Healing Heroes exists for the moments when a Veteran feels lost and a horse needs a safe place to land.

Your donation supports Veterans and transitioning service members who are carrying heavy burdens and need support, stability, and a clear path forward. Many arrive battling depression, PTSD symptoms, broken confidence, and the kind of quiet hopelessness that comes from feeling like they have nothing left to offer. Through vocational horsemanship training and certification, they reconnect with purpose, rebuild emotional stability, and – critically – we place them into meaningful, living-wage employment in the local equine industry. It’s the moment they stop feeling lost and start believing in a future again.

“I started the program because I was struggling with my mental health. I had recently experienced a significant loss, quit my job, moved, and found myself in an unstable living situation. My PTSD was spiraling in a way that left me unsure how to pull myself out of the darkness. This program has brought me joy and purpose. It gives me space to breathe when things feel suffocating. It brings me moments of peace when my mind is in chaos. It gives me something to hold onto on the days when I’m not sure I can keep going. For the first time in a very long time, I feel safe.” — J.N., U.S. Air Force Veteran

And as they heal, so do the horses entrusted to our care. These are horses in transition – horses from many backgrounds, including many racehorses transitioning off the track, who come to us needing retraining, stability, and a safe path forward. Through patient, expert retraining, they gain confidence, learn new skills, and transition into carefully matched adoptive homes where they can thrive. Their second chance mirrors the transformation we see in the Veterans beside them.

With our long-term ranch secured and our capacity expanding from 8 to 14 horses, winter brings our highest feed and care costs. Your gift helps cover:
• Winter hay, grain, and other essential feed
• Routine farrier care
• Essential supplies for our Veteran participants

Our Year-End Goal: $9,500

“As a Veteran-owned business, I support Healing Heroes because the bond between horse and human restores confidence, calm, and hope in our brothers and sisters who’ve sacrificed so much.”
— J.C., donor

Your tax-deductible gift keeps our herd fed, our programs running, and hope alive for the Veterans who depend on them.

Thank you for supporting two lives at once – a Veteran, or transitioning service member, rebuilding their future and a horse finding its own.

Please make your year-end gift today!

PS. Check donations can be sent to: Healing Heroes, 315 Jenner Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420.

Offer a Lifeline This Winter – to a Veteran in Need and a Horse in Transition

By Healing Heroes Through Horsemanship Incorporated

Offer a Lifeline This Winter – to a Veteran in Need and a Horse in Transition

One gift. Two lives transformed.