The Georgetowner: Luxurious Digs Almost Done for Park Police Horses
The Georgetowner: Luxurious Digs Almost Done for Park Police Horses
The Georgetowner’s Peggy Sands wrote about the Horse Stables and Education Center on the National Mall’s “Topping Off” ceremony to celebrate the roof completion on the new facility.
“It was a hot morning on Aug. 26, and Chief uncharacteristically tossed his black mane and stomped the ground with his forefoot. He was getting impatient even though he and his some 18 companions of the U.S. Park Service’s National Mall Mounted Police Patrol Unit had been specifically vetted for — and were known above all else for — their patience and calmness dealing with human beings. But Chief just had had a wonderful visit with his beloved former owner Sheila Johnson, founder of Salamander — the luxurious stables and resort in Middleburg, Virginia, where he had lived before being recruited for park police duty…”
Photo by Stephen Bobb for the Trust for the National Mall
The Horse Stables and Education Center on the National Mall is funded through private donations during a multi-year campaign spearheaded by the Trust for the National Mall. Learn more about the stables project here.
Go to Restoration and Sustainability — Trust for the National Mall to learn more about the sustainable solutions the Trust is helping to build to preserve, protect and enrich the National Mall.