Horse

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[[File:Assassins-creed-altair-1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Altaïr fighting on horseback against a Templar.]]
'''Horses''' are a means of travel in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.

Upon starting your first real assassination quest, the assassination of [[Tamir]], you receive the option to travel across the [[Kingdom]] by horseback. Three horses wait outside the gates of [[Masyaf]], and the player can choose to ride whichever horse they prefer.

All of the horses are the same speed, but they are all different colors. The horses waiting outside a city all keep the same color when passing through different regions, however, the non-purebred horses change color when passing through different regions. It's unclear why, but the speed and other stats of the horse remain the same when you pass through one region to the next, even if the color does not. Horses outside cities will always be black, white or ginger.

==Controls==

[[File:E3-2010-assassins-creed-ii-brotherhood-preview-20100613080117910.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Ezio on horseback riding in Rome.]]

===''[[Assassin's Creed]]''===
To control a horse, walk up to it and the player should mount it automatically, if not, press the feet button. Use the feet button to blend when on a horse. While blending only Knights Templars will attack you, and Altaïr can pass regular guards without attracting attention. Pressing only the forward button will make the horse trot, holding the high profile button and forward will make the horse canter. Holding forward, high profile and feet button makes the horse speed up into a gallop. Pressing the attack button while standing still causes the horse to rear, startling nearby civilians. Pressing it while holding high profile draws Altaïr's sword, after which he can attempt to fight NPC's on horseback (feet button sheaths the sword). To jump, simply trot, canter or gallop up to an applicable object and the horse will jump, there is no need to press the feet button.

===''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''===
Horse gameplay stays exactly the same as in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', besides the fact that the 'blend' feature is removed. Instead a new 'walk' feature is enabled, allowing the player to pass through crowds without knocking over any civilians.

===''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''===

In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', you can ride a horse inside the city and perform assassinations from horseback. Horseback combat mechanics have been improved, and Ezio will face mounted opponents. Ezio will also be able to use most weapons, both long and short ranged, while on horseback. Ezio can also assassinate [[Guards]] while they are on their horses and steal their mounts. Unlike the other games, ''[[Assassins Creed: Brotherhood]] ''will include many different types of horse, one of these being the heavily-armoured warhorse.

[[File:Horse_combat_1.jpg|thumb|Ezio jumping from his horse to air assassinate a borgia solider.]]

==Moves==
Some possible moves are:
* Jump forward off your horse into a haystack or acrobatic sequence
* Do a 180 degree turn while rearing
* Kick out at guards behind you
* Jump off your horse and attack someone with the hidden blade

Beware, if knocked off the horse, it may crush and instantly kill you. After dismounting in battle, the horse may potentially run away, forcing the player to find it again or mount another one. In [[Assassin's Creed]] and [[Assassin's Creed II]], only the sword and [[Eagle Vision]] can be used while on a horse.

A horse will sometimes follow you if you dismount and are not fighting. Sometimes, if you jump off a horse and fight a group of guards nearby, the horse will rear and kick the guards, and causes them to stumble, though this isn't a fully reliable way to defeat the opponents.

==Gallery==
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108horseLogo.jpg|Horse rearing
AC2_S_089_Tuscany_HorseLeapIntoSpears.jpg|Horse jumping in Tuscany
www.totalvideogames.com_69739_AC2_S_082_Rome_HorseChase.jpg|Horse running from soldiers on the Passetto Di Borgia
</gallery>
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