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Who Are We
Kataluna Horse Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated towards helping slaughter bound horses and rescuing them from local feedlot and auction yards. We help any horse in need, however, focus specifically on the ones who have endured that physical and emotional trauma, then bring them into our ranch to help them heal and rehabilitate through giving them the freedom of choice and their option to trust us again.
Meet Katie!
Katie Berman is the founder and trainer at Kataluna Horse Rescue. ''I grew up working with rescue horses using the “typical” type of horsemanship training, until when I was twelve years old one horse came into my life and turned all that around. These methods that I always considered to be the only way of working with horses, were being shut down left and right. This horse was scared, frightened of humans and not ready to trust. Others had tried their methods on her, some helped, some did not, but I was at a loss. Honestly, I was scared. I had made all the choices I thought I knew how, until I soon came upon this idea of letting the horse choose, and letting the horse be completely FREE rather than forcing her to engage. I will admit, I was hesitant. I was scared if I took off the ropes, she would run, that if I gave her the choice, she would choose no. But that is the reality we had to face. Five years later, by using this method of FREEDOM, we developed a trust, a team, and most importantly a friendship. My ways of working with horses changed forever.