Original: The Household Cavalry is made up of two regiments of the British armed forces , the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals ( Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons ) . These regiments are divided between the Armoured Regiment stationed at Combermere Barracks in Windsor and the ceremonial Mounted unit stationed at Knightsbridge Barracks , London at the HCMR ( Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment ) .
Simplified: The two Regiments of Household Cavalry , the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment , which parades with horses and the Household Cavalry Regiment , which is equipped with light armored vehicles , are manned by equal numbers of soldiers from The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals both of which are part of the '' Household Division '' .