At Peaceful Pastures, hope arrives one horse at a time

At first glance, the Lenox Township barn looked mid-renovation in early November. Fresh sand covered the floor, new light fixtures glowed overhead and rows of empty stalls waited for their nameplates while tools and wheelbarrows lined the walls.

It could have passed for a simple construction project, but for founder Kaitlyn Castillo, it signaled something far larger: the quiet beginning of an equine sanctuary that existed only on paper just weeks earlier.

At first glance, the Lenox Township barn looked mid-renovation in early November. Fresh sand covered the floor, new light fixtures glowed overhead and rows of empty stalls waited for their nameplates while tools and wheelbarrows lined the walls.

It could have passed for a simple construction project, but for founder Kaitlyn Castillo, i