OK great exaggerations!! First of all they only had 2 hands… so no they couldnt hang off the side of a horse with sheild, bow and arrow and lance (spear)… were they great at firing arrows while riding? You betcha… but accuracy left a lot to be desired… they werent guaranteed kill shots. Breeding… no more advanced than Europeans… but Europeans typically breed horses as draft (work) animals which are more stout and less agile… so thats way overblown. aside from raids on farms and small towns they werent really a formidable foe… their greatest strength was in avoiding fighting- and knowing where all of the watering holes were! It took Europeans 400 yrs to discover that this was their greatest weakness and use it to defeat them permanently. And thats the real shocker!
November 19, 2025 @ 12:16 pm
OK great exaggerations!! First of all they only had 2 hands… so no they couldnt hang off the side of a horse with sheild, bow and arrow and lance (spear)… were they great at firing arrows while riding? You betcha… but accuracy left a lot to be desired… they werent guaranteed kill shots. Breeding… no more advanced than Europeans… but Europeans typically breed horses as draft (work) animals which are more stout and less agile… so thats way overblown. aside from raids on farms and small towns they werent really a formidable foe… their greatest strength was in avoiding fighting- and knowing where all of the watering holes were! It took Europeans 400 yrs to discover that this was their greatest weakness and use it to defeat them permanently. And thats the real shocker!