Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

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We must remember that the horses were not necessilarily bred for size, but more for maneuverability and leg-strength. The Fell Pony Museum has some interesting info on the internet, or it did at one time. Seems certain farms even had documented evidence of their usage for breeding Roman horses;

The FP Museum still does have some of this info (I'm the webmaster). However, the reference to farms with documented evidence of horse breeding is from the Slaidburn area of Lancashire and is actually from much later than Roman. We might assume a tradition of horsebreeding, but I have to admit it's not certain and there is a large undocumented gap of time before the info I mention. [url:g9epshi9]http://www.fellpony.f9.co.uk/fells/rom_dark/roman1.htm[/url]

Incidentally guys, if you have any corrections for my info there I'd welcome a heads-up about them.