Sword Cavalry
The Sword Cavalry were quite handy in the time of war, since they could travel fast and could use a sword at the same time. The horse has advantages and disadvantages. If the horse gets injured or killed you could fall off or get trapped underneath it and not be able to get out. Horses can run fast so you can gain distance on the battlefield quickly and efficient.
Bow Cavalry
The Bow Cavalry was one of the most effective units on the the battle field since they could gain distance quickly and efficiently and fire arrows from their bow, which could take out the enemy from over 200 kilometers away. The rider would have a bag on their back filled with arrows so after they fire one arrow it is an extremely quick and affective process to reach over their back and fire another. the type of bow they used was called a Yabusame and was specially designed to fit the shape of a horse, if they used a long bow it would have been a lot harder to draw.