Then her amusement was replaced by irritation with this clumsy young beast who had caused her humiliating unhorsing.

His unhorsing had severely sprained his shoulder.

"That were no proper unhorsing," complained a drunken archer nearby, a Tyrell rose sewn on his jerkin.

The story associated with the proverb, describing the unhorsing of King Richard during battle, would place the proverb's origin after the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485.

When the dust parted Selfic saw that Theido and Ronsard and their riders had succeeded in lancing through their opponents with but little hurt to their numbers; what is more, they had succeeded in unhorsing one of the Legion.