Equine Programs Overview: Rescue, Rehabilitation, Retraining, Re-homing, and Retirement
Rescue | Immediate intervention for at-risk equines in the slaughter pipeline, including emergency transport, triage, and safe intake.
Rehabilitation | Individualized recovery plans that address both physical and emotional healing. Horses set the pace for re-engagement, with emphasis on trust-building and trauma-informed care.
Retraining | Sound and willing horses are gently retrained for new roles, including pleasure riding, trail, companionship, and show performance. Training is consent-based and aligned with each horse’s aptitude and interest.
Re-homing | Select horses are adopted into approved homes with lifelong return contracts. Each placement is based on compatibility, ensuring the horse’s long-term welfare.
Retirement & Sanctuary | Lifelong refuge for senior horses and those with chronic conditions or special needs. Residents live in peace, surrounded by love, with individualized care plans to support their health and dignity.
Across all programs, the horse’s voice, readiness, and well-being guide every decision. The goal is a meaningful, enriched life that honors each horse’s history, needs, and potential.
Amidst the daily demands of individually caring for 60+ equine residents, we remain steadfast in our commitment to protecting as many horses as possible. Our phone never stops ringing, and our hearts never stop breaking for those we cannot immediately bring into our fold.
At Unbridled Sanctuary, we're not just rescuers and caretakers; we're warriors in the fight for equine lives. We invite you to join us in this battle, to join the Unbridled Revolution, to embolden and usher in a new era of ethical engagement with equines, a perspective that honors their agency, autonomy, emotion, and intelligence, and values them on the basis of their inherent worth. Together, we are making a difference, one horse at a time.
Beyond the physical labor, we're passionate about advocacy, education, and outreach. Our Stable Classroom™ is an immersive, multidisciplinary educational program that offers a comprehensive curriculum encompassing academic support, art education, and literacy development, fostering intellectual growth, creative expression, and a deep appreciation for the transformative power of the human-equine bond.
What We Do: At Unbridled Sanctuary, our days are filled with the relentless pursuit of providing exceptional care for our 60 equine residents. This means examining 240 legs and hooves, sighting 120 eyes and nostrils, distributing 900-lbs. of grain, 1,200-lbs. of hay, ensuring each horse receives their individualized medications and supplements, changing 1,200-lbs. of bedding, refreshing 900 gallons of water -- EVERY SINGLE DAY! And attending visits from veterinarians and farriers. This is followed by the maintenance of our sprawling grounds, fixing fences, cleaning and stocking sheds, managing pastures, keeping the lights on, and making critical improvements to the facilities' sustainability to care for horses, host educational events, community workshops, and welcome guests. The financial reality is staggering with annual operating costs exceeding $1 million.