I didn't think of that much as a spoiler... still I would have rather not read it
So really, bandits killed your horse?? Gee, sorry man. I've had my same one since I bought it at Whiterun and am a good ways past that point. Its taken me through mountains, fought in the middle of Bandit camps with me and Lydia, and survived a direct onslaught from a dragon. It got iced at least half a dozen times, bitten several, bandits have hacked away and its always been good. It even survived a Frost Troll when I could not (I turned down the difficulty level to kill it, I was kind of in a tight spot). I have had issues where its run away from fights and stuff inexplicably, but I just fast travel and its always around. I don't really like that its so aggressive though, it charges after everything it sees!
I've probably just been lucky so far. But this whole post is probably a jinx.
