Why does my horse keep leaving me? [duplicate]

I got onto a horse in Skyrim (no DLC, Xbox 360). The horse was not stolen but I did not buy it. And whenever I dismount the horse it starts walking away. Why?

This is not a horse I have bought, I just found it in the wild, so this is not a duplicate of Disloyal Whiterun Horse.

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1 Answer

Because you don't own the horse

The wiki says following:

Horses are available as mounts in Skyrim, and improve your movement speed. They are somewhat slower than horses in Cyrodiil but are better at combat and have more endurance. If you fast travel to a city, then an owned horse you are riding will move to the stables outside the city; an unowned horse will return to its starting point. Only an owned horse will stay where you left it when you dismount. Horses you do not own will begin to travel back to their normal locations if you dismount them.

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