what factors in to make a horse rear?

[Smithy]

It is about your net bump damage

Exactly.  So the formula is essentially:

(Charge Value + Speed/Momentum) - (Enemy Armor) = Bump Damage

This is very rudimentary but, that is essentially how it works. (Based on Generation upon Generation of cavalry experience.  I'm not claiming to know how the numbers truly work.  This is just the basic idea.)

[Torben]

so higher armor also helps,  makes sense from what ive seen

[BlueKnight]

so higher armor also helps,  makes sense from what ive seen

This is weird because Champ destrier still has enough speed (influencing bump damage) after 2 bumps on archers to deliver some damage to the 3rd one, yet horse stopps on the 3rd guy. I remember them Quincies standing in a row when I charged from the side and got stopped on the 3rd one and it wasn't the only case in which such thing happened.

[Grumpy_Nic]

Anybody knows how many people a plated charger can bump at (initially) full speed until a full stop?
I've been through several crowds with it but never counted

[the real god emperor]

My usually gets rared if i bump many guys, or i am moving slowly to a target.So yes, its basicly about horse speed + charge

[San]

That's definitely a bug that occurs quite rarely. Very rage-inducing.

[Kafein]

I know some cheats can make your horse do yhohohoh. That's for sure.

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[Ubereem]

Anybody knows how many people a plated charger can bump at (initially) full speed until a full stop?
I've been through several crowds with it but never counted

i dont know if u ever come to full stop with plated charger. i know plated charger can KO people going .000001 mph so i think that is what would happen. ud slow down to slowest possible speed but still knock people down. could be wrong though its been at least a year since i was cavmy old friend

[CrazyCracka420]

I'm not sure if the damage you do to the person makes any difference.  I just think a person is a person, and doesn't matter how much armor or HP they have for determining if you get reared or not when bumping them. 

The only thing I've noticed that matters is how fast you're going and how much charge the horse you're on does.  For courser it can be risky trying to run over more than one person within 2 seconds or so time.