Thundering warhorses beating down a plain would have been a fearful sight for opposing forces in the Medieval ages. But new research shows that, to our eyes, many of these warhorses would have been less imposing than modern humans might expect — in fact, they were all quite small compared to the largest horses around today.
“Almost all medieval horses are technically ponies based on a modern understanding,” says Alan Outram, an archaeologist at the University of Exeter in the U.K.
