Horse archers - How to deal with them?

[Fondor_Yards]

That might very well be true, I've never used them myself, just rumours I heard. The internet is a dark place...

Heh even other normal eastern archers dominate them, the lowest any other has is 165 range. However, I found if you use them as garrison troops they will destroy everything since enemy archer's can't really hit them, they get the range boost from the walls, and their AP meele means even elites have trouble with them.

And Baktria can't recruuit Indian Longbowmen.

Yes they can, their ingame name is Hindus Patiyodha, they can get them in all 3 indian provinces.