A warhorse is often called a battle steed. They are typically large, strong horses with good stamina. The first War Horses were bred in England during the Middle Ages. The primary use of these horses was as cavalry mounts for Read more…
Even so, as recently as a hundred years ago, millions of horses were still used in battle. The last hurrah came with World War I. When did horses become useless in war? Although cavalry was used extensively throughout the world Read more…
Unfortunately the treatment of these beloved creatures has not always been humane. Animal Rights have not always been in existence; therefore, many animals have been abused, injured, and killed during the making of movies. Some of the most heinous cases Read more…
Most of the scenes in Steven Spielberg’s World War I epic War Horse use real horses, but a couple of particularly animal-unfriendly scenes required the use of animatronics. How many horses were used in the making of War Horse? During Read more…
Medieval warhorses were so valuable that they might have cost up to three years’ worth of a knight’s wages, and even used in place of tax payments should it be required. Horses were trained for battle by the warriors. Italian Read more…
The role of horses for each nation depended on its military strategy and state of economy and was most pronounced in the German and Soviet Armies. Over the course of the war, both Germany (2.75 million) and the Soviet Union Read more…
Digs in western Canada have unearthed clear evidence horses existed in North America as recently as 12,000 years ago. Other studies produced evidence that horses in the Americas existed until 8,000–10,000 years ago. Did horses exist in the New World? Read more…
Instead of falling into a deep sleep every night, horses typically spend their nights alternating between rest and activity. They might take a short snooze standing up, graze for a while, and then stretch out on their side to get Read more…
The device used to make the horse fall was a slippery platform called a ’tilt shute,’ which when tilted up forced the horse to slip off the cliff. This is just one of the many cruel methods utilized in the Read more…
But horses, like the warriors who rode them, needed armor to avoid injury. Throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, knights and their horses wore steel armor. Such armor is heavy, often weighing more than 50 pounds (23 kilograms) for the Read more…