The BLM’s decision to deploy helicopters in the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area (HMA) is driven by the claim that the drought is so extreme that 733 wild horses must be permanently removed, BUT on the ground, recent rains have filled watering holes and rejuvenated vegetation growth. Most importantly, the wild horses remain in good body condition.
In short, there is no drought emergency in the HMA to justify displacing nearly 90% of the herd by stampeding and capturing them in a helicopter roundup that will rob hundreds of horses of their freedom and families, and cost many their lives.
Time is short, so please take action NOW to ask the BLM to halt the roundup, drop the emergency designation, and work collaboratively with stakeholders to develop a humane long-term management plan to protect the Sand Wash herd.
I’m Tracy — a Project Coordinator and Virginia Range volunteer for the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC).
I joined AWHC to help manage fertility control data and other projects on the Virginia Range. This range might sound familiar … that’s because it’s where AWHC operates the world’s largest humane management program for wild horses!
AWHC’s PZP fertility control program has proven that there is a humane way to manage wild horse populations that doesn’t require mass roundups, crowded holding corrals, dangerous sterilization, or slaughter. And being able to contribute to this historic initiative … well that has been the experience of a lifetime!
I’ve truly cherished my time working on the range — so much so that my volunteer responsibilities continue to evolve and expand! Not only do I manage the PZP database, I am on the range working as a spotter and documenter alongside PZP darters too! I also serve as a member of the Technical Large Animal Rescue team, so I’m always on call to help the Virginia Range wild horses!
I’ve grown to love each of these beautiful animals. So much so, that I’ve dedicated my time to helping nurse rescued, orphaned foals back to health so that they can be adopted out to loving families. My husband and I even adopted two mustangs from the Virginia Range!
The work AWHC is doing to protect the lives of America’s wild horses and burros is oh so important. These majestic animals are under almost-constant attacks and so it is up to us to stand up for the rights of wild horses and burros.
We ended up spending a little over $3500 for the new pump, wiring, pipes n even improved the water lines a little bit.
So many folks stepped up to try n help. Thank you to everyone who donated to help with the well, etc.
We are now working on the hay, rescue supplies and vet bills. I was told I need to pick up more horses in a couple days
Sadly Delgado is still a stallion. He is only the 2nd one I have watched in over 23 years, work himself up so much that the drugs wouldn’t work. We ended on a very quiet note, but now Doc has to come out again. It actually turned into quite the training session.
Anyone in NV who would like to meet Mia & Ford in person, come join us for some Sunshine & Smiles next to Piper’s in Virginia City between 3-5 on Friday. (Friday 27th)
Thank you for your continuing support. Together we are saving so many lives.
Please check out the New Adoption page! We have a new and improved page. I know folks enjoy sharing the horses and their progress with all of you.
This is the link to our NEW Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new lives.) Due to a facebook glitch, I am actually blocked off the old page, so we started a brand new, improved one.)
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.
Did you know that August is National Make-A-Will Month?
The subject can seem daunting … but it’s oh so important! Not only does creating a will give peace of mind and a sense of security to you and your family — but it’s a great way to create a lasting legacy for the causes you care about.
Planned gifts like wills and trusts are some of the best ways to help the charities you care about long after your lifetime.
Many American Wild Horse Campaign supporters have already opted to include a Legacy Gift in their will, ensuring that their legacy and passion for wild horses will be remembered for many years to come.
We have NO water at our rescue in Nevada. The pump has burned out. The cost to locate the well, (no one has any idea where it actually is), replace the pump and get the water going will be anywhere from $1,900 to $4,000 depending on whether we need to rent an excavator, and how long it takes to actually get water. As for now we will be paying folks to truck it in.
(Luckily our ladies who take care of the rescue while I am not there have made sure the horses are ok up to this point.)
It is past time to order a load of hay before supplies run out and the prices jump even higher. We are looking at a truck load around $6500 for the NV horses. As most everyone knows, there is a critical hay shortage and it is imperative we get what we need for winter now while there is still hay available.
