Unlike EQ1 where agro has to be managed very very carefully I never get agro with a mage doing arcane explosion off my prot pally doing consecration with righetous fury up.

Also both these specs are very mana efficient with the mage having evocation every two minutes and the pally the wisdom spell that gives mana when you get hit.

Not to mention with crusader aura adding 40 percent to riding speed you can round up mobs easy.