page_title: 12 South African Infantry Battalion
section_title: Equestrian Centre History
hierarchical_section_title: 12 South African Infantry Battalion / History / Equestrian Centre History
caption_attribution_description: English: SADF Kwevoel 100 horse carrier
context_page_description: 12 South African Infantry Battalion was a horse, dog and motorbike assisted infantry unit of the South African Army, which provided horse-mounted infantry and dog handlers to the army for defence purposes.
context_section_description: By 1974, the Equestrian Centre was moved to the farm Welgegund near Potchefstroom.
  A stud farm grew out of the equestrian centre in 1980. Budget cuts starting in 1989 eventually let to the closure of the De Aar facility in 1991.
  The unit's equestrian capability was transferred to the police on April 14, 1995.
caption: SADF Kwevoel 100 horse carrier
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