Through service to a Lord or King, through wining torunaments, sack and raiding, fighting as mercenary, inherit a feud, but usualy since they were coming from wealthy families the equipament was not very often a problem.
Medieval knights typically obtained money from land they owned, which provided them with a source of income through agriculture and rents. They also earned money through participation in battles, tournaments, and collecting fees from peasants living on their land. In some cases, they received financial support from their lords or through marriage alliances.
The knights had to buy their own armor and buy/take care of their own horses.
That who recruited them, often kings or lords, sometimes as mercenaries some times as full time elite soldier.
To be a knight, a person had to have weapons, armor, horses, and the servants needed to tend them. In order to do this, the knight had to have enough money and land to support them. So the bottom line is that normally a knight had to have a manorial estate with farmers and servants.
Dukes, Lords, and Knights in other words they wanted to have as many heavy cavalry as possible at their disposal. In order to do that they needed horses, in order to have horses they needed lots of land. They put land in control of people they liked called Dukes and Lords who produced horses trained knights...yada yada.
tall and strong ones like quarter horses. Depends on the knights.
The knights had a feudal contract with the monarch or lord who made them knights. Usually, this meant that the knight was required to provide military service as needed. The contract provided the knight with a manor to support the horses he needed and the income needed to support him. The knight was lord of the manor, and as such was entitled to a share of the harvest, which he could use or sell, as required.
Everyone who was old enough to handle one. Every man and woman had to know how to defend themselves. Farm tools were used as weapons when needed in war.
Knights disappeared because of the invention of powerful weapons that could be handled by people who were relatively unskilled. The crossbow could pierce most armor and the knights were no longer needed.
Castles have stables to keep animals and horses were so important because they needed them fr when there was an attack.
Knights rode horses because they wore massive amounts of heavy, steel-plated armour. A horse, typically a heavy draft breed (mostly a breed called a clydsedale) was needed to carry the incredible weight of the armour. A horse could also be trained to fight in battle, making a good battlehorse a valuable assest to a knight.
the peoples needed to have something to defend themselves. if they didn't, we wouldn't be alive right now probably
Many things were used that wouldn't be normally considered a weapon. Farm tools and other tools became weapons when needed. So, to answer this question is just about impossible.
During the Battle of Hastings Williams men had horses and most of his front line where mounted knights. It is said that William had two or three horses killed out from under him during the battle. Since William needed a horse he would have commanded others off their horses to replace his.
Knights fought for the king and lord when they needed their help.