“My mission is to provide faith-based and equine-assisted psychotherapy that empowers clients of all ages to heal, grow, and thrive through clinical excellence, Christ-centered guidance, and compassionate support.”
—Shannon Solomon | Founder, Solomon Sanctuary

Solomon Sanctuary provides mental health counseling using equine assisted psychotherapy, as well as Telehealth options for traditional talk therapy. We strive to create a safe, healing, and compassionate environment to help and serve individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health.

We would like to invite you to work with us and experience for yourself what’s possible for your life.

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

I love to work with individuals, couples, and families who are struggling with feeling disconnected and dysfunctional in their lives. I like to create order from chaos within the self and the family unit. I help facilitate change by pouring unconditional love, striving to understand everyone’s story and leaning on their strengths to move them into what God has in store for their future.

I have always felt a calling to help people, even at a young age. I was studying Animal Science with an equine emphasis at UW-River Falls when I joined the Army my junior year, where I met my husband. After we were married he was stationed in Virginia, so I moved from Minnesota to start our life as a family together.

I went back to school in 2020 to get my Masters in Counseling from Liberty University, then earned my Equine Assisted Therapy certification from EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association). With first hand experience in how therapeutic and transforming horses can be, I was blessed to be able to do my residency at a wonderful facility that allowed me to practice equine therapy.

In 2024, while I was 8 months pregnant with my third child, I took a leap of faith and moved my family and horses back to my hometown in Minnesota to start my own private practice and equine therapy site.

Hello! I am Luna, I am very sensitive and social with humans. I love to be close (which sometimes is not welcomed; I admit at times I can be a bit of a space invader), so I am still learning how to have good boundaries with humans and with horses. I love to run, kick up my heals, and play in the pasture. My spirit is spicy and youthful. I am very athletic and when I grow up, I will be full of strength, knowledge, compassion, and loyalty to my people.

Howdy! My name is Buzz—don’t worry too much about the Red Rose part. I’m not quite sure where that came from either, though I suppose it has something to do with being a registered Morgan. I just go by Buzz, because that describes me best; I have a buzzing energy, full of fun and adventure… as long as there isn’t a hula hoop involved. I don’t know what it is about those things, but they give me the creeps. Why do they even exist?

I’m slightly younger than Sassy, which means I’m really the barn baby—and I’m also the only gelding Cheryl owns. I’ve known Cheryl most of my life; she started me under saddle when I was young and quickly fell in love with me. She says the day I became hers was one of the best days of her life. I do love Sassy, though she can be a bossy older sister!

I know everyone loves me. All the geldings in my herd are my best friends. I’m the buddy you’ve always wanted—the one you can come to when you need to talk, and who’s always up for a good time. Whether it’s sharing a snack in the arena or heading out on a trail ride through
the forest, I’m in.

I love people almost as much as I love my herd, and anytime I get to hang out with humans is a bonus in my book.

I’m Daisy May, the original OG of Davenport Stables. I arrived here at just two years old
and have proudly called this place home for the past 24 years. Speed has always been my thing—I love to run, and under saddle I’ve always had that need for speed.

Barrel racing and pole weaving are my favorite events, though I’ve enjoyed jumping too. Since retiring from competition, I’ve stepped into my most important role yet: matriarch of the mare herd. I’m a natural leader—great at solving problems, keeping the peace, and making sure everyone knows the rules.

Do not let the word senior fool you. I’m still playful, quick on my feet, and fully convinced I do not need the senior diet I’ve been put on. I mean, really—I’ve still got it.

My favorite things to do with humans include being groomed in the sunshine, the occasional bareback ride, and every now and then being sent out into the arena to run a few patterns… just to remind everyone who I am.