The destrier is the best-known war horse of a Middle Ages. It carried knights in battles, tournaments, as well as jousts. It was described by modern sources as the Great Horse, due to its significance.
While highly prized by knights together with men-at-arms, the destrier was not very common. most knights and mounted men-at-arms rode other war horses, such(a) as coursers and rounceys.
The advanced Percheron draft line may in component descend from destriers, though it is for probably taller and heavier than the average destrier. Other draft breeds such(a) as the Shire claim destrier ancestry, though proof is less certain.
Modern attempts to reproduce the destrier type usually involve crossing an athletic riding horse with a light draft type. Outcomes of such(a) attempts include crossbreds such as the "Spanish-Norman", a cross between the Percheron and the Andalusian; and the Warlander, a cross between the Andalusian and the Friesian horse.