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  What happens when the job you’ve dedicated your life to changes you forever? In this honest and powerful conversation, Billy Mac shares his journey from serving as a firefighter to facing the realities of trauma and PTSD – and how he found hope, purpose and healing along the way. This episode is a reminder…

This raffle has been drawn. Congratulations to the winners! Support Horse Aid by buying a raffle ticket! A raffle is to be drawn at our Central Coast community screening of the award winning documentary The Healing, on Wednesday 29 July, Avoca Beach Theatre. Join us for the screening and purchase a ticket in this fantastic…

One for our Central Coast supporters….join us for the community screening of the award winning documentary The Healing! Directed by Nick Barkla, The Healing is an award winning one hour, inspiring film about the equine-assisted Horse Aid programs that provide a second chance of life – supporting the health and wellbeing of veterans and first…

We’re incredibly pleased to be featured in the latest edition of The National Firefighter, sharing the story of how Horse Aid is supporting the wellbeing of first responders. Firefighters spend their careers running towards danger. But when the sirens stop, the impact of what they’ve seen doesn’t always fade. Many first responders experience the long-term…

The 2025 Wenty Leagues’ Annual Melbourne Cup Calcutta supported Horse Aid. Together with Wenty Leagues patrons and management, $35,000 was raised to help give ex-racehorses a new purpose and  continue Horse Aid’s programs – providing certainty for early 2026 programs. What a night and what a fantastic outcome! Thank you Wenty Leagues. .

The Wollondilly Women In Business group is supporting Horse Aid by holding a fundraising raffle as part of the 2025 International Women’s Day celebrations. Women in Service, Past and Present is the the theme for the 2025 IWD event, a cause close to our heart at Horse Aid. The first prize in the International Women’s…

We would like to thank all our friends and supporters who made the 2024 Kangaroo Valley Charity Horse Ride such a wonderful success. Around 65 horses and riders registered which is an incredible turnout! There were so many donations of food and supplies from the Kangaroo Valley community, volunteers donated their time and businesses donated…

We would like to extend out thanks to Thoroughbred Park for their Canberra Community Chest event 2024. It was a privilege to stand beside the other charities and to be in the running for some much needed funds for our programs. Horse Aid supports serving and ex-serving defence personnel and first responders – our programs…

Join the Kangaroo Valley Community and Cumberland Trail Horse Riders to experience this beautiful region! Taking place 15/16/17 November at the Kangaroo Valley Showgrounds, entry is only $100 per ticket and includes: Two nights camping Morning Tea and lunch on the trail A trail ride through some of the most beautiful country around the Kangaroo…

Horse Aid is proud to announce that we area Community Partner for the 2024 Canberra Community Chest run n Sunday, 24 November at Thoroughbred Park. The Canberra Community Chest is an innovation race that will see 12 local charities and community groups racing with 12 equine heroes for their share of a $50,000 charity chest.…

The powerful and award-winning documentary film The Healing was live-streamed to global audiences on October 16 2024, in recognition of Veterans Health Week. The film, followed by a Q&A roundtable with a panel consisting of the film Director Nick Barkla, Veteran health advocates and Horse Aid discussed the ongoing need to support our Veterans and first…

Director Appointment Release The Board of Horse Aid is delighted to announce that Betty McKellar has joined as a Director. Betty brings to the board the lived experience of being a first responder and training ex-racehorses for second careers providing core skills applicable to the Horse Aid mission. Read more about Our Board and the…