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🐴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.

11/06/2025

Little Bambi has been adopted🥹❤️

This little pony was one we rescued with our last group who arrived back in August. She was giving the name Bambi for a very particular reason. This poor little pony has been through so much life. I don’t think I’ve ever met a horse quite a traumatized as her.

When anyone comes near, she looks at you like a deer in headlights. When you get close or raise a hand ever so gently to see if she will accept any kind of praise, she trembles and quivers in place. We actually thought she may have been wild when she first came in but once we were able to get a halter on her she actually lead around and picked up all her feet, which means someone has worked with her before, but also means someone has been so so cruel for her to have that much distress and fear.

One of our incredible trainers Rachel has spent quite a bit of one on one time bonding with Bambi, and reminding her there are still good people in this world❤️

Well… Bambi & Rachel decided together that maybe this was a pretty good match after all… and Rachel has officially adopted and welcomed Bambi (now named Olive) into her herd! I couldn’t be happier for these two, welcome to your home Olive where you will be safe, loved, and get to live your best life forever❤️

11/05/2025

This isn’t easy.
I want to start off by saying how much I truly love and am so deeply grateful for this life, I love it with all my heart, I wouldn’t change it for the world, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

I had a very personal moment that I shared publicly with you all on my stories last night. A moment where I was vulnerable, open, and honest, talking about the coexistence of grief and overwhelm mixed with love and gratitude. To love something so much your heart and mind are consumed by it, but consumed to the point of pure exhaustion.

Recently I’ve been struggling in finding this balance, more so than normal, and I don’t share a lot of my personal struggles here because this is about the rescue, and about the animals. However, there was a part of me that felt like sharing this was needed to be said. Whether for me to just talk about and get it out in the universe because sometimes that helps make it feel a little lighter, or even to share with someone who may be experiencing something similar.

In running this rescue I give my entire life, 24/7 365, I don’t clock out at 5pm, my phone is on and active constantly, if it’s the middle of the night or middle of the day and there is a horse emergency, or someone needs something I am there. No days off. Even if I wanted to, I literally can’t turn it off. This is the life I signed up for, and I truly do love it with all my heart. But if I’m being honest, mentally & physically, I am exhausted.

I have been called “aggressively positive” (which I love by the way) looking at all the reasons to be appreciative, grateful, and self aware, but I acknowledge that sometimes I even take it too far where I convince myself I am okay, even if I’m not. For the first time in my life, I am feeling my mind and body in two separate places, my mind convincing me everything is fine keep going, but my body yelling girl *slow down* we can’t keep up.

Finding that balance is so freaking hard, and I know for each and every one of you we all struggle with that in our own ways. Balance. This rescue *IS* my life, I don’t have a personal life outside of this. So when little things add up constantly, or I have to reschedule plans, or book my friends and family on my calendar weeks in advance because I can’t even seem to keep up with my own life but I don’t know how to stop, sometimes the feelings all hit at once and there’s no stopping it. It’s good to let it out, but if you’re anything like me it’s hard to cut yourself some slack. I constantly feel like I’m not doing enough (even though I know that’s the farthest thing from the truth), so then I get frustrated. Frustrated for not feeling like I’m enough, and then frustrated for feeling that even though I know it’s not true. There’s a classic saying that we are our own worst enemies, and right now for me personally that can’t feel closer to the truth.

I’m not sharing this to gloat in sympathy or host a pitty party of one, I just want to share that having those bad days and those off days is apart of being human. Everything is okay, we are okay. But it’s alright to not be okay 100% of the time. So for those who made this far in reading this post, this one is for you. For those of you who are feeling alone when you’re battling that isolation of war against yourself. Brighter days are ahead, but you have to be willing to take the steps to help yourself along the way. Easier said than done… trust me…

We will keep doing what we are doing, and living every day being our best selves that we can be in that day. I will keep fighting for the animals and people i love. Being able to be there for other horses and people is what keeps me going, but now we just need to figure out how to be there for ourselves.

