Adoptions are always some of the best news, ever! Last week mom & filly pair, Mollie & Mila, went to their forever home, together!! They are the first of the law enforcement horses to graduate to their new homes – this is a big first step in finding new families for all of these sweet creatures fur babies.
Look at their amazing transformations from when we first met them (below) until they arrived at their new home. It’s hard to believe these two were with us less than four months.
Thank you to Alison & Tom for adding these lovely ladies to their family! And thanks to all of you that supported their rescue and helped them get to their happily ever after.
We are so happy they found their home, and we can’t wait to match the other horses with the right home!
View the adoptable horses to see if you’re a fit for anyone! And refer a friend, share the info, repost! Together, we can make it happen!
THANK YOU for saving their lives.A special thanks to the folks who stepped up to offer matching funds.
The “matching funds” was a success, and that is what allowed us to not only get the pregnant mares and the Jennies, but to save “Jeepers”, the horse with the eye injury.
Jeepers was tortured, his face set on fire and Doc said he needs surgery on his eye, or what is left of it. We are not sure if that was from part of the torture, or if it might be cancer.
The Cremello mare has a horribly infected leg, close to her joint. Doc said it is serious enough that even though she is very pregnant, she won’t survive without getting the infection under control.
There is a chance the antibiotics could cause a miscarriage, but if Mama dies from the infection, the baby won’t live either. She is being treated with clay and antibiotics. Please say a prayer for her.
It is so hard to see these injuries, but sadly they seem to be part of most of the rescues.
Appreciate prayers for the rescue truck. She was towed in to the shop yesterday. It sounds like it could be extremely serious, AND EXPENSIVE. as it is something in the electrical system. Without her, I am stuck. Again, it happened in the driveway, not on a haul with horses and out in the middle of nowhere. God was watching over me as always. I am grateful for that, and praying for an affordable fix.
Jeepers has a perfect home offer, once he is healthy and has the veterinary care he needs. A 7 year old who has already fallen in love with him. He finally hit the jackpot. After years of suffering and torture, this horse will be starting his “best life”.
Thank you for making that happen. Getting the matching funds made the difference for this wonderful horse.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE! YOU ROCK!!!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
We have two amazing donors who have offered to match funds up to $2600, to save these kids.
Beginning now, at 5:30 pm. All donations will be put towards the goal for the matching $2600. For every dollar you donate, these amazing folks will match it, all the way up to $2600.
Between receiving the matching funds offer and typing this, we have received $I00 towards the matching funds.
So now we are looking for $2500 more to be matched. We will be able to SAVE THESE KIDS, AND HELP another one I was called about who’s eye is hanging out???.
Thank you so much!
God is answering our prayers!
(Earlier post:)
WE NEED HELP ASAP!!
To date we have only raisesd about $!600. This won’t even cover the bail for these guys.
HOW WOULD I PICK???
IN ADDTION, I received a call from a friend in NV who is trying to save an older guy with a blown eye. I can’t begin to say yes to help, when I am not even close to raising the funds for these 6 lives.
I know that multiple rescues are really struggling. I hope this is not the future.
It’s up to y’all. We need another $3400 just to get them here and have a few weeks of feed.
Will you help us save them??
Thank you to everyone who has helped with so far.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE! YOU ROCK!!!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Another phone call, and you guessed it, another Emergency. I received an urgent call for 2 Pregnant Mamas, and 2 young Jennies headed to slaughter.
So many folks ask why so many pregnant mares end up at slaughter?It IS deliberate!! The heavier they are, the more money they bring.We can’t let these 2 innocent foals be cut of Mama’s belly, and thrown away on the slaughter floor.
Sadly, I have seen photos of that, and you cannot unsee them.
I know times are tough, and honestly, it is scary trying to raise enough funds to save them, and also be able to support and care for them, until they are ready to be re-homed.
We need $6500 for these SIX lives for bail, transport, vetting, groceries and all the other expenses that come with rescue. Please let’s save them.
PLEASE help now. I ONLY want to say YES, we will save them.
Today, I am heading back to the Doc, and my hauler is standing by and ready to go get them IF we can save them!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS. TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY LIVES!
