The Destrier: The Medieval War Horse Knights Actually Rode Aug 26, 2026 Ocean View Stables In the movies, the knight’s horse is a mountain: a feathered-legged giant that shakes the ground and blots out the sun. Filmmakers mount their knights on modern draft horses because draft horses look ... Cavalry & Working Horses History of Horsemanship Read more
The History of the Stirrup: A Small Invention With Large Consequences Aug 6, 2026 Ocean View Stables For most of the time humans have been on horseback, there was nothing under the rider’s feet. Alexander’s cavalry broke infantry lines with their legs hanging. Scythian archers shot from the gallop, R... Cavalry & Working Horses History of Horsemanship Read more
Chariot Warfare History: Before Cavalry, the Horse Pulled the War Jul 17, 2026 Ocean View Stables For roughly a thousand years, the deadliest thing on a battlefield rolled on two wheels behind a pair of horses, and nobody sat on the horses at all. Chariot warfare history usually gets told backward... Cavalry & Working Horses History of Horsemanship Read more