I am on standby for some extremely emaciated mustangs. Their range has zero feed and almost no water.They are supposed to be coming for the next couple months. The pictures I was sent were extremely hard to look at and many of them are literally at death’s door. I need to stock up on supplies for the care they will need. At this time I am loading up the trailer with milk, pellets, electrolytes, meds etc. I have no idea how many or exactly when they will call. I was just asked to be ready and on stand by.
Please check out the New Adoption page! Due to technical difficulties, I have been blocked (glitches anyone???). So we now have a new and improved page. I know folks enjoy sharing the horses and their progress with all of you.
This is the link to our NEW Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new lives.) Due to a facebook glitch, I am actually blocked off the old page, so we started a brand new, improved one.)
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.
A few weeks ago, I, along with several other AWHC representatives, had the opportunity to attend the release of 123 of the 435 wild horses captured during the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) roundup in the Onaqui Mountains Herd Management Area (HMA) in Utah the month prior.
While our hearts break for the 312 who will never see freedom again, we want to pause and recognize the significance of the return of these beloved wild horses — including 58 mares, 60 stallions, and 5 foals — to their home on our public lands. This brings the population in the Onaqui HMA to approximately 210 horses — the high end of the “appropriate” management level (AML). This is a departure from BLM policy, which generally aims to reduce horse and burro populations to low AMLs.
Watching these horses released to freedom was exhilarating, especially after seeing so many wild horses lose their freedom over the last decade. It is a memory I will cherish for a lifetime. Kimerlee Curyl, noted wild horse photographer and AWHC spokesperson, was with me on that day and recorded some footage that I want to share with you:
The release wasn’t perfect. Three mares scheduled to be returned to the range became sick in the holding pens and died. A fourth mare is recovering in a BLM holding pen. One mare released to the range was observed to be sick and was euthanized hours after being freed. The BLM has yet to release the cause of the illness. Other released horses are being monitored for potential sickness. As soon as AWHC receives more information, we’ll be sure to let you know.
It’s important to remember that these tragedies are not the fault of any individual BLM employees, all of whom tried their best to ensure the safety of the horses. Instead, they are the inevitable outcome of a system that relies on capturing and penning these iconic wild animals instead of protecting them and managing them humanely in the wild.
AWHC fought hard against the Onaqui roundup and we continue to oppose helicopter roundups as a means of population control. But we were able to find common ground with the BLM on the return of some of the captured horses to the wild.
The BLM allowed AWHC to designate a representative to be onsite at the trap during the roundup to identify horses and we were proud to partner with the Onaqui Catalogue Foundation (OCF) to get this job done. AWHC, OCF, and the Wild Horses of America Foundation also provided recommendations to the BLM on criteria for returning horses to the range based on genetic viability, social bonds, and the welfare of the more senior horses in the herd. This input was considered by the BLM when making the final release decisions.
Most importantly, BLM Utah has committed to working with us and others to ensure that this is the last helicopter roundup that will ever take place in the Onaqui Herd Management Area.
We take the BLM at its word and will work with our partners and the agency to make this goal a reality.
Over 300 of the Onaqui horses remain in BLM holding facilities and will be placed up for adoption and sale in an online auction beginning October 12. It’s our job to speak up for the wild horses of this cherished herd along with the thousands of other wild horses and burros that are rounded up year after year and we invite you to join us.
I wanted to send out a big Chilly Pepper “THANK YOU” for all the love and support.
Without you, this simply would not be possible.
The donations of Foal Lac Powder, Foal Lac Milk, syringes, needles, bio sponge, probios, my beautiful blanket, Foal Response, thermometers, wipes, bandages, electrolytes, etc. etc. etc. are ALL BEING USED UP quickly. Every last item that has been sent is being put to good use.
Thank you. The donations, the help with vet bills, the list is endless, and it all adds up to saving these precious lives.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I so appreciate you.
Please check out the NEW ADOPTION PAGE! Due to technical difficulties, I have been blocked (glitches anyone???). So we started a new and improved page today. I know folks enjoy sharing the horses and their progress with all of you.