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE! YOU ROCK!!!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
Apologies it’s been a while since we sent an update on the seizure horses. We’ve been working hard to get them healthy and ready for adoption, and we’re excited to let you know they are all doing tremendously well. Nearly all are now available for adoption. Unfortunately, we don’t have the best progress photos of everyone to share, so know that some of these photos don’t do justice to all. The Arabians are all really nice group of horses, and they’ve made a ton of progress since arriving. Now, it’s time to get them adopted!!
Though some were touchable and enjoyed interaction, none were halterable when they arrived. None had likely had any hoof or dental care, at least for a long time. Today, all are halterable and handleable, some more confidently than others. All understand the basics, all have had the work (hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming and microchips). The older colt (Niko) has been gelded, the other will be done in the next month or so. Some are more confident than others, but they’ve all made good progress since they arrived the end of March and early April.
Learn more about each horse by clicking on the name or photo below.
Please read each horse’s description and needs carefully to make sure YOU are a good match for the horse (or to help find a good match)!
If you are (or someone you know is) interested in exploring adoption, please learn more about our adoption process, then submit an Adoption Inquiry (This is the first step to find your match). (We’re working on updating the website, so if you see someone you’re interested in, and the description is brief, submit an Adoption Inquiry and we can share more information to see if there’s a match.)
Refer a friend, share the info, repost! Together, we can make it happen!
As always, there is little time to stop and grieve. Another 911 for a heavily pregnant mare who is scheduled to ship to slaughter.
I haven’t seen her, but she has run out of time.
We need to raise at least $2,000 to get her safe, transported and settled in with the basics. She will need lots of special feed for her and her unborn foal.
We still have to catch up the vet bills, but I had to had to go out on faith, so of course I said Yes, my Chilly Pepper Family, will keep her and her unborn baby off the slaughter truck.
Please help.today!
Let’s help ease the heartbreak of losing the girls, by honoring their memory by saving 2 more lives.
The Mare in the 1st pix was one you saved last year, and that is her beautiful baby by her side. Happy endings do come true.
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
If you want to donate directly for Glamour’s feed, please call Basin Feed at 509-773
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
This beautiful “Old Lady” needs us now. She is emaciated and needs help. You can look in her eyes and see how sad and broken she is.
I need to get special feed for her as she cannot seem to chew hay. She tries, but obviously it isn’t working.
She will need vet care, an equine dentist, and special feed, vitamins etc.
Pumpkin, the Cremello mare shown in the collage, was born with leg deformities. She is slightly underweight, but her biggest issue is her feet. She will need special farrier care to get her comfy again._
Sadly, Pumpkin also appears to have cancerous sarcoids.
Please help us help these horses.
Animal Control was involved, and I want to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to Yakima Animal Control. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND SAVING these horses.
The owner was unaware of the situation and called me as soon as A/C notified her of the problem.
Be careful who you trust the care of your animals too.
Hopefully with a lot of love and care we can get these two ladies feeling better.
I can’t stand the thought of them suffering and starving. Let’s help them now! THANK YOU!!
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
If you want to donate directly for Glamour’s feed, please call Basin Feed at 509-773-4648.
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
Thank You for helping us help these kids. These are NOT our normal babies. They are from a private herd dispersal. I am grateful they came straight to us as opposed to hitting a sales yard 1st.
There are actually 4 milk babies, and 3 older kids. Two of them spent their first night at the vet hospital. (Our matching funds will cover their first night and the meds.)
Princess Penelope, the one with the funny milk face was colicky and acting like she was dying. In all reality, the banamine and the trailer ride fixed her up quite well. She was quite perky by the time Doc saw her.
Neither of them have any teeth yet, so they are very young. Both of them had fluids , plasma and antibiotics.
I have already gone through 50 pounds of milk powder, and they are all drinking, and seem to be doing quite well. We are dealing with some diarrhea, but that is normal.
A wonderful donor stepped up and said she will match up to a $1000 in donations. I cannot begin to thank her, as well as everyone else who is helping with these kids. This $2000 will go to the vet to cover the 1st night and the meds etc.
This will include donations made as of yesterday morning at 10 a.m. I believe we are close to halfway there.
