Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-71.180.171.44-20130910184050/@comment-17604573-20130910200823

Do check the Dark Brotherhood black pond where you got him from. I had to load an old save myself because I couldn't find him anywhere after jumping from place to place that he wasn't allowed, like Solstheim, the vampire's castle and Fort Dawnguard. I made the mistake of riding Akvar while in the Soul Cairn and realized when I came out that now that I got on another horse, Shadowmere was going to stay wherever I was before I started all that jumping around -- and I couldn't remember where that was. I loaded old files, looked at quests, still couldn't figure out where he would be. I waited two weeks by the pond... nothing. So I did what I should have done to begin with... loaded the save file before I went into the Soul Cairn and made sure I did NOT ride Akvar while in there. Played it again and when I was done, brought Shadowmere home to Lakeview Manor, got on Akvar right in front of him, and now I can jump around everywhere and I know he is safe at home. When I want to ride him, I can, as long as I bring him safely home and summon Akvar right in front of him. The game developers really should have marks on the map where our dogs and horses are... seriously how hard would that be. It was a huge pain to play everything again, but I had to!