The 61st Cavalry Regiment is a horse-mounted cavalry unit of the Indian Army. It is notable for being one of the largest, and also one of the last, operational unmechanised horse-mounted cavalry units in the world. Formerly deployed into active conflict, 61st Cavalry is currently employed on ceremonial occasions, though it can be deployed for internal security or police purposes if required. On Republic Day each year the 61st Cavalry and the President's Bodyguard parade in full dress uniform in New Delhi, in what is probably the largest assemblage of traditional cavalry still to be seen in the world.