Traditional Turkish hats, Cavalry Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Mounted soldier of the Household Cavalry along The Mall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Changing of the Guard, The Mall, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Guardsman, Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Foundation's low relief on the tomb of Francis 1 King of France and Claude of France depicting the battle of Cerisoles, with the French cavalry facing the Imperial troops, Basilica of St. Denis, Seine-St. Denis, Paris, France, Europe

Household Cavalry, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of Bullring of the Royal Cavalry of Ronda, Ronda, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Domes and minarets of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii), and stalls of the Arasta Carsisi (the Cavalry Bazaar) selling carpets and souvenirs floodlit at night, Sultanahmet, central Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Decorative ceramic tiles, Cavalry Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey, Western Asia

Norman cavalry clashes with Harold's foot soldiers forming shield wall, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Cavalry soldiers riding camels, Abu Dhabi for celebration of 20th Anniversary of United Arab Emirates

Lifeguard of the Household Cavalry, England, UK

The Household Cavalry, the Life Guards (Lifeguards) mounted cavalry parading in London

Changing of the Guard, Horse Guards, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pakistan mounted guard attending ceremony in London to unveil memorial to Commonwealth military who fought in the World War.

Blues and Royals Regiment of the Household Cavalry, England, UK

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, The Mall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lifeguard of the Household Cavalry, England, UK

A member of the Sixty First Cavalry Guard in India

Lifeguard of the Household Cavalry, England, UK

Roman soldiers of Ermine Street Guard, in line abreast with shields and stabbing swords, cavalry in support, Birdoswald Roman Fort, Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Household Cavalry at the 2012 Trooping the Colour ceremony on the Mall and at Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mounted Household Cavalry guard outside entrance to Horseguards Parade, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Household Cavalry in procession down the Mall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Military display of cavalry in Rome, Italy

Roman Cavalry of the Ermine Street Guard, Birdoswald Roman Fort, Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ermine Street Guard advancing with protective shields, cavalry in attendance, Birdoswald Roman Fort, Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

The Royal Guards in red uniform on horses, The Life Guards, Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, parade ground Horse Guards Parade, Changing of the Guard, Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Royal Guards in red uniform on horses, The Life Guards, Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, parade ground Horse Guards Parade, Changing of the Guard, Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Royal Guards in red uniform on horses, The Life Guards, Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, parade ground Horse Guards Parade, Changing of the Guard, Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cavalry charge, historical parade, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Low angle view of Cavalry charge, Ulysses S. Grant Statue, United States Capitol Building, Washington DC, USA,

USA, Washington DC, Capitol Hill, Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, The Cavalry Charge.

USA, Washington DC, Capitol Hill, Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, The Cavalry Charge.

17th Pennsylvania cavalry monument

Memorial to first Pennsylvania cavalry on cemetery ridge

Memorial to first Pennsylvania cavalry on cemetery ridge

1st Pennsylvania cavalry regiment monument