AND D.C. AND IN DAUPHIN COUNTY, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE NOW HAVE A NEW HORSE STABLE AT THE STATE POLICE ACADEMY IN DERRY TOWNSHIP. SO THE 21,000 SQUARE FOOT STABLE WILL HOUSE UP TO 30 HORSES. TROOPERS SAY THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLETED STRUCTURE IN A PROJECT TO UPGRADE AND MODERNIZE THE ACADEMY. 65 YEAR OLD TRAINING FACILITY. THIS NEW FACILITY, THE EASE OF MOVING AROUND, GETTING THE HORSES IN AND OUT IS A MUCH NEEDED UPGRADE FROM OUR OLD FACILITY, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1959 1959, SO THE ANIMALS WILL BE ABLE TO GRAZE ACROSS 60 ACRES OF NEWLY DEVEL

Pennsylvania State Police open new horse stable at Hershey academy

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Updated: 5:44 PM EST Dec 19, 2025

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The Pennsylvania State Police have opened a new 21,000-square-foot horse stable at its academy in Hershey, which will house up to 30 horses and is part of a project to modernize the 65-year-old training facility.The horses will be able to graze across 60 acres of newly developed pasture, most of which will be visible from Hersheypark Drive.”This new facility, the ease of moving around, getting the horses in and out, is a much-needed upgrade from our old facility that was built in 1959,” said Sgt. Carrie Neidigh, supervisor for the Tactical Mounted Section. This stable is the first completed structure in an effort to upgrade and modernize the state police academy’s training facility.

HERSHEY, Pa. —

The Pennsylvania State Police have opened a new 21,000-square-foot horse stable at its academy in Hershey, which will house up to 30 horses and is part of a project to modernize the 65-year-old training facility.

The horses will be able to graze across 60 acres of newly developed pasture, most of which will be visible from Hersheypark Drive.

“This new facility, the ease of moving around, getting the horses in and out, is a much-needed upgrade from our old facility that was built in 1959,” said Sgt. Carrie Neidigh, supervisor for the Tactical Mounted Section.

This stable is the first completed structure in an effort to upgrade and modernize the state police academy’s training facility.