> Arabian horses, of course! ;) > I'm being a little over-the-top, but since at the time > horses were the best overland transport and military > assets, the impact of the introduction of Arabian and > Barb horses, along with style-of-riding, was huge. As > anyone who has worked with heavy/draft horses vs. > Arabs & their cousins can tell you, the responsiveness > of the light horse is remarkable; they changed cavalry > tactics -- perhaps not, in retrospect, a thing for the > better...
Can you put this in historical context? Medieval warhorses were not clydesdales, or draft horses. They were larger, yes, but according to my sources this meant they had larger chests and hindquarters. Damon. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
