Horse Armor Throughout History at April Hyde blog

Horse Armor Throughout History. Although its history and development generally paralleled that of armor for man—both employing the same materials (metal, leather, and textile). Together these formed a bard. Horse armor evolved during the second millennium bc in the near east and egypt from protective coverings for chariot horses that were apparently made of textile or leather and sometimes. The horse armor is covered with etched ornament that includes undulating foliage, mythological creatures, winged putti, and heroes from biblical and classical history, such as david and goliath and marcus curtius. In history, horses were also provided with protection against enemies' weapons. From the late 1400s to the late 1500s, european horse armor became so technically and artistically sophisticated that its finest productions now rank among the greatest. Although it was mostly developed in the european middle ages, such a body armour for war horses had been. While body armor for horses varied according to the riders’ culture, traditions and available materials, a universal and common element of horse armor across the globe tended to be the chanfron (also called shaffron or chamfron), head and facial armor which might fairly be called a “horse helmet.”

Although it was mostly developed in the european middle ages, such a body armour for war horses had been. Horse armor evolved during the second millennium bc in the near east and egypt from protective coverings for chariot horses that were apparently made of textile or leather and sometimes. In history, horses were also provided with protection against enemies' weapons. Although its history and development generally paralleled that of armor for man—both employing the same materials (metal, leather, and textile). The horse armor is covered with etched ornament that includes undulating foliage, mythological creatures, winged putti, and heroes from biblical and classical history, such as david and goliath and marcus curtius. Together these formed a bard. While body armor for horses varied according to the riders’ culture, traditions and available materials, a universal and common element of horse armor across the globe tended to be the chanfron (also called shaffron or chamfron), head and facial armor which might fairly be called a “horse helmet.” From the late 1400s to the late 1500s, european horse armor became so technically and artistically sophisticated that its finest productions now rank among the greatest.

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Horse Armor Throughout History The horse armor is covered with etched ornament that includes undulating foliage, mythological creatures, winged putti, and heroes from biblical and classical history, such as david and goliath and marcus curtius. From the late 1400s to the late 1500s, european horse armor became so technically and artistically sophisticated that its finest productions now rank among the greatest. Although its history and development generally paralleled that of armor for man—both employing the same materials (metal, leather, and textile). Together these formed a bard. While body armor for horses varied according to the riders’ culture, traditions and available materials, a universal and common element of horse armor across the globe tended to be the chanfron (also called shaffron or chamfron), head and facial armor which might fairly be called a “horse helmet.” Although it was mostly developed in the european middle ages, such a body armour for war horses had been. In history, horses were also provided with protection against enemies' weapons. Horse armor evolved during the second millennium bc in the near east and egypt from protective coverings for chariot horses that were apparently made of textile or leather and sometimes. The horse armor is covered with etched ornament that includes undulating foliage, mythological creatures, winged putti, and heroes from biblical and classical history, such as david and goliath and marcus curtius.