Journey with Equus

09/02/2025

✨ Rescue Isn’t Our Focus, But Sometimes It Finds Us ✨

As a sanctuary, our gates are full and our mission has shifted more toward lifelong care than direct rescue. The truth is, donations have been down these last two years, and we’ve had to be mindful of every dollar and every acre.

But every now and then, something remarkable happens. We cross paths with a soul—or three—that we simply cannot turn away, because fosters have stepped up, ready to give them the forever they deserve once they’re healed and out of quarantine.

That’s how Mirabelle came to us. A breathtaking 15-year-old Morgan mare, dumped for reasons we’ll never know. She was standing on a feedlot, waiting for a truck that should never exist—bound for slaughter.

And in that same herd? Two beautiful Thoroughbreds. Both off the track. Foxy by Proxy and Nina’s Spirit. One recently sold right here at a known kill-buyer auction, purchased by a kill-buyer. The other—her story is a mystery—but somehow, she too ended up standing on that lot. We know who they both are. And because of an incredible foster, they are now safe and on their way to a life where they’ll be cherished, loved, and truly cared for.

Friends, these are the faces of slaughter. These are the horses people argue about—saying “don’t rescue from kill pens.” Look into their eyes and tell me they didn’t deserve a second chance.

Here’s the hard truth: until we address the root causes—the overbreeding, the way horses are reduced to commodities, the industry practices that see them as livestock with a price tag—nothing changes. Kill-buyers, traders, and mass bailouts won’t disappear. Because the horses never chose this life. Humans did.

It’s time, as a nation, that we rise and say: we can do better for our animals.

If you would like to help us help horses like Foxy and Nina join our $5.00 a month club at

https://donorbox.org/5club

Or name us as your King Soopers/Krogers Community Rewards Receipent by doing this ⬇️

💙🐴 Support the Horses Every Time You Shop! 🐴💙

It’s super easy (and free!) to help our sanctuary just by doing your regular grocery shopping at King Soopers.

Here’s how:
1️⃣ Go to www.kingsoopers.com/i/community/community-rewards
2️⃣ Log in or create a digital account.
3️⃣ Under Community Rewards, search for Libertys Legacy LLC or enter our number JL694.
4️⃣ Select us, hit “Enroll,” and you’re all set!

Every time you swipe your Sooper Card, King Soopers donates to the horses — at no cost to you. 💫

✨ Small steps make big miracles. Together, we can keep healing horses and humans, one purchase at a time.

09/01/2025

✨ Escape. Restore. Give Back. ✨
It’s the perfect time to book a couple-day getaway at our ranch in Elizabeth, CO! Relax in our beautifully appointed glamping tent—or bring your own. 🏕️

The best part? Every stay directly supports the rescued horses and the healing work we do at Journey with Equus. 💜🐴

Nestled in whispering Ponderosa pines, our 16-foot boho-style bell tent offers a secluded escape where nature’s soundtrack replaces everyday noise and the scent of sun-warmed pine and butterscotch fills the air. Inside: a cozy queen bed with soft cotton linens, warm boho décor, and beds for your ...

08/30/2025

Imagine 15 people stepping into healing, hope, and confidence —

because of YOU.”

There is something almost indescribable about what happens when a person stands in the presence of a horse. They see past masks, reflect truth, and open a doorway to healing words alone can’t reach.

That’s why we’re launching The Wellness Programs Fund — so families, women, veterans, and teens can step into equine-partnered coaching completely free of charge.

✨ With your help, we’ll fund 4 Healing Circles this season:
• Veterans Healing Circle – creating peace and reconnection
• Rising Strong After Divorce Circle – helping women rebuild confidence
• Teen Empowerment Circle – guiding teens to discover their worth and voice
• Women’s Empowerment Circle – supporting women of all walks of life to rediscover their purpose

💵 The Impact:
• $300 = 1 Family Session
• $600 = A full month for one family
• $6,000 = One Circle (15 participants × 2 sessions)
• $24,000 = All 4 Circles (60 lives impacted each month!)

