> >The British cavalry in India practiced "pigsticking" and "tent pegging"
with
> >their lances to foil just such a tactic. Any horse soldier with a spear
will
> >take care of someone lying on the ground. A 3' sword *probably* won't
reach
> >the ground (but don't try it against trick riders like the Grazers, who
can
> >reach down and pluck a rag stiuck in the ground...).
>
> If they spot them, and don't assume they're dead. The heavier armoured
> horsemen (Knights & Cataphracts) have a very restricted field of vision
> so will be particularly vunerable.
It's not a tactic *I'd* count on to work very often. In Hollywood, yes. In
real life? no.
RR
It is by my order and for the good of the state that the bearer of this has
done what he has done.
- Richelieu