The horse of the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit are getting a new home on the National Mall. The Trust for the National Mall is working with the National Park Service to replace the temporary horse stables built in 1976 with a brand new, state-of-the-art facility that also includes an Education Center that will be open to the public.
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By Micheal E. Ruane, Washington Post
“New stables have been on the Park Service wish list for 10 years, officials said. But it was not until the project caught the eye of the Trust for the National Mall, the Mall’s nonprofit fundraising partner, that it took off…”
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By Rob Woodfork, WTOP
“A nonprofit organization broke ground Thursday for a new, state-of-the-art horse stable for U.S. Park Police mounted patrols and an education center on the National Mall.
The Trust for the National Mall spearheaded the effort to build the facility on the site of the current stable, which sits between the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the D.C. War Memorial.”
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By Bob Barnard, FOX 5 DC, October 8, 2020
“Despite its prominent location between the Lincoln Memorial and the World War II Memorial you may have passed by the U.S. Park Police stables without even noticing it.
But soon, a new facility more suitable for the U.S. Park Police’s Mounted Horse Patrol and their horses will stand in its place.”
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The Trust for the National Mall is spearheading the creation of a new U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Education Center on the National Mall as part of the long-term plan to restore, enrich, and preserve “America’s Front Yard.” Located between the Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lincoln Memorials, this new destination will transform visitors' experience, create an interactive education center with areas to observe horses, improve facilities used by the mounted patrols, and increase public safety and accessibility in the surrounding area.
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The U.S. Park Police Horse Mounted Unit is one of the oldest police equestrian units in the United States. The Trust for the National Mall led this milestone project to create a new Education Center to welcome the public and a state-of-the-art sustainable home for the horses and officers of the Mounted Unit on the National Mall.
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On Saturday, June 22, 500+ people from the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas ranging from young professional spectators to polo enthusiasts gathered at the National Mall for the The District Cup Annual Polo Match & Beneficiary Event.
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