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Melanie Sue Bowles, co-founder of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary & Author

Duncan — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:08:08 +0000

Melanie Sue Bowles–co-founder of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, who alongside her husband, Jim, has shepherded the sanctuary through nearly 35 years of challenges, changes, and relocations, in service of rescuing horses and providing them refuge–recalls the unlikely beginning, when they were decidedly not horse people. Bowles explained that having bought a home on a five-acre […]

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Melanie Sue Bowles, founder-director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary

Duncan — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 04:00:39 +0000

Melanie Sue Bowles—founder and director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, who alongside her husband, Jim, has shepherded the sanctuary through nearly 30 years of challenges, changes, and relocations, in service of rescuing horses and providing them refuge—recalls helping her very first horse, when they were decidedly not horse people. Although she didn’t grow up riding, […]

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