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Nicole is a true horse ally and a gifted instructor who has taught "Being With Horses" at the University of Utah and teaches English at Roots Charter High School. At Liberty, Nicole uses the Liberty Method developed by Carolyn Resnick to build trust and form meaningul relationships with our horses.
"Nicole is insightful and knowledgeable and it is easy to tell she has a genuine love and respect for horses. She taught us how to be more intuitive and mindful in our interactions with the horses and helped us understand and more fully appreciate the gift that they give us."-Alison J.
"Nicole is an amazing and gifted teacher. What she taught was profound and memorable."-Susan D.

Americans including Dawn Olivieri are lending their powerful voices to demand change and protections for American horses by passing the Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act or SAFE Act to forever ban the export of American horses for slaughter. We need to all come together and support by visiting and sharing SAFEACT.org so friends can easily send a customizable letter to legislators. Not one more year should pass with over 20,000 horses being senselessly trafficked to their deaths. Let’s all help them now! Visit SAFEACT.org today!
Let’s show Congress the Heart of the Herd!
Liberty Sanctuary is a leading equine nonprofit dedicated to protecting America’s most vulnerable horses and banning the slaughter of our cherished American equines. We rescue equines from the slaughter pipeline and offer comprehensive care, training, and adoption programs. Liberty is also home to more wild horses than any sanctuary in Utah. We offer horsemanship clinics to the public and working student opportunities. Liberty is home to over 30 rescued horses cared for by over 60 volunteers. Additionally, we partner with Dr. Rebecca Bailey and the Polyvagal Equine Institute to offer therapeutic neuroregulation to those with mental health challenges including veterans with PTSD, patients recovering from substance abuse, people with disabilities and domestic violence survivors. Our national advocacy efforts include launching SAFEACT.org to support the Save America's Forgotten Equines Act currently in Congress. Our work has been featured on ABC News, Fox News, Good Things Utah, Good Day Utah, Salt Lake Tribune, Park Record, NPR, and more. (Liberty News) To stay updated on Liberty Sanctuary’s progress, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), TikTok, and YouTube.
Liberty took part in an incredible rescue of over 31 equines from the Navajo Nation. This mission was spearheaded by Dawn Olivieri and All Seated In A Barn. Liberty was honored to play a role and help welcome over 11 wild horses to the great Western state of Utah. In the end, 4 baby horses remained home @libertysanctuary and 7 horses and 3 donkeys were accepted at other UT sanctuaries. These babies came without stopping at auction or kill pens, reducing stress to the animals and avoiding diseases that are rampant in the slaughter pipeline. Their parents were sent to slaughter. We are honored to be a part of this effort and urge you all to visit SAFEACT.org to let your legislators know you insist we ban the export of majestic American horses for slaughter.
Filmmaker and activist Ashley Avis, through her Wild Beauty Foundation, has launched "The Lost Horses," a campaign aimed at ending horse slaughter by pushing for the passage of the SAFE Act. The campaign launched in late October 2025 and uses powerful cinematic public service announcements (PSAs) to raise awareness about the slaughter pipeline that ships American horses to Mexico and Canada. Visit SAFEACT.ORG to help and LOSTHORSES.ORG to learn more.
Porter is a 2017 bay mustang gelding currently under saddle and truly a special horse. He is a kind, loving, and sweet-natured gelding who may take a little time to warm up to strangers, as is typical of mustangs, but forms a deep bond once trust is established. Porter excels working at liberty and thoroughly enjoys it, yet he performs just as well under saddle. He has been ridden indoors, outdoors, in round pens, and out on the trail. He loads into a trailer without issue and handles new environments with a thoughtful, willing attitude. Adopt Porter Now!
We had such a fun day with Ashley Avis yesterday filming at Liberty Sanctuary on the set of The Lost Horses! We are grateful for your leadership and total commitment to wildlife and your especially meaningful voice for America’s most vulnerable horses: THE LOST HORSES. We stand with you in your journey to help pass the SAFE Act! Thanks for all you do!
Coupled with a lobbying and public relations push on both coasts, this campaign is designed bye to spur awareness, increase congressional support, and help pass the SAFE Act—permanently closing the slaughter pipeline.
This isn’t euthanasia. It’s not compassion. It’s a shadowy, for-profit industry enabled by a legal loophole.

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