And AFAIK were only ever used on the teams of scythed chariots, and in jousting (where there was then a boom separating them, to avoid accidental - or not-so-accidental - collisions). For pretty much any kind of real combat use you Do Not Want to remove the animal's self-steering and situational awareness capabilities - case in point, simply maintaining its position respective other horses in the squadron without accidentally bumping into them.

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