You press triangle to mount your horse, right. And you get used to being sloppy with getting on the horse when you're out and about in the wild. In town, around people, the triangle button is the melee choke button, and it's like an insanely fast wrasslin move. In the blink of an eye, if you aren't exactly lined up with your horse, you're just strangle raping some old man in a top hat up against a wall.
Was in Van Horn and some stranger said something like, "You'd best cut and run if you know what's good." I thought that meant get away from me. So, I walked across the street. Next thing I know, the whole town is kicking my ass, then they started shooting at me and as I tried to ride away, I ran into a rock at full sppeed and killed my horse. Had to reload. I'm not losing my horse.
Stuff can go so wrong so fast it literally takes you by surprise. It;s like watching a train wreck. Save often.
The legendary jaguar is owning me. I can't see it.