11/02/2025

I want to help be the difference.

Not only to animals in need who were let down by others with no where else to go, but I also want to be the change in this world and this industry for the people. Social media can be a target for literally saving and changing lives, but it can also be the hurt of so many when reasons are uncertain. I’ve learned more lessons than I can count, on how to approach a situation with a presence of knowing the only thing we have control over in this life is our own actions. People will pick fights, start rumors, make your life harder than it needs to be, for no reason other than their own, but if you rewire that conversation back to the positive, back to the outlook on life that got you to where to are today, and truly try to be the good, I think you’d be surprised how many more people are effected by that than if you added fuel to the fire.

My whole life I’ve tried my very best to see things from both perspectives, and handle situations in a positive light, even if I don’t agree. I’ve had this happen many times in this line of work running the rescue, because many times the situations we walk into where our horses come from, are places where people like us are extremely looked down upon. Simply because of ego, and because we are doing something outside the norm. It’s not about the money, and it doesn’t have to make sense to them, it’s a rugged industry that takes thick skin. But I’ve also learned that every time I walk into these settings, I want to walk out knowing I’ve made a difference on their viewpoints of my work and what we do here.

I think I have, even if it’s a sliver, because we know in this industry more than ever, every little bit adds up.

Sometimes the people see “rescue” and immediately there is a first impression in their minds. However, when the first thing I do is enter this with courage, honesty, and kindness, I’ve learned even the toughest of skin has soft spots in there somewhere.

In these rescue situations, I *have* to set aside my own feelings and ego, because we are here for the horses. It’s always been about the horses.

But if by setting aside my own ego, even in the harshest of light, and trying to remind people there is positive, that means that I get to make a difference for not only animals, but for people too, even if all it is, is a sliver. That sliver could be the start of something so much more.

And that so much more is on its way here. Big things are coming, and the positive change is inevitable when more of the industry is starting to view it that way. We all have to start somewhere.

📸 4Strides Photography

11/01/2025

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get🍬🍭👻

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 Millie Boos costume sadly never made it for its big debut due to pouring rain on this Halloween night, she preferred to stay in her comfy dry stall, but she certainly does make a cute box of chocolates😂🧡

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!!🎃👻🐄

You know Millie had to jump on the ghost trend with this being her first Halloween!🤍🖤 She enjoyed the attention and cookies at first then decided she had other ideas with the sheet😂

A *huge* thank you to 4Strides Photography for helping capture this perfectly spooky little photoshoot with the best Boo Moo Ghost of all time!

10/30/2025

Can you believe this was Loretta now to just a few short months ago? From auction and pipeline bound, to safe, home, and ready to find her forever family. (And yes you bet those other two horses in her “before” picture came home with us too). She is so precious in her little braids❤️ AND Loretta is officially up for adoption!🥰

She is the sweetest little paint mare there is, she’s actually papered which I normally a surprise to us after they come home. She is 22 years young and ready for the perfect family to call her own with kids to love, spoil, and help safely grow learning what it’s all about to love a horse and have a horse love you back❤️ If you are interested in adopting Loretta or wanting to learn more about her, please feel free to reach out and send us a message!

10/27/2025

As promised, I had some very exciting news to share about mama Dolly today🥹❤️

For those who follow along with our page, you’ll know one of my most special lifelong friends, and kataluna horse trainer, caretaker, and rescue mission partner Dani, recently decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of adopting the most sweetest Belgian horse Bo who we rescued earlier this summer. Dani has been hands on with every horse who has come through our doors with me since day one, and has fallen in love with each and every one of them along the journey, in their own special ways. After loosing her own heart horse a few years back after a long loving life, there was a big spot in her heart and soul that was waiting for the right partnership to come along.

