Horse (Skyrim)

Horses in Skyrim pretty much offer more gameplay than Horses in Oblivion.

Purchasing a horse:

Horses are available through purchase by any stable in a hold that is listed in the table below except Shadomere and Frost. All horses start out at a base price of 1000 gold and the price then fluxuates depending on your speech skill and speech perks. Potions and haggling have a deal in the price as well.

Table:

Ownage of a Horse:

Once bought, the horse is considered yours and you should know how to tell the difference up close due to the "Prisoner's horse" Label on the HUD. Owning all types of horses providing you bought them. They will all be yours for the duration of the game even if you buy another type. The one you have ridden and fast travelled with you recently is the one that will accompany you while the others return to the location they were purchased at.

Borrowing and Stealing Mechanics:

Stealing horses is alway considered theft and therefore a crime. Mounting a horse that is labeled "Steal horse" with result in the crime. To find a horse to steal just look in any Military Camp or fort, and from War Encountrers. Each time you mount a stolen horse will result in 50 gold added to your bounty which can be highly expensive.

Borrowing a horse comes up seldomly. It is one that is not marked steal and it's not yours. Unowned horses will behave in a simliar manner as a stoeln horse only that riding one isn't a crime and therefore your bounty does not increase.

Horse Mechanics:

You can canter (run) and gallop (sprint) speed equal to your best run and sprint speeds only have more stamina and strength to carry you and your load. They can charge through and leap over obsticles you can do the same with on foot. Avoid Larger obsticles.

They are unaggressive by nature and they'll generally flee when you dismount with danger nearby. However they may still be proned to attacking.

Followers cannot ride horseback and will fall behind if you leave them. You may want to "wait" on them when you arrive at a destination you want to include them in on.