If you look Somalis had full foot stirrups for their horses Ethiopians only had the toe Stirrup (Simplest form of Stirrup with many weaknesses). For those of you who don’t know a stirrup is where you place your foot when riding a horse. What do you guys think? How do you think this affected historical battles between Somalis and Habeshis?
Ethiopian Stirrup:
Somali Stirupp:
Ethiopian Stirrup:
Somali Stirupp: