Military equestrianism

thumb|Painting of two British light dragoons in 1809 during the [[Peninsular War]]

archery from horseback

thumb|Illustration of a horse's ideal physical traits, 13th century manuscript of the Kitāb al-bayṭara by Aḥmad ibn ʿAtīq al-Azdī. thumb|Muhammad ibn Yaqub al-Khuttuli: Kitab al-furusiyya wa’l-baitara (Horsemanship and Veterinary Book). Leiden University Library manuscript Or. 299 (1), 1343. thumb|Late Mamluk / early Ottoman Egyptian horse armour (Egypt, c. 1550; [[Musée de l'Armée).]]

infantry that rides on horseback