The last time Army cavalry charged an enemy on horseback was in the Philippines in January 1942.
For decades though, the service has maintained several horse-mounted ceremonial units across the country to perform at public events like parades and rodeos.
But soon the Army will soon be putting more than 140 horses out to pasture.
On Tuesday, Pentagon officials said they were “streamlining” the management of their military working-horse programs.
Only the mounted units assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment, better known as the Old Guard, will remain.
Among those units that will be shut down within a year are the First Cavalry Division Horse Detachment at Fort Hood, Texas, and the horse-drawn Artillery Half Section at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
The move will allow the Army to “align more resources with warfighting capability and readiness,” officials said.
“We believe it will save roughly $2 million per year,” Army