Black & Gold Bull Knight horse
Manufacturer: Papo & Le Toy Van
Horse for Black & Gold Bull Knight (New)
Rearing War Horse with armoured head piece (called a chanfron) featuing Bronze bulls horns, heraldic breastplate with a Golden Bull's head, Saddle and black, gold and bronze caparison, (an ornamental cloth featuring the owner's heraldic sign). (approx 16cm tall)
The two most common kinds of horse used for jousting were chargers and destriers. Chargers were medium-weight horses bred and trained for agility and stamina, while destriers were heavy war horses. These were larger and slower, but helpful to give devastating force to the rider's lance through its weight being about twice as great as that of a traditional riding horse.