HorsePower - Modernized Horse Riding (Total Riding Overhaul)
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #27 of 113 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Vanilla Fixes, New Mechanics and Improvements
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[]Directional animations for walk, trot, run, sprint, swim, jump, fall and land! Faster movement and turning![/]
[]The age-old infinite horse sliding bug is fixed (99% of it).[/]
[]Instant jumping & better momentum for jumps. New jump from rear-up mechanic with extra jump height. Blocked premature landings.[/]
[]Sprint interruption when your horse is stuck to an object.[/]
[]In-place turning mechanics that Skyrim horses desperately needed.[/]
[]Follow-up attacks for player on horseback. Left-Left/Left-Right/Right-Right/Right-Left variants. Chain those attacks! From power attacks too![/]
[]Enabled ragdoll for horses! Now they will actually ragdoll when hit by a spell or shout, and will properly knock the player away.[/]
[]Jump and Land sound effects, that were actually missing and cleverly disguised with footstep sounds.[/]
[]More horse interactions! Pet the horse without the vanity camera, horse will look at you when you dismount and headshake when you mount![/]
[]Reduced fall damage for horses.[/]
[]Won't break the intro sequence! No horse scale changes.[/]
[]Sprint Swimming![/]
In Depth Walkthrough of the Features
New Features
[]Follow-up attacks on horseback. Input attack again to do another quick attack. Chainable from both sides (left to right etc), and power attacks (Requires Nemesis/Pandora). Infinitely chainable while you're moving (balancing).[/]
[]Rear-Up Jump, press jump key again during a rear-up to do a jump that goes vertically higher (Vanilla 1. 08585 -> Modded 1. 2 -> Rear-Up Jump 2. 5).[/]
[]In-place turning, if the inputted angle is higher than 90 / 120, horse will play the previously unusable 90 / 180 in-place turn animations. Turning is fully synced to your inputs, and they can be interrupted (Requires SKSE).[/]
[]In-Place turning also works when you're moving and stuck to an object, allowing you to quickly change your direction. Same conditions as above.[/]
[]Sprint Interruption, being blocked by an obstacle will cause horses to rear-up when sprinting. You can perform a Rear-Up Jump from this state. Optional, change in the INI.[/]
[]Removed ragdoll immunity, horses can be knocked with spells or shouts, which will knock its rider.[/]
HorsePower is a comprehensive horse riding overhaul for Skyrim that adds new player followup attacks, directional animations, improved handling, in-place turns, and new ragdoll effects. With nearly 3,000 endorsements and over 800,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking a more modern and polished horse experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 2,940 endorsements and over 800k downloads
- Overhauls multiple aspects of horse riding, not just one small tweak
- Actively maintained, last updated May 2026
⚠️ Cons
- No mention of required DLC or other mod dependencies
- May conflict with other horse mods due to its broad scope
For Skyrim players who are tired of clunky vanilla horse controls and want a more fluid, action-oriented riding experience. Perfect for those who spend a lot of time on horseback and want combat and movement to feel modern. Skip if you're happy with vanilla horses or prefer minimal changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage HorsePower, as it may overwrite other horse-related files.
- Check the mod's posts or comments for any known compatibility patches with popular horse mods like Convenient Horses.
- If you're using Skyrim Special Edition, make sure you have the latest version of the game and SKSE64 installed if required by the mod.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Tsptds - Mxnedula - Sphyx
- Version
- 1.2.0
- Downloads
- 808,965
- Endorsements
- 2,940
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 1/25/2026
- Updated
- 5/30/2026
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