March
25
/ 2024
Jousting was a popular sport among elites in medieval England, as anyone who has ever read a book or watched a movie about English knights in the Middle Ages is well aware. Jousters wore thick armor and carried long and sturdy wooden lances during these spirited combat-simulating contests, riding on the backs of powerful and highly trained jousting horses bred to support a heavy load. Needless to say, the strongest, tallest and fastest jousting horses were prized by knights who competed in such competitions, since these animals were so essential to success in their matches. As the results of a newly published study reveal, English knights were so determined to find the best jousting horses that they often chose animals
