From the end of the thirteenth century the horses themselves wore defensive armour. To protect its head the horse wore a chanfron, whilst the neck was covered with a crinet with mail attachment. The front of the horse's body was protected by the peytral, its sides by the flanchards and its rear by the crupper. A strong horse had no difficulty in carrying this defensive covering which in the later stages of its development only weighed just over seventy pounds, including saddle and mail. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 113 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1971 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com