If you want to donate directly for milk, please call Basin Feed at 509-773-4648.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Thank You for Supporting AAE on Big Day of Giving!
Save the Date for Boots & Bling
Updated Adoptable Horses
Volunteer Corner, Volunteer Needs
AAE Friends, Supporters, & Service Providers
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Together, you gave $30,146 during Big Day of Giving to help horses-in-need! It was a BIG day indeed!
Thanks to you, we met our match, and we surpassed our overall BDOG goal! Once again, our amazing AAE community showed up for the horses and gave with their heart.
Thank you to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation for hosting this monumental Big Day of Giving to raise funds and awareness for so many wonderful organizations.
Together, we are making better lives for for horses like Stormy, but also our community.
Stormy’s owner passed away unexpectedly, and his family did not have the knowledge or resources to care for him. His and his mom lived quietly in a pasture. She found a home quickly; he sat waiting in alone in a pasture. Stormy was a 5-1/2 year old Quarter Horse stallion, and not only a stallion, but a cryptorchid (only one descended testicle). The family had a difficult time trying to rehome him, so they contacted us for help. Another horse-lover met Stormy shortly thereafter, and she offered to sponsor his needs so we could take him in. Besides needing castration, he was thin, his hooves were long, and he needed dental work. He didn’t know much about a halter and lead, either. Thankfully, he was well-mannered and good-natured, and we were able to get right to work. He progressed well at AAE. His basic care was updated, and he was gelded. He didn’t have to wait long before he found a new home; his sponsor adopted him, and now this sweet gelding has a wonderful family!
Your generosity and support is what gives horses like Stormy a second chance. Thank you!
Your donations, volunteering, adopting, and social media shares & likes really do make a difference; it’s what makes all of this work possible!
A call came in this morning. Can we take a trailer load of 7 mustang kids? 5 MIlk babies and 2 older babies.
Of course I am running on Faith as always, so I said YES!.
HOWEVER, we need serious help!
We need approximately $3500, JUST to get them to Chilly Pepper.
It will cost OVER $2000 for 5 babies for EACH MONTH of milk powder.
We will need foal lac pellets, grain, hay, wormer, meds and to get them vetted.
With seven on the way, we are looking at needing alot of help.
I am also having to hire help for feeding, cleaning and taking care of everyone, thanks to my goofy leg.
I put up the pix of my knee so folks understand why I need the help. I am not allowed to lift any weight, and am supposed to be on crutches at the very least. Doc said the original x-ray actually looked better, so that wasn’t real happy news.
I should find out next week if there is any improvement.
So far the bone has NOT healed and it is looking like this is the new me until it breaks. They are seriously talking about amputation if it does break, so I am being extremely careful. However, I know God put these in front of me because He wants me to help.
Help is an additional expense._ So please give generously.
You, my Chilly Pepper Family are just plain awesome. Together, we have saved so many lives.
Let’s help find these precious souls a home and give them the life they deserve.
If you want to donate directly for milk, please call Basin Feed at 509-773-4648.
I put in an order for 5 buckets of milk powder this morning.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FROM THE “TRAILER KIDS”
I also appreciate prayers that I don’t get kicked lol.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
With BIG thanks to two special, anonymous and generous horse-loving supporters, donations to AAE from now through 11:59:59 pm will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $6,000!
Donate now to double your donation and help us create brighter futures for horses-in-need!
1) Set up a bill pay with your bank for a one-time (or recurring) donation.
(2) Mail a check to:
All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.
2201 Francisco Drive #140-174
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
**If you plan to send a check, please send us an email and let us know so we can count your donation towards the match.
(3) Drop off your donation at:
AAE’s Used Tack Store
4050 Durock Road #6
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
(4) Donate online using a credit card, Venmo, or PayPay by clicking here.
(5) Text AAEBDOG to 53-555.
(6) Venmo your donation to @allaboutequine
(7) Check with your employer to see if they offer matching funds for your donations (another way to double your impact!).
Other Ways to Support AAE
· Give your time and become an AAE volunteer! We are always in need of volunteers and have opportunities at the ranch, the AAE Used Tack Store, remote roles (such as our outreach, grants, fundraising, or events teams), and more.
