Soulstice Ranch Equine Sanctuary

Soulstice Ranch Equine Sanctuary Soulstice Ranch Equine Sanctuary provides compassionate and holistic equine rehabilitation and public education. 🌿🐴🌙✨

Planning dreams where horses & humans can both slow down and reset 💗 There has been so much thought and consideration in...
07/25/2026

Planning dreams where horses & humans can both slow down and reset 💗

There has been so much thought and consideration into this new chapter of our lives. There’s some hard decisions coming, but what comes first and foremost always is the care and comfort of everyone in our care.

Jack Frost aka Frosty Flakes waiting on a trim like the perfect gentleman he is. He would prefer only I halter him and d...
07/18/2026

Jack Frost aka Frosty Flakes waiting on a trim like the perfect gentleman he is. He would prefer only I halter him and don’t forget alfalfa cube as tax 😆.

Why North Star as a rebrand? 🌌 ⭐️ There’s deep rooted family history here. We are relocating to a piece of property that...
07/18/2026

Why North Star as a rebrand? 🌌 ⭐️

There’s deep rooted family history here. We are relocating to a piece of property that was my great grandparents, that my dad has been holding onto.

My grandparents, some of you know from living in the Boothbay community, they owned and operated the North Star Motel, and many have very fond memories there.

My grandparents were a staple to my childhood, a constant safe space, and the kindest humans. And to boot, my grandfather was always rescuing some sort of animal that found their way to him. For me, it’s an honor to rebrand into this new season.

There’s also symbolism I love - purpose, a guiding light to finding your direction.

When considering a rebrand that was meaningful and connected, this was the lightbulb moment of a name.

We can’t wait to share what we have in mind for creating a safe place for horses and humans! 💫

-Emily

07/16/2026

Ciara is ready to help you make a statement!

Ciara has a well padded seat, and a plethora of d rings and ties for packs. It has a wither cut back for extra clearance. Ciara comes with matching fenders and matching cinches will be available as well. Ciara has the option of full rigging, centerfire rigging with the second d ring on an adjustable y, or english billets on the first two d rings. There is a third d ring for a back cinch.

Ciara has many options:

- leather colors
- suede seat or smooth seat
- full skirt or short skirt
- tooling options as well as full, partial or no tooling
- no pommel, bucking rolls, working on a decorative horn
- we're working on multiple iron bar positions

For many horse and rider combos, western styled saddles are not feasible due to the horse's short weight bearing length, not appropriate due to a horse's wide spinal width, or do not have the rider biomechanic adjustments that would help balance the rider correctly. The Ciara aims to address these issues so that anyone who wants a western styled saddle for them and their horse can have one that FITS both horse and rider.

There is a 15" Ciara available for demo rides in the Reno/Sparks area of northern Nevada. Trials are available anywhere in North America.

Founding price is $1552, includes shipping but not tariffs. Price includes saddle, latigos, panels and panels.

These are hand made items, expect a 6-8 week turn around time.

You can see the video tour here: https://youtu.be/34wWTtAP9bE?si=z60zCDApW8ekzT4d

You can find all info and more pictures here: https://www.havenhorsemanship.com/haven-horsemanship-shop/Ciara-p848988754

Over the last several years, this little sanctuary has changed me just as much as I’ve changed it. What began as rehabil...
07/11/2026

Over the last several years, this little sanctuary has changed me just as much as I’ve changed it. What began as rehabilitating horses slowly became something much deeper, for myself and the equines in my care.

The core of what makes this sanctuary is-

Healing. Slowing down. Learning.

A safe space where horses are respected as individuals—not tools.

So with that, a rebrand is in the making!

Soulstice Ranch Equine Sanctuary is becoming North Star 💫.

The vision and mission has grown, and we want to welcome more community opportunities. We will be based out of Boothbay, ME within the next year.

With new opportunities, a fresh brand is needed.

More on that soon! 🌱 🐴

-Emily

Today was a hard sanctuary day. Rowan had the vet out after becoming increasingly lame. We’re still waiting on more info...
07/11/2026

Today was a hard sanctuary day.

Rowan had the vet out after becoming increasingly lame. We’re still waiting on more information, but he received a Polyglycan injection and our priority right now is keeping him comfortable while we figure out the next steps. We are hoping with pain medication he will feel better, he already gets joint supplements but that hasn’t made much of a difference. We have been scouring the internet for draft size hoof boots (8”) which seem to be a hard feat, if anyone knows any places to get very large boots.

Rowan was an intake due to severe aggression and not being able to have his body touched, let alone his feet handled. He has turned into the safest and kindest guy around.

For now, Rowan knows his best friends, good snacks, and living life in peace.

If you could keep Rowan in your thoughts, we’d really appreciate it. 💗

-Emily 💫

July is here and we are one month closer to a huge life change. ✨ If you didn’t know already, we are relocating. We are ...
07/03/2026

July is here and we are one month closer to a huge life change. ✨

If you didn’t know already, we are relocating. We are moving to less acreage but in hopes, more community so we can continue our mission.

Finances have been tight, with the rising cost of living. When we started in 2020 hay pellets were 14 dollars, today, the same ones are over 20.

The care for the horses is a full time job within itself, add on a full time job, medical issues, and other unfortunate life circumstances things became evident something needed to change. I (Emily) don’t share any of the hard parts of this life on here because I believe in the power of uplifting, but it has been so very challenging at times.

We are not out of the water, but hoping to hang on until the new adventure comes and circumstances change. There are exciting plans, uncertainty with some things and also grieving the home we all know as Soulstice.

Change is good. Change is needed. And we are ready to navigate the next chapter.

Thank you all so much for being here supporting us. We truly believe in what we do and hope this next journey we will be able to share more education with the herd.

-Emily 💫

One of the biggest shifts in my horsemanship was realizing that riding isn’t the relationship.It’s just one way to expre...
06/27/2026

One of the biggest shifts in my horsemanship was realizing that riding isn’t the relationship.

It’s just one way to express it.

Some of the strongest partnerships are through trust, curiosity, communication, and simply being together. Reciprocity is everything.

If a horse enjoys being with you before you ever ask them to carry you, you’ve built something truly special.

That’s the kind of relationship that we strive for here and love to educate about. Most of our equines are non-ridden and that doesn’t make their value any less. ♥️

-Emily

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122 Old Dover Road
Dexter, ME

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