I think he may be, and I may be waaaay off , referring to completely stopping or the the slow down that occurs when you charge a group of footmen. Like Eldersilver said, if you use a horse with a higher charging skill, it is less noticeable, if at all.
I enjoyed the descriptions of the factions, Drystan, but to clarify on the honour feature of the mod, is it a measure of light versus dark -- whether you are 'good' or 'evil', sort of thing?