I want to know if it is possible to distribute the meshes from the official plugin DLCHorseArmor in a mod.
This mod is meant to expand the horse armory provided by the DLCHorseArmor.esp

The intention is to allow more horse armors to be used with different kinds of textures at the same time.
By utilizing a separate mesh I could play several items in the game instead of just using the texture replacer mods that can only be used with the two default armors.

Extended functionality in the mod would allow the player to equip the horse with the armor or unequip it.
Each armor could be made a game item that changes the stats of horses. One armor could improve horse speed, health, attack bonus, etc.

What is the advice for legally distributing the meshes?

As long as you set up your mod to require the Horse Armor DLC, that would be okay. There are a few mods that do just that.

Thanks for the confirmation!


Do the horse thing or do the plugin dependency?

They add new horse armors and require the plugin. Here are links to two:

http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2453
http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=24065

Cool, thanks! Still, there's no one that allows the horse to be equipped and unequipped. I'll be making that