This impressive equestrian armour embodies the splendour and power of the medieval knight.

The horse is a very fast and very strong animal; trained for war and almost completely armoured in hardened steel plates, it becomes a fearsome weapon.

European armour of any kind dating from before the sixteenth century is extremely uncommon, but near-complete horse armour is rarer still. In fact there are only three in the world, including this one.

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