Basically I am just thinking of something I have yet to build or seen in play yet. This is what I have come up with on a rolled system and racial stuff added in.
Also, I have not read any of the guides/forums for builds thus far.
Human - Cavalier (no intentions of multiclassing)
str 18
dex 12
con 15
int 9
wis 11
cha 16
Thinking I will want to go with a mix of mounted/grounded? due to the fact during dungeons I will most likely not have my mount, but want it useful when I do have it...
Racial- I am thinking of keeping the Bonus Feat at first lvl vs the Eye for Talent.
Archtype: Strategist
which will toss my banner stuff for tactician focusing.
Order: most likely Dragon... but I like the Sword as well
Feats:
1 Power Attack, Furious Focus,Paired Opportunist
3 Combat Reflexes
5 practiced tactician
6 cleave
7 leadership
9 outflank, bleeding assault
11 mounted combat
12 ride by attack
13 mounted blade
15 bull rush improved
17 bull rush greater, coordinated maneuver
Go ahead and critique away! x)
The only questions I have for play concerning rules are:
1) does an mount count as an ally target for my teamwork feats?
2) with the use of leadership feat I should be able to aquire a magical beast for an ally/cohort>mount if one proves available in play? if not I intend to keep it for fun anyway
I think you need intelligence 3+ to get feats other than those on a specific list. Tactician therefore has a problem if you want to give a teamwork feat to your 2 int horse. If you're using it for something else then yes a mount trained for war is your ally.
Leadership to get a better mount shouldn't be an issue IMO but this feat needs cooperation with your DM, ask them.
BTW, by level 6 you're nearing the end of Cleave's usefulness; you might want to get another feat then. Also you're going to want the Trick Riding and Mounted Skirmisher feats at levels 9 and 15 respectively if you're in to mounted combat at all. Mounted Blade is probably not useful by level 13. Practiced Tactician is not IMO worth it for a single extra use of Tactician per day.