Editing Mukaali (section)

==History==
Rough Riders are specialised mounted cavalry units found among numerous Imperial Guard regiments from Feral and Frontier Worlds where riding animal mounts remains a commonplace military skill. Many primitive cultures from such worlds retain the use of such mounted units in warfare. The Imperial Guard often employs these mounted cavalry units on the field of battle, where they are especially useful for operations undertaken on uneven terrain that is unsuitable for tracked vehicles.

The Tallarn Desert Raiders utilise Rough Rider squadrons as they employ many of the same favoured strategies of the Tallarn -- stealth, swiftness, and the ability to deliver the killing blow. The riders of the Tallarn Rough Rider squadrons ride to battle mounted on standard Terran horses, but some of the Tallarn regiments' Rough Rider squadrons ride large reptilian xeno-mounts called "Mukaali."

These desert-dwelling herbivores are native to the vast equatorial deserts of the world of Goru-Prime. Realising their potential, these desert-dwelling herbivores soon began appearing on numerous other planets with similar climates as local tribesmen struck deals with Rogue Traders to export the beasts for many uses, including combat roles, most notably with the Imperial Guard mounted regiments hailing from Tallarn.

Many Tallarn Desert Raiders regiments' battle-honours include the right to export thousands of Mukaali from Goru-Prime every ten standard years. Some regiments no longer exercise these rights, but many still choose to do so to keep their herds of these valuable beasts from suffering from inbreeding and genetic stagnation.