Mounts are the fastest way to travel across the land. If your mount is attacked and runs out of health, you will be thrown off. Different mounts can take different amounts of damage before you are thrown. XBox 360/XBox One... Press LS to gallop. Press B to dismount. To summon your mount, press LB to open the radial menu and select [image of horse head]. PC... Press [SHIFT] to gallop. Press [´] to dismount. To summon your mount, select the mount icon on the hotbar or press [´].