· Adopt! We have some wonderful horses looking for a forever home
· Sponsor a horse! Donate in honor of a specific horse and make a monthly donation to help cover his/her costs for basic and maintenance care while he/she awaits his/her forever family. Become a hero for a horse! Learn more about our sponsorship program here.
· Shop at the AAE Used Tack Store in Shingle Springs! There you can purchase tack, clothing, boots, and other items to benefit AAE’s rescue operations. The store also accepts donations of gently used tack, ranch equipment, and other ranch related items.
· Join us at Boots and Bling. Sponsor the event, purchase tickets, or donate to our auctions. Celebrate our 15th Anniversary this year on September 28 at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.
· With our partner, FreeWill, you can include a gift to All About Equine in your will or revocable living trust without spending anything today. It’s a powerful way to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome horses…today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Begin your legacy with All About Equine.
· Turn your car, RV, truck, boat, trailer, motorcycle, and/or other vehicle into support for AAE! Learn more through our partner: CARS.
· Donate art, jewelry, coins, or similar items.
· Follow us on Facebook and Instagram then like, share, and comment on our posts!
It’s the Big Day of Giving, and we are so grateful for your ongoing support and dedication to helping horses-in-need! This is a very important funding day for AAE that supports our cause serving horses-in-need throughout the year.
Your gift this Big Day of Giving will helps provide funding for feed, veterinary care (basic and emergency), hoof and dental care, and all the other basic care and maintenance needs throughout the year.
You are why we are able to help horses like Miles, Monroe, Liza, and Lola!
Miles, Monroe, Liza, and Lola came to AAE as the result of a collaboration with another rescue organization. This is a group of young reservation mustangs. Miles and Monroe had been with a foster who didn’t have experience with mustangs, and Liza and Lola had been with another foster who didn’t have adequate facilities for gentling mustangs. They were unhandled/unhalterable, and as a result, they hadn’t had any dental or hoof care, vaccines, or deworming. Hooves were long, and Miles was intact and needed to be gelded. There was no adoption interest, and no other fosters available to help. They were not making any progress in furthering their gentling to get them the care they needed. We were asked to assist and the group was transferred to AAE. Monroe and Miles came in December 2023. Lola and Liza came in January 2024.
Did you know? Big Day of Giving is Thursday, May 2, and early giving starts TODAY! Big Day of Giving is a very important funding day for AAE and ALL of the horses we care for every day throughout the year. This year is as important as ever, as the need is extremely high!
Help us kickstart this year’s event and assure we reach our goal by making a gift anytime from today until midnight on May 2.
You can also raise the bar for horses-in-need by pledging matching funds! Inspire giving, and you can make your impact twice as BIG!
To learn more about starting your own matching funds campaign for the horses and AAE, send us an email. We would appreciate that in a Big DOG way.
(1) Set up a bill pay with your bank for a one-time (or recurring) donation.
(2) Mail a check to:
All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.
2201 Francisco Drive #140-174
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(3) Drop off your donation at:
AAE’s Used Tack Store
4050 Durock Road #6
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
(4) Donate online using a credit card, Venmo, or PayPay by clicking here.
(5) Text AAEBDOG to 53-555.
(6) Venmo your donation to @allaboutequine
(7) Check with your employer to see if they offer matching funds for your donations (another way to double your impact!).
Other Ways to Support AAE
Give your time and become an AAE volunteer! We are always in need of volunteers and have opportunities at the ranch, the AAE Used Tack Store, remote roles (such as our outreach, grants, fundraising, or events teams), and more.
Sponsor a horse! Donate in honor of a specific horse and make a monthly donation to help cover his/her costs for basic and maintenance care while he/she awaits his/her forever family. Become a hero for a horse! Learn more about our sponsorship program here.
Shop at the AAE Used Tack Store in Shingle Springs! There you can purchase tack, clothing, boots, and other items to benefit AAE’s rescue operations. The store also accepts donations of gently used tack, ranch equipment, and other ranch related items.
Join us at Boots and Bling. Sponsor the event, purchase tickets, or donate to our auctions. Celebrate our 15th Anniversary this year on September 28 at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.
