South Alberta Light Horse

The South Alberta Light Horse
The South Alberta Light Horse
	Regimental cap badge
Active	1885, 1905–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Militia (1885, 1905-1940); Canadian Army (1940-present);
Type	Originally light cavalry/mounted infantry, then armoured, then Armoured reconnaissance
Role	Armoured reconnaissance
Size	2 squadrons
Part of	Non-Permanent Active Militia (1885, 1905-1940); Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (1940–Present); 41 Canadian Brigade Group;
Garrison/HQ	Medicine Hat (A Squadron) and Edmonton (B Squadron); 3 Troop, A Sqn detached to Lethbridge
Nickname(s)	Sally Horse / Alberta's Regiment
Motto(s)	Semper alacer (Latin for 'Always brisk')
Colours	Red, yellow and blue (camp flag); Scarlet with yellow facings (full dress); Scarlet with black facings (mess dress);
March	"A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky"
Mascot(s)	Heine the Pony
Anniversaries	Official birthday 3 July 1905
Engagements	North-West Rebellion; First World War; Second World War; Afghanistan;
Battle honours	See #Battle honours
Website	canada.ca/en/army/corporate/3-canadian-division/the-south-alberta-light-horse.html
Commanders
Current; commander	LCol Thomas Bradley
Colonel-in-Chief	Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
Honorary colonel	Ralph Young
Honorary lieutenant-colonel	Catherine M. Roozen
Regimental sergeant-major	CWO Marcel A.R. Chenier
Notable; commanders	LCol A.H. Bell (31st Bn) 1914; LCol G.D. Wotherspoon (SAR) 1943; Col James Walker (15th Light Horse) 1905; BGen Tom Putt 2003-2005;
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol	;
Abbreviation	SALH

The South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) is a Canadian Army armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve. It traces its complicated lineage to the Rocky Mountain Rangers, and claims its direct ancestry to the 15th Light Horse, along with various other Alberta based cavalry units. The "Light Horse" designation comes from its light cavalry and mounted infantry origins.