User blog comment:Angel of death 77/Bethesda developers creating new content for skyrim/@comment-3319050-20120209221201/@comment-24.106.53.59-20120210154241

It is also one of the principal ADVANTAGES (and reasons) for fighting from horseback in the 1st place -  the ability to remain more difficult to access by your opponents without specialized melee weapons (like polearms, glaives, halberds, etc), and the ability to literally mow over and run down enemies on foot. . . ..