If anyone wants to help,
Supplies can be sent to
Palomino
C/O Melody LeBeau
1630 Pumphouse Rd
Toppenish, WA 98948
This is the link to our NEW Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new lives.) Due to a facebook glitch, I am actually blocked off the old page, so we started a brand new, improved one.)
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.
Because of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) use of outdated and unproductive wild horse and burro “management” practices, nearly 60,000 wild horses and burros will be stockpiled in government holding pens and pastures before the end of this fiscal year (Sept. 30). This is the highest number of wild horses and burros ever maintained in the BLM’s holding facilities.
In the Field We are not just demanding change, we’re proving that a better way is possible. AWHC’s highly successful fertility control program on the Virginia Range in Nevada has reduced the foaling rate in this historic mustang herd by over 50% in just over two years. The program is proving that humane fertility control is a viable alternative to costly and cruel helicopter roundups and removals — even in large wild horse populations in a large habitat area.
Meanwhile, we continue to send observers to document most helicopter roundups taking place so that the public knows what is happening to our wild horses and burros in these remote areas of the West. We also hold the BLM accountable for the animal welfare violations we commonly see, such as stampeding horses in extreme temperatures, chasing horses in a manner that causes foals to be left behind (then roped and brought in), and capturing too many horses at once in too-small of pens, resulting in traumatic injuries such as broken legs and necks.
Our field work is building a powerful case for change that’s being noticed at the highest levels of Congress and the Administration.
In Court
Our legal team works around the clock to defend wild horses and burros from government actions that violate federal laws and harm these cherished animals. Just this year, we filed suit against the BLM for the continued operation of the failed Adoption Incentive Program (AIP) that is sending far too many of our cherished wild horses and burros into the slaughter pipeline.
Currently, the BLM’s AIP program is an end-run around the Congressional ban on slaughtering wild horses and burros. We’ve documented scores of cases in which adopters are pocketing the $1,000 incentive payments then flipping horses or burros to kill pens as soon as the money clears their bank accounts. Our work even led to an explosive, front-page New York Times report on the program! Yet to date, the BLM has failed to conduct an independent investigation of the AIP or take meaningful steps to address the problem. So, we filed suit against the agency to ensure that this tax-subsidized slaughter program is shut down.
On the Hill
Our Government Relations (GR) team works in collaboration with other advocacy groups and members of Congress to ensure further legislative protections for wild horses and burros. Right now, our team is working to secure language in the Senate Interior Appropriations bill that would allocate $11 million of the BLM’s budget to implement a humane, reversible fertility control program to manage wild horses and burros in the wild.
We’re also urging Congress to direct the BLM to implement on-range management strategies, such as relocating wild horses and burros to other suitable Herd Management Areas (HMAs) to reduce removals and keep these animals on the range where they belong. Earlier this year, we worked with members of the House of Representatives to get similar language passed in the House Interior Appropriations bill, and if this language is secured on the Senate side, it will be a historic legislative win for wild horses and burros! We also advocated hard for a provision in the INVEST Act to ban the transportation of equines to slaughter.
But it’s not just our GR team who is putting in the work! Part of our legislative fight is mobilizing AWHC’s grassroots army to contact the BLM, Forest Service, and Congress when wild horses and burros need help the most. It is because of your support that we are able to achieve significant wins, such as the $11 million for fertility control funding in the U.S. House!
There is so much at stake for wild horses and burros. That’s why we’re fighting back in every way possible to protect the rights and lives of these cherished animals.
QUICK UPDATE! – THANK YOU SO MUCH for your donations and all the milk and supplies y’all have sent!
I received an urgent call for this emaciated grandpa. I honestly do not know if we can save him, but I am ready to try. Please help me save him.
Mia is hanging in there and taking teeny tiny baby steps forward. Ford is also still here.
I picked up 6 more babies and a wild stallion and his pregnant mare.I need help to pay for them and get hay, feed and supplies.
Please help if you can. I have also been called to help at a different location for an emergency rescue in a couple of weeks. Trying to get things in order, but I will need to restock everything. Drought and lack of feed are destroying their habitat and conditions are dire.
