Peltasts and chariots at Cunaxa

[Dan Howard]

Yep. Every time this subject comes up on various forums, people produce plenty of examples where horses did throw themselves against an unbroken line of spears. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not. The question is what percentage of horses can be trained to do this. If 100 horses charge towards a line of spears and 95 of them shy away before contact, then the outcome won't be good for the attackers.