What is "lighthorse"

Lighthorse (or Light Horse) was the name given by the Five Civilized Tribes of the United States to their mounted police force. The Lighthorse were generally organized into companies and assigned to different districts. Perhaps the most famous were the Cherokee Lighthorsemen which had their origins in Georgia. Although the mounted police were disbanded when the Five Civilized Tribes lost their tribal lands in the late 19th century, some tribes still use the Lighthorse name for elements of their police forces.

• Cherokee Light Horse
• Chickasaw Light Horse
• Choctaw Light Horse
• Creek Light Horse
• Seminole Light Horse

Lighthorse or Light Horse may refer to:

• Light cavalry
• Calcutta Light Horse, Indian Army reserve unit during the British Raj
• Light Horse Regiment, South African Army unit
• 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Army Regiment
• Australian Light Horse, mounted infantry who fought in World War I
  • 1st Light Horse Brigade
  • 2nd Light Horse Brigade
  • 3rd Light Horse Brigade
  • 4th Light Horse Brigade
  • 5th Light Horse Brigade
• The Lighthorsemen (film), a 1987 feature film about an Australian Light Horse unit
• Lighthorse (American Indian police)
• 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
• South Alberta Light Horse
• Henry Lee III, nicknamed "Light Horse Harry"
• Horse&Rider, magazine formerly called Light Horse