Time for veterans
Scheduled time with horses to learn grooming and basic care, build confidence, and connect at their own pace.
Bakersfield, California · Veteran & Equine Haven
Veterans & horses.
Healing together.
Two journeys. A shared path toward healing. Help create a welcoming place where veterans and horses can find connection, trust, and renewed purpose—together.
Rooted in compassion. Built through community.
A little trust can open a new path.
Connection at their own paceCompassion for every journeyPurpose through partnership
Our mission
A place to belong.
A bond to build.
Military veterans living with wounds, seen and unseen, deserve a welcoming place to find camaraderie and renewed purpose.
Wounded Hearts & Hooves brings that vision together with care for horses that have faced hardships of their own. Through patience, companionship, and shared trust, veterans and horses can help one another move forward.
Talk with us about the mission ↗What your support makes possible
Small moments.
Meaningful connections.
Healing together
Patient companionship and shared trust create space for veterans and horses to build a bond and move forward together.
Care that supports the bond
Feed, hoof care, veterinary needs, and safe surroundings help keep horses healthy and ready for meaningful time with veterans.
A place for you in this mission
Help build connection
and purpose.
Sponsor horse care. Support veteran visits.
Give supplies, share your skills, or volunteer.
“Two journeys. A shared path toward healing.”Wounded Hearts & Hooves