Paradise Waits Mustang Sanctuary

11/25/2025

I just added the link to our merch in our bio!! ❤️

11/25/2025

Fee ~ sometimes we have to go back to the beginning to remind ourselves of the journey we’re on with these mustangs. Here’s a nostalgic trip backwards down the number line with Fee, he’s grown into a magnificent beast, far from the skinny little stud c**t with the doe eyes and big bump on his nose. Fee is resilience and unconditional love. ❤️

11/24/2025

It was a glorious sunrise and I got everyone fed and some rain sheets on some seniors, some senior eye goobers cleaned and some hooves picked before the predicted 9:00 AM rain. Time for coffee. ☕️

11/22/2025

We’re here, come see us!
We have amazing raffle items including a wine basket from Harbinger Winery, it includes two bottles of wine and two complimentary wine tastings and a lovely candle from Coyote Ridge Co. and snacks!

Raffle tickets are $5 we’ll be raffling this off for Winter Solstice.🌲
If you can’t make it diwn you can grab raffle 🎟️ here:

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11/21/2025

We are still trying to figure out the best way to share our newsletter, bear with us, and here’s a link for now. ❤️

Paradise Waits Mustang Sanctuary Newsletter

11/21/2025

Morning migration, feeding with intention.
Slow horse keeping.
The seniors plus River are kept down by the barn at night, the young herd, weather permitting will stay as close to them as possible.
I drive the hay to the top of the hill most mornings so all the horses have to walk up the hill at least once a day, it’s strategic, they get a little exercise and they move off the fields they’re on at night giving the land a little rest.
We don’t own this land but we are stewards to it nonetheless, we look forward to a permanent location where we can build permanent infrastructure including a track system and a truly DRY lot with good footing.
For now though, this land nurtures us, horse and human, and we’re all so grateful to be here now. 🙏🏽

11/20/2025

We’ll be at the Port Angeles Farmers Market this Saturday from 10-2 if you’d like to pre-order a cheesecake or a carrot cake to pick up this Saturday or would like to order for delivery for Thanksgiving DM us or let us know in the comments!

11/20/2025

Our November featured herd member, Brother Fee:

Fee came to us from the Warm Springs reservation in Oregon where they do several herd reductions every year.
Fee was one of two of the last horses in a late summer sale, both yearlings, skinny and wild we stepped in to ensure their safety.
Our intentions were to geld, and gentle Fee and start looking for an adopter, the universe had other plans.
When Fee arrived at our sanctuary he quickly bonded with Kix, our big senior, mostly blind BLM Mustang, they became inseparable and Fee became a seeing eye horse for Kix.
Kix was also new to our sanctuary and after witnessing their incredible friendship we decided Fee would stay for the time being.
Fee is the quintessential medicine horse and quickly became a volunteer favorite. Our long term plan was to let him finish growing and continue his training and consider adoption around 4-5 years old. In the spring of 2024 I started seeing some worrisome flexsion in his hind pasterns, I hoped it was an optical illusion with the mud, so did our farrier.
Fast forward to this summer.
It was undeniable at this point that his patterns were a bit spongy and the decision was made that he’d stay with us in our sanctuary herd.
Fee has an appointment in January for a thorough exam and x-rays - he’ll be starting some regular physical therapy and adding some new supplements to his diet, we’re officially looking for a monthly sponsor, or sponsors for Fee, we have a beautiful Sponsor Appreciation Certificate for anyone that’s signs up for $25 or more recurring donation.
Full monthly sponsorship for fee is $250. This covers hay and supplements. ❤️
Reach out to us if you’re interested in supporting Fee on his journey. 🙏🏽
You can email us at:
[email protected]
If DM us. ✨

Photo: Julie Lawrence 📷

11/19/2025

Paradise Waits ~ a sacred space for horses, where the hay’s always better out of the back of a 4x4.

11/18/2025

Our little, Big River has outgrown another halter, moving on the halter #3!
It’s been hard to keep track of his growth with his wooly mammoth winter coat, he’s definitely ready for some super cold temps and snow, I’m sad to tell him it’ll be mostly rain and mud, with a few weeks of really cold weather and only a few snow days, boy howdy I hope I didn’t just challenge Mother Nature!