keep in mind the lack of superiority in technology .... for the time the rider skill was key because it is directly dependent on the life and increases the chances of survival in battle, and the horse was the closest friend of friend's brother...(The first recorded mention of Cossacks in the foreign literature, this book after the Austrian Empire Sigismund Bergershtayn "Notes on Muscovy" book published in 1549 ).... if you have any questions please