In the current version, horses turn toward the direction of movement very slowly; it feels like there is a delay. Older versions were extremely smooth. Also, when jumping while riding a horse, there is a delay as wellβit feels like the horse has two separate jump animations.
We're tracking this issue at MCPE-231719, so I will resolve and link this report as a duplicate.
That report has already been resolved as working as intended, which means this is not considered a bug. Please do not leave a comment on the linked report.
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