Possible Clues:

• Saddle initially I forced out of shape, small problem for horse
• Kills a little time at Angler's Rest, ultimately getting drunk
• Does in with a rope
• So many corners half-way along the street, it leaves one quite breathless
• Runs away once from murderers leaving problem for hacks?
• Pound through series of hills covered in stone - it may be killer for horse
• Throttles to death