HEART - Brisbane

31/08/2026

🎉 IT’S TROY’S BIRTHDAY! 🎉

Did you know Standardbreds have their own special birthday? While Thoroughbreds celebrate on 1 August each year, all Standardbreds in Australia (and the southern hemisphere) officially turn a year older on 1 September. This is the same idea as the Thoroughbred industry, keeping racing ages the same across the board, disregarding what day and month a horse is born on🎂

Previously known as Abercrombie Jade, Troy raced as a standardbred for many years (never quite the fastest pacer, but he gave it his all)! Troy had an impressive 113 starts during his racing career, with 3 wins, 8 seconds and 10 third places.

Thanks to the support of Queensland Off The Track, he is now retired to a much slower, gentler life, complete with his very handsome Roman nose! That’s the easiest way to identify him in old footage, that Roman nose and his lean. It is hard now to believe this relaxed guy used to be a harness racer!

Troy is just the best therapy boy🐴 He plays a vital role in our therapy program, living his best life these days at HEART - Brisbane, proudly supported by Queensland Off The Track Thoroughbreds Therapy Horse Grant program. Track star turned therapy superhero! 🧡

Massive thanks to our volunteers, supporters, local community and clients who make Troy’s journey possible. 🐎💛

09/08/2026

🐴 Hot Off the Press - Exciting News as we are in the new financial year in Australia - https://www.racingqueensland.com.au/news/2026/07-july/successful-qott-grants-program-recipients-unveiled 🐴

We are so delighted and proud to announce that our two beautiful Off-the-Track Therapy Horses at — ‘Troy’, a Standardbred (Racing name - Abercrombie Jade) and ‘Monty’, a Thoroughbred (Racing name - Real Estate) are both successful recipients of the Off-The-Track 2026 Therapy Horse Grant!

This brilliant program supports horses just like Troy and Monty, who had careers on the track with harness and have now both transitioned into their second careers and purpose as therapy horses post racing.

Queensland Off The Track grant supports our therapy boys for a year, helping equine-assisted therapy providers and not-for-profits like ours incorporate these retired racehorses into programs.

Funding can go towards veterinary services, farrier and feed costs — helping us keep Troy and Monty happy and healthy as they continue their important therapy work in our community.

We love giving these boys a second career, and one which they absolutely flourish and thrive in! 💛

Thank you again Off The Track! We are so grateful for your support of our not-for-profit and our beautiful retired racers 🙏

www.racingqueensland.com.au/animal-welfare/off-the-track

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01/08/2026

01/08/2026

🎉 IT’S MONTY’S BIRTHDAY! 🎉

Fun fact: every thoroughbred in Australia shares the same birthday — 1 August! It’s how the racing industry keeps things fair, ageing every horse together no matter what day or month they were actually born on in a year🎂


This ginger baby was sold at the Magic Millions as a yearling in 2017. During his racing career, Real Estate (as he was known on the track) had 2 wins, 1 second and 4 third places.

In his second career at , now known as Monty, he does not do much quickly - we can assure you he left his speedy racing genes at the track unless he is causing mischief in his paddock with his buddies!


Monty is a proud Queensland Off The Track grant recipient – loving the lifestyle and the vibes of his second career - teaching our clients how to handle a big horse! 🐴


Our gorgeous Monty is celebrating in style today. From the track to therapy work — what a journey, what a legend our Monty is 🧡

Big love to our volunteers, supporters, local community and clients who help Monty thrive every single day🐎💛


P.S. Spot the look — that side eye! It’s a Monty special and we love that he had the look perfected even as a yearling. So Monty! 😄



Off The Track

20/07/2026

🐴 Holistic Care in Action at HEART 🐴

At , we believe true horse welfare goes beyond the basics — it’s about holistic health that keeps our horses feeling their best in body and mind. The is one of the many therapies our lucky duck horses receive.

Mastersons is such a beautiful example of a holistic therapy: a gentle, hands-on approach that helps release tension and support the horses’ natural range of motion.

You could really see how much they loved it — soft eyes, relaxed necks, big sighs and yawns of release. Bodywork like this makes a big difference, especially for horses who give so much of themselves in our therapy sessions.

Thank you, , for so generously sharing your time and expertise with our herd. Your care means the world to us (and clearly to them too) 💛

20/07/2026

🐴 Holistic Care in Action at HEART 🐴

At , we believe true horse welfare goes beyond the basics — it’s about holistic health that keeps our horses feeling their best in body and mind. The is one of the many therapies our lucky duck horses receive.

Mastersons is such a beautiful example of a holistic therapy: a gentle, hands-on approach that helps release tension and support our horses’ natural range of motion.

You could really see how much they loved it — soft eyes, relaxed necks, big sighs and yawns of release. Bodywork like this makes a big difference, especially for horses who give so much of themselves in our therapy sessions.

Thank you, , for so generously sharing your time and expertise with our herd. Your care means the world to us (and clearly to them too) 💛

17/07/2026

🕊️ Forever wings for our Ruby 🕊️

It’s with heavy hearts that we share that Ruby has earned her forever angel wings. In her mid-thirties, her body simply decided it was done — and while we are heartbroken, we know it was the right time for her to join her best friend Calisha in the forever paddock in the sky, the one that only serves the sweetest grass and the very best carrots.

This is part of the heartbreak that comes with responsible, long-term horse ownership — loving them for every one of their years, right to the very end.

Ruby was prickly at the best of times, but she had this incredible gift: the ability to hold space and give her time to the people who needed it most. That contradiction was pure Ruby, and it’s exactly why so many of you loved her.

Thank you to our volunteers, our community, and our clients who cared for and loved her over the years.

Ruby, we love you, we miss you, and we will keep you in our hearts always. 🐴💛

07/07/2026

IT’S DECIDER TIME! 🐎💙❤️

Game 3. Suncorp Stadium. Winner takes the shield. Does it get any bigger than this?!

Here at HEART, we’ve got Maroons diehards and Blues believers under the same roof (don’t worry, the horses stay neutral regardless of what colour rugs they wearing😉).

Wherever your loyalties lie tonight, we hope you’re cheering loud for a ripper of a decider right here in our own backyard! BRISBANE YOU BEAUT!

Good luck to both sides🏉🔥

06/07/2026

🐴👅Tongues out Tuesday👅🐴

Last week of the winter holidays here in Brisbane! Fresh nights and perfect sunny days — how lucky are our ponies, horses and kids to soak it all up! ☀️❄️

30/06/2026

Thanks to the for doing a profile on in the July 2026 Bayside edition.

Community really is at the of what we do and why we exist 🐴❤️🐴

Read more here: https://thecommunityleader.com.au/community-news/community/local-non-profit-community-organisation-profile-heart/

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