Editing Cavalry (section)

===Operational horse cavalry===
Today the [[Indian Army]]'s [[61st Cavalry (India)|61st Cavalry]] is reported to be the largest existing horse-mounted cavalry unit still having operational potential.<ref>[http://www.indiapolo.com/Polopedia/Genesis/Indian_Army/61st_Cavalry/61st_cavalry.html India Polo Magazine] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703113133/http://www.indiapolo.com/Polopedia/Genesis/Indian_Army/61st_Cavalry/61st_cavalry.html |date=July 3, 2009 }}</ref> It was raised in 1951 from the amalgamated [[Imperial Service Troops|state cavalry]] squadrons of [[Gwalior]], [[Jodhpur]], and [[Mysore]]. While primarily utilised for ceremonial purposes, the regiment can be deployed for internal security or police roles if required.<ref>Henry Dallal, ''Horse Warriors: India's 61st Cavalry'', {{ISBN|0-9544083-1-4}}</ref> The 61st Cavalry and the President's Body Guard parade in full [[dress uniform]] in [[New Delhi]] each year in what is probably the largest assembly of traditional cavalry still to be seen in the world. Both the Indian and the Pakistani armies maintain armoured regiments with the titles of [[Lancer]]s or Horse, dating back to the 19th century. 

As of 2007, the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] employed two battalions of horse-mounted border guards in [[Xinjiang]] for border patrol purposes. PLA mounted units last saw action during [[Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991)|border clashes with]] [[Vietnam]] in the 1970s and 1980s, after which most cavalry units were disbanded as part of major military downsizing in the 1980s.<ref name=":1">''Global Times'' 20 November 2009 and Xinhua News Agency 22 August 2011</ref> In the wake of the [[2008 Sichuan earthquake]], there were calls{{From whom?|date=January 2021}} to rebuild the army horse inventory for disaster relief in difficult terrain. Subsequent Chinese media reports<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=PLA border defense troop carries out horse-riding training on plateau in Xinjiang |website=China Military| url=http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2020-08/24/content_9888807.htm|access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PLA Cavalry: Use the Beidou satellite system to good effect|work=People's Daily Online| url=http://en.people.cn/90786/8378444.html|access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref> confirm that the PLA maintains operational horse cavalry at squadron strength in Xinjiang and [[Inner Mongolia]] for scouting, logistical, and border security purposes, and one at company strength in [[Qinghai]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0803/c98649-8930372.html | title=Chinese cavalry in modern time |work=People's Daily Online }}</ref>

The [[Chilean Army]] still maintains a mixed armoured cavalry regiment, with elements of it acting as mounted mountain exploration troops, based in the city of [[Angol]], being part of the {{ill|III Mountain Division|es|Regimiento de Caballería n.º 3 "Húsares"|lt=III Mountain Division,}} and another independent exploration cavalry detachment in the town of [[Chaitén]]. The rugged mountain terrain calls for the use of [[Chilean horse|special horses]] suited for that use.

The [[Argentine Army]] has two mounted cavalry units: the Regiment of Horse Grenadiers, which performs mostly ceremonial duties but at the same time is responsible for the president's security (in this case, acting as infantry), and the 4th Mountain Cavalry Regiment (which comprises both horse and light armoured squadrons), stationed in San Martín de los Andes, where it has an exploration role as part the 6th Mountain Brigade. Most armoured cavalry units of the Army are considered successors to the old cavalry regiments from the Independence Wars, and keep their traditional names, such as Hussars, Cuirassiers, Lancers, etc., and uniforms. Equestrian training remains an important part of their tradition, especially among officers.