Yeah, most of the horse gear is now useless, unless a player is very into mounted combat, which is something I can seldom be bothered with. Even with maxed stats, horse riding isn't precise enough to not be annoying during combat. The main use for my horse is travel and specifically, travel storage. Now my Henry can carry about 100kgs more than his horse lol. It's flat out bat shit.

I get they're tweaking weights in general, I guess to lower earning potential? Makes no difference to me, I'll happily walk across the map at a crawl, if I'm carrying loot. I used my horse mostly for spare potions, ammo and backup food. Now, it's better just to keep the horse inventory utterly empty.