Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-4750818-20150525160513/@comment-26298013-20150525213010

I think that Tolkien may have used the terms lance and spear interchangeably, as, if I remember right, he says that the Rohirrim use lances, and then that they use spears. All while discussing Rohan's mounted men. But is doesn't matter, because a spear can be a lance, and a lance can be a spear. There is very little difference between the two, save in the way(s) that they are used in combat.

Spears are not thrown, by the way, javelins are thrown.

There should be a short-duration charge when riding horses, activated like normal sprint, but the horse deals damage and knocks around those it hits when charging. And holding a spear (Or lance) does much more damage than just the horse. Using a spear as a lance when charging should deal EXTREME knockback. Charging cavalry could punch lances through shields and armor, and break the front of an advancing force of infantry. Oh, and kill anything in one hit. Did I mention that a charging shock-cavalry trooper could almost certainly take out a fully armor Olog-hai in one good shot? Of course, the cavalryman would probably end up thrown off his horse, but still....