*Horse armor was largely absent prior to the Edo period. It was only around 1600 that samurai began to armor their horses; and before long, it became largely decorative, rather than intended to be militarily effective. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/16315719675/in/photostream/] | *Horse armor was largely absent prior to the Edo period. It was only around 1600 that samurai began to armor their horses; and before long, it became largely decorative, rather than intended to be militarily effective. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/16315719675/in/photostream/] |