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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.

Thanksgiving from the HerdIn the world of horses, gratitude isn’t spoken...it’s lived.It’s the soft exhale shared betwee...
27/11/2025

Thanksgiving from the Herd

In the world of horses, gratitude isn’t spoken...it’s lived.

It’s the soft exhale shared between breath.
The quiet of a moment held in stillness.
A gentle nuzzle that says: I feel safe with you.

Horses teach us that gratitude isn’t a word...it’s a way of being.

It’s how we show up—with presence, with kindness, with trust.

This Thanksgiving, may we take our cue from the herd:
to embody our gratitude...not just say it.

To let our presence be the gift.

To offer a quiet listening, a steady heart, a gentle grace.

Gratitude is more than a feeling.

It’s a practice.
A sacred thread that binds us to one another, to the Earth, and to the living moment.

We are endlessly humbled by the lessons the horses offer...

To find joy in simplicity,

Strength in togetherness,

And peace, always, in the present.

From our hearts and from our herd...

May this season bring you stillness, connection, and the warm embrace of all that is good.

xoxo From all of us at The Equine Sanctuary

Today we honor the hero’s who carried freedom on their backs, stood guard by our side, and gave everything for love of t...
12/11/2025

Today we honor the hero’s who carried freedom on their backs, stood guard by our side, and gave everything for love of this country.

To the Soldiers, the horses and the dogs… we remember and honor you with the deepest of gratitude…

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 “…❤️

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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.