Goblin Wolf Riders

"Flank 'em, shoot 'em, hit 'em 'ard, an' den do it again from annuvva angle. Of kourse, if da battle is goin' bad fer our side, I'm gonna keep ridin' an' act like I wuz never there, so yer'd betta stikk klose!"

- Gitilla the Raider, most infamous of Wolf Rider

Goblin Wolf Riders are amongst the most feared of all Goblin tribes to ever plague the open plains of many lands of the Old World, fulfilling their roles admirable as a dedicated force of scouts, skirmishers, and archer cavalry. It is still unclear how such a cowardly and pathethic race such as Goblins were able to tame the wild nature of the Giant Wolf is beyond any scholars guess. Some have theorize that perhaps it is their mutual instinct to pick on the helpless, the injured and the isolated that has made them such a good match for the equally malevolent Goblins. In time, these Goblins have managed to gain these creatures trust, albeit at a very steep cost, but in the end these tribes of Wolf Riders soon became the scourge of the open plains of both the Darklands and the Badlands, so feared that even the Orcs dare not antagonized them.

Goblin Wolf Riders are dangerously fast light cavalry, able to outrun all other beast save perhaps the steeds of the Elves and Mankind. It is extremely common for Wolf Riders to be in almost constant demand by many Orc and Goblin tribes due in part for the ability to find the enemy and harass them with deadly volleys of their composite bows. Many a large and successful Waaagh! has been led on its destructive rampage by a scouting force of Wolf Riders. Those nomadic trader tribes use even more mobs of especially flea-bitten Wolf Riders to protect their creaking caravans of ragged carts and wagons. In the most open country, such as the Eastern Steppes or the heart of the Badlands, there can be found what are called Wolf Rider tribes.

These are entire armies made up of the speedy raiders, perhaps supported by a handful of Wolf Chariots. Even formidable Orc tribes approach the open spaces of the Wolf Rider tribes with a feeling that comes as close to trepidation as their brawny kind allows. The most famous of these sites is located just east of Mad Dog Pass, which is known appropriately enough as the Wolf Lands. On those barren open plains it is easy for the Gaint Wolves to scent prey from afar and, led by their crafty Goblin leaders, it is quick work for the howling mobs to encircle and endlessly harass any intruders who do not pay handsomely for safe passage.

In combat, some Wolf Rider mobs use bows to shower their enemy with crude arrows from afar. They lope into range, unleash a hail of bowfire, and then retreat before a can respond to their attacks. Wolf Riders often harass the flank of oncoming troops but have also been known to charge into smaller, more vulnerable units such as artillery crews and enemy scouts. Other Wolf Rider mobs are more heavily-armed and armored and it is these Goblins who will dare to lower their spears and attack larger enemy formations in a headlong rush. However, these Wolf Riders are just as cowardice in their nature as anyone of their kind, and are sometimes as quick to leave the battlefield as they are to stand their ground and launch their attack.

Source

 * Warhammer Armies: Orcs and Goblins (8th Edition) -- pg. 45