Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it will add mounted horses to its popular online role-playing game, EverQuest. The new feature will be included in the upcoming game expansion, EverQuest: The Shadows of Luclin, along with a variety of other additions and improvements. Sony also released a number of new screenshots from the expansion that show off different characters riding and fighting from horses.

　　Players will be able to purchase a horse from designated locations and then summon their horse using a magical whistle. Characters mounted on horses will be able to travel long distances faster than unmounted characters. In addition, characters will be able to fight while mounted, although specific details about mounted combat have not been revealed.

　　EverQuest: The Shadows of Luclin will add an entirely new world to the EverQuest universe, along with new character models, new monsters, and improved graphics. The expansion is in development at Verant, the studio that created the original game, and it is scheduled for release in December. For more information, take a look at our previous coverage of the expansion.