The U.S. Army will be putting most of its ceremonial horses up for adoption as part of its overall warfighting realignment, the service announced on Tuesday.  The changes will save an estimated $2 million a year,

The Army is giving the affected bases 12 months to shutter the ceremonial cavalry units, and 141 horses will be adopted outside the military.

The U.S. Army is retiring a majority of its ceremonial horse programs. The service branch announced in a press release that they will be "streamlining its Military Working Equid program to align more resources with warfighting capability and readiness.