Ideally, pass your enemies on the left while swinging your weapon to the right if you swing to the left the weapon won't reach out as far, meaning you have to get slightly closer to your targets in order to hit them. There is a blind spot behind your left shoulder where you cannot block or attack-you can point the camera into this blind spot but your character will either aim to the left or right of it (and, if you are using a ranged weapon, the targeting reticle will disappear). controls the camera and your character's aim. You can stop your horse instantly by pushing Ctrl+ J to rear. W A S D control the horse's speed and turning if you bring the horse to a stop and then push and hold S again you can reverse, although very slowly. The horse controls are a little different to being on foot. This means that you can wear the thickest (and thus heaviest) armor you can afford while still fighting at your full capacity, whereas if you were to wear that armor on foot your movement speed would be impeded unless you spend some skill points on Athletics. The most important factor to remember is that the weight of your equipment has no effect on the horse's speed.

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