Thank you again for all your donations. Everything is being put to use and we are saving lives!
If you would like to help with our ongoing vet bills,
HARRAH VETERINARY 509 848-2943
GOLDENDALE VET CLINIC 509 773-0369
If you would like to order FOAL LAC & send milk, (Or baby wipes, vaseline, gloves, Foal Response, Foal Lac Pellets, syringes, Probios etc.)
This is the link to our Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new 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.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) just announced a series of “emergency roundups” that will remove 6,000 wild horses and burros before the end of September.
This means that when the BLM’s Fiscal Year 2021 ends on September 30, nearly 117,000 wild horses and burros will have been rounded up and put in off-range holding facilities.
There are already over 50,000 wild horses and burros that have been stockpiled in government holding at the expense of taxpayers — now this number will skyrocket to at least 60,000.Erica, that is the highest number of wild horses and burros ever maintained in the BLM’s off-range holding facilities.
The BLM is rounding up these innocent animals under the guise of brutal weather conditions across the West — and while we agree that some areas of the range are experiencing water and forage shortages or fire emergencies, the BLM’s use of emergency roundups is at best a bandaid on a larger problem, and at worst an abuse of the public process.
By designating these roundups as “emergency,” the BLM can avoid the standard requirements for analysis and public commentary on a scheduled roundup AND they can also reduce populations below the already-low imposed population limits.
There’s no denying that the West is suffering from some extreme weather conditions right now, but livestock like cattle and sheep have grazed these lands for months, decimating the resources for all wildlife on the range.
The BLM has already started the emergency roundups — beginning with the Antelope Complex in northeastern Nevada, where 2,200 wild horses are being removed. AWHC has tasked a field representative with documenting the roundups and providing updates to our team.
The Antelope Complex is one area where livestock heavily outnumbers the wild horse populations in the area. But yet again, the BLM has placed the burden of range degradation on mustangs and is ignoring the massive effect that livestock grazing has on our public lands!
I am running out of room. So many babies and horses keep coming in.
Another 911! More babies and ??? to pick up tomorrow.
To buy 20 more panels and some gates would take about $3500, plus we are running out of everything. I need more pens!
We need more milk, hay, grain, shavings etc. This many horses take lots of TLC and supplies.
I want to say YES tomorrow to as many as I can.
Just got another one today!
Thank you for EVERYTHING you do. YOU are the reason that this is possible. I will keep doing the work, but without y’all, it won’t happen.
Ford was found emaciated, alone and near death on the range. He has been to the vet for Colostrum (Plasma transfusion), but needs lots of prayers. Mia is now confined to a sling for two weeks, but struggling. She has a 50/50 chance of having a viable life. She has Incomplete Ossification of her Cuboidal Bones from being such a preemie. Her chances are slim, so please say a prayer.
If you would like to help with our ongoing vet bills,
HARRAH VETERINARY 509 848-2943
GOLDENDALE VET CLINIC 509 773-0369
If you would like to order FOAL LAC & send milk, (Or baby wipes, vaseline, gloves, Foal Response, Foal Lac Pellets, syringes, Probios etc.)
This is the link to our Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new 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.
Thank you to all the wonderful folks who have been helping. It has been a year.
Once again I acted on Faith and took Mia into the vet. Doc was wonderful about the fact she needed help asap. We have to get the bills wrapped up, but they are amazing and put Mia’s needs first.
I so appreciate the donations and milk support. These horses would literally not be alive without your love and support!
With 14 kids, all on milk, I am going through Foal Lac Pellets and Foal Lac Powder by the buckets. The costs to care for 21 horses, with hay, grain, vetting, shavings, milk, medicines etc. is astronomical. I have to catch up before the next kids get here. I have been told to “get ready to be slammed”.
MIA update – her paralysis is gone, PTL! The swelling in her neck went down and her nerves came back. She is still having huge issues with her right front leg, and tried to jump a 6 foot fence.Being trampled and attacked as a newborn instills a great deal of fear. She now has “Marbles’ with her and they are both slowly learning that they can safely hang out.
