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The horses used as mounts are bred for power and strength and are often further modified with chem-treatments.{{Fn|1a}} Extensively trained and prepared, they will not panic under battlefield conditions.{{Fn|16a}}
Rough Riders are primarily trained for close combat, not ranged assault. Still, some Rough Rider formations engage at stand-off distances, targeting the enemy with ranged weaponry while in full gallop.{{Fn|16b}} They are often armed simply with a [[hunting lance]], [[laspistol]] or other close-combat weapon,{{Fn|1b}} like [[chainsword]]s,{{Fn|10b}} or [[chain glaive]]s,{{Fn|13c}} as well as [[frag grenade|frag]] and [[krak grenade]]s.{{Fn|1b}} By foregoing the hunting lance and replacing the laspistol, Rough Riders can also be armed with [[lasgun]]s or [[shotgun]]s.{{Fn|1212a}} Others will replace the hunting lance with a [[cavalry spear]], which can be used for multiple attacks.{{Fn|13e}} Some squads will arm themselves with special weapons such as a [[flamer]], [[grenade launcher]], [[meltagun]] or [[plasma gun]]. Squads are generally composed of four to nine riders in addition to a [[Imperial Guard Sergeant|Sergeant]], who sometimes carries [[melta bomb]]s in addition to a [[power weapon]],{{Fn|1b}} (a [[cavalry sabre]], a [[power spear]]s,{{Fn|13d}} a [[power axe]], a [[power lance]], a [[power maul]] or a [[power sword]]),{{Fn|15}} or a [[plasma pistol]].{{Fn|1b}} One Rough Rider can be equipped with a [[Vox|comm-link]].{{Fn|1111a}}
[[Attilan Rough Riders|Rough Riders recruited from Attila]] use [[bolt pistol]]s and heavy, curved, monomolecular [[cavalry sabre|sabre]]s in addition to the standard hunting lances and laspistols.{{Fn|13a}} Furthermore, some Attilan Rough Riders exchange their hunting lance for a [[goad lance]] while the commanding [[Sergeant (Imperial Guard)|Sergeant]] can use a [[power sabre]].{{Fn|14}}
==Famous Rough Rider Squadrons==
*[[Attilan Rough Riders]]{{citethisFn|14}}*[[Death Riders of Krieg]]{{citethisFn|4}}*[[Ezelti Lancers]]{{citethisFn|11b}}
*[[Fallonian Rough Riders]]{{citethis}}
*[[Gantor Riders]]{{citethisFn|11b}}*[[Kashann Xeno Riders]]{{citethisFn|17}}*[[Krum Ironsides]]{{citethisFn|11b}}*[[Praetorian Guard|Praetorian Hussars]]{{citethisFn|11b}}*[[Ratskins Regiment]]{{citethisFn|11b}}*[[Remus Regiment|Remus Crushers]]{{citethisFn|11b}}*[[Savlar Chem-Riders]]{{citethisFn|12b}}*[[Tallarn Desert Raiders]] ([[Mukaali]]-mounted){{citethisFn|18}}
==Variations==
**{{Endn|10a}}: pg. 18
**{{Endn|10b}}: pg. 80
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex)]], **{{Endn|11a}}: pg. 19**{{Endn|11b}}: pgs. 28-29*{{Endn|12}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], **{{Endn|12a}}: pg. 46**{{Endn|12b}}: pg. 60
*13: [[Only War: Hammer of the Emperor]]:
**{{Endn|13a}}: pg. 14
**{{Endn|16b}}: pg. 15
**{{Endn|16c}}: pg. 19
*{{Endn|17}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080411115746/http://uk.games-workshop.com/warhammer40000/creature-feature/9/ Creature Feature - Xenos Mounts]*{{Endn|18}}: [[ Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign]], pg. 60
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