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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.
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31/08/2024

We'd like to thank CPEC Members Club, located at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre in Sydney, for pulling together and donating such an amazing amount of horse gear. It only just fitted onto the ute! What we don't use on our horses will be sold at our annual new and used gear sale in Autumn 2025, with all proceeds going towards the care of our herd 🐴🙏💚
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31/08/2024

Meet Angus. He arrived at HRA a couple of weeks ago. He's a Standardbred gelding who was found wandering the streets of nearby Riverstone. A concerned neighbour managed to catch him and took him into care. He notified Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre, who tried to find Angus' owner with no luck. They then contacted Horse Rescue Australia and we agreed to take him in. He's a nice friendly fellow, who has settled in well.
Angus is available for sponsorship
https://www.givenow.com.au/hrasponsorship
Thank you 🐴🙏💚
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31/08/2024

We recently welcomed Celeste to the HRA herd. She is a 23 year old quarter horse X arab mare. She came to us from the Central Coast, where she had lived for most of her life. She was bred by her owner, who then kept her as a companion for her other horses. She's a quiet girl, a bit shy, but she's settled in well with Ygritte as her new friend.
Celeste is now looking for sponsors
https://www.givenow.com.au/hrasponsorship
Thank you 🐴🙏💚
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16/08/2024

REMINDER ⏰
Volunteer Day / Meet the Horses TOMORROW 18 August 10am - 1pm
220 Crooked Lane, North Richmond NSW
We've had a lot of rain making the ground muddy and slippery, so please wear sturdy shoes with a good grip! Please be aware the conditions may be difficult for our less mobile volunteers.
We have some new residents waiting to meet you and some good news adoption stories to tell.
Hopefully the horses will have dried out enough to enjoy a good grooming to remove some of the mud, and for the energetic there's weeding and paddock clearing.
Junior volies welcome under supervision of a responsible adult, sorry no dogs. Carrots optional, but always popular!
See you tomorrow!
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05/08/2024

VOLUNTEER DAY / MEET THE HORSES
SUNDAY 18 AUGUST, 10am - 1pm
220 Crooked Lane, North Richmond NSW
First off is a tour to update you on what the herd's been up to and meet our new residents, followed by some paddock cleaning, pampering and odd jobs. If you're not feeling energetic, simply come along and enjoy the spectacular view from our sanctuary.
🐴 No need to RSVP, just turn up.
🐴 Sturdy shoes highly recommended.
🐴 Junior volies always welcome, accompanied by a parent or guardian.
🐴 Sorry, no dogs allowed.
See you there!
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24/06/2024

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01/06/2024

Winter has arrived!
Many of our horses are elderly, previously malnourished or have suffered trauma before arriving at our sanctuary and require special attention and/or a customised diet. Winter is especially hard when the weather is cold and paddock grass is limited and they need a whole lot more calories to keep them at a healthy weight to support their overall wellness.
Just $15 gives one of horses two hard feeds a day 🐴🙏💚

Digestion has the greatest warming effect for horses and that's why we need your help to feed our herd two good feeds a day throughout winter.

01/05/2024

Hi friends and supporters
Just a quick post to let you all know we are STILL having issues posting photos and videos to Facebook. This is exactly how we are feeling at the moment 👇👇👇😡

02/04/2024

2024 NEW & USED GEAR SALE
SUNDAY 28 APRIL 9AM - 2PM
220 CROOKED LANE,
NORTH RICHMOND, NSW
Rugs ✅ Saddles ✅ Boots ✅
Girths ✅ Pads ✅ Halters ✅
VIRTUALLY ANYTHING HORSEY! ✅
VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES
100% of the proceeds go towards caring of our horses 💚

21/12/2023

Attention Supporters!
We're still blocked from posting photos and videos to Facebook, but please hop onto our Instagram page to see what the herd are up to 😊

https://www.instagram.com/horserescueaustralia/ #

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18/12/2023

Our Christmas Appeal is now open.
Delight friends and family with the gift of a donation to HRA and help save a horse from an uncertain future.
Thank you.

Christmas is a time of goodwill to all - including our equine friends. HRA survives solely due to you, our generous supporters who share our commitment to helping horses left behind.

09/12/2023

It's Christmastime!🎄🎅🎁
Goodwill Wines are proud to support Horse Rescue Australia by donating half of the profit from every bottle you buy!

We're proud to support Horse Rescue Australia by donating half of the profit from every bottle you buy. Horse Recue Australia is devoted to the care and rehabilitation of horses that have suffered abuse, abandonment or neglect. By buying our wine you're helping them continue their great work.

