Thanks for testing it out on macOS! Yes that is correct all mounts use the shadow from the ram. This is something im working on fixing but its not an easy thing to do. Hopefully there will be unique shadows in the next major update so stay tuned.
Are run-backward, strafe-left and strafe-right the same animation with directions sorted differently? Are they here for convenience only or am I missing something?
Also there are magic1 and magic3, are they the same animations just in different colors?
Run-backward, strafe-left and strafe-right are uninque animations, not just reused and modified. Some magic effects are the same for a few animations, just different colors.