Ceremonial cavalry units will be closed down at bases, including one whose horses were showcased during the June 14 military ...

The U.S. Army is retiring a majority of its ceremonial horse programs. The service branch announced in a press release that ...

The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca, ...

The U.S. Army announced Tuesday that it’s moving toward a future without its ceremonial horses and will put most of them up ...

In a cost-saving move, the US Army is disbanding most ceremonial cavalry units, retiring 141 horses while retaining caisson ...

The Army is planning to put most of its horses up for adoption after ending most of their ceremonial programs. The Old Guard ...

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — At 6:30 a.m., the scrape of manure shovels and the shuffling of horse hooves echoed through the red-brick stable at Ft. Myer. Soldiers from the caisson detachment ...

The caisson program has been overhauled with a focus on increased training for the soldiers, improvements to facilities and upgraded equipment. The 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as the Old Guard ...

The caisson detachment at Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, assumed duty to escort funerals in 1948. It followed the tradition of using a caisson, ...

Before the sun peeks over the horizon, the Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), are already hard at work preparing the caisson horses for the day's solemn duties.

The military horses that carry America’s heroes to their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery are living in unsanitary and potentially life-threatening conditions, according to a ...

The caisson wagon has become a symbol of honor, often used at Arlington National Cemetery to carry fallen soldiers and former United States Presidents.. The NC Troopers Association Caisson Unit ...