🙌 We’ve already received our first $500 gift — thank you! That means we need just 11 more people or businesses at $500 to launch our first Healing Circle of 15 participants.

Already, a mother and her two daughters are waiting on our list. Together, we can open the door for them—and so many more.

💛 Every gift matters. Every gift heals.

👉 Donate today: donorbox.org/healing-with-horses-wellness-fund

✨ Comment “healed” when you give so we can celebrate you!

08/29/2025

🌟 Welcome Cash! 🌟

We’re so excited to introduce Cash, a 4-year-old mule saved from the slaughter pipeline. 💜

Cash has had a rough go—who knows how long he was shuffled through the auction pipeline before ending up on a feedlot. From there, he endured three long months in quarantine battling strangles. Through it all, he’s held onto his gentle spirit.

Cash came in with three other saves—something we were able to do thanks to the generosity of two amazing fosters who stepped up to give three of the four safe homes (more on their stories soon!). Our foster fell through for this sweet boy, so with Calypso and Lumi off at camp, Cash came home to us. 🐴

He’s incredibly sweet, though feeling a little lonely right now—so we’re showering him with extra love and attention until he settles in with the herd.

Mules are truly incredible animals—intelligent, strong, and full of heart. Thanks to a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, we’re able to give Cash a safe forever home and the sanctuary he deserves.

💌 Want to be part of Cash’s story?
Sponsorships start at just $150/month, which includes exclusive behind-the-scenes updates on his journey and, for our local sponsors, up to 2 hours of visitation time each month to spend with him.

TO SPONSOR CASH: https://donorbox.org/sponsor-a-horse-809891

Together, we can give Cash the love, safety, and purpose he deserves. 🌿❤️

08/28/2025

And then there is this……………

After Executive Director of the Texas Thoroughbred Association Tracy Sheffield posted a message on the TTA's page late Wednesday concerning a buyer at this week's annual yearling sale named David O'Dwyer, who purchased 11 horses at the Lone Star Park auction for prices ranging from $1,000 t...

08/28/2025

✨ LIPS & LUMI GO TO CAMP ✨

Yesterday was bittersweet as we sent two very special souls off to “Tina Camp.” Like sending your kids off for their first day of school, our heart ached even as we knew it was exactly what needed to happen.

💜 Calypso – a stunning 4-year-old draft mule standing 17 hands tall. She’s curious, loving, and can’t get enough attention—but she doesn’t always realize how big she is, and yes, she’s been known to throw a few temper tantrums. 😉 Yesterday, we opened the trailer door—her first time loading since she was a yearling—and in true Calypso fashion, her curiosity got the best of her. She simply marched right in like it was no big deal. That’s who she is: bold, brave, and endlessly curious.

🖤 Luminaria – another 4-year-old beauty, a Friesian cross who found herself in a kill pen far too young. Somewhere along the way, damage was done. Heavy hands, harsh treatment—we may never know exactly what, but the result is clear: she struggles to trust humans.

Both girls have now landed in the incredible care of Tina Wright - a beautiful soul and a magnificent trainer. Tina meets every horse exactly where they are, with no deadlines and no pressure, allowing each step to unfold at the horse’s own pace.

This is what we stand for at Journey with Equus: it’s about relationships. It’s about creating the space for healing, trust, and transformation—so these two can grow into solid, confident herd members ready to partner with humans in their own healing journeys.

💌 If you’d like to support Calypso and Luminaria’s time at camp, you can donate here:
👉 https://donorbox.org/lumi-and-lips-go-to-camp

By donating, you’ll receive exclusive behind-the-scenes updates on the girls during their stay—and maybe even the chance to meet them at an open house once they’re back home. 🐴

Hard day? Yes. But also a hopeful one. Because love sometimes means letting go so growth can happen. 🌿

08/28/2025

🌿 Gratitude + Healing in Motion 🌿

A huge thank you to Mark McGregor and McGregor Wealth Management
for stepping forward with a $500 donation toward our Healing with Horses program fund. Your support brings us one step closer to launching something truly life-changing.

