Quote Originally Posted by Intranetusa View Post
I've read somewhere that during some point, the Han Dynasty was 1/3 cavalry, and during their wars against the Xiongnu Confederation, some of their armies were comprised of almost entirely cavalry (although a lot of the soldiers were 'mobile infantry' - infantry that rode on horseback but dismounted to fight, instead of pure cavalry)...
very well possible. In ancient arabia many armies travelled completely by camel. As not everyone could effort one, often two men rode one camel. Most dismounted for fighting tough.