{
  "id": 12849206,
  "title": "British Army exploring military working horses: US used them against Taliban and Russia in Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/british-army-exploring-military-working-horses-us-used-them-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/08/british-army-exploring-military-working-horses-us-used-them-against-taliban-and-russia-in-ukraine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When you hear of horses being used in battle, you could be forgiven for thinking back to the First World War or even the Napoleonic era. However, the British Army, specifically The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR), is exploring how Military Working Horses could contribute to future operations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}