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/OAR if you're using a gender-specific or player only version. Keep in mind this mod won't show up in OAR's menu, but that doesn't mean it's not working. This is because I used the DAR folder format, but OAR can read DAR conditions. 
• Lucien for the Lucien rides like a filthy n'wah add-on. Because yes. 😎 (To be released!)

❗Recommendations / Mods featured in (1.0-1.1) screenshots & GIFs:
Light Horses of Skyrim or Witcher Horse Expansion -- my personal favorite horse replacers (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/33692) / (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/72490), Craftable Saddles from Witcher 3-- seriously this is awesome and very underrated (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64503), Convenient Horses-- it speaks for itself (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9519)

✍️ Update Log:
1.1 - Tweaked leg positioning so toes point slightly outward and left leg no longer clips with basic saddles, smoothed and retimed gallop and lope 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:
• 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. 
• If you're wondering why my horse animations look different, I ported Horses Revamped (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/70640 -- damn fine work) to SE for personal use. I haven't asked for permission to upload the port though, sorry.
• 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 revamp a few more vanilla animations first.
• LE version here (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/116713)
• 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. 🤫
• Since y'all were asking, outfit in 1.1 gifs was included in this mod. (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/81673)
• May or may not have spent way too much time perfecting gifs.
• Go check out @MasterCheesey on YouTube! Thanks so much for featuring this mod in your video, you're awesome!
• Secret appreciation 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. 

I appreciate each and every one of your comments and endorsements, the support means more than you know and keeps me motivated!

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