Melanie Sue Bowles

Melanie Sue Bowles

Melanie Sue Bowles earned her living as a professional firefighter/medic, but her true passion has always been animal welfare. In 1991, along with her husband, Jim, she established Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. In operation for over twenty years and currently caring for nearly 60 horses, today Proud Spirit stands as one of the most successful, longest existing facilities for equines in the United States. While their focus has always been horses, Jim and Melanie also UN-officially rescue dogs. There's a baker's dozen of formerly homeless pups living at the sanctuary; all part of the family and all over the furniture. Melanie is the author of three nonfiction books which chronicle the lives of the horses, dogs, cats and even a few pigs who have all found peace and safety at the gate of Proud Spirit.

Melanie Sue Bowles Official Site

Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary