Horse Rescue Australia

Horse Rescue Australia Horse Rescue Australia takes in horses that have been neglected, abandoned or abused. Our goal is to Our goal is to rehabilitate and re-home.

17/01/2025

Pretty in pink ๐Ÿ’•
Little Maisie was looking a bit cold and bedraggled today due to this unseasonable weather, so we found something to warm up her day and brighten everyone else's ๐Ÿ˜Š

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14/01/2025

Please welcome the adorable Loki to the HRA herd. He's a shy little c**t who recently arrived with his mum and two other mares.
More to follow.

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23/12/2024

Maisie's ready for a last minute call from Santa to hitch up to his sleigh tonight. As her friends know, she's always prepared to help out and is our go-to girl for our junior volies to practice their grooming skills.
To help keep Maisie and her herd mates happy and healthy, please consider supporting our Christmas Appeal

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Thank you and Merry Christmas everyone๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽโค๏ธ

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18/12/2024

Our oldest resident 30 year old Ned stopping by to say howdy to our youngest resident 3 month old Nathan and share some elder wisdom โค๏ธ
Apologies for the quality of the video

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10/12/2024

Ygritte has already put out her red bucket for Santa ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽโค๏ธ
She's been a good girl all year and is hoping for plenty of yummy hay and salt lick
Help Ygritte and her herd mates each get a bucketful of goodies this Christmas by donating to our 2024 Christmas Appeal
https://www.givenow.com.au/christmasappeal-hra
Thank you ๐Ÿฅฐ

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24/11/2024

HRA foal Nathan played to his biggest audience ever today! He demonstrated some foal handling techniques with Anne and then spent some quality time getting his chin rubbed. What a little star he is!
Thank you everyone who came out today to meet Nathan and help tidy up the property.
This was our last volunteer day for 2024 and we would like to thank all our vollies for their hard work this year. We couldn't do what we do without you! See you all again in 2025 ๐Ÿ’š

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20/11/2024

REMINDER: Our special Volunteer Day / Meet the Horses this Sunday 24 November 10am 'til 1pm to meet Nathan, our cheeky gorgeous little foal. He'll be 8 weeks old this Sunday!
๐Ÿด Arrive by 10am to join the property tour and visit Nathan's paddock
๐Ÿด Wear sturdy shoes, hat and sunscreen
๐Ÿด Usual paddock cleaning, weeding, grooming and odd jobs
๐Ÿด BYO carrots and apples
๐Ÿด Junior vollies welcome under the supervision of a responsible adult
๐Ÿด Sorry, no dogs allowed
๐Ÿด No need to RSVP, just turn up.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, weather permitting as usual.
220 Crooked Lane, North Richmond NSW

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14/11/2024

We have a very special Volunteer Day / Meet the Horses planned for Sunday 24 November 10am 'til 1pm.
There will be the usual paddock cleaning, weeding and grooming to be done, but the main event will be to meet our cheeky precocious little foal Nathan, under the watchful eye of his loving mum Becky, plus Hughie - self-appointed guardian to them both.
Junior volies welcome under the supervision of a responsible adult, but sorry no dogs allowed.
Hope to see on the 24th, weather permitting as usual.
220 Crooked Lane, North Richmond NSW.

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A huge Thank You to everyone who so generously donated to our Melbourne Cup Appeal. We couldn't do what we do without yo...
05/11/2024

A huge Thank You to everyone who so generously donated to our Melbourne Cup Appeal. We couldn't do what we do without your support.
Our appeal is still open if you missed it and wish to donate. Even the smallest amount helps.
Love from the HRA herd ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿด๐Ÿ’š

Saving ex-racehorses from an uncertain future since 1986.

04/11/2024

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Far from the madding crowd of the racecourse.
If youโ€™re one of those who, often reluctantly, succumbs to that once-a-year FOMO bet, we invite you to break the habit and donate to our Melbourne Cup Appeal instead, knowing youโ€™re helping horses left behind score a win in life ๐Ÿ’š
Thank you ๐Ÿ™
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27/10/2024

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Whilst the famous week-long Melbourne Cup carnival is celebrated, Horse Rescue Australia invites you to contribute to a compassionate alternative to placing a bet through our Melbourne Cup Appeal 2024.
Lexi, pictured, was the product of a "backyard" breeder and arrived at HRA malnourished and fearful. After a long rehabilitation period, she blossomed into the sweetest girl and eventually found a loving forever home as a companion horse. Your donation to our appeal ensures we can continue to help ex-racehorses like Lexi.
Thank you
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21/10/2024

Update on our cheeky little boy. We have a name - Nathan ๐Ÿ˜Š
We have also given his mum a name of our choosing - Becky, rather than keeping the temporary name AWL gave her.
If you're a Penrith Panthers fan you'll understand the why ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ†
Nathan is now three weeks old and received some foal handling over the weekend. He behaved beautifully and thought it was a great game!
Becky and Nathan are now available for sponsorship


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North Richmond, NSW
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Above is the view from our North Richmond property where we rescue, rehabilitate and re-home abused, neglected and abandoned horses. Established in 1986 with two horses needing help we soon grew and have successfully re-homed around 1500 horses! We take on horses from the RSPCA, Animal Welfare League and members of the public. Around half our herd at any one time are horses from the racing industry, both thoroughbreds from the gallop races and standardbreds from the trot/pace races. We also take on any other breeds from tiny ponies through to larger horses. We refer any donkeys needing rescue onto a specialist donkey rescue group.

Over the years we have tackled horrendous fence injuries, cancer, Cushings disease, laminitis and the general ravages that past health care neglect and poor nutrition cause. Weโ€™ve also had many horses that weโ€™ve had to work closely with to try to restore some trust and faith in humankind after sometimes terrible abuse. Those who are too unwell or too traumatised to rehome live out their lives at our sanctuary, never wanting for anything again. We ensure all the horses get the best veterinary, farriery and dental care, along with excellent quality food and clean water. Those lucky enough to go onto new adoptive homes are welcome back at any time should their adoptersโ€™ circumstances change and they are no longer able to provide adequate care. This ensures these horses never find themselves in dire circumstances again.

We hold regular volunteer days (see our website for details) where the public are welcome to come along, meet the horses, give them a nice groom and help out with a few chores around the property. People of all ages are welcome (children under supervision of course) regardless of their previous experience with horses. We always have more experienced people able to mentor those new to horses.

We are run entirely by a small committee of volunteers and receive no government funding whatsoever. We rely on the generosity of the public through donations, sponsorship of horses and membership. Please consider becoming involved in one way or another to help these most deserving equines get back on their hooves and into new loving homes!