Well It does make sense, if it a horse breed exclusive to Cyrodil and Cyrodil is currently a warzone between alliances and daedra invasion.

There were white horses in skyrim? I dont know about morrowind becausr I didn't play much of it and oblivion was set in Cyrodil so I cant use that as an example. But there is no way that all the white horses would be only bred in one region im sorry thats just crazy.

It's likely going to be mailed to your characters upon creation. I don't know if you need training to ride or not, but that is how most games handle CE mounts.

Do the mounts poo? I heard a rumour that someone said they included an animation for it. It could also double as a valuable resource for alchemy.

They excrete rainbows and fart muffins. When they run, they leave a trail of flowers in their wake and shine with lumination that make the sun envious

You start by asking for help with some questions that you don't know the answer to but then...

I am expecting the riding skill won't be available until level 10 (like others have posited) and that when you hit that level you will receive your horse immediately.

One thing that I would like to clarify in most of the threads that touch on it is that we are talking about a white horse. We are not talking about a unicorn and we are not talking about Pegasus. It is just a horse that happens to be white.

My question is still not answered. Will we have to buy it in game or not? If it is free, will there be additional costs such as riding training (ala WoW)? I don't want guesses or theories. I want an official answer.

You get where I'm coming from?
I already bought the IE and was fully expecting to have to buy the mount in game. I don't care either way. But if we do get a free mount at, lets say, lvl 20 whereas other people have to pay, lets say, 150 gold at that same level. Don't you think that would give us, The IE players, a significant economic advantage?

What do we look like to you, are we all Zenimax employees and don't know it?

Your question won't be answered until after the game comes out, seeing as there is a NDA and even if someone knew they wouldn't be able to tell you.

I do wonder if after using the horse can it be passed on to an alt or does it bind to the first toon to use it?

What does something we already paid for, that has nothing to do with and is/will not be in the beta, have to do with the NDA?

edit: all I'm asking for is clarification on something that I have already purchased.

Simple that since it's not in the beta no one knows, and if it was they wouldn't be able to tell you.

If players purchase the Imperial Edition, all their characters on that account will have access to the Imperial Horse.

So it seems that he is saying that all of your characters (toons) will have access to the imperial horse.

ZOS knows. I would hope they would be able to inform me, along with other customers, on something they have already sold to us.

What's all this "fair" nonsense? When I shell out the extra for a CE, I don't want fairness... I want to decimate the poor folk with my paid-for awesomeness!!!

Well by that same logic, ZOS has told you that you get a mount, you just want detail on how you get it, which is information about the game which is currently now allowed to be discussed.

That is how I read it too. But access to what extent - shared bank until such point as someone summons it? or Shared bank at any point even after it is used ? Either way the Bank must have very large safety deposit boxes (or safety deposit stables)

There are plenty of F2P/P2W games out there. It sounds like one of those might be more your style. I really hope ESO doesn't become one of them.

A collector's edition does not mean it is pay to win.

You are correct. Who said it did?

Or mounts won't be carried in your inventory...

OP: You aren't guaranteed a ZO response on these forums. In fact, it's very likely you won't see one. But every indication is that you immediately receive the horse on your characters. It makes zero sense that they would ask you to pay for it, and they've never indicated that you will have to get it from a vendor. I don't know where you even got the idea that it might be done that way.