what was the function of the Roman cavalry?

[L C Cinna]

Ha Hat Tarbicus,


Like that thread of a horse jumping a line of shields we all spoke about a few months back...careful training they wil do anything....I doubt the Romans had that expertise plus two....I dont think the enemy would have just sat there being impressed with "how the horse jumped!"

Very interesting.Maybe you could ask your friend how long it takes to train a horse to do such things?

The Romans had their warhorses in special training camps for 3 years before they were issued to the troops and I don't think they really lacked expertise. I mean they knew what they needed, had those special camps for training and each cavalryman spent at least 20years with horses every day. I guess they must have had quite some knowledge and experience with horses.