User blog comment:MarkvA/Skyrim's Most Wanted Features and Fixes/@comment-216.255.172.127-20111206155137/@comment-82.42.162.68-20111207020054

Yeah, they could make it where your horse ran off, and after the battle a whistle would bring him close. Don't agree with the raise from the dead companion idea, your objective is to protect them, if you can't tell them to wait before you enter a dangerous area.