Remount referred to the provision of fresh horses, particularly for military purposes.
[2] In many cases, remounts were horses provided to replace those killed or injured in battle.
[2] Military-based organization of remount programs can be dated to the late 1700s, when both Great Britain and the colonies of what became the United States each created programs for the purchase and training of military animals.
[4] The need for remounts for military use declined with the use of horses in warfare generally, particularly following World War II, when both the United States and the United Kingdom disbanded their military remount programs, in some cases reassigning them to agricultural and ceremonial purposes.
As road networks expanded and the use of smokejumpers increased, this use of remounts also declined.