These images come probably from the italian encyklopedia. I don't know the exact title of this book, it was found somewhere on the internet.

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Quite interesting drawings of the front and rear legs.

I don't know if it is fantasy or not. Other pages of the book often show parts of armour that are known museal pieces, like those italian pauldrons:
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Here are some pictures of the horse armor with legs made by Helmschmied for Duke Maximilian (later Emperor Maximilian) in 1480. All the pictures are contemporary and show the same armor. It was made and used for parade an seems to be the first of its kind in this style.
Source is: Zeitschrift für Historische Waffen- und Kostümkunde 1963.

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Regarding horse armour Id like to ask how vulnerable horses legs would be lets say in one on one encounter against a halberdier and when charging in formation with other horses against a formation of halberdiers. (with horses being themselves protected by plate armour, at least frontally)

I think its close to impossible to see this in life or death situation from obvious reasons. :) And the only source of viewing horse vs foot encounter in some form are movies. Basically its allways the same- horse runs, footman steps aside and easily cuts its legs and remains unscratched. (Or Mel Gibsons variety of using american flag to impale horse on :lol: ) When I watch such a scenes I have strong inner feeling that something is wrong with this depiction of how horse would behave (especially warhorse)

So would such a form of articulated defence for legs bring some benefits or would a horse be well even without it? Would it react in such a danger independently and try to evade being hurt or does a warhorse only reacts to riders commands and is taugth not to do anything else?

In osprey books for example and also in other modern depictions one picture appears almost regulargy and that is a rider whose brindles were seased by someone and also of a man comming very close to rider and pulling him off his saddle. Would it be that easy or is it depicted maybe because this was adviced approach? Would even good horseman be expected to very propably having his bridles grabbed or letting someone get so close as to grab him and drag him off saddle without much resistance?

It's surprisingly easy to get hauled out of the saddle. A retired Mounted Police officer by the name of Scot Hansen does demos and clinics on self defense for folks who do trail riding etc. Here's a clip of him showing how easy it is to unhorse someone if they aren't paying close attention. http://youtu.be/vZ6rDHyXQgw

I have found same examples it's form the record of european armour and arms through seven centuries

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