Reinventing the Cavalry

"My lord, this…this is?" Even before Alexander could begin his presentation, Grahtos blurted out flabbergasted, unable to hold back his surprise.

This was the first time he had seen a horse wearing armor and he felt his eyes being widened.

Alexander gave a light smile to the shaken cavalry commander as he then addressed all the men there, "My lords, please come forward. And let me show you all the modifications made to the new cavalry."

And as the men closed the distance, Alexander first pointed to the D-shaped iron piece hanging down the belt of the saddle as he said, "As you can see we attached this new piece to the saddle. This allows the legs to be inserted into the metal pieces, which, as you will see later will improve the riders' balance. I call it the stirrups."