Coursers are commonly believed to be named for their running gait,[1] (from Old French cours, 'to run'[2]). However, the word possibly derived from the Italian corsiero, meaning 'battle horse'.[3]
Coursers in warfare
The courser was more common than the destrier,[4] and preferred for battle as they were light, fast and strong.[1] They were valuable horses, but less expensive than the highly prized destrier.[5] Another horse commonly ridden during war was the rouncey, an all-purpose horse.
Other uses
Coursers were also used occasionally for hunting.[3]
^ abHyland, Ann. The Warhorse 1250-1600, UK: Sutton Publishing, 1998
^Prestwich, Michael. Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996,
^Gravett, Christopher. English Medieval Knight 1300-1400, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2002, p 59
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