Skyrim 1.6 update adds mounted combat!

One thing about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that I found really lame was that you couldn't attack enemies while riding a horse. Fortunately, Bethesda listened to everyone's complaints and added mounted combat via patch 1.6! After installing this update, Skyrim players will be able to do mounted melee and ranged combat. Currently, the patch is only available for PC users through Steam Beta Update.

1.6 Update (all platforms unless specified)

NEW FEATURES

Mounted Combat - Skyrim now allows you to do melee and ranged combat while riding a horse

BUG FIXES

General stability and memory optimizations

General AI pathfinding optimizations and bug fixes

Optimizations and crash fixes for data leaks

Fixed rare crash with lighting

Fixed crashes related to loading and saving games

Fixed crash with summoned creatures/NPCs

Fixed rare issue where saves would be corrupted

Improved logic for when ranged kill cams are played

Fixed issue with ranged kill cams while killing a dragon

Fixed rare issue with certain ranged kill cams not playing properly

Fixed issue with nirnroot lighting not properly cleaning up

Fixed issue where bow damage was being calculated incorrectly

Fixed rare problem with werewolf kill moves would not finish animating properly

In “The Break of Dawn” fixed rare issue where Meridia’s Beacon would disappear from player’s inventory

Fixed occasional issue where followers would disappear after player pays off a bounty after committing a crime

Fixed issue where certain creatures and NPCs would fail to respawn properly

Fixed rare issue with dialogue subtitles not displaying properly

Fixed issue with water appearing blurry when loading a saved game after creating a save underwater

Fixed issue where map cursor would occasionally disappear after closing a message box with Kinect enabled (Xbox 360)

Fixed rare issue with shouts only performing the first level and not other unlocked levels with Kinect enabled (Xbox 360)

Fixed issue where the shout buttons would stop working properly if users mashed LB and RB during cooldown with Kinect enabled (Xbox 360)

DOWNLOADING THE BETA UPDATE ON STEAM
If you’d like to download the 1.6 Beta Update on Steam, you’ll need to follow these steps:

Log into Steam

Click on Steam in the upper menu

Select Settings

Under the Account tab, go to the Beta Participation section and select Change.

A drop down menu will appear. Select Skyrim Beta.

Select OK.

Steam will now restart. After Steam restarts, Skyrim will be updated to the Beta version currently available.

Source: Bethesda Blog