Chariots
maher, johnpeter
jpmaher at neiu.edu
Thu Mar 11 05:47:32 UTC 1999
on raiding:
in Bulgaria/1966 I saw a long-legged man "riding" a donkey: He sat, feet
dragging, not amidships, but back on the animal's hip [pardon: I'm a city kid].
jpm
JoatSimeon at aol.com wrote:
[ moderator snip ]
> -- Horses were always strong enough to carry a person on their back _for a
> while_. Zebras, wild horses, and ponies no larger than the neolithic/Bronze
> Age chariot pony could all do this.
> The question actually relates to how long they could be ridden and how much
> gear the rider could carry.
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