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Sanctuary gives homeless horses a place where they can be themselves

"Every flick of the eye, twitch of the nose, tail flicks, breathing - everything is them communicating with you..."

Adele Severs

Published 2 Aug 2022

By ABC

Ruth Pattie sees horses differently to those owners who see them as a commodity with a used-by date.

They come into Ruth’s care at her Helenvale Horse Sanctuary, outside of Cooktown, for a range of reasons and in various conditions.
 
But each horse is valued, even when they can no longer do what their former owners have asked or expected of them.
 
 

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