Here’s how it works:
✨ Each Healing Circle costs $6,000 to launch.
✨ Each circle serves 15 participants who cannot afford this kind of care on their own.
✨ It only takes 12 donors at $500 each to fully fund a circle. That’s just $400 per participant—an investment that can change a life.

We are preparing to launch four Healing Circles to meet some of the deepest needs in our community:
1️⃣ Veterans & First Responders – carrying invisible wounds of service and trauma.
2️⃣ Women Rising from Domestic Violence – reclaiming their voice, worth, and power.
3️⃣ At-Risk Teens – needing hope, guidance, and resilience before their paths harden.
4️⃣ Community Circle for Grief & Mental Health – for those navigating loss, depression, or major life transitions.

With Mark’s support, we now need just 11 more donors or businesses to join us to launch the very first Healing Circle. 💫

🐴 This is where horses and humans come together to heal—where stories are rewritten, hope is restored, and lives are transformed.

If you’d like to be part of this movement, you can donate here:
👉 https://donorbox.org/healing-with-horses-wellness-fund

Together, we can make healing accessible to those who need it most. Who’s next? ❤️

08/27/2025

💔🐎 The Crisis We Can’t Ignore: Thoroughbreds in Feedlots

Our Founder was honored to stand alongside fellow advocates in writing this open letter, because this truth can no longer be ignored: the very horses who built a $36.4 billion industry are still being discarded, forgotten, and left to die in feedlots.

These horses are the backbone of racing and breeding — created with intention, celebrated for their speed, their wins, their earnings. Yet too many end up with a price tag and a deadline hanging over their heads once they are no longer “useful.” Young horses. Seniors. Broodmares in foal. Champions. The vulnerable and the overlooked.

This letter calls out what so many of us have witnessed firsthand: the industry’s indifference while the public, small rescues, and sanctuaries bear the weight of saving lives. Thoroughbred aftercare should not be selective. It should not end when a horse leaves the track. It should include all Thoroughbreds — regardless of age, usefulness, or where they end up.

The question we are asking is simple, but urgent: At what point in the life of a Thoroughbred does it earn a safe retirement?

Please take the time to read, share, and stand with us. The horses cannot wait. Their lives are on the line right now.

Thoroughbreds are the very fiber and backbone of the industry and there is no racing or breeding program without them. Horse racing in the United States had a $36.4-billion impact on the national economy in 2023 and supported nearly 500,000 jobs. Racing and breeding alone contributed an estimated $1...

08/26/2025

✨🐴 Rescued Souls: Once Forgotten, Now Healing Hearts 🐴✨

Every horse in our herd carries a story—and often, it begins with heartbreak.

🌟 Silverado’s Story
Silverado was thrown away to the slaughter industry. Skin and bones, covered in lice, and with very little affection for people, he was considered “worthless.” A dear friend rescued him and asked if he could find safety here at the ranch. Since then, he’s put on weight, regained strength, and found his place in the larger herd. Today, Silverado is sound, happy, and living a life of freedom—loved for exactly who he is.

🌟 Rusty’s Story
Rusty started life as a dude ranch horse. His wrangler adored him, but one morning he was found lame with a fractured sesamoid. The luxury resort’s answer? Toss him—along with other horses who couldn’t handle the long trail rides—into the auction pipeline where kill buyers often wait.

But Rusty’s story didn’t end there. Thanks to a kind soul who reached out and shared his history, we were able to save him. With stall rest, a cast, and the wisdom of guiding us in supplements and homeopathics, Rusty healed. Today, he is thriving—sound, full of life, and one of the most affectionate members of our healing herd. He loves people, attention, and showing up for those who come here to rediscover themselves.

💖 Why We Share This
Our mission has always been to share the gifts of horses outside of being ridden. That mission began with rescuing horses who were thrown away—no longer seen as valuable once they could no longer carry a rider.

