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Training Hannibal's Military Horses
Throughout Hannibal's journey, the horses proved to be a liability in the mountains, and their panic only made attacks worse. But they were a crucial military weapon that Hannibal could not do without. Military historian Mike Loades demonstrates how these horses were controlled by Hannibal's elite mounted force.
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