Destrier between the Percheron and the Andalusian; and the Warlander, a cross between the Andalusian and the Friesian horse. A good destrier was expensive. 7th-century Salic law gives a price of 12 solidi as weregild, or reparational payment, for a war horse, compared to 3 solidi for a sound mare or 1 solidus for a cow. In later centuries destriers became even more expensive: the average value of each of the horses in a company of 22 knights and squires in the county of Flanders in 1297 compares to the price of seven normal coursers. The price of these destriers varied
What A Nuisance A Nuisance back in the spring failed, as he developed problems with his suspensory ligaments and was kept off the racecourse for a further nine months. He was then sent to be trained by John Meagher. In the winter of 1985, What a Nuisance returned to racing at Bendigo where he ran five times, winning once. He then finished second to Black Knight at Moonee Valley Racecourse in September and then finished sixth in the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes. He completed his Cup preparation by running fourth in the Moonee Valley Cup and fifth in the Mackinnon Stakes. At Flemington