STANDING by for more babies still. It is never ending and oh so exhausting, but there are some very lucky kids here thanks to y’all!
If you would like to help with our ongoing vet bills,
HARRAH VETERINARY 509 848-2943
GOLDENDALE VET CLINIC 509 773-0369
If you would like to order FOAL LAC & send milk, (Or baby wipes, vaseline, gloves, Foal Response, Foal Lac Pellets, syringes, Probios etc.)
This is the link to our Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new 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.
As we write this, more and more wild horses and burros continue to be funneled into the slaughter pipeline through the the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) failed Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), which pays people $1,000 to adopt a wild, untamed horse or burro. Unscrupulous adopters are collecting the incentive payments, then sending the adopted mustangs or burros to slaughter auctions as soon as the money clears their bank accounts. Help us put an end to this shameful program >>
All the while, the BLM continues to round up wild horses and burros across the West, fueling this slaughter pipeline. The summer/fall roundup season is now in full swing — by the end of August, at least 1,400 wild horses and burros will be captured and removed from their homes on our public lands.
We have already filed suit against the BLM over the AIP and the federal laws they broke in the implementation of this program. And, we are also funding the rescue of innocent wild horses and burros who were “adopted” through this program and have ended up at kill pens — many just days or hours away from shipping to slaughter in Mexico or Canada.
In fact, we were just alerted to 10 BLM-branded burros up for sale in an Oklahoma kill pen. We know that burros are at a particularly high risk of being sent to slaughter through the AIP, giving us even more reason to help save these innocent animals. So we decided to offer a matching grant to help pay their bail!
BLM-branded burros being rescued from an Oklahoma kill pen.
We’re continuing to investigate the AIP and uncover the full breadth of the fraud and abuse that America’s mustangs and burros have suffered at the hands of this program.
Thanks to our months-long investigation, and an explosive New York Times exposé – we have delivered compelling evidence-filled reports to the BLM and we have worked with members of Congress to call for an immediate end to the AIP.
Crippled baby MIA, NEEDS to go back to the vet. She has a 50/50 chance of recovering and healing from the paralysis in her spine.
I need to take her to Goldendale Veterinary today, but the bill is about $2,600 and I need to pay it asap.
Our bill at Harrah Veterinary is close to $1500 +/-.
Catcher called.. Babies in the trap. 3 and most likely more. One needs a big hernia repair, or she can go ???? However I cannot keep saving horses we can’t afford to take care of. There are also MORE coming. Do I say yes?
I’m really hoping I can get some of the funds for the vet bill, as Mia needs to go Today!
Thank you to all the wonderful folks who have been helping. It has been a year.
If you would like to help with our ongoing vet bills,
HARRAH VETERINARY 509 848-2943
GOLDENDALE VET CLINIC 509 773-0369
If you would like to order FOAL LAC & send milk, (Or baby wipes, vaseline, gloves, Foal Response, Foal Lac Pellets, syringes, Probios etc.)
This is the link to our Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new 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.
CRIPPLED NEWBORN & MAMA AT THE SHIPPER’S.I need to get him/her to the vet asap!!
VERY PREGNANT MARE ABOUT TO POP – ALSO AT THE SHIPPER’S.
Three more orphans arrived – one rushed to emergency vet for Plasma and treatment due to other horses attacking and biting her.New Vet bill is already over $1000
Grandpa Duke went into congestive heart failure, and is now running free in heaven.
Ellie was over 25 and not only starved, but extremely crippled with her coffin bone rotating through her hoof.
These cases are devastating and beyond heartbreaking. However, I got the call for the new babies before I even got home from taking the big kids in. As broken as I am, I don’t have time to grieve, because these new lives matter just as much.
Please help!
If you would like to help with our ongoing vet bills,
HARRAH VETERINARY 509 848-2943
GOLDENDALE VET CLINIC 509 773-0369
If you would like to order FOAL LAC & send milk, (Or baby wipes, vaseline, gloves, Foal Response, Foal Lac Pellets, syringes, Probios etc.)
This is the link to our Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new 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.
