In films and literature they are usually depicted as hulking, foot-stomping, snorting beasts, but a new study says the medieval warhorse was typically a much slighter, daintier animal.
A team of archeologists and historians searching for the truth about the steeds that carried knights into battle has concluded that most were probably only the size of a modern-day pony.
The researchers examined the bones of about 2,000 horses dating from the fourth to 17th centuries found at castles, a medieval horse cemetery and other archeological sites in England, as well as combing historical records and fictional stories of chivalry.
“It turns out that
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