But here’s the truth: their greatest value has never been in what they could “do” for us. It’s in who they are. These horses, once discarded, have become teachers, healers, and partners in helping people calm their minds, open their hearts, and rediscover their own worth.

Silverado and Rusty are living proof: when given care, patience, and love, broken beginnings can transform into powerful new purposes.

✨ Come meet our herd. Come meet the sanctuaried horses who hold space for healing—and remind us all that every life has value.

08/25/2025

🌾🐴 Hay + Humans = Healing 🐴🌾

Okay friends, here’s the cool thing…
In the next 48 hours, we’re setting out to raise $6,100.

Why that number? Because it does TWO powerful things at once:
1️⃣ It covers our next big hay load (and you know hay = LIFE for 100+ horses here).
2️⃣ It unlocks the ability for me to commit spots in our Equine-Partnered Wellness Program to people who otherwise couldn’t afford it — completely free.

That means every dollar you give not only fills a horse’s belly, it also opens the door for a human heart to heal.

👉 Together, we’re not just stacking hay bales. We’re stacking MIRACLES.

💛 Will you help us hit $6,100 in the next 48 hours?

• Venmo: under charities or
-with-Equus-1 our business account

• PayPal: www.paypal.me/journeywithequus

• $5 Club: https://donorbox.org/5club

Let’s do this for the herd. Let’s do this for the humans. Let’s do this because love is louder than lack.

✨ Comment “fed & healed” when you give so we can cheer you on!

And just to be clear: our horses WILL be fed no matter what. This 48-hour push simply allows us to get ahead of our hay order, avoid paying inflated local prices, and free up more funds for other needs — including opening our September program to those on the waiting list.

08/24/2025

💜 It’s time to speak out.

In this video, our Founders shares the truth about an anonymous report made against us—not to focus on who, but to shine a light on a bigger problem. The world of rescue has become ugly, backstabbing, and toxic. Too often, the real reason we are all here—the animals—has been forgotten.

Here’s the reality: our herd is fat, healthy, and thriving. 🐴💜 That’s the truth. And yet, because we fundraise for hay, we’ve been targeted.

Let me be clear: fundraising doesn’t mean failure—it’s how nonprofits survive.
📊 Nearly 50% of nonprofits don’t even have 3 months of reserves.
📊 Around 40% of nonprofit funding comes directly from founders themselves.

That was true for our Founder too. For years, she poured all of her own resources in. But she is no longer in corporate America—because the horses need her here, and the humans who come for healing need her here. So now, we must come together as a community to create lasting impact.

And we want you to understand what “the hard work” really means. It’s nursing a sick horse through the night. It’s feeding in -18° weather. It’s stretching every dollar to cover hay and care. And yes—it’s showing up to fundraise, even when it would be easier to stay quiet. That’s what it takes. And why does she do it because she believes in this mission. She does it because so many walk away when it gets hard. She will not.

📊 And yes, most nonprofits fundraise daily, weekly, monthly—because the needs don’t stop. Large national organizations are on your TV and radio every single day asking for help. Why should it be any different for us? The only difference is you see our work in real time—horses thriving, people healing, and a sanctuary that is alive with purpose.

👉 Today’s need: We must raise $6,100 to cover this month’s hay so we can place the delivery order. Please consider giving $5, $10, $50, $100—or if 12 people give $500, we’ll hit the goal. Every gift counts.

And let’s clear something up: does it mean our horses starve if we don’t raise the $6,100 in the next few days?

NO.

It means we have to buy single bales locally—which costs WAY more money. Instead of assuming our herd is starving, let’s look at this with curiosity: when we can raise money for our normal hay delivery, we save money. And every dollar saved can go toward the other pressing needs of the sanctuary—like vet care, supplements, and facility upkeep.

We are not going to stop fundraising. Because when nonprofits are bullied into silence, it’s the animals—and the people who depend on them—who pay the price. That’s something we’ll never allow.

👉 Watch the video, share it, and if it speaks to your heart, please join us:

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