He is emaciated, can barely walkand had blood coming from his mouth. Once again, I acted on Faith. I had to say yes. I am not sure if I can save him, but he will get the very best care possible and is already getting so much love.One look and my heart was done. Those sad, worried eyes just stole my soul.
I was called for 3 urgent, emergency cases. The mare Ellie is on her way to starving and has an old, obviously very painful injury to her leg. She is in extremely poor shape and needs medical attention for her leg immediately.
Prada is a quarter pony with a bad head injury that was left untreated due to the fact she is wild.Her miracle is that she escaped being shipped once, only to end up back in the shipping pen at the auction, headed to slaughter again. The fact that the injury on her face is getting worse is definitely concerning, and she needs immediate medical care.
Apparently this seems to be an “every day” thing?It will take roughly $2500 to save all THREE of these kids, (Bail, vetting, medications, groceries, transport etc.) That will most likely be a drop in the bucket of what it will take to get them healthy and ready for adoption. Doc is already schedule for tomorrow morning and I can only pray we can save all of them.
Please help if you can, and THANK YOU for all you do. I understand the need is constant and probably annoying – but I HAVE TO ask for help when God puts one of these souls in front of me. I will do the work, but can’t provide what they need without your love and support!
(We NOW HAVE 18 horses scheduled for Coggins on Friday morning. So our vet bills keep on coming.)
If you would like to help with our ongoing vet bills,
HARRAH VETERINARY 509 848-2943
GOLDENDALE VET CLINIC 509 773-0369
If you would like to order FOAL LAC & send milk, (Or baby wipes, vaseline, gloves, Foal Response, Foal Lac Pellets, syringes, Probios etc.)
This is the link to our Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new 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.
It’s hard to see what I am writing, as the tears keep pouring down my face. My beautiful Ghost and my Moose are gone. Yesterday I had to answer their pleas to end their suffering. It’s hard to even breathe, yet “time to grieve” doesn’t seem to be mine.
Hours ago, I was sorting horses, opening gates while the tears slid down. I needed to be ready for the group I was called to save this morning.
When there are literally 6 more lives at stake, you keep wiping away the tears and “git ‘er done”, no matter how badly you want to scream “no more”. There are times when I simply don’t know how to keep going.
It seems like no matter how much you cry, the pain just follows you. All I know is is God keeps putting these special needs kids in front of me. So as long as He gives me the strength, and Y’all keep making it possible with your love n support, I will try to keep saving these precious lives.
Their is so much hospice type care this year, it’s unreal.
We have 15 horses scheduled for Coggins on Friday morning. So our vet bills keep on coming. Sadly the new kids still want their milk as well, so as always the need continues, and once again I used funds for milk to actually “save” the babies.
If you would like to help with our ongoing vet bills,
HARRAH VETERINARY 509 848-2943
GOLDENDALE VET CLINIC 509 773-0369
If you would like to order FOAL LAC & send milk, (Or baby wipes, vaseline, gloves, Foal Response, Foal Lac Pellets, syringes, Probios etc.)
This is the link to our Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new 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.
What’s included? A table for 12 in a preferred seating location plus your family name or company logo with link on all event-related marketing & advertising!
Gather your family, friends, riding buddies,
co-workers, & fellow animal lovers, and enjoy a fun-filled evening
at a table together to benefit horses in need!
The Herd Table Sponsorship is not available after July 7.
This event sold out in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Our 8th Annual Boots and Bling event (in-person) will be held
Saturday, August 21st at 4pm
at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.
This event will feature a BBQ dinner by BlackJack Grill, DJ music and dancing, and our awesome live and silent auctions.
Boots & Bling Still Needs Your Help!
For the past 8 years AAE has received significant financial support from the auctions held during Boots & Bling. Unfortunately right now we are well short of our goal for items to be auctioned during this year’s event on August 21. We are requesting urgent help in finding experiences, services, and unique items that will inspire our horse-loving community to bid, helping fund the care, support, and feeding of the horses as well as the infrastructure needs of AAE.
