The knight and the horse go together like eggs and bacon. The relationship between horse and rider was crucial to the success of a knight. Jason Kingsley OBE discusses his interest in the techniques used to train a horse and tells us a little about his own experience and love of horses.

The second collection of Modern History episodes, focussing on the knight's horse, continues. Jason Kingsley welcomes us into his stables and introduces us to his horses, including the striking blue-eyed Ghost.

Jason Kingsley continues his exploration of the relationship between knight and horse. In this episode he recreates some of the training that a horse may have been put through to prepare it for the dangers and challenges of battle.

In the final part of Jason Kingsley's exploration of the relationship between knight and horse, he turns his attention to the techniques a knight might have used to get the better of foot soldiers in battle. He also shows how horses can be trained to work alongside a knight weidling a range of we...