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Established in 1989, Ballyoncree provides a permanent home for animals, mainly horses and dogs, who were in need. Ballyoncree currently provides a forever home for 27 horses (including 11 brumbies), eight inside dogs, and various goats, sheep, cats and other feathered and four-legged friends. Many of our animals have had special needs and all are treated holistically.

Who Are We?

Ballyoncree (“Home of the Heart”) is a family-run, holistic animal haven, run by animal shaman and communicator Billie Dean and her husband Andrew Einspruch. It specialises in educating people to reconnect with nature and Mother Earth, to live passionately and compassionately, to understand the secrets of nature and animals, animal spirituality and behaviour, and healing for animals and humans. This is done through seminars and workshops, private shamanic consultations for animals and people, films, books, CD’s and other products.

We normally provide updates on what is going on at Ballyoncree in Billie's newsletter, which goes out roughly monthly. To receive the free email newsletter, simply sign up using the box in the upper left-hand corner of this page.

Typical of the stories of animals who have found refuge are Jaffah and Maverick. Jaffah had been psychically urging Billie to give her a home and Billie felt an urgency to move them from their Canberra agistment. Three days later, the devastating 2003 Canberra fires hit.

Jaffah and Maverick's home paddocks were struck by a fireball, and their shocked previous person said the horses would certainly have died, as she was in another part of the city, struggling to save her home with two small children in tow.

The ponies Erin and Tammy were both victims of drought. Erin desperately needed a new home when hay soared to $25 per bale. Tammy was found starving on agistment. Today they are both happy and healthy at Ballyoncree. Both have bonded to a small herd of six ponies who are fed and handled daily at Ballyoncree.