# How to add a rideable horse in Unreal Engine 5

> To add a rideable horse in Unreal Engine 5, import a rigged horse model and pair it with the Complete Horse Riding System — a drop-in Blueprint pack that adds mounting, four gaits, jumping and swimming without any C++.

## What you need

To make a horse rideable in Unreal Engine 5 you need two things: a rigged, animated **horse model**
and a **riding layer** that handles mounting, movement and input. 3DBear's
[Complete Horse Riding System](/riding-system) is that layer — a drop-in Blueprint pack that drives
any of [3DBear's horses](/horses) (or your own model) with no C++.

## Step by step

1. **Import the horse.** Add a 3DBear horse such as [Horse Herd](/assets/horse-herd) to your
   project; it arrives rigged and animated on a UE-compatible skeleton.
2. **Add the riding system.** Drop the riding-system Blueprints in. Riders are modular Actor
   Components, so they attach to your existing character.
3. **Attach and mount.** Point the rider component at the horse and mount — you immediately have
   four gaits (walk, trot, canter, gallop), jumping, swimming and dismount.
4. **Tune input.** The system uses Enhanced Input (UE 5.0 needs it enabled manually); remap the
   mount, gait and jump actions to your scheme.

## Multiplayer and custom horses

The riding system is network-replicated — replication and RPCs are performance-tested for
multiplayer. Bringing your own horse? Attach it to the provided skeleton and the same gaits,
jumping and combat moves work through the included Blueprints. See the full feature breakdown on
the [riding-system page](/riding-system).

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Source: https://3dbearstudio.com/devlog/how-to-add-rideable-horse-ue5

Related: [complete-horse-riding-system](https://3dbearstudio.com/riding-system), [horse-herd](https://3dbearstudio.com/assets/horse-herd)