Horse

[Angel]

Is this not the most beautiful creature you have ever seen? My My Little Pony dream comes to life! MUST have this horse!!! *cry*

 

[Fish Catcher Jim]

Should of seen their Momma .....

 

[AirDancer]

This is a descendant of the war horses in medieval times. Very powerful....very beautiful!

 

[Angel]

Wow! That's interesting!

 

[AirDancer]

Can you imagine going into battle and facing one of the war horses (which were reputed to be taller, stronger than the Clydesdales of today), with a warrior in armor, swinging broadswords (about 6 feet in length for the blade), maces, spears ...

I wouldn't want to be anywhere near them!

 

[Angel]

Im a ninja. I would knock the opponents off the horse, flip on its back, and convince the other horses that I am their leader.

 

[hallowbonnie]

wow a massive beauty! My first horse was a black arabian he was awesome.

 

[Angel]

Lucky girl!

 

[jasonc]

Can you imagine going into battle and facing one of the war horses (which were reputed to be taller, stronger than the Clydesdales of today), with a warrior in armor, swinging broadswords (about 6 feet in length for the blade), maces, spears ...

I wouldn't want to be anywhere near them!

solution, archers aim , fire, the arrows strike the horse and rider. its a myth that they didn't kill a horse. a knight in full armor once on the ground was an easy kill. that armor was for glancing blows not direct strikes.

 

[AirDancer]

Very true. Skilled archers were very much in demand in combat.

The armor was typically very heavy. If a warrior in armor fell, it was difficult for them to get up on their own; they were easy targets when down.

 

[jasonc]

Very true. Skilled archers were very much in demand in combat.

The armor was typically very heavy. If a warrior in armor fell, it was difficult for them to get up on their own; they were easy targets when down.

being celtic as I am part celtic. the battle of Bannockburn is an example of killing the horse to win the battle. which the English didn't expect.

 

[AirDancer]

Family tradition has it that some of my long-ago ancestors' tasks during Bannockburn was to steal the horses from the English! (Chances are good that's precisely what they did. Over the centuries, many branches of the ol' family tree end with hanging nooses for those who were horse thieves.)