Rodney O'Regan OAM celebrates the arrival of former NSW Mounted Police troop horse, Gallant, to his Hillville home

By Ainslee Dennis
Updated May 29 2017 - 12:57pm, first published 12:30pm
Retired NSW Mounted Police troop horse, Gallant will now be paddocked in Hillville and cared for by Rodney O'Regan OAM. He will assist Rodney to continue to promote the Australian Light Horse Association. Photo - Scott Calvin.
Retired NSW Mounted Police troop horse, Gallant will now be paddocked in Hillville and cared for by Rodney O'Regan OAM. He will assist Rodney to continue to promote the Australian Light Horse Association. Photo - Scott Calvin.

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Big, loud and proud. That’s Rodney O’Regan OAM. 

Rapid fire words in a barrage of sentences reveal his earnest love of country, service and a passion for giving life to military history. There’s always humour, always something politically incorrect in a conversation – it would seem nothing could quiet this giant of a man – that is, until you hear him speak of horses. His smile softens, the tone of his voice changes, and his words, well, they simply slow to a gentle pace.

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