Reboot & Repair
We rehabilitate and train horses for relationship-focused psychotherapy work, and take on individuals who were given up by their owners due to injury or old age and left to suffer severe neglect or worse, but had the right dispositions to become therapy horses. We facilitate their extensive trauma-related emotional, mental and physical rehabilitation at our farm locations in South Raleigh and in other areas of North Carolina.
Horses begin in our training and rehabilitation program and continue their journeys with clients once they have the mental and emotional reserves to do so.
Our Team
Honey: We were blessed by the world’s kindest, most loving and gentle horse when we happened to intercept this senior lady before she ended up in the wrong hands at a local horse auction. When she arrived she was very thin and had extreme digestive issues which took over a month to get fully under control so that she could eat enough to start to put weight on. Since those first tenuous months of slow re-feeding and medicating, as well as finding the right probiotic supplement, she has been fit and healthy. Honey quickly fit right into our program and hearts.
Bailey: Youngster Bailey had passed through multiple auctions and was waiting patiently for someone to see his worth before we were lucky enough to snatch him up. Bailey sustained a lower leg break as a baby which has resulted in his having to compensate throughout his body, but he doesn’t seem to be in any pain or discomfort. He receives regular chiropractic, massage and PEMF treatments as his main therapies, and is getting excellent quality feed like all of our horses in addition to a vitamin E supplement for healthy development. His friendly and sage energy is welcoming, but he does need reminders to maintain appropriate boundaries when he gets too excited.
Ren: Ren is a registered 2005 Standardbred, likely bred for harness racing and named Flying Renegade. He worked for most of his life as an Amish cart horse, and does have some riding exposure as well. He is learning to decompress from a long life of service by opening up and spending meaningful time with people, within his comfort threshhold. In addition to his heightened level of physical and emotional sensitivity, as is often the case with suppressed emotional states, Ren’s body manifested his trauma with masses in his abdomen and a lot of intestinal inflammation, which will eventually cause him to fatally colic if left unmanaged. We were given a 3-12 month life expectancy after diagnosis in September 2024, and immediately got him on an anti-cancer growth protocol as well as natural anti-inflammatories. His treatment protocols have included Ivermectin, Zeolite clay, Omega Alpha Cansema for horses (Dragon’s Blood root from the Amazon jungle), probiotics, MSM, Melatonin, Black Seed Oil, PEMF and massage.
Mrs. Strawberry (Missy): Missy and her buddy Mr. Strawberry were rescued from a kill pen in summer 2023 and were then abandoned by their owners at a rescue. Mr. Strawberry, a blind former Amish cart horse passed away tragically that fall, leaving Missy both without a home to go to or her close buddy. Missy has a shattered fetlock bone, or sesamoid, in her back right foot which often becomes inflamed when she overdoes it by running around too much. Her energy and strength of spirit is astounding and we are monitoring her pain daily while slowly increasing her NSAIDs and working to keep the rest of her body free from damaging side effects from long-term pain management use. She is very expressive and we know that when she is ready to go she will let us know.
Teagan: 10-year-old Teagan is like a golden retriever in mini horse form. She loves attention, scratching, brushing, and following people around. Spend some time scratching her butt for her and you’ll win a forever friend! Teagan is mother to our other mini, Ash, and her calming presence makes horses and people around her feel very comfortable.
Ash: Little Ash man is Teagan’s three-year-old son and just about the sweetest little snuggle bunny you’ve ever seen. They both came from the same rescue and get along like two peas in a pod. He will happily let you hug, kiss, and brush him as long as you want. Ash has to learn healthy boundaries and we are teaching him to be respectful of our space. We have to keep an eye out for him when we’re walking in and out of gates or he will definitely slip right out.
Jasmine: Sweet Jasmine was rounded up by a rescue who got horses from a 100-acre property owned by an individual who was not caring for them. She never knew humans until that day (at around one year old), and either sustained an injury to her back end during round-up and transport, or due to malnutrition as a baby. We’ve been working on very slowly gaining her trust over the past 6 months, and this sweet filly is slowly coming around to people at last. She has the gentlest spirit we have ever seen in a horse and she’s very smart. As we gain her trust further, we will be able to do more to assess her condition and get her the help and support that she needs to live her best life. She is being treated with Missing Link formula supplements and Vitamin E oil, as well as mineral salt and high quality feed like the rest of our horses. Once she comes around to being handled easily she will also be getting PEMF, Massage and Chiropractic work.
Available for Therapeutic Care Lease
These horses have been rescued from kill pens or auctions and are being rehabilitated by myself and other very talented and passionate individuals. Once available, they are offered as care leases to appropriate therapeutic homes with the option to adopt them if they are a good fit for the program. All adopted horses will come with a buy-back clause if they don’t work out, no questions asked.
All horses needing new arrangements have been re-homed with wonderful people! Stay tuned.
Lost, Never Forgotten
This section is dedicated to our loved and lost souls who taught us more than we could ever have imagined, and whose lives enhanced ours with immeasurable joy, love, connection and understanding.
Zodiac: The sweet boy who started it all as a PMU (pharmaceutical made using the urine of pregnant mares) rescue foal in 2002. Zodiac suffered from navicular disease, laminitis, and ultimately a tendon tear and bone break that led to his passing in early 2023. His kindness, patience, spirit, beauty and teachings will never be forgotten.
Duke: After a lifetime spent as a riding horse, Duke was sold at auction to a kill buyer during his golden years and lost a significant amount of weight quickly. We found him likely days before he would have passed due to starvation. Duke’s patient and loving soul, strong emotional boundaries and clear communication made him very relatable and a joy and pleasure to work with. He was in almost perfect physical condition before we unfortunately lost him in winter 2023 due to a bad case of colic. He had the quality of life that he thoroughly deserved until the very end and touched the lives of many.
March: Another heartbreaking loss that came much too soon, March was the most intuitive and sensitive horse with a special bond given to those who really took the time to sit and get to know her. She loved with her whole heart and was not given the treatment that she deserved for most of her short life, but we were able to give her nothing but love and growth during her year with us. She will always be such a crucial member of this practice and our evolution.
Bonny: Named for a favorite childhood book, Bonny’s Big Day, by James Herriot, this beautiful lady gave so much of herself to people and was not given the retirement she deserved until we found her. We got a lot of weight put on her, taught her to trust humans again (or for the first time?) and she passed away of complications due to old age surrounded by loved ones.