Enjoyed your work but having spent time working horses find the blunt instrument to the mouth of a charging horse as a maneuver destined for disaster.  I’ve been bitten stomped and kicked by quarter horses, mules and thoroughbreds.  I think Sharpe or Hook would have gotten knocked on their ass, bitten or missed the target.  Just my opinion but even 50 years ago in my prime it was easier to spook an equestrian with a feint than get their attention with your best physical punch.

James Awhite