HEROS

HEROS, the UK-based charity dedicated to the retraining and rehoming former racehorses, has announced a new collaboration with Saudi Arabia's recently established Retraining and Riding Academy. The programme has been set up by The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA), under the guidance of Dr Francesca Compostella in her role as Executive Director of Veterinary and Welfare within the JCSA and Saudi Equestrian Authority. The partnership is designed to help establish global standards of equine welfare, with a focus on the responsible transition of racehorses into new careers and environments....

Grace Muir, founder and CEO of HEROS Charity, received her MBE from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal at St James's Palace on Thursday, January 29. Muir was recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List and appointed an MBE in June last year, having devoted her life to retraining and rehoming former racehorses and providing educational opportunities for young people. HEROS first achieved official charity status in 2006, before Muir - with support from The Racing Foundation - founded HEROS Education in 2015. HEROS Education aims to provide a safe,...

Patron Zara Tindall opened the 2025 Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Awards at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday in a ceremony which also celebrated RoR's 25th anniversary, honouring a quarter-century of transforming the lives of former racehorses. The event, which brought together over 200 attendees from the racing and equestrian communities, saw Grace Muir of HEROS Charity announced as the winner of the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust RoR Community Impact Award. Since it was founded in 2006, HEROS has played a pivotal role in retraining and rehoming former racehorses, while also...

HEROS has become the new primary partner for British horseracing's official welfare charity, Retraining of Racehorses (RoR). The aftercare and retraining specialist centre in Oxfordshire will provide specialist care and support for horses at their first step out of racing beginning in August. The appointment marks an important milestone in the collective establishment of racing's responsibility, and an expansion of the industry's safety net, which has been led by The Horse Welfare Board and RoR. Established and led by Grace Muir, the HEROS charity has rehomed more than 700 ex-racehorses...