You are playing a heavy armor horseman on a heavy armor horse, with an axe, xbow and bolts. Ofc its raping you
Hunting xbow, steel bolts, gjermundu helmet, persian axe, pronoia armor, mail gloves and boots, bearded horse......I played a lot "heavier" and it raped me less......not to mention lightweight HA equip and it rapes me there as well.......