The South Alberta Light Horse | |
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![]() Regimental cap badge | |
Active | 1885, 1905–present |
Country | Canada |
Branch |
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Type | Originally light cavalry/mounted infantry, then armoured, then Armoured reconnaissance |
Role | Armoured reconnaissance |
Size | 2 squadrons |
Part of |
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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 |
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March | "A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky" |
Mascot(s) | Heine the Pony |
Anniversaries | Official birthday 3 July 1905 |
Engagements | |
Battle honours | See #Battle honours |
Website | canada |
Commanders | |
Current commander | LCol Thomas Bradley, MSM, CD |
Colonel-in-Chief | The Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO CD |
Honorary colonel | Ralph Young, AOE, MSM, LL.D(Hon), P. Eng. |
Honorary lieutenant-colonel | Catherine M. Roozen, OC, AOE |
Regimental sergeant-major | CWO Marcel A.R. Chenier, MMM, CD |
Notable commanders |
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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.
The SALH is part of 41 Canadian Brigade Group of the 3rd Canadian Division, and is based in Medicine Hat, Edmonton and Lethbridge, Alberta.