The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c10.466

v1.c10.466

**[ 129 ] Armour for horses :** In one or two instances, I noticed something like a crinet on the neck, but in the absence of iron accoutrement of other kinds, I imagined it was due to a peculiar style of dressing the mane. In Rājaputanā there are several sculptures of complete suits of iron armour including the chamfron, the crinet, the gorget, the *poitrel*, the *croupiere a jupe*, and the leg-guard; but they are of the middle ages, and were probably copied from the chargers of the Moslem invaders. I have nowhere met with a name for iron shoes for horses; but a passage in the *Ṛgveda* referred to above, (p. [ 119 ]) suggests the idea of such shoes.