They are riding to corral the epidemic of veteran suicides.

More than a dozen former military members are saddling up for a 20-mile trip on horseback through the streets of Manhattan Saturday as part of an effort to raise awareness of the tragic issue.

The seventh-annual Trail to Zero ride – organized by equine therapy nonprofit BraveHearts – will see veterans and their steeds trot from Ground Zero to Times Square and Central Park before returning south again to One World Trade Center. 4

For some former service members, like Brandon Spandet, the iconic ride brings attention to the fact that roughly 20 veterans die to suicide each day and shows the public the success of equine-assisted therapy.

“I was very close to becoming one of the 20. It was a last ditch for me, I tried everyth

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