Patch's Place Draft Horse Sanctuary

Where Healing Flows Both Way

Patch’s Place is more than a sanctuary. It’s a place where horses who have been through the unthinkable find safety, and where, somehow, they help people find a little healing of their own.

We provide a permanent home for draft horses with special medical needs, horses whose age, injuries, trauma, or ongoing conditions mean adoption may no longer be an option. Here, they are given the specialized care, patience, dignity, and love they need for the rest of their lives.

In partnership with 1 Horse @ A Time Draft Horse Rescue, we work to save draft horses from the auction and slaughter pipelines. For those who cannot be adopted because of lifelong medical needs, Patch’s Place becomes home.

But something beautiful happens once they’re here.

As these horses begin to feel safe again, they often become part of someone else’s healing journey.

Through free Equine Assisted Coaching, our horses connect with veterans living with PTSD, survivors of domestic violence and trauma, children and adults with learning differences, those who have experienced bullying, and people simply trying to grow, rebuild their confidence, or become the best version of themselves.

We also offer free equine camps for children to help build their self esteem and confidence, along with holistic experiences including Reiki with horses, yoga with horses, mindfulness, grounding, meditation, breathwork, and healing drumming.

There is something incredibly powerful about standing beside a two thousand-pound animal who has survived hard things and still chooses to trust.

At Patch’s Place, horses are given the chance to heal, feel safe, and simply be horses again. And in return, they remind us that we can heal, grow, trust, and find our way forward, too.

That’s the heart of Patch’s Place: healing horses who, in their own beautiful way, help heal people.

"Healing Horses, Healing Humans—One Hoof at a Time."