Sarmatian horses

[Alanus]

Hello to you both,

Rolle is certainly rising the "awareness factor." I remember but a few years ago (and I'm sure you do too) most posts on Scythian or Sarmatian horses here on RAT usually said something like, "Their horses were something like shaggy little Mongolian ponies." Or similar comments. Back then, it was assumed that "barbarians" didn't have knowledge about breeding anything. I don't think the comments were completely thought through, especially when talking about societies whose wealth was in horses. When I wrote Forging the Blade, I had cataphracts using geldings. Now, fiction appears a lot like truth. Well anyway, kudos to Renate Rolle.