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šŸ“Kataluna Horse Rescue
Registered 501(c)3 nonprofit | WA
Rescuing, rehabilitating & restoring trust and love in neglected horses & donkeys in the auction pipeline. This page was created to share our horses life changing journeys through rescue of slaughter bound horses. As well as embark on the amazing opportunities to allow humans be the student, and learn from the horses point of view.

12/22/2025

Remember Angus?

Angus was rescued from one of the largest auctions in the country back in August. When he came through the ring and everyone saw him walking, bidder numbers stayed down, all you heard was silence or snarky remarks that poked fun at his movements in between the calls of the auctioneer. Angus had saddle scars so he had been someoneā€™s riding horse at some point. We learned later that someone had actually spent quite a bit of time with Angus for what he knows in the saddle. Most likely a ranch work horse of some sort. We brought him home for pennyā€™s on the dollar and gave him what someone should have given him in the first place, a chance.
He was diagnosed with an extreme case of Stringhalt, a neuromuscular condition in horses that causes an involuntary, exaggerated upward movement in the hind limbs when the horse is moving. Thanks to our incredible veterinarian Dr Dana with and the surgical staff at , Angus was able to have a procedure done which we hoped would at least slightly correct the stringhalt to help him move better as he would literally kick himself in the belly when he walked, and to all of our surprise, it *completely* cured him to the point where he moves like a normal horse, and you would never know where he was even just a few months ago. We are so proud of Angusā€™s journey and recovery, and itā€™s thanks to all of YOU we were able to make this happen for himā¤ļø

12/20/2025

Fun fact, we actually just get paid in the horses happiness and knowing they are living their best lives nowšŸ˜‰

I think we all need a little festive cheer, so here is the cutest cow in the entire world rocking the cutest outfit in t...
12/19/2025

I think we all need a little festive cheer, so here is the cutest cow in the entire world rocking the cutest outfit in the North PolešŸ˜ā¤ļø Millie Moo has been such a little light through what has been one of the most intense years of my life. I will always be a firm believer in everything happens for a reason, Iā€™ve wanted a mini cow for many many years, and Millie said she knew this was her time to shineāœØ

2026 KATALUNA CALENDARS!The gift that keeps on giving year round! Celebrate the lives of the horses you help save! Each ...
12/18/2025

2026 KATALUNA CALENDARS!
The gift that keeps on giving year round! Celebrate the lives of the horses you help save! Each month features a stunning photo taken by local valley photographers and the story of a rescued horse. Perfect for home, office, or as a heartfelt giftā¤ļø and the best part, every purchase helps provide care, feed, and medical support for horses and donkeys in need!

Calendar sales are dedicated to raising money for Kataluna Horse Rescue with proceeds directly benefiting the needs of the program, care of the horses, and rescue from the slaughter pipeline.

Order yours HERE!
https://katalunahorserescue.ejoinme.org/2026-calendar-sales
(Or use the link in our bio!)

12/18/2025

Getting stronger and healthier every dayšŸ„¹ Sampson is just the absolute sweetest guy youā€™ll ever meet. An old soul for sureā¤ļø we are learning more about him and his personality every day where he is quickly becoming a farm favorite! Itā€™s only up from here buddy.

12/16/2025

Sometimes the hardest part of turning your passion into what you do every day is realizing it doesnā€™t always feel like a passion anymore.
Deadlines replace daydreams. Numbers replace instincts. Responsibility replaces joy. And something you once ran towards starts to feel like something you have to carry. Iā€™m not complaining, and I would never change this for the world, but sometimes I just miss the days when I did what I loved simply because I loved itā€”no pressure, no expectations, no weight attached. Iā€™m learning that itā€™s okay to grieve that version of joy while still showing up for what Iā€™ve built. Growth isnā€™t always glamorous, and loving something deeply doesnā€™t mean it wonā€™t be hard. Also reminding myself that burnout, doesnā€™t mean failure. It just means I cared.

Iā€™m going to be honest with you all for a minute, Iā€™m tired. Not just like lack of sleep, itā€™s been a busy few days tire...
12/15/2025

Iā€™m going to be honest with you all for a minute, Iā€™m tired. Not just like lack of sleep, itā€™s been a busy few days tired, but like my soul is exhausted. Living this life is one of the most amazing dream come trues, but they donā€™t tell you when you dream of rescuing horses as little girl the fine print that comes with it. You have to learn the hard way how to deal with grief and heartbreak, how to manage dozens of different jobs and people and animals, how to push yourself as far as you can past a breaking point and keep going because you *have* to show up. You have to show up for them on a good day, and on a bad day too. Iā€™ve worked without a ā€œday offā€ in months, kayaked to our first barn twice a day when I was terribly sick because horses needed to eat, been exhausted past all ends but gone out at midnight to fix fences because the horses need to be safe. Not including the behind the scenes work, documentation, taxes, paperwork, fundraising, event planning, volunteer coordinating, vet appointments, keeping up with the algorithm of social media because thatā€™s how we run this program, and still showing up for the people my friends and family who mean the most to me.

I lost one of my heart horses very unexpectedly two weeks ago. I hadnā€™t cried like that since the passing of my dad. Iā€™m trying to grieve, Iā€™m trying to process and take my time, but we have to keep going. Not even a week later, our valley endured the worst flooding weā€™ve seen here in decades. It was all hands on deck, no days off, because this *is* this life.

Had you told me all of this came with it, if Iā€™m being honest, I would have been pretty dang intimidated.

You know that old saying ā€œput on your own mask before adjusting others.ā€? Iā€™ve never really put into perspective how hard, something that sounds so easy, could be.

