Northeast Equine Sanctuary

10/16/2026

In case you missed it, check out our latest sanctuary newsletter linked in the comments.

Want to check out past sanctuary newsletters or sign up to be on our mailing list? We’ll share a link in the comments for that too. 🙂

10/14/2026

📺 A Special Day at Peace Ridge — Coming Soon to WABI! 🐴❤️

We had such a wonderful day welcoming Joy Hallowell and her cameraman, Mark, to both Northeast Equine Sanctuary and our main Peace Ridge Sanctuary facility in Brooks, Maine!

Joy and Mark spent the day with us meeting our animals, learning about their stories, and getting a firsthand look at the work we do every day. It was a genuinely fun day, and Joy was such a pleasure to spend time with. We’re so grateful that they took the time to visit to help us commemorate 25 years of rescue, refuge, and advocacy for animals in need.

Their visit will be featured in a special two-part series highlighting the work of Peace Ridge, the animals whose lives we touch, and the mission we’ve dedicated ourselves to for the past quarter century.

❤️ The first part of the series will air Monday, October 26th, on WABI!

We hope you’ll tune in and watch! It means so much to have the opportunity to share our work with a wider audience, and we’re incredibly thankful to Joy and Mark for helping tell the story of what we do and why it matters.

Thank you, Joy and Mark, for such a lovely day and for helping us celebrate 25 years of making a difference for animals. We can’t wait for everyone to see it!

📺 Mark your calendars for Monday, October 26th, and watch WABI!

10/06/2026

Alexis Ingraham was convicted of aggravated felony animal cruelty and has now been sentenced to two years in prison, followed by probation, and given a lifetime ban on possessing animals in Maine. When she gets out of jail, she’ll be subject to random visits, without notice, to ensure the lifetime ownership ban is enforced.

Per District Attorney Natasha Irving, "As far as the continuum of cases that I’ve had of animal cruelty cases, this is really at the top because of the absolute indifference to suffering. It’s disturbing. It's been disturbing to all the folks in my office. It's been heartbreaking for all the folks in my office and for law enforcement that's worked to put an end to this.”

Northeast Equine and Peace Ridge Sanctuary played a critical role in this case, intervening to keep the horses from being shipped to slaughter by Alexis to try to hide her abuses, which not only saved their lives, but preserved evidence (the animals themselves) in this case, allowing us to enable the state to finally take action. While we’ve been working on this legal case for a year and a half, we’ve been working for 15 years to bring justice for the countless animals Alexis has harmed since her 2011 conviction resulted in little more than a slap on the wrist.
Check out this news coverage from the sentencing hearing. And stay tuned for a behind-the-scenes story about this case in our upcoming newsletter. Not signed up yet? We’ll put a link in the comments so you don’t miss it! 🙂

Sentenced for abusing nearly 30 animals, Ingraham faces a lifetime animal ownership ban.

10/04/2026

❤️ ESTATE SALE TO BENEFIT PEACE RIDGE SANCTUARY ❤️

👉 67 PERKINS ROAD, BELFAST, ME
👉 OCTOBER 9th, 10th, & 11th
👉 10am - 2pm

We are selling the contents of a Blue Hill house and ALL the proceeds will go to PRS and NES!😍

⭐️ Antiques & folk art
⭐️ Vintage rattan & wicker furniture
⭐️ Lamps & chandeliers
⭐️ Mirrors & artwork
⭐️ Stained glass
⭐️ Baskets & planters
⭐️ Wooden chests
⭐️ Antique kaleidoscope
⭐️ Architectural pieces
⭐️ Studio pottery
⭐️ Kayak… and MUCH MORE!
🚫 NO JUNK!

This is a huge undertaking for us and we need your help finding new homes for all these treasures!

Your support is especially important right now as we raise funds to open a low/cost community veterinary clinic here in Belfast. Come support the animals and take home something beautiful! ❤️

🦆🐎🫏🐄🐖🐏🦙🐐🐕🐓🦃🐇

10/02/2026

⭐ Are YOU coming to our 5th Annual Benefit 5k Race & Fun Walk for the PRS Animals?!? ⭐

Just in case you need more inspiration to come out for the animals, every single penny raised goes towards the care for our 600+ rescued residents! 🐓🐇🐕🐐🦙🐑🐏🐖🐎🫏🐄🐂🦆

Love running? This is a fun, challenging, beautiful course with plenty of fall foliage to enjoy!

Don't love running? No worries, sign up and join us for yoga, a fun walk, or just the delicious vegan BBQ!

📍 Event Details & Registration:

👉 Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
👉 Location: Northeast Equine Sanctuary (222 Barnes Rd, Albion, ME)
👉 Features: 5K Run / 1-Mile Walk, pre-race yoga with Vacationland Yoga, vegan BBQ by Veggie Life, face painting, raffle, and more!

More details and signup info in the comments 🤩

09/06/2026

‼️ OPEN HOUSE TODAY ‼️

Come stop by between 1-3pm today to meet some of our 44 rescued horses and ponies at NES—including our newest boy, Rocket! ❤️

Sunday, September 6 from 1-3pm
Northeast Equine Sanctuary
222 Barnes Road, Albion

🐴❤️🐴❤️🐴❤️🐴

08/22/2026

Here it is in the New York Times. An administration using loopholes to increase a practice, and we've been kept in the dark about it. Please read.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/trump-wild-horses-legal-loophole-slaughter.html?fbclid=Iwb21leAT2hWNwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHhVj-2-pHE1WZ25EsC5iHlF2gGSGzHN-e91wRMVPBN3de5dXvnuF0kWwFajl_aem_NQipj1e_IKW6EItxv2e0YQ

A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.

08/20/2026

Our wild horses secretly being sent to slaughter en masse. Please read more:

https://www.rawstory.com/wild-horses/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a872b8cb4a8f900015a56ee&fbclid=Iwb21leAT0VJBjbGNrBPRUcXBkb2YBZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEelMmZt3HRZm3FDDv-OTg-k4ePK8Ej2uFNgQZmNizSI5AmFYfAHnjvGyxlYLw_aem_HNH2rajv8C8RLDLAHdrFWQ

08/15/2026

***Alexis Ingraham was just found GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES, including FELONY AGGRAVATED animal cruelty charges! ***

Sentencing happens in September.

We will be posting more about this story, with details of our involvement, as soon as possible.

Stay tuned! 💪💪💪

Waldo County jury convicts Alexis Ingraham on four charges, including two felonies, following three days of testimony

08/13/2026

More coverage of day one of Alexis Ingraham's trial.

We're hopeful that after decades of abusing countless animals, she will finally be stopped. Daniella is in court today to testify about the intake conditions and extensive rehabilitation of the horses PRS saved from this case...

This woman needs to be stopped. Animal shelters can no longer absorb the results of her actions and the animals deserve better!

"Shocking conduct to these animals" | Day 1 of a Burham farmer's three-day animal cruelty trial concludes.