Horse

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 gallop 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

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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 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.

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

In Brotherhood, horses will now be fully incorporated into the combat system.

In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, for the first time in any Assassin's Creed game, 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, and using them in various types of free-running sequences. Unlike the other games, Brotherhood will include many different types of horse, one of these being the heavily-armored warhorse. Pressing the head button will call Ezio's horse to him. Horses will also be shown in the GPS with a horse icon.

Moves

Some possible moves are:

• Jumping forward off your horse into a haystack or acrobatic/free running sequence
• Doing a 180 degree turn while rearing
• Kicking out at guards behind you
• Jumping off your horse and attacking someone with the hidden blade
• If you dismount while going high speeds you will dismount by jumping of backward on the backend of the horse.

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. Also, if you jump off a horse and fight a group of guards nearby, the horse will rear and kick the enemies, causing them to stumble; though this isn't a fully reliable way to defeat the opponents.

Gallery

• Horse rearing outside Masyaf
  Horse rearing outside Masyaf
• Horse jumping in Tuscany
  Horse jumping in Tuscany
• Horse running from soldiers on the Passetto di Borgo
  Horse running from soldiers on the Passetto di Borgo
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  Ezio jumping from his horse to air assassinate a Borgia soldier.
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  A horseback battle between Ezio and a Borgia soldier
• Ezio throwing a spear at a mounted guard.
  Ezio throwing a spear at a mounted guard.
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  Ezio and his Apprentices on horseback.