That was not uncommon at all, and the main reason it wasn’t done all the time was because horses were incredibly valuable so if you kept them alive you could sell them for money or use them yourself.
But there are a large number of weapons that were designed primarily to deal with the horses themselves, including the pike being among the most famous. There are even some examples of gigantic swords intended to be used against horses. And giant versions of caltops designed to cripple horses.
That was not uncommon at all, and the main reason it wasn’t done all the time was because horses were incredibly valuable so if you kept them alive you could sell them for money or use them yourself.
But there are a large number of weapons that were designed primarily to deal with the horses themselves, including the pike being among the most famous. There are even some examples of gigantic swords intended to be used against horses. And giant versions of caltops designed to cripple horses.
it did happen and it wasnt uncommon as /u/Quiet_Lee_Concerned mentioned, in those times a horse represented a valuable commodity that if you could capture uninjured you coudl either use it combat for yourself or sell it off as a beast of burden.
there is also the fact you dont necessarily want to get too close to a horse involved in combat: its likely scared out of its mind(barely holding on because of the rider) and itss an animal large enough that if it panics it can fck you up(assuming that once it loses its rider it doesnt just run off).
it did happen and it wasnt uncommon as /u/Quiet_Lee_Concerned mentioned, in those times a horse represented a valuable commodity that if you could capture uninjured you coudl either use it combat for yourself or sell it off as a beast of burden.
there is also the fact you dont necessarily want to get too close to a horse involved in combat: its likely scared out of its mind(barely holding on because of the rider) and itss an animal large enough that if it panics it can fck you up(assuming that once it loses its rider it doesnt just run off).
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