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[–] DorothyMantooth 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

They were special horses, too: destriers. Destriers were stronger than regular horses, and built a little differently, so they could carry the extra weight. Just like you wouldn't hitch a racehorse to a plow, you wouldn't take your basic riding horse into battle or ride one wearing your armor; when you wore armor you rode your warhorse, which was bred from other warhorses for that specific purpose.

(There were a couple of different types of warhorses, but what they all had in common was extra strength.)

Fattina there isn't riding a destrier, though, she's just abusing some poor normal horse.

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[–] IDintDoNuthin 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Knights were the Blitzkrieg Panzer tanks of the era. They were effective on horse back and foot. These guys were also rich people and land owners.

https://horse-canada.com/horses-and-history/knights-and-horses-of-the-middle-ages/

This says joisting armor is about 100 lbs, battle gear about 50 lbs. The fancy looking plate armor in museums are decorative, for high ranking people parading.