Anning was quite surprised by the appearance of this cavalry.
Currently, the French Army is in dire shortage of cavalry—mainly horses, as most rural horse breeders are nobles, and many have good relations with the nobles, hence there are quite a few who directly turn to support the Royalists.
The cavalry of the French Army now consists of former cavalry who leaned towards the republic and then joined the National Guard. Newly formed cavalry units are virtually non-existent, and the existing units are non-renewable resources; once a horse dies, it's one less horse.
The issue of the Revolutionary Army lacking cavalry wouldn't be somewhat alleviated until around 1795, when the Jacobins implemented terror policies to eliminate obstacles to reforms such as land redistribution, and the economy began to recover, leading to subsidence of most rural rebellions and beginning horse supplies.
