Luckily their claws can only deal so much damage (all weapons have a maximum amount of damage they can deal), otherwise Leifr's horse would have suffered a bit more damage than what it actually suffered XD

Naturally heavier, stronger weapons like greataxes, greatswords, mauls, or other such weapons (which are harder to wield) have higher max damage than the lighter ones (like short swords, daggers, whips, claws, or other such weapons)