Speedy

The movie you are thinking of here I believe is 40,000 Horsemen.

40,000 Horsemen (1940)

ChrisF202

Yes, horse cavalry and mounted infantry on horses are alot more common in the modern world then people think.

Some examples:

- Rhodesian Army's Grey's Scouts during the Rhodesian Bush War. Technically mounted infantry but actually fought from horseback more then they did on foot.

- Portuguese Army dragoons and lancers employed horse mounted units during the wars of independence in Angola and Mozambique in the 1960s and 70s.

- Mexico and many Latin American nations retained horse cavalry for combat purposes until well into the 1990s and I would venture to guess that at least a few still do.

Pros:
They dont require fuel
They can go where tanks and APCs cant
They are relatively noiseless compared to vehicles or aircraft
They are cheaper then vehicles or aircraft
Easier to train to ride a horse then aircraft
Easier to maintain then a vehicle or aircraft
Very effective against poorly trained rebels/terrorists/guerrillas/insurgents

Cons:
Horses have trouble digesting certain types of hay and grass
I would imagine a tank of fuel lasts longer nonstop then a horse

RustyBattleship

Yes, but after digestion of the proper feed, what they leave behind will fertilize the lawn of the Generalisimo's Headquarters.

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Hello mates we are discussing about this matter in the following forum. If you like you can visit. I am posting under the name Tosun Saral
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