With our partner, FreeWill, you can include a gift to All About Equine in your will or revocable living trust without spending anything today. It’s a powerful way to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome horses…today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Begin your legacy with All About Equine.
Turn your car, RV, truck, boat, trailer, motorcycle, and/or other vehicle into support for AAE! Learn more through our partner: CARS.
On March 25, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its 2024 wild horse and burro population census numbers, estimating that 73,520 wild horses and burros remain free in the wild compared to the estimated 82,883 last year.
Using these numbers, the BLM is doubling down on its mass roundup plans, targeting 20,000 wild horses and burros for capture and removal from the wild this year. The agency’s ultimate goal is to drive the population down to fewer than 27,000 animals – the number that existed in 1971 when Congress protected them unanimously because they were “fast disappearing.”
Over the past three years, the BLM has spent $401 million rounding up 50,000 wild horses and burros, with the captive population now exceeding 64,000 and set to rise to over 80,000 this year –meaning that, for the first time in history, the number of wild horses in confinement will exceed the number that remain free on the range!
This waste of taxpayer funds and animal lives serves one purpose: to prioritize commercial livestock grazing on public lands over conservation of our federally protected wild horses and burros.
We believe in a better way. At American Wild Horse Conservation, we’re fighting to reform the BLM’s inhumane practices and offer humane and sustainable conservation solutions.
We’re acquiring habitat through our Land Trust, fostering public-private partnerships, and demonstrating the efficacy of humane fertility control as an alternative to costly and traumatic roundups. Recent peer-reviewed science affirms the success of our Virginia Range fertility control program in Nevada and its feasibility in managing a large wild horse population in an expansive habitat area.
We’re also working with Congress to enact stronger legislation that compels the BLM to prioritize fertility control and prevents the agency from ignoring Congressional directives as it has done in past years.
And we’re raising awareness to counter the influence of the powerful livestock lobbying groups that relentlessly demand more roundups. By harnessing the power of the people, we can ensure that the voices of the 80% of Americans who want to protect our iconic wild horses and burros are heard.
Join us in safeguarding the future of our magnificent wild herds. Our commitment to their freedom is unwavering. Will you stand with us?
AAE Friends, Supporters, Service Providers, & Boots & Bling Sponsors
March was an incredibly busy month at AAE with several law enforcement intakes, and together we have been able to help so many horses-in-need. Before we could introduce two new horses to you, we got the call regarding the big seizure. While the group of 12 is wrapping up their quarantine, we’re taking a few minutes to introduce the two new kids.
TRINITY AND RIMES
AAE welcomed Trinity and Rimes last month after they were seized by law enforcement in a cruelty case. (More applause for law enforcement!) These two were thin and not so trusting when we arrived to pick them up. Despite being hesitant to be haltered, they both loaded into the trailer without issue.
Trinity
Trinity is about a two-year old filly. She has swelling above one of her front fetlocks, and from radiographs and a vet exam, it appears to be scar tissue from an old soft tissue injury that was likely untreated.
After quarantine, Trinity received dental care, vaccines, and deworming, and she got a microchip. She’s been terrified of anyone touching her legs, let alone trying to pick up her hooves, so hoof care is a work in progress until we can handle her hooves safely and our farrier can work safely. Fortunately, her hooves are in fair condition.
Trinity is starting to enjoy people more and more (as long as they aren’t touching her legs or hooves), and we know she’ll make someone a wonderful partner. She will be available for adoption, soon!
Rimes
Rimes is an estimated 2013 mare with a beautiful, icy blue eye. Upon arrival to AAE, she was lame with swelling over her right rear pastern, and her long hooves (especially the right hind) caused more pain and discomfort. Pain meds and a quick trim to the long hind provided her with immediate relief.
Rimes’s basic needs were updated: dental and hoof care, vaccines, and deworming, along with a microchip. Additionally, we needed radiographs to better understand what was going on with her hind pastern. We learned this poor girl has two older, unhealed fractures in her hind pastern. A fracture at the bottom of the bone is almost fused, but the second at the top of the bone is not healing. She is currently on stall rest and daily medication in hopes the upper fracture will heal with some quiet time. Rimes will be re-evaluated in two to three months to see if the fracture has healed. If not, surgery will be considered. If the fracture has healed, she will be available for adoption as a non-riding companion.