Well, some huge decisions were made along with the welcoming of Bo, that have been talked about since her arrival, and I am beyond thrilled to share with you that Bo Mavis now has her very own special herd mate, mama Dolly❤️ Dani and her family have been some of the biggest supporters in Dolly’s recovery, particularly her young kids who fell in love with her from the start, and the fact that they are now officially welcoming Dolly into their own herd and family, warms my heart more than I can express😭❤️ Dolly’s comeback has been one for the books, and the fact that she gets to be loved for the rest of her days by some of the best people I know, just reminds me so deeply why this is all worth it in the end. All the heartache, anxiety, sleepless nights, unexpected vet appointments, thousands in feed and care bills, and everything else that comes with it, it’s all worth it ten fold.

Congratulations Dolly and your new family forever🥹❤️

10/26/2025

After sharing a post about baby Dubs yesterday, we had many people jumping to action to ask “where is mama?”, well rest assured, we would *never* rescue one and leave the other behind, so you bet mama Dolly came home with us too that day, and has since made an absolute FULL recovery! You wouldn’t even recognize this horse from the day she stepped off that trailer to now. Dolly was one of the most shut down, emotionally and mentally checked out horses I’ve ever seen in her own body. You could tell she was so close to giving up but she stayed for her little one. I can only imagine the heartbreak baby Dubs went through watching her mother come so close to death door. But boy when that fight kicked in once she realized she finally had someone on her team fighting for her, she became unstoppable. We even have some really exciting news to share about mama Dolly later today🥹❤️

10/25/2025

Little Dubs didn’t have the easiest start in this world, but we’re going to make sure she has an easier life from here on out❤️‍🩹 Dubs is currently doing well, however we are working with her closely on trying to help bring back her spirit. This little baby has been through more in her few months of life, than most horses may have in a lifetime. That’s a lot of weight on a little body and mind.

She was so scared of people when she first arrived, which then turned into curiosity and anger in lashing out, where that frustration seems to have diminished to dullness. It’s such a roller coaster that I know she is battling, and we are trying so hard to help. We’ve worked closely with our vet running blood tests and panels and checking everything out physically to make sure she is well, and everything actually looks great. So our next steps is adjusting a few things in her diet to help boost that little system, and just getting her out. Making friends, trying new things, exposing her mind and brain to adventures of enjoyment alongside her family and herd. Her light will come back, sometimes it just takes time. But Dubs is a special little filly that’s for sure✨

10/22/2025

We are still patiently waiting for Rosie to share her little surprise with the world💕

She’s definitely been throwing us for a loop in not necessarily following the typical protocol of a mare about to foal. We rescued Rosie back in July, she was underweight, covered in old scabs and scars given by people and other horses, as well as covered in multiple old glue tags from different sales she’s been through. We found out once she was home that it was not only Rosie who came home that day, but a special little baby she is carrying as well. Due to us not knowing when she was bred, and ultrasounds in the field only being able to tell us so much, we believe she is due soon, in the next month or two (and hopefully sooner rather than later before the weather really turns).

However, she’s been dripping milk since she arrived, she’s waxed up more than once now, and her bags are constantly changing. She finally started getting a little looser in the hind area over the last couple days but it tends to go back and forth a bit. We are keeping a close eye on her to make sure we can be there to best assist her and her foal every step along the way❤️

💙😱💖Let’s take a vote! In the comment section, take a guess on babies birthdate, gender (c**t or filly), and color! The closest guess will receive a special little surprise gift from us here at Kataluna!⬇️

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10/21/2025

When 28 inches meets 20 hands🥹❤️

Boo and Rainier were Kataluna’s smallest and tallest horse ever brought in to the rescue, both from neglect situations to being dumped at an auction when they needed people the most. Boo is now living her at the rescue working on softening and opening up her spirit a bit more, while Rainer lived his last month with us as a hospice case while being loved for everything he was to the very end.

Rescue isn’t defined by size, color, shape, or mind, but by their hearts and following through with their cries for help❤️ we’d do it again it again.

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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 “typical” 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 “training” 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!