Quote Originally Posted by Madchess View Post
and that would not work, horses get killed on attacks and so do troops, constantly having your military out means that it will shrink at some point or you will outgrow it, probably both, you can't keep having military out all the time and maintain a decent draft rate unless you are constantly getting aided.
Horses die at the same rate as troops. In war, you should always have your army out anyway. Run a lot of hospitals and your military to last quite a bit longer than without.

Also, Orcs can draft for free, so keeping draft on emergency at all times is kind of important.