Our Mission

To build a sustainable community project where adult volunteers, mentors, children and teens can benefit by participating in ranch activities centered on the rescue and rehabilitation of neglected, abuse and unwanted horses. Through the medium of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine assisted Growth and learning, the sanctuary promotes the physical and psychological health, happiness and well being of horses, children, adolescents, families, adults, and elders.

We provide the structure, knowledge, skills and resources to help people help themselves.

How do Horses Help?

The Horse is a special social animal who can act as mirror and metaphor for many common human issues. Horses facilitate self-awareness in a deep and profound way. Because of their unique nature, they offer humans many opportunities not easily found elsewhere

• To unite unconditionally with another human being
• To open up and revel oneself in a quick and safe way
• To receive direct and immediate feedback

These  rich new insights, skills and  successes gained in the horse arena transfer into and enhance the participant’s everyday life in profound and life altering ways.

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man”.............Winston Churchill

For More Information contact:

Sharon North-Pohl
sharonray@willowpondranch.org
P.O. Box 1329
Soquel,CA 95073

Psychotherapist:Jenny SilberButah, LMFT
Jennysb@earthlink.net
(831) 475-8712