Despite her current condition, Rimes seems more comfortable and more trusting than when we first met. She is a sweet mare, and we are hopeful she will heal so she can find her special human and have a special relationship for the rest of her days. Keep your fingers crossed for this sweet gal.
Most new intakes have had little to no basic care, and often other issues or injuries go untreated like Trinity and Rimes. New intakes generally need, at minimum, hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming, and a microchip. Often times, they need more, like diagnostics (e.g. lab work, radiographs, etc.), various treatments, or even surgery (e.g. castration, etc.). Most are thin to emaciated and it takes time and extra feed for their body conditions to return to normal.
Your support today and every day assures we can assist horses-in-need, including these coming in through law enforcement, to help them transition from rescued to rehomed.
AAE has a very heavy population right now, and it’s especially important we have the resources to support law enforcement when asked. If you can donate to help support the care costs for these two sweet girls, please do. Your support makes this work possible, and it makes a difference in the lives of horses-in-need.
I just got a call for 2 orphan foals. (Pictures just to remind us of how much milk they drink and how much care they need.) I have NO idea what these babies look like, but they will need TLC!
We need money for bail, transport, Foal Lac Powder, Foal Lac Pellets, baby grain, meds, etc. etc.
PLEASE HELP so I can say YES!!! It’s been awhile since Chilly Pepper had a fundraiser. Funds are extremely tight, and in addition to funds for the baby, we currently need hay in NV and WA.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Foals’ safety and their ability to live free is no joke. Here at AWHC, we work hard to reform the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mass roundup and stockpile system through boots-on-the-ground conservation initiatives to ensure that wild foals have a chance to grow up wild. But we need your help to make sure these babies and their families don’t end up in captivity.
We run two programs that help protect our wild foals, a Nevada-specific Foal Rescue Fund that helps fund critical vet care for babies in need on the Virginia Range and a roundup observation fund, that brings to light any mistreatment wild mustangs and their babies face during federal capture operations. And we need your help to fund our programs today →
Did you know, that it only costs $30 to dart a single mare with the fertility control vaccine, PZP? This vaccine is humane, scientifically backed, and does not affect wild horses’ behaviors. Did you also know that this fertility control is critical to keeping horses wild?
Here at American Wild Horse Conservation, we are proud to run the world’s largest humane fertility control program for wild horses on Nevada’s Virginia Range. Through this groundbreaking initiative, we are showing the public, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and our elected officials that there is a better way. This program is scientifically sound and a more cost-effective way to manage our wild horse and burro populations rather than subjecting them to brutal helicopter roundups year after year and funneling them into overburdened holding facilities.
Our program is successful and even was the basis for a new peer-reviewed scientific paper, published in the journal Vaccines, that affirmed the feasibility of fertility control programs in large wild horse populations.
Even better? Since the start of this program in 2019, there has not been one roundup and removal of the Virginia Range Mustangs. Your generosity fuels this program and ensures that we can continue and expand this critical work.
The success of our PZP programs has been so critical in our fight to protect wild horses because lawmakers and the public are starting to see there is a better way to manage our beloved wild horse and burro herds. And your support will help us continue to provide the cold, hard, scientific evidence that lends legitimacy to our calls for more humane management of our wild horses and burros.
This fiscal year, 20,000 wild horses and burros are set to be rounded up through brutal and traumatic helicopter chases. Many of these animals will be funneled into holding facilities, adding far too many to the 64,000 already languishing in these pens. But we can fight back with your support!
Good news and sad news. Spice is safely settled in at home in NV. Thank you for saving her life. She so appreciates your love and support, as do I, of course.
There are so many hard times in rescue, and once again we had another hospice case with Dexter. Sadly, our beautiful boy was too badly injured to have any type of quality of life. Doc ended his suffering and we are all reeling from another heartbreak due to evil humans.
He was seen by Doc several times, and we need to cover the vet bill for those visits and to have him euthanized and laid to rest.