Examples of auction items that could help bring in donations include airline miles, a vacation rental or timeshare, a travel experience, tickets to a sporting event or other event, a round of golf, a sailboat experience, an activity, a fishing trip, theatre tickets, an excursion, a wine tasting experience, a lunch date with a wizard, an educational opportunity, appliances (air conditioner, wood burning stove, refrigerator, grill, television, etc.), skis or a snowboard for the slopes, a boat, a truck, a trip to the Amazon, or any other ideas you might have!
We are truly an organization that is powered by our community through your support, donations, and volunteerism – please reach out through your network to secure auction items, helping AAE to continue rescuing animals in need. Even if you don’t have items to donate, if you have any ideas or contact info, that would be greatly appreciated, too! This year is especially important to us as we continue in our transition to the new property in Pilot Hill. We know the past year with Covid has been hard on everyone, but if you can find a way to give, please do.
For the past 8 years AAE has received significant financial support from the auctions held during Boots & Bling. Unfortunately right now we are well short of our goal for items to be auctioned during this year’s event on August 21. We are requesting urgent help in finding experiences, services, and unique items that will inspire our horse-loving community to bid, helping fund the care, support, and feeding of the horses as well as the infrastructure needs of AAE.
Examples of auction items that could help bring in donations include airline miles, a vacation rental or timeshare, a travel experience, tickets to a sporting event or other event, a round of golf, a sailboat experience, an activity, a fishing trip, theatre tickets, an excursion, a wine tasting experience, a lunch date with a wizard, an educational opportunity, appliances (air conditioner, wood burning stove, refrigerator, grill, television, etc.), skis or a snowboard for the slopes, a boat, a truck, a trip to the Amazon, or any other ideas you might have!
We are truly an organization that is powered by our community through your support, donations, and volunteerism – please reach out through your network to secure auction items, helping AAE to continue rescuing animals in need. Even if you don’t have items to donate, if you have any ideas or contact info, that would be greatly appreciated, too! This year is especially important to us as we continue in our transition to the new property in Pilot Hill. We know the past year with Covid has been hard on everyone, but if you can find a way to give, please do.
THANK YOU!
The Herd Sponsorship is only around for a few more days!
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to have a table for 12 in a preferred seating location plus have your family name or company logo with link on all event-related marketing & advertising!
Ghost is still hanging in there. Both Doc’s give him maybe a 50/50 chance to survive, and he will most likely be blind and deaf, if he does survive.
I was asked by one of the catchers to take a wild mare who appeared to have twins. He felt they would not survive and of course I said yes. I am absolutely running on faith right now. There was no time with any of these rescues to stop and fundraise 1st.
Thankfully he made the right call. “Mama” ? was not letting them nurse, and BOTH of the babies have high fevers and one of them has raging scours. (You can always tell a baby is really sick when the waste smells like death.) One of them was bitten through the face. Both Doc and I felt the open injury inside of the mouth. He is on antibiotics, as is his “brother”. Neither would have survived without medical care and antibiotics.
I got a call to pick up “Moose” this afternoon. It appears he is blind as well. He is a super sweet, really big boy and cannot seem to see what is right in front of him. This year has been insane for injury and illness. God keeps putting them in front of me, so I will fight for them as long as they want.
YOU guys are awesome. Your love and support is what makes it happen.
Thank you for EVERYTHING Y’ALL DO! None of this would be possible without you!
INCLUDING GHOST, I have gotten 15 in the last 4?? days. I am no where near prepared. We had some wonderful donations and I thought for a minute we would be ok with milk. However, with all the new ones, we are quickly running out of supplies as it takes funds we planned to spend on milk, vet bills etc., to simply “save these lives”.
It is truly unbelievable how much milk I go through every day.
I am literally “on standby” for more as I type this.
If you would like to help with our ongoing vet bills,
HARRAH VETERINARY 509 848-2943
GOLDENDALE VET CLINIC 509 773-0369
If you would like to order FOAL LAC & send milk, (Or baby wipes, vaseline, gloves, Foal Response, Foal Lac Pellets, syringes, Probios etc.)
This is the link to our Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new 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.
