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CANYON

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Dignity | Wholeness | Purpose

Our mission is to restore the dignity, purpose, and wholeness of unwanted horses who need a second chance in life — and humans seeking healing and direction. Through compassionate care, connection, and education, Dove Creek Equine Rescue brings restoration to both horse and human.

Our vision is to heal the heart of humanity through authentic partnerships between horses and people.

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We believe all beings — Horses and humans — deserve dignity, purpose, and care.

Dove Creek Equine Rescue is a sanctuary in

the Texas Panhandle, where rescue meets restoration.

Why horses?

Horses have roamed this earth for over 55 million years. Long before their partnership with humans, they became one of nature’s most successful mammals  –  not through dominance, but through sensitivity, agility, connection, and an extraordinary capacity to read what’s real.

They live in herds governed not by force, but by a fluid, shared leadership that serves the whole. They communicate through subtle, invisible cues. They regulate each other’s nervous systems, maintain safety, and move together with remarkable. Horses don’t respond to who you think you are – they respond to who you’re true essence.

Their leaders aren’t the loudest or the strongest. They’re the ones who show up with clarity, presence, care, and authenticity. 

No animal has captured the human imagination quite like the horse – scratched into cave walls by our ancestors, woven through our myths and stories, beside us on battlefields and across continents. They have carried us through history.

And now, they’re stepping into their newest role – partners on the most important frontier of all: the human heart.

Healing in motion

Testimonials

Since 2016, Dove Creek has been a place of return for me, a place where the land holds, the horses listen, and healing unfolds naturally. Each visit, each workshop, each moment of service has softened my heart and helped release what I no longer need to carry. The horses work with a profound sensitivity, the land hums with a healing vibration, and the community offers warmth, safety, and belonging. And of course, time with Laurie is always transformative, her guidance supporting deep shifts that linger long after I leave. I love this place.”

J.A.
Santa Fe, NM

Horses just do something, give something that people can’t.”

B.L.
Amarillo

I’m a 9-year Air Force veteran, and I lead the Yellow City Sister in Arms Veterans Alliance. We started coming to Dove Creek for Equine Coaching in February of this year [2025]. I had no idea what it was going to truly be like because it’s not like anything I had ever done before. Most of the women veterans have enjoyed the authenticity, the honesty, and the vulnerability that working with the horses brings. I think all veterans should do some equine coaching because it’s truly amazing and it’s like nothing you have ever experienced before.”

C.N., Air Force Veteran
Amarillo

It has been life-changing for me!! Before the October Grief Group, I had felt hopeless for many months. That healing process put me back on solid ground (instead of shifting sands), and gave me the undying strength to keep going in a very difficult life situation.”

R.H.
Clovis, NM

Just getting the courage to let it go and be; the horses help so much with bringing me back to the present and being ok with my sadness. Through the grief and pain. The Coaches are just as great and willing. Beautiful time with them, the horses, and others who just get it.”

C.C.
Amarillo

I felt a connection with my team as well as the staff [LBH Coaches]. I have the 5 pillars written on my whiteboard and am working on consciously being present and grounded.”

Staff Member, MaxiVolt
Amarillo

If you’re unsure about attending, do it! Get out of your comfort zone, try new experiences! This was worth it!”

Staff Member, MaxiVolt
Amarillo

Serving horses and humans across

the Texas Panhandle

Dove Creek Equine Rescue, located near Amarillo in Canyon, Texas, serves what is known as the unwanted horse population — horses who have lost homes, owners, or purpose. Many arrive neglected or without care, and here they receive safety, rehabilitation, and a chance to begin again. According to the American Horse Council, as of 2023, there are now 6.65 million horses in the US, with 1.5-2.2 percent, 99,750-146,300, considered unwanted. Texas is ranked #1 in the US, California #2, and Florida #3.  There are 14,971 jobs in Equine Assisted Services and 4,681 jobs in Equine Rescues & Sanctuaries in the US.

Dove Creek partners with local agencies and organizations across the Texas Panhandle to strengthen equine welfare and human connection. As a member of the Homes for Horses Coalition, we join other professionals dedicated to advancing high standards in equine rescue and retirement, while promoting responsible horse ownership. Accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, Dove Creek upholds the highest levels of care, compassion, and integrity in every rescue and rehabilitation effort.

Trusted partners in service

Our partnerships extend across law enforcement, social service agencies, and education programs in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle:

Together, we serve both horses in crisis and humans on the path to healing.

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Contact Us

Please visit our contact page if you wish to make an inquiry or would like more information about the rescue or our programs.

Address

16201 Gordon Cummings Rd
Canyon, TX 79015

Phone

806.367.0808

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