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Message: <blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 5100000" data-attributes="member: 17969">For starters, avoid big dungeons.  Not only does that mean that our mounted guy isn't stuck underground without his horse for a long time, it also encourages you to cut boring 'dungeon room filler' encounters.Take the three most interesting rooms in a dungeon, and just run those.  Add an extra wilderness encounter when necessary so the horse can get some exercise.  Include jousts, hunts, or horseraces.  Make sure the other PCs have to do their stuff on horseback every once in a while, to underscore how much better the well-trained guy actually is.  Use the stables as a setting, so the mounted character feels like he's on friendly ground.And that's all just focusing on the horse half of the character concept.  If the character is a knight, does he belong to a knightly order?  Is he of noble blood?  If he's a paladin, what god does he serve and what is his relationship with the church?  focus on these aspects and the character will feel loved even without his horse.</blockquote>