I want a carnivorous horse! lol. My horses are smart enough to run away from dragons and or most things that eat them. Except when said dragon swoops down, grabs said horse and drops them on my head. That svcks. Otherwise i welcome the extra helper in an outdoors fight.
It can turn into a right pain though when trying to loot. Half the time I find myself mounting back on the horse lol.
I'm a mage, so a lot of my damage is with area magic, that affects the horse too.
Ah it all makes sense now. Sorry for your loss.