Support Dan Erickson aka 'Dan the back man's London cancer treatment

$15,295 donated
Given by 102 generous donors in around 5 months

Help Dan Erickson cover costs for 3 months in England with his cancer treatment and rehab when he gets home.

Morrinsville, Waikato

For over 40 years Dan Erickson has supported every genre of the equine community with his unique style of relieving soreness in horses called Equine Rebalancing.

He has arguably saved millions of dollars in accident costs for riders as horses that are not sore are less dangerous. He has also caused millions to be earned in racing stakes and the sale of horses having had their soreness relieved.

Now Dan needs you. Like a cat with nine lives, Dan has come back from a shattered ankle, calf muscle degloving and many, many knocks. The latest was Feb 2025, he survived a doublebarrel kick to the face. It took 13 months to complete oral surgeries and he uses a hyperbaric O2 chamber to manage the concussion. He has been unable to work like he used to for the last 18 months and that alone has taken a massive financial toll.

Then, just as he went to start back working, he is given a diagnosis of a very rare cancer that is only treatable in London. Surgery was deemed too risky so now we wait for the funding decision on the treatment. He needs your support to continue the hyperbaric therapy for the 3 months in London and cover basic living and travel costs for the family, both home and abroad, that are not funded while there.

If you have been waiting for an opportunity to show him how much his work has meant to you, or if you only part paid or forgot to pay him in the past, or are looking for an extraordinary man to help, this is the time he needs people to show him how much they can care.

Anita McGrath's involvement (page creator)

Dan is my best friend, the most humble person I know, and he deserves all the support he can get! We have worked together for several years now complementing his extraordinary Equine Rebalancing technique with my Chiropractic and Equine Contact Care skills

Use of funds

Funds will go towards Hyperbaric chamber rental while in London, Living costs here in NZ and in London.

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We are in London and half way through treatment, sorry it has been so long since updatings!  2 October 2026

It was a whirlwind rush and hurry to get 6 weeks organising into one before we left. Needless to say, not everything got done and we are so grateful to all the people who jumped in and helped out take up the slack and hold things together!

We had to pay for our own tickets last minute or things would have been delayed way further than was acceptable. Dan injured the area with the tumor and felt like it had started to grow so he was very concerned at the time and SO relieved to be able to start treatment.

We have been very careful with how funds are spent but everything here is so expensive. With the unexpected expense of such last-minute flight costs draining the budget it is challenging to get very far here.

Further support is much appreciated if you can pass this on to anyone who might have had Dan touch their lives.

Sending so much gratitude to you all who have given what you can!

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Latest donations

Craig G
Craig G on 13 Oct 2026
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Anita McGrath

Thank you Craig for your kindness! You are very much appreciated!

Anita McGrath
James
James on 06 Oct 2026
$400
Anita McGrath

Thank you James for your assistance. Your support means so much!

Anita McGrath
Jarrod
Jarrod on 02 Oct 2026
$200
Anita McGrath

Thank you for your kind support Jarrod! It is very much appreciated.

Anita McGrath
D & H
D & H on 12 Sep 2026
$50
Anita McGrath

Thank you Dion & Hayley! We very much appreciate your support!

Anita McGrath
Nicky
Nicky on 17 Aug 2026
Best of luck Dan xx
$100
Anita McGrath

Thank you So much for your support Nicky!

Anita McGrath

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This campaign started on 25 May 2026 and ends on 25 Nov 2026.