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Hi everybody,

I've been playing Skyrim on and off for the last two years. I have Hearthfire and Dawnguard too. The other day when i was riding one of my horses I found a lone horse on the bridge before Robbers Gorge (Rorikstead side). I thought its owner might have been killed. But I was surprised to find that it had my name. So I thought it might have stranded there on its way back to the stable as I changed horses which God only knows when. So I dismissed my current ride and caught hold of the stranded horse. Today I realized that all my houses have one horse each (at 5 cities and 3 DLC homes) in addition to the one I got form the road. It's a black horse. I have black horses at Whiterun and Heljarchen Hall.

I don't know where this horse belongs to.

Can you get the refID by selecting it with the console open?

ff000af2.

whiterun - 00068d74
Heljarchen Hall - 04010fbc

Looks like a randomly generated horse. Do you have any mods installed? Has your Horses Owned stat increased?

the only mod I installed is one that modifies the map - with all roads.

Horses owned - 9
Houses owned - 5

So 5 cities, 3 homesteads, and Shadowmere = 9? Do you have Frost?

No. I don't have shadowmere. That is from DB questline, right? I am yet to start on 'Mourning Never Comes'

I remember an issue with the black and white horse from Markrath. When I dismount, it won't stay put. It acts as stolen horses - when I dismount it will walk away. I would still find it at the stable later.

Edit

I don't have Frost either.

No idea then, I'm afraid.

Horses get altered by USKP and various mods. So you end up with extra horses with your name on them and that you didn't pay for. And you have free horses you can ride instead of steal. To many variables cause it to happen. Plus, some horses will refuse to stay parked. I want to blame some of my downloaded followers that come with their own horse management schemes. I don't use any horse mods or follower managers. I guess you can count Vilja as a follower manager. Anyway, in my current playthrough I've only been (re)buying my horse at the Whiterun Stables. I don't use the other stables. So far so good.