Oblivion Remastered: How To Get A Horse

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• All Horse Types And Locations

• What Should I Know About Horses In Oblivion Remastered?

• How Do I Armor My Horse?

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered features a massive world that would take hours to cross on foot if not for the aid of the game's most useful asset: horses. When the roads of the Empire grow too wearying and lonely, you can always rely on the Hero of Kvatch's most trustworthy companion.

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With new skins and faster speeds, the horses of Oblivion are looking more dapper and useful than ever. However, before you go scouring Tamriel and spending your gold, you'll want to know which partner is your perfect match. Unless you're me. In which case, you'll want this guide to plan the exact amount of gold to save so you can buy them all.

All Horse Types And Locations

Horses can be found in many places across the Empire. Most horses can be found in stables, and each stable has its horse specialty.

Not all horses count as being owned by the player, meaning they will not be registered as an owned horse, nor will they follow the player when traveling. Stolen horses will never be counted as owned horses.

Horse

Location

Cost

Owned Horse?

Armored Old Nag

Snak gra-Bura at Chestnut Handy Stables in the Imperial City.

None

Y

Bay Horse

Isabeau Bienne at Bay Roan Stables in Bravil.

1,000

Y

Bay Horse

Ugak gra-Mogakh at Grateful Pass Stables in Skingrad.

1,000

Y

Black Horse

Tovas Selvani at Black Waterside Stables in Cheydinhal.

5,000

Y

Chestnut Horse

Bongond at North Country Stables in Chorrol.

2,500

Y

Paint Horse

Petrine at Wildeye Stables in Bruma.

500

Y

Paint Horse

Cat-Face at Five Riders Stables in Leyawiin.

500

Y

Prior's Paint Horse

Prior Maborel at Weynon Priory near Chorrol, when asking for assistance during Deliver the Amulet.

None

N

Shadowmere

Outside Fort Farragut near Cheydinhal as a quest reward for the Dark Brotherhood: The Purification.

None

Y

Weynon Priory Horse (Chestnut)

Jauffre at Cloud Ruler Temple. Must join the Blades.

None

N

White Horse

Clessa at Horse Whisperer Stables in Anvil.

4,000

Y

Unicorn

In Harcane Grove.

None.

N

Do not mistake Martin's Bay horse for Jauffre's Chestnut horse at the Cloud Ruler Temple. Taking Martin's horse will be stealing.

The difference between a chestnut and bay horse is that while both may be considered brown, a bay horse will have darker markings at their extremities, including manes, tails, noses, and legs.

What Should I Know About Horses In Oblivion Remastered?

Horses, like the original game and its successor, Skyrim, do not require care or upkeep.

However, they can:

• Fight in combat with you
• Sustain wounds
• Perish.

Each horse will have its stats:

Horse

Speed

Health

Attack

Armored Old Nag

28

250

5

Bay Horse

31

250

10

Bay Horse

31

250

10

Black Horse

38

325

15

Chestnut Horse

34

200

10

Paint Horse

28

300

10

Paint Horse

28

300

10

Prior's Paint Horse

28

300

10

Shadowmere

38

500*

20

Weynon Priory Horse (Chestnut)

28

200

10

White Horse

34

400

12

Unicorn

34

300

45

*Shadowmere is marked as an essential horse, meaning it cannot die without the aid of console commands.

As for general tips and notes,

1. Wayshrine Blessings apply to horses, meaning you can heal them and bolster their stats for more strength or speed.
2. Horses can swim, but very poorly.
3. Your Athletics and Acrobatics skills will not increase while riding a horse.
4. You cannot fight while mounted.
5. You cannot mount a horse while overencumbered.
6. If you own or have ridden more than one horse, only your last ridden horse will be marked as active and will travel with you.
7. Horses can contract diseases or be poisoned when struck by enemies. You can remove these with Wayshrine Blessings.
8. If you steal a horse from a fellow guild member, you will be kicked out of that guild.

To apply a Wayshrine Blessing to a horse, you must jump your horse up onto the altar. You must keep to the far edge of the altar yourself when you dismount, making sure your horse is closest to the center. You'll know you succeeded when the animation encircles the horse instead of you.

How Do I Armor My Horse?

You can put armor on any horse you rightfully own by talking to Snak gra-Bura at the Chestnut Handy Stables outside the Imperial City. It costs 500 gold to armor a horse, and you can place the old version of armor on or, if you have purchased it, any DLC armor you have acquired.

By placing armor on a horse, you will double the horse's effective health. However, Armored Old Nag cannot have her armor removed, and her health will always be set at 250.

Armored Old Nag is also the easiest horse to get, as you need only ask Snak gra-Bura to give you the mare for free. Even if you don't request the nag, you will receive her when asking for armor for any other horse you own.

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