About our sanctuary

We take in the ones that are hard to place. If they only have a few weeks with us, then let those be their best weeks! Sometimes people surrender their senior animal because they don't have the money (or the heart) to euthanize. We don't have the money either but no horse should experience the trip to the sale barn and the terror of being in the meat pipeline at the end. No cat should end up sick on the streets, dying alone in the cold. With your help, we offer them medical care, dental care, plenty of rest and nutritious food. If they just cannot recover, our vets are the most caring and compassionate people and we make sure to stay with every animal until they are at peace again. It breaks our hearts every single time but we promised them that we would hold their little paws or stroke their big necks and stay with them until the very end.

We often witness miracles too. Many of you know our miniature horse Tinkerbell's Pixiedust. She arrived with a 6 months life expectancy 14 years ago! Pixie has epilepsy, PPID (equine Cushing's), and arthritis. She is 25 years old. Pixie prefers quiet humans and is a favourite among people with compromised mobility. We do as much as possible at liberty, so any animal involved in therapy has the free choice to leave at any time. Pixie is no exception and even though recently she started slowing down, she is loving her life at Little Creek. She has not had a seizure since 2023!

We teach the language of horses based in science and observation. This is not horse whispering, it is horse listening. We aim to bring you regular, always free, videos illustrating their communication points. We absolutely LOVE when someone tells us that their relationship with their horse was improved by our videos!!!  

Every animal we offer sanctuary to has ongoing needs and unfortunately, good intentions don't cover bills. Little Creek is run by family members, friends and wonderful volunteers. No one takes a salary. Every cent is going towards keeping the doors open and the bellies full. Thanks to all of you, we can continue to care for the ones we take in and give them the best life for as long as it is reasonable to do so.

We know very well that times are tough for many and as always, we do everything we can on our end to meet the financial needs of the sanctuary. We hold bake sales, craft sales, our farm stand has fruits and vegetables and seasonal decor. We teach workshops on just about any related, and sometimes unrelated, subject: Micro farming, gardening, senior pet care, wilderness skills, mindfulness, basic mechanics, welding, baking... anything we can think of to keep the lights on at the sanctuary.

We house and feed nearly 60 animals and without community support we could not do this. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

If you have a little extra and have been thinking about giving back to the community, we would deeply appreciate if you would check out our wish list where we will update the animals’ needs weekly. We have the space for a few more but we owe it to the ones already here to meet their needs first. With your help, maybe we can do both.

Your support means the world to us, to our animals, and to the many people who benefit from spending time with them. WE LOVE YOU!!!

IF YOU PICK UP YOUR ORDERS ON SATURDAYS BETWEEN 2PM AND 4PM, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT THE ANIMALS. Unfortunately, the rest of the time we can only accommodate a few scheduled farm tours. We noticed that the animals are happier if there is limited daily activity. Most of them are older and we love being able to cater to their needs, both physical and emotional. The right balance for our animals is no more than one client or group of clients and one volunteer or group of volunteers per day and those not back to back. The animals all have the freedom to participate, or not. But you know what? It has NEVER happened that none of them wanted to. We noticed that the more we give them choices, the more they choose to!

Thanks to all you wonderful supporters, we also have a FREE program for siblings of non-verbal (or minimally verbal) children. We interviewed many adult siblings and the heartbreaking truth is that they often do not feel very connected to their disabled siblings. They all had to leave restaurants before the food even arrived, shows right when it got interesting, they had to forgo extra-curricular activities and vacations. Many are conflicted; feeling anger and resentment while also knowing that there is simply no choice but to invest every dollar and spare minute into helping their disabled sibling. Some of them tearfully shared that once their parents are gone, they won't even visit anymore. We aim to give these children a safe place where they can express all of their feelings. They often end up supporting one another and for many it is the highlight of their week. They feel heard, seen, and let's not forget that horses are also really cool. They finally have something that is special and just for them. We teach them how horses communicate non-verbally. We don't even try to draw any parallels (but they do). We show them that speech is only one aspect of communication and as a result, many develop a much closer and stronger bond with their disabled sibling. We use cooperative care with all the animals and the positive interactions they learn to foster with the animals at Little Creek are life altering for the entire family dynamics.