Assume I'm riding my animal companion, who is also my special mount. I have a +50 modifier to both Ride and Handle Animal. I've this my animal every Trick. If I want to use Trample(the feat!), who takes the action?
When you attempt to overrun an opponent while mounted, your target may not choose to avoid you. Your mount may make one hoof attack against any target you knock down, gaining the standard +4 bonus on attack rolls against prone targets.
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you but I'm not moving, right? I'm controlling the mount as a free action, right? Does the mount make an Overrun attempt or do I?
I think I'm just generally confused about actions while riding a mount. I assume that the rider and the mount act as two separate entities in combat but it takes a move action to direct the mount, correct? Animal companions are a free action however, right? Then why do some classes have the ability to grant the rider a full round attack after the mount moves? Can't anyone riding an Animal companion already do this?