎 Requirements:
• None for the main version, it'll work out of the box.
• DAR if you're using a gender-specific or player only version.
• Lucien for the Lucien rides like a filthy n'wah add-on. Because yes. 😎 (To be released!)

❗Recommendations / Mods featured in screenshots & GIFs:
Light Horses of Skyrim-- my personal favorite horse replacer (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/110795), Craftable Saddles from Witcher 3-- seriously this is awesome and very underrated (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/110625), Convenient Horses-- it speaks for itself (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/14950), Horses Revamped (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/70640) animations only if you're using a horse mesh replacer.

✍️ Update Log:
1.1 - Tweaked leg positioning so toes point slightly outward and left leg no longer clips with basic saddles, smoothed lope and retimed gallop animations to flow better, adjusted idle. 
1.2 - Added combat animations, added turn animations (normally only seen in use with NPC's), even more tweaking, including editing feet positions to be consistent for each speed, retimed trot, adjusted hands for trot and lope.

📃 Notes & Extras:
• I don't have LE, so I can't test this version, unlike the SE version (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/102881).
• Safe to install/uninstall midgame. No Nemesis/FNIS generation required. If you're experiencing a bug, it's most likely caused by something else since this replaces vanilla content, but I'm open to concerns.
•  Animations are more or less visually compatible depending on your setup. The way Skyrim horses were built makes it nearly impossible to have no clipping and/or feet + hands in the correct position at all times (i.e. in stirrups, on reins, etc.). However, I did my best to where this should fit most horse and tack replacers (honestly with about as much clipping as vanilla animations 🤔), as well as vanilla horses and tack.
• I built these animations to resemble how you would actually ride a horse. You could say having experienced firsthand the full effect of poor foot positioning on horseback was inspiring. Heels down my friends, heels down. 
• In the future, updates may consist of more animations made specifically for different races, particular actors, and/or skill levels. That might take a while if I decide to go forward with it, and may not be available on LE. Focusing on another project at the moment, but may get to actor-specific animations in the future. Most likely going to add general animations first though.
• Please keep in mind combat animations sometimes get out of sync when you shoot/swing, not much I can do about that. Just consider it immersive. 🤫
• May or may not have spent way too much time perfecting gifs.
• Secret thanks to @Deleted67349201User since my lazy 🍑 referenced a condition for the player only version instead of looking for it elsewhere.
• 🙏 Deepest apologies if you came here for a different kind of riding, also for putting way too many emojis... but they're cute, admit it. 


Thanks for the visit and reading, hope you enjoy the mod. ♥
Safe travels!