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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.
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…
31/10/2025
Sending protective prayers to all the back kitties out there 🙏🙏🙏🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛
28/10/2025
Happy National Black cat day baby Echo ❤️🐈⬛
28/10/2025
Happy National black cat day Blackie ❤️🐈⬛
28/10/2025
Happy National black cat day Apollo ❤️🐈⬛
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
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.
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 !
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
01/09/2025
Such an honor when the horses say; “ yes you can join us and be in our space “…❤️
29/08/2025
Celebrating the anniversary of these ex racehorses with a personal concert from Kevin & Mark. What a joyful experiences!
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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.
Rehabilitation includes full-spectrum, complementary and allopathic care. We provide customized Nutritional programs, Homeopathy, Endocrine-Immune monitoring, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Neural Pathway reprogramming, Bio-Mechanical assessment, Massage, Laser Therapy, Corrective Shoeing and when necessary, Surgery.
With great love, kindness and training, we assist the healing of the mind, body and spirit of these beautiful animals. Once physically rehabilitated, the horses are re-schooled in ground manners, people skills and are taught basic dressage before adoption.
Most of our rehabilitated horses are successfully placed in carefully approved homes. Others stay with us as Goodwill Ambassadors for educational and therapeutic experiences with children and US Veterans with PTSD or TBI (traumatic brain injuries).