To improve the long-term health of military horses at Arlington National Cemetery, the Army is rolling out a rehab plan built on lessons learned about the horses' care over the past year.
at Arlington National Cemetery, the Army is rolling out a rehab plan built on lessons learned about the horses' care over the past year.
"The challenges we're facing in our caisson program stem from a number of cumulative issues resulting from a lack of adequate facilities, pasture space, diet, nutrition, and poor herd management that date back many years since at least 2010," Pepin told reporters Wednesday. The Army Military District of Washington is also considering reducing the weight of the caisson, which is about 2,800 pounds without the casket. The Army is exploring building caissons out of lighter weight material and potentially installing an automatic brake system, so the horses do not have to bear as much of the burden while going down the hills at Arlington.
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