The Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Association

16/09/2026

Less than a month to go until our Open Day!

We are very excited to be holding the first open day at our Ebor holding facility in over 6 years.

Come along and view the horses, including recently trapped horses currently available for sale, watch some fantastic demonstrations, meet the committee, and learn about what the Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Association does!

Merchandise and lunch will be available for purchase.

RSVP essential for catering purposes. Please respond via Facebook or Email at [email protected] and don't forget to bring your camp chair!

NO DOGS ALLOWED

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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09/09/2026

Check out one of the amazing prizes on offer as part of our open day raffle!!

11 Oct 2026 at our holding facility near Ebor. Make sure to RSVP so we know you're coming!

29/08/2026

It's heartbreaking that none of these brave and loyal horses made it home 😭💔.

But all is not lost and their legacy lives on in the Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse ❤️🐴.

A legacy that the Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Association is proudly committed to preserving!

In the desert camps of Egypt in late 1918, Australian troopers received the order that broke their hearts. The war was over, but their horses were staying behind.

Among the men facing that reality was Trooper Oliver Hogue, known to readers as "Trooper Bluegum" an outback journalist from New South Wales who had enlisted with the 6th Light Horse Regiment in September 1914.

For three long years, his Waler had carried him through the desert campaigns of Sinai and Palestine, sharing scarce rations of water, enduring shellfire, and navigating shifting sands.

Quarantine regulations and shipping shortages meant around 13,000 surplus Australian horses in the Middle East could not be returned home. Of those, 11,000 were sold on, mostly as remounts for the British Army in India, and only one Waler, Sandy, the mount of Major-General Bridges, ever made it home to Australia.

Unable to bring his horse home to the bush, Hogue sat down and wrote his now famous poem titled The Horses Stay Behind, capturing the grief of thousands of bushmen leaving their trusted mounts. The poem describes how the men had planned to buy their horses from the army and dreamt of the good times they and their beloved Walers could enjoy back home.

Hogue survived the entire war, from Gallipoli to Damascus. He took leave to England in January 1919, but contracted influenza in London and passed away on 3 March 1919, having never seen his home soil again. He was 38.

Today, the bond between the light horsemen and their bush-bred Walers remains one of the defining stories of Australia's military heritage.

What do you think made that bond between an outback stockman and his horse so unbreakable?

Sources: Australian War Memorial, Trooper Oliver Hogue Collection; State Library of New South Wales, Light Horse Records, 2026.

Images Credit: Australian War Memorial A05426 / P11277.004 / Public Domain.

29/08/2026

Check you emails 📨 our August newsletter is now live‼️

This month includes a wonderful testimonial about Guy Fawkes Clancy (pictured) who is absolutely thriving in him new home 💕.

If you haven't received your copy please check your junk folder and make sure to mark our email address as safe so it doesn't go there again!

And if you are not on our mailing list but would like to be you can sign up by becoming a member or joining as a subscriber at https://guyfawkesheritagehorse.com/membership/

26/08/2026

We know everyone loves the creamy ponies but if you're serious about owning a Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse we would strongly urge you not to overlook the beautiful bays we currently have on offer.

While they might not be as immediately eye catching as the dilutes they are still top quality horses in their own right!

In fact to the discerning eye some of these "plain old bays" are actually the pick of the bunch when it comes to type and temperament.

While they might not be gold in colour just ask anyone who owns a bay Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse and they'll tell you they are worth their weight in gold!

Check out our website https://guyfawkesheritagehorse.com/fgf-sales/ to see the horses we currently have available and email [email protected] to express your interest today.

Photos by the wonderful Ellen Keidge

21/08/2026

👀 A little sneak peek 👀 at some of the awesome new Merch we will have available at our Open Day.

Make sure you have the 11th Oct 2026 marked in your calendars so as not to miss out!

17/08/2026

Super excited to have Still Free Photography joining us for our Open Day on the 11th October 2026!

I've been working on a new batch of greeting cards that will be on sale along with other merchandise at the The Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Association open day. It's being held on Sunday 11th of October 2026. Check out their Facebook or website for more details.
Come along for an enjoyable, informative day in the company of great association members, stunning Guy Fawkes Heritage Horses, all set in the beautiful Ebor bushland. You couldn't ask for a better day out 🐴😍