A new build for Astride playtesters is now available. Here are the new features and changes/fixes that have been made. Note that this version of the playtests is only available for our Patreon supporters at Bronze Tier or higher.
You may have to restart your Steam client if the update is not immediately available.
Added features
- Horse jumps when pressing the spacebar (placeholder feature)
- Change gaits using SHIFT + W/S keys
- Smoother animation system
- Indoor and outdoor riding arena with placeholder nature environment
- Collision with fences, jumps, and riding arena
- Standard jump with different pole colors added
- Being able to save and join the world with the horse coat created
- Horse naming
- Toggle name and saddle off/on in the menu
- UI overhaul
- New idle animations added
- Horse creator locations
Fixes and adjustments
- The Norwegian Warmblood’s mesh has been adjusted
- A new tail mesh to replace the previous one has been added
- The rig with skinning has been updated
- The back movement in the walking animation has been tweaked
- Adjusted the protruding thigh during gallop and piaffe animations
- General tweaking and adjustments to animations
- The roan and dun overlays have been tweaked and replaced
- The greying textures have been updated with a new version
- Red/chestnut textures have been desaturated
- Many new face markings and tobiano markings have been added
To get access to playtesting Astride, head over to our Patreon page. All patrons subscribed to the Bronze tier and up, will get permanent access to the test. To get more information about Astride, check out our website.