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220 Crooked Lane
North Richmond, NSW
2754

Website

http://www.horserescueaustralia.org.au/

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Happy Horse Birthday today 1st August! Here’s HRA Red, who was adopted by the lovely Amanda a couple of years ago, celebrating his 34th birthday today. Yup, Red’s 34!! Go Red ❤️❤️❤️

Chance, our dear one-eyed stock horse, running (sort of) up that hill for his brekkie 😁 https://www.givenow.com.au/annualwinterappeal

Pep and Chance, our own Fred and Ginger 🕺💃, perfectly in sync

Want to support us just by drinking wine? Now you can! Buy Goodwill Wine and we'll get 50% of the profits. It's that easy! To celebrate our new partnership, they're offering you FREE SHIPPING! Just enter the code FREESHIPHRA at checkout: https://goodwillwine.com.au/pages/horse-rescue-australia The wine is fantastic, they've got an average of 5 out of 5 star reviews, and they even offer a 100% money back guarantee if you don't love the wine... but we really think you will. *Minimum order $70. Free shipping excludes WA, NT & TAS and excludes Wine Club subscriptions and "Choose Your Own" mixes. Offer ends midnight 30/11/22. Goodwill Wine #goodwilltoanimals #helpinghorses #goodcause

The HRA herd wants to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our Melbourne Cup Appeal 2022. We love you all. It’s open too, thanks for asking!https://www.givenow.com.au/melbournecupappeal2022

Poor little Jack can’t take a quiet poop without drama queen Sassy making a big deal about it 😂💩

The torrential rain and floods in our area of NSW (Hawkesbury) have been disrupting and damaging and a lot of our valuable hay is now mouldy and unusable. Our horses rely on good-quality hay daily and we hate dumping so much of it, but simply cannot put our horses' health at risk. Everyday our manager is sifting through bales to ensure no mould is lurking inside, waiting to give our horses a nasty unhealthy cough. Our feed bill has taken a huge hit, so please consider helping us refill our barn by supporting our Hay for Horses Easter Appeal 🌾🌾🌾 : https://www.givenow.com.au/easterhayappeal2022 : https://www.paypal.com/au/fundraiser/charity/3502179 : EFT: BSB: 062-596 A/c Number: 00902687 : #weneedhay #rescuehorses #rescuehorsesofinstagram #feedinghorses #lookingafterhorses #careforhorses #australianhorses #aussiehorses

Listen to the calming sound of a little pony enjoying her hay. Maisie, pictured, and all her friends at HRA rely on their daily hay to stay fit and well. Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing an issue with mouldy hay due to this relentless inclement (to put it mildly!!) weather. Mouldy hay is a potential health risk to our horses and we have had to discard several bales, which has put a bit of a strain on our feed bill. If you would like to help us feed our herd at this difficult time, please go to … https://www.paypal.com/au/fundraiser/charity/3502179 https://www.givenow.com.au/organisation/public/18 Via EFT: BSB 062-596 A/c No.00902687 Thank you 🙏 : #feedinghorses #horsefeed #helpinghorses #floodproblems #hay #maisie #nswfloods

Tails from the paddock featuring Zal and Flynn #horsetales #horseylife #horsingaround #horselove

Little Jack was originally found abandoned on the street and is understandably a bit wary of people, but he’s slowly getting it, with plenty of food and kind words, that we mean him no harm 🌾☺️💚Jack is available for sponsorship https://www.givenow.com.au/hrasponsorship: : https://www.paypal.com/au/fundraiser/charity/3502179 : BY EFT BSB 062 596 A/c 00902687 #abandoned #jackthepony #helpinghorses #rescuehorse #rescuehorses #rescuepony

Kisses from Daisy💕 https://www.horserescueaustralia.org.au/horses/available/daisy/

Jonny’s got the wind up his tail today 🌬 : https://www.horserescueaustralia.org.au/horses/available/jonny/ : #jonny #cutepony #chestnutpony

Flynn just can’t help himself 💚💚💚

Battle of the "big boys", well Bodhi and Apache to be exact. At least it ends with a nice scratch..... Jonny is staying right out of it, sensible lad.

Today our darling little Cosmo went to his forever home in Canberra, where he received a wonderfully warm welcome from his new stable mate who had been very lonely since the passing of her previous companion. A big thank you to Rebecca for giving him such a lovely new home. He is going to be one very pampered and loved little boy💕🐴💚

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Pep, our February Horse of the Month, and everyone at Horse Rescue Australia says THANK YOU to all our supporters for your mammoth voting effort to secure us a donation of $3,000 from the generous people at @evolifestyleproducts. 1,744 of you voted and we came in a very close second. Congratulations @launchhousing for securing the $6,000 first prize! : https://www.horserescueaustralia.org.au

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Our Story

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. We’ve also had many horses that we’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 adopters’ 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!