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While the horse has been meticulously studied in order to be recreated for other artists works, the saddle clothe was copied with the thought that it was part of the standard Roman uniform. The saddle cloth is actually Sarmatian in origin, suggesting that the horse is a Sarmatian house and that the statue was created to honor the victory over the Sarmatian's by Marcus Aurelius, after which he adopted "Sarmaticus" to his name. (The Emperor's New Saddle Cloth)

Moved to Capitoline Hill in 1538 by order of Pope Paul III. Stood in front of Lateran Place on a pedestal provided by Sixtus IV in 1474. Moved to form the northwest corner of the square in order to remove it from the main traffic of Lateran Place.(The Placement of the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Middle Ages)

3 Citation Sources for the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius(more pending)

1. The Emperor's New Saddle Cloth: The Ephippium of the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius Helmut Nickel Vol. 24, (1989) , pp. 17-24 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1512863
2. The Placement of the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Middle Ages Philipp Fehl Vol. 37, (1974) , pp. 362-367 Published by: The Warburg Institute Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/750854
3. Who Were the Vandals? Frederic M. Wood Vol. 6, No. 3 (Dec., 1910) , p. 132 Published by: The Classical Association of the Middle West and South Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3286890