Parowan Times | 1937-02-12 | Page 5 | Famous War Horses

famous war hors horses I 1 in n olden times war horses pulled wagons chariots and catapults later the arabs bred fine fleet horses on which they overran most of the mediterranean world european knights developed powerful horses capable of carrying a man in full dormor these were the ancestors of our adern modern draft horses one of the most famous war horses was owned by alexander the great nobody else could ride him another says a writer in the washington post was marengo a gentle white arabian that carried napoleon through many campaigns he needed to be gentle tor for napoleon was such a poor rider he frequently tumbled oft off