Inside the Army's $30 million effort to revamp its funeral horse program after a series of horse deaths

DOD The US Army brought horse-drawn caissons back to Arlington National Cemetery in 2025. It invested about $30 million into upgrades, new facilities, revamped training, and horse welfare. We followed the Caisson Detachment from advanced training in Ocala, Florida, to Arlington Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 people, and the US Army's Caisson Detachment supports up to 10 funerals each week for select service members. Until recently, how...