The horses of the Middle Ages were in fact pony-size -- much smaller than their modern descendants, according to a study
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A knight in shining armor straddling a towering horse is a deeply ingrained part of how popular culture portrays the Middle Ages -- the mounted battle-winning warrior. But it appears the horses of that era were in fact pony-size -- much smaller than their modern descendents, according to the largest-ever study of horse bones.
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