In 2006, upon discovering that over 100,000 American horses were being sent to slaughter in Canada and Mexico, Lynn decided to get involved. She founded the rescue in May of 2006, relocated her family to Santa Cruz County, applied for non-profit status and began pulling pregnant mares out of harm’s way.

While working full time, and raising a family she remained relentless to the goal; saving pregnant mares and orphaned foals from abuse, abandonment and a trip to the slaughterhouse. In 2015 she was awarded the Red Cross Central Coast Animal Community Hero Award.

Her writing reflects the sensitivity and compassion that emerge from a life devoted to helping others. Through her experience in horse rescue, she gained an unexpected awareness of horses’ sentient and emotional lives, along with a deeper understanding of the life-changing connection between humans and horses—and the profound value of giving.

Lynn has long been an animal activist, and volunteer. She enjoyed a career in music for much of the 80’s, an enormous portion of her work raising money for animal rights. Lynn and her husband of 35 years enjoy ranch life with their 3 dogs, saving lives, the coastal fog, and the wonderful feeling of making a difference.