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Usually their noble steed, which is a Horse.

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What animal was important to a knight?

Horses were important to knights. In fact special heavy horses were bred for them.


What animal do cowboys ride?

Horses.


Were Knights allowed to kill peasants?

Knights were not simply allowed to kill peasants. I know of no secular laws that allowed this, and Church law certainly would not, unless the peasants were guilty of some crime. A country that gave knights free reign to do such a thing would have been at odds with the Church very quickly. It was allowed in ancient Rome, but even in ancient Rome, the laws had changed.


Person who helped knights care for their horses and armor?

I do believe that's either a squire or a page. =)


What breeds of horse did knights in the middle ages use?

There were no "breeds" of horses in the medieval period, just as there were no breeds of dog, goat or sheep. Horses were categorised according to the natural characteristics they possessed; any horse that had relatively short legs, a long body and an even, stable gait was considered to be a palfrey (a good quality riding horse). A horse with a less comfortable gait would be classed as a rouncey (a less expensive general riding horse). Horses that were useless for riding were called sumpters - pack-horses. Knights kept their very best horses as destriers, for hunting and warfare, because they were strong, patient, fast and fearless - not because they belonged to any particular breed. Knights would normally ride a palfrey or rouncey, keeping the destrier fresh and ready for battle. They also kept sumpters to carry food, weapons, camp equipment and other stores. A knight therefore had many horses at his disposal.