About us
Where Land, Horses, and Humans Heal Together. A Sanctuary of Meaningful Connection and Living Presence — a place where horses become teachers, land becomes medicine, and people remember who they are.
Journey with Equus at Raison d’Être Ranch is a sanctuary and equine-partnered wellness center — home to more than 100 horses who originally came from the slaughter pipeline, high risk auctions,, and owner surrenders.
We are not a rescue facility. While many of our horses were saved from high-risk situations, our mission is not just to take horses in —
it is to give them a life of dignity, peace, and purpose for the rest of their days.
🐎 Our Mission Is Twofold
1. Redefining the Value of the Horse
We believe the greatest gift a horse offers is not found in being ridden, but in their emotional presence, energetic awareness,
and ability to help humans reconnect to themselves.
By helping people see the higher value of horses beyond breeding and performance, we hope to create a culture
where more horses stay in their homes for a lifetime — honored as companions, teachers, and sentient beings with purpose.
2. Equine-Partnered Wellness for Humans
Horses live in the present moment. They read energy before words. They respond to congruence, not performance —
making them natural mirrors for human nervous system awareness and emotional alignment.
Through experiential, trauma-informed equine wellness sessions, participants learn to:
- Slow down and reconnect to their internal signals
- Regulate their nervous systems through co-regulation with horses
- Build emotional resilience, trust, and personal leadership through presence rather than force
We offer scholarship-supported access for:
- At-risk youth
- Families and individuals in emotional distress
- First responders, caregivers, veterans and those carrying unseen burdens
- And we proudly partner with Sandstone to provide experiential equine wellness outings for teens, giving them a safe and empowering space to regulate, connect, and build emotional strength through the presence of horses.
We also work with teams, entrepreneurs, and leadership groups, using equine-partnered sessions to help them develop deeper self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and authentic leadership — the kind that cannot be learned in a classroom.
🌾 A Sanctuary for Horses — A Sanctuary for People
At Journey with Equus, horses are not here to be used — they are here to be honored.
They live in sanctuary, and they serve through presence, not labor.
What began as a place to give unwanted horses a forever home has evolved into a living model of how horses, land, and humans can heal together.
❤️ This is not a rescue. This is a sanctuary.
A place of healing — for horses, for humans, and for the land.