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10/05/2026

Thank you to our four legged partners, to the wild feathered ones, to the land and trees for a beautiful gathering for Erica Tom, Ph.D. men’s group last Sunday. Thank you to everyone who takes time to slow down and join together once a month, to nurture connection and strength in community.

Thank you co-facilitators Jason Reid Erica Tom Juliet Malconian and thank you Lisa and Carl for opening Hillcrest Farm for this work. We are grateful to offer this opportunity at no cost to participants through generous support from the Zane Templin Foundation.

10/02/2026

Moonshine planting horse dream seeds in the heart of every child (and more than a few adults!)🌈🐴🌱💕 OCCIDENTAL PRIDE

🎥 Juliet Malconian

09/10/2026

Equi-Sense is honored to work with TLC Child & Family Services providing an after school program where students can choose how to spend their time in nature. We think Starbuck is happy about it too! We are grateful to TLC clinicians, staff, and Erica Tom, Ph.D. volunteers who make it possible for us to move with the students from the forest to the aviary, and into the pasture where we practice noticing subtle body language and energy. Herd observation within the pasture is one of many activities that support awareness development (self, others, environment), and self and co-regulation. Check out our website if you’d like to learn more!

06/29/2026

Saturday, August 29th 5-8:30 🥂🐴♥️

Enjoy dinner, drinks, and music at Wild Oak Saddle Club to support Equi-Sense’s therapeutic programs for foster youth with their rescue horses Moonshine and Indigo! Tickets available on Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-equi-sense-at-wild-oak-saddle-club-tickets-1991873526337?aff=oddtdtcreator) or DM.

You are warmly invited to join us for a special evening benefiting Equi-Sense, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit transforming lives through gentle, hands-on horsemanship experiences for foster youth and underserved communities.

🥂Enjoy appetizers, a hosted bar, exclusive items available by live auction, and Chef Joe Farinacci’s delicious dinner, accompanied by fine w**e on the patio at the beautifull Wild Oak Saddle Club.

🐴 Learn about the healing power of horses with Equi-Sense Founder, Dr. Erica Tom, who volunteers her time tending rescue horses Moonshine and Indigo, and directing program development to offer deeply personalized, client-centered experiences.

♥️ All proceeds support Equi-Sense’s therapeutic programs for foster youth with their rescue horses Moonshine and Indigo.

Equi-Sense provides safe, supportive experiences with horses that honor what individuals have been through, helping them heal and build resilience. Through guided interaction with horses and time in nature, participants develop skills that carry into everyday life.

Can’t make it? But want to support! We gladly accept donations on Venmo (https://www.venmo.com/u/equi-sense) and by check. DM Erica Tom with any questions.

12/17/2025

Repost 🕊️ Feathered friends, learning to work with horses, gathering around fire in the forest in good company! Thank you everyone who showed up to Equi-Sense’s first Men’s Workshop at Hillcrest Farm. We honor the courage, heart, and hope it takes to show up, to be in community. We are excited to share that will be offering a recurring men’s group the first Sunday of every month in 2026. This is an intergenerational gathering (age 15 and up) that supports self-reflection, embodied leadership, and secure masculinity, in community with our beyond human kin🐴🌲🔥

We are proud to share this collaboration with the Zane Templin Foundation, who makes it possible to offer this program at not cost to participants. If you, or know someone who know, may benefit from joining, please reach out [email protected].

“The Zane Templin Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, was formed in Zane’s memory. Our mission is to support mental health awareness and su***de prevention. Our focus is on the children, teens, and young adults of Sonoma County.”

11/16/2025

We love guiding students in slowing down and connecting with all the creatures at Hillcrest Farm 🐴🐾🕊️🤎 and a little rain just makes everything smell fresher and shine brighter 🍂🌱☔️

Cover photo by Mary 📸

11/03/2025

A beautiful day in community with feathered, four legged, and forest 🕊️🐴🌲 thank you to everyone who came to “gather and ground” at today’s workshop at Hillcrest Farm. Slowing down. Noticing. Appreciating all our relations.

10/24/2025

Join Equi-Sense for a gentle day with the animals and land - an invitation to slow down, come as you are, and nurture connection in the changing seasons 🍂🐴💛

What to expect:

• Gather with the feathered and four legged creatures at Hillcrest Farm.
• Learn to read horse body language, and build relationships with our four legged friends.
• Slow down, ground, and connect as we walk through the forest.

Text (818) 451-8741 to reserve your spot!

Sliding scale (pay what you can) $75-$175 Venmo -sense. Those who can pay more allow us to offer our workshops at lower cost to more people 🌱

09/25/2025

Get your tickets today! Link in bio 🎨🍻🎶

Come join us for the .funk paint party at downtown Santa Rosa on Saturday, October 4th 2-5pm for some fun fundraising to support .sense therapeutic horsemanship programs and our two incredible rescue horses Indigo & Moonshine 🩵🐴🐴🌙

09/11/2025

Indigo is our big hearted beautiful American Paint Quarter horse. You’d never guess she is 30 years old, as our wise elder mare is ever energetic. Would you like to get to know this incredible horse? Become a sponsor! Donate $400/month to support Indigo & Moonshine and you will not only be helping Equi-Sense to take care of our rescue horses, but you’ll have the opportunity to develop your own special relationship with Moonshine & Indigo 🐴💛🐴 and if you don’t have time to come visit, we’re glad to share video updates and photos so you can see how they’re doing and their important work in our therapeutic horsemanship programs. DM for more details or email [email protected] 🐴💛🐴

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