The Ones Who Call This Place Home
At our sanctuary farm, we have more than 30 animals living on the land as they were intended. But here, they are not stock.
They are the teachers.
They show us what life can be like when you stop trying to control everything and just step inside the circle.
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the one who shouldn't be here
Lucille
Lucille was found in 2014 while she was pregnant, suffering from a bullet in her shoulder. She had been shot and left for dead. After extensive surgery, she and her then day-old foal landed in our care.
We spent years trying to teach Lucille how to live inside our world until one day we realized she was the one who was teaching us, all along.
Lucille is the reason we know what it is like to stand inside of the circle.
No animal teaches presence and communication on the sanctuary like Lucille. No other animal will see you for exactly what flaws you offer in this moment, but still wait for what they can feel you have inside.
Woolsworth
the one who marches to his own drum
Woolsworth was a youth 4H project rescued from the auction line. He then got wrapped in Hotwire and lost control of a hind leg and ended up on the auction block again.
That's when we took him home.
Wooly is a playful spirit who shows resilience every single day.
Wooly is supposed to live with the small animals of the farm, but he thinks he is a lot bigger than that. You can find him most days following the horse herd around like a puppy.
Woolsworth is how we know stories about life are never written in stone.
When Wooly is around, you can't help but smile inside.
Dolly
the one who found her calling
There's a mini Highland Cow craze sweeping the country. And Dolly was supposed to be a part of that in a big way. She was sold and passed around as a high-dollar breeding cow for the future of a program.
But Dolly's body had different plans. She is infertile.
Not being able to participate in production is usually the end of the road for a cow. That was never Dolly's story.
We took Dolly into our herd as an ambassador. She isn't just an ambassador for the breed, though. She's an ambassador for every animal that has outlasted a label.
Most farms would not have space for Dolly because they can only think in terms of line items and future growth.
Dolly shows us the important part of life is what you give to it right now.
Poca
the one with the wild spirit
Kiger mustangs are one of the most rare mustang breeds in the wild, isolated from other herds by the mountains of Oregon. Poca was a part of that herds legacy.
But we try to manage wild spirits and she ended up in captivity. They tried to "break" her, but she is not one to be broken easily.
We ended up with Poca because she just needed time to find her place with people.
Poca is the reason we know to protect wild spirits.
Here, Poca will always be able to run free on land that cannot be taken from her.