So I am doing my best, we all are. but I think for the first time in my life, after this whole year really, my soul is exhausted. Going into this new year, I know I need to prioritize myself. It may be the hardest thing Iā€™ve ever had to do in my life because it just doesnā€™t come natural to me. But Iā€™m learning itā€™s literally vital to survive. I want to survive and I want to thrive to remind that little girl dreaming of making a difference, that even if we loose ourself a little here and there along the way, we are doing this together in the best way possible and will always find our way back.

I know this isnā€™t the most exciting late night post ever, but itā€™s still something I wanted to share. The holidays have ...
12/15/2025

I know this isnā€™t the most exciting late night post ever, but itā€™s still something I wanted to share. The holidays have always been one of my favorite times of year, but this year in particular itā€™s felt a little more tough to get into the festive joy and cheer.

This evening I took a moment to walk around during a break in the rain, and took a few photos of our beautiful home in all its festive light. I appreciated all the big and little things that came together to make this place what it is. The horses who are here but the horses who have also come and gone. All the other animals and people who have celebrated this season of coming together for another year. That in its own is all the Christmas spirit fill I could ask forā¤ļøšŸ’š

12/14/2025

Gosh these twošŸ„ŗ

Hudson and Henry were both rescued last minute from shipping to slaughter. Henry the Belgian is likely in his 20s and Hudson the mule in his 30s. Both who served a lifetime of hard work, and deserved a better ending. So thatā€™s exactly what we gave to them.

I think one of the hardest parts for me in meeting these gentle giants from the history they came from, is that what youā€™re seeing in this video may be some of the first times theyā€™ve ever been hugged by a human. In 20-30 years. Can you believe that? Both of these boys had very big reserves to be pet, to be hugged, to be groomed, let alone not even knowing what a cookie was or how to accept one. And now, they will greet you right at the gate, eager to follow you around and spend time with you. My goal is always to help their hearts feel warmer and feel stronger. I hope that by giving them their happy retirement together as a bonded pair, it will do just thatā¤ļø youā€™re safe now and forever boys.

After the storm ā›ˆļø Iā€™ve been a little quite since my last video of our night during the flood, mostly because weā€™ve been...
12/13/2025

After the storm ā›ˆļø

Iā€™ve been a little quite since my last video of our night during the flood, mostly because weā€™ve been all hands on deck just working non stop around the clock to make sure all the animals at the rescue are taken care of. Our two other pastures we use both have some pretty hefty water damage from downed fences, poor footing, and debris. Itā€™s going to take a little bit of time for them to be all cleaned up, so for now we are hunkering down with our crew at the main farm with lots of extra help from our amazing volunteers! We are very luckily it wasnā€™t worse here on our farm, and praying for everyone who has been effected majorlyā¤ļøā€šŸ©¹

Had you told me how this already crazy year was going to come to a close these last few weeks, I would have hoped not to believe youšŸ˜… but one at a time we make it through and always keep showing up for these horsesā¤ļø

Photos: Ophelia, Ringo, Henry & Hudson, Loretta & Dubs, Sampson and Rosie. Eight of the current 36 animals in our care (including horses, donkeys, dogs and cats)

12/11/2025

What a nightā€¦ and we arenā€™t even quite through the worst of it. We are in the heart of one of the valleys that are dealing with record breaking flooding in the PNW since the early 90s. We currently rent three different pastures that are apart of the rescue, one we evacuated yesterday in preparation for what they were warning was coming. Another pasture had never seen flooding in over 30 years, neighbors parked their vehicles & farm equipment right next door, we had been checking all day and although water levels were rising we thought it was going to be okay. The valley floods nearly every year, it wasnā€™t out of the norm. It just seemed so extreme.

Well, extreme became reality when we went to check on the horses again at 7:30 (mind you we were just there an hour prior and the water still had quite a distance), but the horses were standing in a foot of flood waters. Immediately we sprung into action, as did our *incredible* amazing community with people arriving litteraly in minutes after I put out a call to help. We got the three horses (Henry, Hudson, & Sampson) moved, feed saved, and panels out (to make new stalls at home). That pasture was submerged by 4am. The first clip in this video is from one of our neighbors down the road doing everything they can too, I think this took a lot of even the locals by surprisešŸ’”

Our main farm is a minor walk from that pasture, and we now have all animals residing at our main location (which unless things get *drastically* worse should be well out of the flood water levels, and we do have back up plans in place & ready in case that does happen) so everyone is safe, happy, and settled for the next few days until waters recede.

This flood is no joke, the river can just change so fast at any time which is the most nerve wracking part. Stay safe everyoneā¤ļø

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Our Story- Living through Liberty

This page was created to share the amazing opportunities that allow humans be the student and horses to be the teacher, and for us to learn from their point of view.

I grew up working with rescue horses using the ā€œtypicalā€ type of horsemanship training, until when I was twelve years old one horse in particular came into my life and turned all that around. These methods that I always considered to be the only way of working with horses, were being shut down left and right. This horse was scared, frightened of humans and not ready to trust. Others had tried their methods on her, some helped, some did not, but I was at a loss. Honestly, I was scared. I had made all the choices I thought I knew how, until I soon came upon this idea of letting the horse choose, and letting the horse be completely FREE rather than forcing her to engage. I will admit, I was hesitant. I was scared if I took off the ropes, she would run, that if I gave her the choice, she would choose no. But that is the reality we had to face. Five years later, by using this method of FREEDOM, we developed a trust, a team, and most importantly a friendship. My ways of working with horses changed forever.

Since then, I have come across so many amazing horses through fostering, adoption from feed lots, etc. I am currently working in Washington to grow and exploit this ā€œtrainingā€ technique to share with the world of equine. We appreciate everyone who comes through to our page and hope to inspire you and your four legged friend to try something new in honor of them!