Oxford, Michigan Refuge

Lifelong sanctuary for vulnerable equines

A verified 501(c)(3) refuge providing trauma-informed rehabilitation and permanent pasture dignity for BLM mustangs, kill-pen intercepts, and retired draft horses with zero ridden expectations.

Stewardship in Practice

Quiet pasture metrics

501(c)(3)

public charity status

100%

lifetime pasture commitment

0 hrs

demanded ridden labor

Institutional Promise

Labor ends at our gates

Traumatized and medically fragile equines arrive here to live entirely on their own terms. We never pressure an animal into ridden work, rapid adoption turnarounds, or exhibition.

Permanent Residents

Pasture herd profiles

Three distinct residents exemplifying our commitment to vulnerable equines turned away by conventional equine adoption programs.

BLM Mustang
Working Draft
Kill-Pen Intercept

Wovoka

Barnaby

Clementine

A freeze-branded wild mustang from Nevada public lands, granted quiet space and unhurried time to shed decades of flight response.

A retired Belgian draft horse recovering from ringbone and chronic harness strain, now spending unhurried mornings grazing timber pastures.

An aged standard donkey intercepted from slaughter transit, thriving within a bonded herd with specialized dental support and dry lot turnouts.

Support ongoing pasture care

Direct contributions fund daily orchard grass hay, specialized veterinary medicine, and permanent fencing maintenance for every herd resident.