


Galloping requires a circle/B double-click-and-hold along with constant input on the W/left stick. (If it doesn’t start cantering along automatically, give it a nudge with the left thumbstick.) You can add in the left thumbstick (or A and D on PC) any time you need to steer or press up (W on a PC) for a little extra speed. If you just hold down the circle/B button, your horse will follow whatever road you’re on automatically. It will drain your horse’s stamina very, very slowly, so it’s a good cruising speed. While you’re trotting, hold down circle/B to canter. You can steer left and right and even back up as well.

Trotting is just pushing up on the left analog stick (or W on PC). You have three speeds while riding a horse in Kingdom Come: Deliverance: trot, canter and gallop. We put it above for reference, but it’s worth getting into a little more detail. If you’re like us, you immediately accidentally dismissed it because the exit button is the same as the sprint button on consoles. Right in the middle of your panicked flight out of Skalitz, you’ll get a wall-of-text tutorial about riding horses. Better to make friends with a horse!” Early in the game, your life will depend on your horse riding ability, but the game doesn’t give you a chance to practice before you’re running for your life. As Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s illuminated manuscript-style codex points out, “A dog might be man’s best friend, but you can’t ride one.
