Spears for horseback recommendation?

[Robert]

Depends on where you grip it. On a horse, you want an extended reach, so the grip is a bit back from the middle. Jurjen and Moi can tell him the best way to hold a spear. My theory is the underhand grip will cause you to loose the spear on impact riding by, while an overhand grip allows a rotation and the extraction of the spear as you ride by. Do not forget you are impaling a human, who goes down on impact, unlike a great big bale of stationary hay. A smaller bale set on one end and hit in the upper (torso) area should topple to best mimick the motion.