Horse (Oblivion)

Horses are the primary form of transportation in The Elder Scrolls series, that appear in Arena, Daggerfall, and Oblivion, and will appear in Skyrim, but were absent in Morrowind.

Horses in Oblivion:
Horses are the main forms of exploring/traveling in Oblivion. You can purchase horses outside of any major town or you can steal them. They can not be ridden inside of cities unless using mods. Unique horses include Shadowmere and the Unicorn. Bethesda released a DLC named Horse Armor, that gave your horse a choice of 2 types of armor: steel, or Elven. The player cannot fight from the horse, but the horse can attack and be killed. NPCs also use horses. For instance you can see the Imperial legion often patroling the paths.

Horses in Skyrim:
E3 showed the first preview of a horse. It appears that your horse can walk and gallop when a button is pressed, though this is just speculation. The horse can also rear as shown in the picture. Whether this is simply an idle animation or can be done by pressing a button is unknown. When asked about armor, Todd Howards semi-jokingly seemed to indicate that it might also be released as DLC like in Oblivion. It is confirmed that there will be no mounted combat in Skyrim.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls: Arena
 * The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
 * The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 * The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine
 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim