>Greys stand out on a battlefield therefore no greys Meanwhile... And yes, the Royal Scots Greys were exclusively mounted on... greys...
Mousquetaires gris (Grey Musketeers), Gray Horse Troop (Company E, 7th Cavalry, under Custer), various companies in various US Army and US state regiments, some companies in Prussian and Napoleonic cavalry regiments...
Though yeah most of them are at company strength, not the ENTIRE regiment, unlike the Royal Scots Greys. Ironically the Royal Scots Greys were originally named for the color of their coats, not horses.
Anyway, before WWI, being highly conspicuous is more of an advantage on the battlefield instead of a disadvantage (at least the kind of battles Europeans fought). More so for cavalry. Helps commanders keep track of which troop is which and organize them effectively. Of course, over time in an active battlefield it does get less practical to keep all horses of the same color.
That said, I do remember reading somewhere that the Japanese (in the military samurai tradition) bred warhorses to blend in, among other things. So camouflage was a valued trait, and when the warhorse breeding tradition carried over to racehorse breeding (in Japan), they still initially viewed grey horses with disdain and were hesitant to import them.
Whoah, I'm bursting with power thanks to the strong genes of my father and mother who came from overseas~~!!Grey-hairs on the battlefield......are said to have the
disadvantage of
being conspicuous.Grey-hairs were avoided.I'm fast!You're not suitable as a war horse, so we don't need you—Thus, no horses with the grey hair genes were imported.If no strong grey-hairs are brought in......then no strong grey-hairs will be born.Enemy:
That's a pretty eye-catching color.Enemy:
I'm going to aim at that one—!!This is the truth behind the story of "grey-hairs can't run".speedSo for our ancestors, it wasn't just superstition, but a story with evidence.wisdompowerstaminastaminaleadoffleadoffspeedstaminastaminagutsmiddle-distanceOf course, there were those who spoke based upon this image alone...To be precise, this story was told in "Keijiro Okawa Memoirs - The Life of Sugiaya", about the superstitious that "gray horses can't win the classic races".Eep—speed
