Yeah in the context of the show it makes sense because they’re specifically not trained horses, but the OP’s title isn’t related to the scene, they’re only referencing the quote out of context referring to horses in general, even though the quote doesn’t apply to all horses.
As for your question about a war horse without a rider, I think it depends on the setting. In more “modern” warfare when we still used horses on a large scale like ww1, in cases where the horse lived while the rider died (though horses were generally more likely to die than the rider), depending on the scenario the horse usually either continued to follow the rest of the cavalry or group, left the battlefield altogether if they could, or just stayed with its rider’s corpse unless someone else (from either side) took the time to fetch it off the battlefield. They didn’t tend to go around freaking out or attacking anything in sight, let alone their own side. Even if they got scared, familiar people and horses would actually more likely help them stay calm if they were nearby, and the horse would likely gravitate towards people and other horses they already knew.
In other eras and cultures it depended on a lot of factors, including how the horses were trained to respond, if they were trained for that particular scenario.
If you’re specifically attacking farmers who aren’t prepared and who haven’t trained their horses for warfare, sure, the horses can certainly panic and cause issues, but that’s a very specific situation. In an actual battle scenario where your enemy is prepared, chances are killing their horse is the right call from a tactical standpoint. Even a farm horse can be trained for war if their owner has prior warning, after all, most horses in ww1 came from farms originally.
Yeah in the context of the show it makes sense because they’re specifically not trained horses, but the OP’s title isn’t related to the scene, they’re only referencing the quote out of context referring to horses in general, even though the quote doesn’t apply to all horses.
As for your question about a war horse without a rider, I think it depends on the setting. In more “modern” warfare when we still used horses on a large scale like ww1, in cases where the horse lived while the rider died (though horses were generally more likely to die than the rider), depending on the scenario the horse usually either continued to follow the rest of the cavalry or group, left the battlefield altogether if they could, or just stayed with its rider’s corpse unless someone else (from either side) took the time to fetch it off the battlefield. They didn’t tend to go around freaking out or attacking anything in sight, let alone their own side. Even if they got scared, familiar people and horses would actually more likely help them stay calm if they were nearby, and the horse would likely gravitate towards people and other horses they already knew.
In other eras and cultures it depended on a lot of factors, including how the horses were trained to respond, if they were trained for that particular scenario.
If you’re specifically attacking farmers who aren’t prepared and who haven’t trained their horses for warfare, sure, the horses can certainly panic and cause issues, but that’s a very specific situation. In an actual battle scenario where your enemy is prepared, chances are killing their horse is the right call from a tactical standpoint. Even a farm horse can be trained for war if their owner has prior warning, after all, most horses in ww1 came from farms originally.