Press H to Horse

"Horses. All day long. Do you have any idea how dull horses are?"

— Arivanya

Press H to Horse requires a new game in order to function properly.

Anniversary Edition expanded on horse mechanics in a few ways, such as allowing the Player to rename their horse or change its saddle. I really liked these new features, but felt they could've been implemented a bit better. Most of the features are done through dialogue with hostlers, even stuff like changing the horse's current saddle.

Press H to Horse hopes to take these existing mechanics and build and expand them to really make them shine!

Horse Calling

• []Tapping H will call your horse and order it to begin following you.[/]

  []Tapping H a second time will instruct the horse to wait at its current location.[/]

  []Holding H will allow you to select which of your owned horses to call. (Requires UIExtensions)[/]

  Horse Customization

  • []Pressing H while looking at your horse will open its inventory. You can place special types of gear here to equip to your horse.[/]

    []Saddles provide your horse's inventory with 100 carry weight which you can use as storage. Horses equipped with saddles will flee from combat.[/]

    []Armor makes your horse more resilient and increases the damage it can deal. Horses equipped with armor will aid you in combat.[/]

    []Holding H while looking at your horse will allow you to feed it a treat. Doing so will give you a temporary experience boost.[/]

    []Wild Horses must be registered at a stable for 1500 septims before they can be equipped.[/]

    Horse Naming

    • []When buying a new horse, you will be given the option to name it.[/]

      []A text box will appear prefilled with a suggested name (taken from the pool of names from Wild Horses). You can either accept this name or change it to whatever else you like.[/]

      []This naming mechanic covers both vanilla stable horses and horses that your Hearthfire stewards purchase for you.[/]

      []A mount can be renamed at a stable after purchase for 500 septims.[/]

      Follower Riding

      • []When you mount your horse, your follower will do the same if a suitable horse is nearby.[/]

        []Followers will pick the closest horse that you own to ride.[/]

        []Followers can be easily called a horse to ride by using the Call Selected Horse feature mentioned above. (Requires UIExtensions)[/]