Talk:Riderless horse

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is this a custom in the U.S. only, or is the exclusive focus on American riderless horses simply an artifact of systemic bias? —Charles P._(Mirv) 07:43, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Not sure. Perhaps the author doesn't know either and is waiting for someone to put an addendum on. Maybe he's not familiar with other cultures, and doesn't want to sound like a arrogant prick by making something. I don't know; is this a custom in the U.S. only? Do some research. Grahamdubya 02:22, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

is it true that the horse can never be rode by a person again? Atrades (talk) 09:03, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I believe that horses used in such ceremonies are pressed into service for the event in question, but then generally ridden again, though there may be certain circumstances, such as a horse owned by the deceased, where the animal may be retired from general use. I don't know if there are special traditions for riderless horses used for particularly special events or not... and, sadly, I am not one of the people with the time (nor sufficient motivation) to to this particular bit of research, though it is an interesting question. Montanabw^(talk) 04:07, 20 January 2008 (UTC)