Sarmatian horses

[Michael Kerr]

Hi Eduard, I thought the article would appeal to some members. I think light cavary with horses bred for speed and endurance were always the mainstay of Central Asia cavalry and I don't pretend that I know a lot about archery but I think the introduction of the hunnic bow helped reduce the effectiveness of Roxolani and Alan heavy cavalry although still effective against the Romans. As you mentioned about access to new central Asian blood in horse breeding I often wonder that after about 80 years of isolation in Hungary from acquiring new stock via the Roxolani for their horse herds affected the quality of Iazyges horses.

Regards
Michael Kerr