Quote Originally Posted by the Count of Flanders
Again I don't agree. The crusaders adapted their tactics very quickly and they were very succesfull with them (and they were almost always outnumbered, often heavily) untill incompetent commanders made the big mistake of trying to force battle themselves. Seeing the enormous inbalance of resources one can only conclude the crusaders did a largely excellent job.
The warhorses were different, suited to their own kind of warfare. Destriers were excellent at their role, arab horses at their own. Saying that one is better is rather strange, since they were used in different roles. A destrier makes a better charger, an arab a better skirmisher.
And of course Polish horses had the best of both worlds, they could charge and skirmish.