07/20/2026
An update on Echo β he's home after five days in the vet hospital. He got caught in something thorny and ended up with a thorn embedded in his flexor sheath, which meant surgery to remove it. The bill: $8,500.
And when we got home from the hospital, PJ was there waiting β freshly bitten by a rattlesnake. When it rains, it pours.
I sold cows to cover it. Both of them are safe now. That's what matters.
I won't pretend this hasn't made me reflect on what it actually costs to keep this place running β financially, physically, emotionally. I built this ranch alone, from buying the land to building every structure on it. I set it up as a non-profit because my goal isn't profit β it's simply to earn enough to feed and care for the horses and the land, and to keep offering this space to others.
Because that's what this place is for: a sacred space where the quiet wisdom of horses and the gentle presence of nature invite you home to yourself. Where you're guided to pause, to heal, to root back into the rhythms of the earth β one breath, one moment at a time.
Right now I have a way for you to be part of that. I'm raffling a custom saddle worth $4,400 β $100 a ticket. Every ticket also helps fund a spot at my next retreat for a Health Services Worker, someone who gives so much to others and rarely gets the chance to receive. It's a shot at something beautiful, and an investment in someone else's healing at the same time.
I won't lie β it's been hard to keep believing in this work when so few people know it needs support to survive. But I do believe in it. And I believe there are people out there ready to invest in themselves, in this land, and in each other.
If that's you, here's your chance: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/beyond-the-role-ticket-raffle