Can You Call Your Horse on Skyrim? Tips, Workarounds & Mods

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Learn how to call your horse in Skyrim without a horse whistle function
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Are you wondering how you can call your horse in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? Unfortunately there isn't any keybind or button press to call your horse in Skyrim, unlike other games you might have played with horses. In this article we'll go over some of the workarounds you can do to make your horse appear without a call button, as well as a way to mod this feature into the game.

Things You Should Know

  • While there's no "call" feature in Skyrim, you can make your horse appear next to you by fast-travelling.
  • If you have the Hearthfire DLC, you can get your horse from your homestead's stables.
  • If you have the Dawnguard DLC, you can learn the spell Summon Arvak via a side quest that summons a horse for you.
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Horse Call Workarounds

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    Unlike other games with horses and riding mechanics, there is no keystroke or button press that will call your horse to your side. However, there are a few workarounds you can do to get your horse to your side easily:
    • Fast travel to any location. When you fast travel, your horse will automatically appear at your side, no matter how short or far the distance is that you fast travel. Note that fast traveling does progress time in the game as if you'd walked there. [1]
    • Go to your stable, if you have the Hearthfire DLC . [2] If you have Hearthfire, your homestead will be equipped with a stable. After you have a stable you can purchase a horse for 1,000 gold that will reappear at the stable when you travel to the homestead. [3]
    • Get Arvak from the Dawnguard DLC . By completing the quest "Find Arvak's Skull" in the Soul Cairn you will learn the spell Summon Arvak. [4] You can then use this spell to summon the ghost horse Arvak anywhere in Skyrim. Arvak will appear for 60 seconds, but as long as you're mounted on him he will not disappear.
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Call Your Horse Mod

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    Go to the Call Your Horse mod on NexusMods. NexusMods is a website that hosts mods for various games, including Skyrim. Bethesda allows Skyrim to be modded, though you should always do so at your own risk and only download and install mods that you trust.
    • If you don't already have a Nexus Mods account, sign up for one now. Otherwise, log in if you're not already logged in.
    • If you're on console, you won't be able to install this mod directly. You can search the list of mods available on console to see if there is a console mod that allows you to call your horse.
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    Go to the file tab and download the most recent file for the mod, and save it somewhere you will be able to reference later (such as your desktop or downloads folder).
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    If you aren't sure how to install a Skyrim mod, follow the steps in this article.
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    The Call Your Horse mod will add a new lesser power to the game called "Call Your Horse." It costs zero magicka and has no cooldown, and can be used anywhere in Skyrim (but not in an interior).
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      References

      1. ↑ https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Fast_Travel_(Skyrim)
      2. ↑ https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Hearthfire
      3. ↑ https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Homestead_(Hearthfire)#Stable
      4. ↑ https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Summon_Arvak

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