Calm, still, and quiet-minded are some of the necessary qualifications to become the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division, Horse Cavalry Detachment. Twelve horses and two mules have traveled from Fort ...

The Army is moving to dismantle the bulk of its horse units, part of a broader push by service planners to eliminate programs they see as peripheral to the core mission of fighting and training for ...

Soldiers and horses from The Old Guard's caisson unit perform in the state funeral for former US President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2025. The unit will not be impacted by other equine ...

The U.S. Army's history is closely tied to its cavalry units, those soldiers who rode into battle on horseback. But the service announced Tuesday that it's moving toward a future without the ...

Two US Army Bases—Fort Riley in Kansas and Fort Hood in Texas—are expected to restore their "Military Working Equine" (MWE) programs in the coming annual budget. Last summer, the United States Army ...

The U.S. Army will be putting most of its ceremonial horses up for adoption as part of its overall warfighting realignment, the service announced on Tuesday. The changes will save an estimated $2 ...