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The Equine Sanctuary is a 501(c3) where once forgotten and unwanted Racehorses are transformed into powerful healers, providing educational tools, therapeutic experiences, and solace to US veterans, children, and those in need of healing.

Sending protective prayers to all the back kitties out there 🙏🙏🙏🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛
31/10/2025

Sending protective prayers to all the back kitties out there 🙏🙏🙏🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

Happy National Black cat day baby Echo ❤️🐈‍⬛
28/10/2025

Happy National Black cat day baby Echo ❤️🐈‍⬛

Happy National black cat day Blackie ❤️🐈‍⬛
28/10/2025

Happy National black cat day Blackie ❤️🐈‍⬛

Happy National black cat day Apollo ❤️🐈‍⬛
28/10/2025

Happy National black cat day Apollo ❤️🐈‍⬛

Finally trapped this little feral family - taking them to all be fixed - the kittens will be socialized and adopted as...
11/10/2025

Finally trapped this little feral family - taking them to all be fixed - the kittens will be socialized and adopted as indoor kitties hopefully as a bonded pair.

Momma will most likely be a barn kitty as she is truly not fond of people - except she has appreciated the multiple daily meals for her and her little family.

Anyone interested in adopting can contact The Equine Sanctuary 805-453-4567 and we can connect you with the rescue located in Colorado -

Please spay and neuter - over 2 million cats r euthanized every year😢

Cats can conceives as early as 4 months old like this momma who is barely bigger than her kittens 😢 bottom rt pic is momma

A Sacred Autumn Moment at the Sanctuary On this golden fall day, as the leaves drift gently and the light softens, we pa...
26/09/2025

A Sacred Autumn Moment at the Sanctuary

On this golden fall day, as the leaves drift gently and the light softens, we pause to count our bountiful blessings.

Among the greatest of them: these three magnificent souls former racehorses, once discarded, now reclaiming the rhythm of what it means to simply be a horse again.

No gates.
No deadlines.
No demands.

Just friends, forage, and open fields.

Each breath they take in freedom is a prayer of healing.
Each step they take in trust is a return to wholeness.

Each glance they share with us reminds us: transformation is possible, even after great suffering.

Here at the sanctuary, we don’t just rescue horses...
We restore spirits.
And in doing so, they restore ours right back.

Let today be a reminder:

Healing is real.
Peace is possible.

And love, when given time and space, always finds its way home.

The Equine Sanctuary is so grateful for our volunteer Kelly who brings us many loads of hay each year and manuevers his...
19/09/2025

The Equine Sanctuary is so grateful for our volunteer Kelly who brings us many loads of hay each year and manuevers his skid steer like an Indy 500 race car driver !

🇺🇸 9/11 — Let Us Never Forget Today we pause to remember.To honor those whose lives were shattered in a single morning.T...
13/09/2025

🇺🇸 9/11 — Let Us Never Forget

Today we pause to remember.
To honor those whose lives were shattered in a single morning.
To hold the weight of what was lost and the light of what rose in its place: resilience, unity, and fierce love.

Here at The Equine Sanctuary, we understand what it means to carry pain.
We, too, have witnessed violence.
We have held the broken.
We have seen innocence betrayed not just in the world of men, but in the eyes of a horse who once knew fear too well.

But today is not only about sorrow.
It is about the sacred vow to remember and to transform.
To take the hurt and turn it into healing.
To create a world where gentleness has a place to live again.

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In silence, we honor what was taken.
In love, we rebuild what was lost.
And at this Sanctuary, every rescued soul is a prayer answered.
Let us never forget.

06/09/2025

Sharing is better

Such an honor when the horses say; “ yes you can join us and be in our space “…❤️
01/09/2025

Such an honor when the horses say; “ yes you can join us and be in our space “…❤️

Celebrating the anniversary of these ex racehorses with a personal concert from Kevin & Mark. What a joyful experiences!
29/08/2025

Celebrating the anniversary of these ex racehorses with a personal concert from Kevin & Mark. What a joyful experiences!

29/08/2025

Music has no boundaries

Two years ago, Star, Jewel, and Diamond arrived at The Equine Sanctuary carrying the weight of their pasts...broken bodies, fractured trust, and spirits that had learned only how to survive.

They were fearful, shut down, or angry, each in her own way.
Today, they are almost unrecognizable from the horses we
first met.

Through patience, consistency, and the quiet power of unconditional love, they have grown into entirely different
beings ...curious, open, bonded, and filled with light.

Their transformation is nothing short of miraculous.

To celebrate this milestone, Kevin and Mark did something extraordinary...they serenaded the mares with live acoustic guitars.

For these ex-racehorses, this was their very first time hearing
live music. At first, they startled...unsure of the strange new vibrations moving through the air. But soon, wonder overcame fear, and the girls leaned into the experience.

Diamond even got so playful she stole Mark’s hat!

Music is medicine. It softens hearts, eases pain, and awakens joy...not just in us, but in all sentient beings.

Today, we witnessed it firsthand: the vibration of music resonating with the vibration of healing, carrying these mares another step forward on their journey from survival to freedom.

Thank you, Kevin and Mark, for bringing your music into the pastures and offering this gift of vibration, harmony, and joy.

Happy Anniversary, Star, Jewel, and Diamond...you are living songs of healing, and we are honored every day to walk alongside your transformation.

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The Equine Sanctuary

In 2000, The Equine Sanctuary opened its doors for several special horses. Two of them, Adalenia and the Black Breeze, our Muses, provide an ongoing inspiration to all of us.

The Equine Sanctuary is a non-profit organization that began it's mission in Ojai, Ca. Later adding locations in Santa Barbara, Ca., the Santa Ynez Valley in Ca. and as of 2018, a location in Colorado as well. We also have various locations throughout the country where many of our adoptable horses are fostered.

We specialize in the care of the professional polo, sport or race horse who once injured, find themselves in circumstances where there is no longer sufficient time or money for their continued care.

Most of these horses are unsuitable for placement with non-professionals. They often require extensive veterinary care and are at high risk of being shipped over the borders to a Canadian or Mexican slaughter-house for export to European and Asian countries for human consumption.