04-25-2013, 06:32 AM
Hi I know this is a bit off topic but I found this article about an Indian(sub-continent) breed of horse called Marwari horse. Although bred in India it was trained to help fight elephants or more precisely to enable the rider to kill mahout. Shows versatility of horses for combat and interesting. I know topic is what horses Sarmatians may have used, but I think there would be some Central Asian blood in these horses.
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/play/...nts-630647
Alanus, I like that image of the Ili Valley. I can picture this place with the mountains in the background as a setting for the movie Shane.
I can see whoever occupied this beautiful valley would have to fight to keep it as it is a contrast to a lot of the steppes landscape of arid plains and desert areas. Good for semi nomads move to higher ground in summer and lowlands in winter.
Regards
Michael Kerr
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/play/...nts-630647
Alanus, I like that image of the Ili Valley. I can picture this place with the mountains in the background as a setting for the movie Shane.
I can see whoever occupied this beautiful valley would have to fight to keep it as it is a contrast to a lot of the steppes landscape of arid plains and desert areas. Good for semi nomads move to higher ground in summer and lowlands in winter.
Regards
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