On a brighter note, Spice is not a mean or vicious horse whatsoever. Our on site gal Tiona, has already had hands on her and she is doing very well. I guess she didn’t need a bullet after all. It still enrages me that her fate was a bullet while the so called “trainer” got a new horse.
THANK YOU for saving her.
I am hoping all, or at least most of you take a moment to go to the link below. Just copy and put in your browser. It is a video of Dakota, our beautiful stallion who is now waiting for major surgery as he is cryptorchid. (Only one testical dropped and the other is floating somewhere in his abdomen.)
He is so amazing, and will warm your heart as he chatters to me, sounding almost like he is a rapper. I really hope y’all can take a minute as he will definitely make you smile and bring joy to your heart.
We see so much sadness, and this silly boy really helped me with my struggles. I am dealing with some tough issues with my leg, and was in so much pain, but he really cheered me up.
We need hay in NV and WA again, and I appreciate every single dollar y’all donate. You, my Chilly Pepper Family, are simply wonderful, and I am honored you support me in saving so many lives.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
AAE hasn’t taken on a larger scale rescue in some time, but this one hits close to home and takes us back to our roots (mare/foal pairs and pregnant mares). It compels action! Think back to 2009, Sierra/Dayton/Clayton, Lacy/Sparky, Zuni/Fallon, Takela/Carson, and the many moms and babies that followed. Team AAE is currently en route to support a Nor Cal law enforcement agency with a large horse seizure. This group of horses was discovered abandoned on a large property several months ago and left to fend for themselves in high desert conditions. They were starving when discovered, and a few perished before law enforcement began providing feed and ultimately seizing 20+ animals. The horses were transported for care by the agency, and they have been housed at a public facility.
Sadly, most law enforcement agencies don’t typically have the resources to provide the care and monitoring needed for a seizure of this scale, and many simply cannot or will not. We are so grateful this agency acted! These horses need resources and an environment where they can be monitored and care provided continuously, and we’re jumping into action to assure they get what they need.
AAE is working with another rescue to support this law enforcement agency with this large group that includes mostly pregnant mares, a couple mature stallions, and several stud colts and fillies. AAE is focusing on the pregnant mares, a mare/foal pair, and fillies while the other rescue is focusing on the stallions/colts. AAE is on the road now to pick-up the heavily pregnant mares that are imminent to foal. We’ll also bring back the mare/foal pair. Mom delivered a little colt (pictured above) in the last week, and they need to get to safety. We will know more about the remaining horses in the coming days.
One heavily pregnant mare has an infected leg; another young filly has a slipper foot; and thanks to feed provided by law enforcement, many that were malnourished are slowing regaining weight. They all appear to be friendly, willing, and handleable. Thankfully for most, their condition has improved since they were discovered. Nearly all (except the youngsters) need dental care, and all need hoof care, vaccines, and deworming. Some will need further diagnostics (e.g. hoof radiographs, pregnancy checks, etc.) along with treatment and any other needs discovered. Stay tuned for more info when we return.
This is a big undertaking! These horses need our support and proper care to get them back to good health, and to renew their faith in humans. Law enforcement agencies need to know we are here to support them when they take action. To our community, there’s a lot to do! These horses need you, and so do we!
Can you help us raise $5500 to help with the initial costs (approximately $500 per horse) of this intake? This should help with costs for transport, hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming, and some of the other known issues. Additional funding will likely be needed as the mares deliver, and if additional vet needs are discovered, etc. Please help us get these sweet girls to safety. Take action, and donate now.
These horses will also need sponsors (or teams of sponsors) to help cover their ongoing costs of for basic care/maintenance. Become their hero and learn about our sponsorship program here. More individual horse information will be available soon.
It has been a little while since AAE has been contacted by law enforcement to assist with horses-in-need, but when it rains, it pours. We are currently assisting with three different cases. In addition to this seizure, we recently took in two medical horses from a nearby cruelty seizure, and we are fostering a group of three strays. Stay tuned for more information on these horses.
It is vitally important that we support law enforcement agencies with cases like these. We want them to know they will have our continued and dedicated support whenever they need to step in and intervene. When you support AAE, you support law enforcement agencies.