‘Something in my heart’: Trauma survivors find healing in history of the 10th Light Horse

More than 105 years after their forefathers fought on the shores of Gallipoli in World War I, a group of West Australians is healing from modern-day traumas, thanks to their common interest in military history.

These survivors of abuse, anxiety and depression are finding unexpected solace in memorialising the soldiers of 10th Light Horse Regiment who fought for Australia.

So much have they gained from their membership of the Kelmscott-Pinjarra 10th Light Horse Memorial Troop, they now seek to develop an equine healing centre for returned servicemen and women and their families.

Geraldton woman Natasha Pearce was 14 when she first gained an interest in her family’s military past. Her beloved…