ELi5: Have there been any instances where ancient peoples attacked the horse of horse riders?

Question

Movies and Tv shows tend to show this a lot, and while it seemed obvious at first, I want to know a bit more

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Answer 1

Yes. The tactic was to down the horse and then use a piercing weapon like an estoc to kill the rider. But horses were valuable so if you can possibly take it alive, that’s preferred.