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 Rules for barding were introduced in 1983((Dragon #74.)) and reprinted in UA in 1985. They are basically broken -- mainly, the barding is far too heavy. Encumbrance was dramatically increased from the OD&D numbers, to the point where medium and heavy horses may not even be able to move at all.((https://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2023/07/how-much-weight-can-horse-carry-in-d.html)) This was brought up in Dragon #118, but via a forum submission which was apparently not replied to by TSR. Rules for barding were introduced in 1983((Dragon #74.)) and reprinted in UA in 1985. They are basically broken -- mainly, the barding is far too heavy. Encumbrance was dramatically increased from the OD&D numbers, to the point where medium and heavy horses may not even be able to move at all.((https://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2023/07/how-much-weight-can-horse-carry-in-d.html)) This was brought up in Dragon #118, but via a forum submission which was apparently not replied to by TSR.
  
-^ Barding  ^ AC mod  ^ Eq. cn.  ^ Uneq. cn.  ^ Base MV" and Mi./day (L/M/H Warhorse) +^ Barding  ^ AC mod  ^ AC type  ^ Eq. cn.  ^ Uneq. cn.  ^ Base MV" and Mi./day (L/M/H Warhorse) 
-| Leather  | -1      | 640      | 1600       | 21/17/15                               | +| Leather  | -1      | 8        | 640      | 1600       | 21/17/15                               | 
-| Scale    | -2      | 1000     | 2500       | 15/15/14                               | +| Scale    | -2      | 6        | 1000     | 2500       | 15/15/14                               | 
-| Chain    | -3      | 1400     | 3500       | ---/12/13                              | +| Chain    | -3      | 5        | 1400     | 3500       | ---/12/13                              | 
-| Plate    | -4      | 2000     | 5000       | ---/---/12                             |+| Plate    | -4      | 3        | 2000     | 5000       | ---/---/12                             | 
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 +Don't forget, MV is halved if the mount's first encumbrance threshold has been met. If the mount's maximum encumbrance has been reached, it is unable to move.
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