The Sanctuary at Varekai Ranch
A safe space for equines and the humans that want to learn from them.
Our mission is to provide at-risk equines a safe and forever home, while offering the opportunity for children and adults to have a safe place to gain valuable life-skills and support through horsemanship education.
Vision
To impart the infrastructure, land and resources to provide a herd of 10 to 15 at-risk-of-slaughter horses a safe and long-term home. To have the structure in place to educate humans in horsemanship and advocacy.
Values
To keep horses in the most natural and humane way possible in order to enhance their quality of life.
To give a forever landing to equines which have been deemed “not useable” by the traditional horse industry.
To consistently learn new skills and methods in order support and promote others in their horsemanship journey.
To evaluate if any of the sanctuary herd of equines would be able to and enjoy helping to teach adults or children horsemanship through groundwork and equine husbandry education.
To know that and have compassion for horses that are unable to work with humans.
Guiding Principles
Community: Build a community of students, volunteers, and supporters through alignment, advocacy, education, and compassion.
Partnerships: Identify at-risk equines in need of a permanent sanctuary through community partnerships — as well as work with groups, schools, and other non-profits to identify individuals who would benefit from the horsemanship education offered by The Sanctuary at Varekai Ranch.
Education: It is the responsibility of the members, students, any employees, and volunteers of The Sanctuary at Varekai Ranch to educate themselves and others about best equine practices.
Leadership: We exercise leadership in the protection of the equine and those that work with them by demonstrating knowledge, compassion, and advocacy.
Accountability: We are accountable to those we serve, including the equines.
The Sanctuary at Varekai Ranch operates in both locations: Tumalo, Oregon and Indiantown, Florida. Stay tuned for more information, including ways to get involved.
We welcome donations and volunteers!
If you have an inquiry for the team, please reach out to varekairanch@yahoo.com or message us on social media.