Show famous wat war horses in olden times war horses pulled wagons chariots and catapults later the arabs bred fine fleet horses on which they overran m most ost of the mediterranean world european knights developed powerful horses capable of carrying a man in full armor these were the ancestors of our 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 gent gentle le white arabian that carried napoleon through many campaigns he needed to be gentle for napoleon was such a poor rider he frequently tumbled off |