In 2013, we thought it would be great for our daughter to attend a week-long horse camp. It’s only a week, right?

After horse camp came weekly horse lessons, then bi-weekly lessons, then a partial horse lease, then a full lease, then owning one horse, then owning two horses…. You see where this is going! Along the way, we realized it's pretty rare for horses to have the same owners throughout their lives, and they don’t always end up with a safe place to live out their days.

This is what got our minds churning - if we bought a farm with a lot of land, we could provide that safe space to horses to relax and thrive, without any expectations as for what they could do for us. We firmly believe that horses deserve to be treated with dignity and respect for their entire lives, not just when they are useful to their owners.

This belief has extended to all of our animals. We have five horses and two donkeys who will live out the rest of their lives in our pastures. We will not get rid of our chickens or ducks when they no longer lay eggs. We love having goat wethers even though their primary purpose is to make us smile with their antics. Our resident steer is here because his owner could not bear to send him to freezer camp and needed to find him a forever home.

We have almost 45 acres with plenty of room for additional animals. But as you can imagine, the cost of veterinary care, hay, grain, bedding, and miscellaneous items is rising. We have formed this 501(c)3 to be able to give care and security to additional animals who are in need.

In addition, we would like to offer a safe space for humans to meet and interact with our animals. This is a “jerk free” zone. And we mean it.