Army North Caisson horses get visit from the farrier

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Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, resets the shoe of U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

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Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, resets the shoe of U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, prepares to nail a horseshoe onto the hoof of U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

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Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, prepares to nail a horseshoe onto the hoof of U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, hammers a horseshoe to reset its shape before refitting it back on U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

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Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, hammers a horseshoe to reset its shape before refitting it back on U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, files the shoe of U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

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Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, files the shoe of U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas –

The Fort Sam Houston Caisson Platoon, one of two active duty caisson units in the U.S. Army, proudly honors fallen members of the military with funeral honors at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Regular care for the unit’s 18 horses falls to eight Soldiers, with advising from the Herd Manager and Horse Trainer, as well as weekly equine hoof care visits.