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 the senior lady before she ended up in the wrong hands at a local horse auction. Honey quickly fit right into our program and hearts, and we enjoy every minute with her special spirit as she teaches lessons on achieving inner peace and taking life in stride.
Bailey: Youngster Bailey had been passed through 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 as his main treatment, as well as other supportive treatments as needed. His friendly and sage energy is welcoming and invites anyone in his orbit to engage further with scratches and love.
Ren: Ren is a registered 2005 Standardbred, likely bred for harness racing and named Flying Renegade. He worked for all or 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. Ren is reliable, strong, and a confident herd leader.
Junior: Junior was rescued from a farm that did not have the funds to keep and maintain all of the horses that they had taken in, and we’re so grateful to have gotten him before he met a terrible fate. He is a very young horse and is getting more ground work under his girth before he’ll understand boundaries well enough to be part of a therapy program. He loves people and will gladly stand and hug you for as long as you’ll let him but his sense of personal space still needs some work.
Mrs. Strawberry (Missy): Missy and her buddy Mr. Strawberry were rescued from a kill pen last summer and then abandoned by their owners at a rescue. Missy has a swollen back leg which has been vet checked and apparently does not cause pain or lameness. Mr. Strawberry, a blind former Amish cart horse passed away tragically last fall leaving Missy both without a home to go to or her close buddy. She is quick to engage with others, and we can’t wait for her to tell us more of her story.
Teagan: 10-year-old Teagan is like a little 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!
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.
Jasmine: Sweet Jasmine was rounded up by a rescue who went to take young 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 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 yearling 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.
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.