Chilly Pepper – Melody update & the heartbreaking and tragic loss of one of our own
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Horses
Chilly Pepper – MELODY was hospitalized yesterday and she needs funds for care.
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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In this week’s eNews: AWHC at Desert International Horse Park!
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
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Last week, the United States Forest Service (USFS) suddenly restarted the Devil’s Garden wild horse roundup. The restart came with little-to-no notice and troubling restrictions: the USFS limited public observation to just two days and capped attendance at four individuals. AWHC is on alert to ensure this does not signal a change in the public’s already diminished right to view and document wild horse roundups. 
Chilly Pepper – It is the final leg of their journey. Let’s bring the 5 horses home today.
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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$120K roundup vs. $30 vaccine
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
Porcine Zona Pellucida.
Better known as the PZP vaccine, this fertility control tool is a safe, effective, and humane solution for managing wild horse herds. Unlike cruel and costly helicopter roundups carried out by federal agencies, PZP allows wild horses to remain free on the range. Best of all, a single dose costs just $30.
| DONATE $30 ON JANUARY 30 |
Meet Empress, a wild mare from Nevada’s Virginia Range who has greatly benefited from American Wild Horse Conservation’s (AWHC) groundbreaking PZP program. Between 2014 and 2019, she has had five beautiful foals, contributing to the genetic health of her herd. Not only has our PZP program kept her free, but it has also kept her healthy. With a break from pregnancy, she is able to live out her golden years, thriving in the wild where she belongs.
Empress, a Virginia Range wild mare.
Despite PZP’s proven success, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is failing to use this humane management strategy at scale. One blatant example is Nevada’s Fish Creek roundup, which ended with nearly 200 horses captured earlier this month. This cruel, costly helicopter roundup could have been prevented.
Photo of Fish Springs HMA roundup taken by an AWHC observer.
Five years ago, AWHC submitted a formal proposal to launch a humane PZP fertility control program in the Fish Creek Herd Managment Area (HMA). The proposal underwent extensive review, but the BLM withheld final approval without explanation.
Despite this, we’re continuing to expand groundbreaking fertility control programs in other areas, proving the safety and efficacy of PZP. Since 2019, our groundbreaking fertility control program in northern Nevada has seen a 67% decline in foal births, stabilizing this population in areas where development is encroaching on their habitat.
The PZP vaccine keeps mares wild and free on the range for a mere lifetime cost of just over $3,500 — pennies on the dollar when you look at the staggering $48,000 it costs to keep just one horse in government holding for life.
| DONATE $30 ON JANUARY 30 |
Thank you for standing with us in defense of these iconic animals.
Sincerely,
Team AWHC
Thank you
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
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Chilly Pepper – Can we save1 MORE HORSE and make it 5 on the Freedom Train?
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Chilly Pepper – Feather has transport – We Can Save These 2 and they ride for free!!!
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Chilly Pepper – 911 -3 year old baby. Abused, Starved, with halter embedded, heading to Slaughter!
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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DOGE’s Chance to Reform the BLM
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
As a new administration is coming into power, so is the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This new government department, led by Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, has made a commitment to improving government efficiency and fiscal responsibility and the Wild Horse and Burro Program is a prime candidate for reform.
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Why Reform Is Needed:
- Outdated and Costly Practices: The BLM continues to rely on traumatic helicopter roundups, confining tens of thousands of wild horses in costly holding facilities. This approach ignores repeated Congressional directives and recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences, which criticized roundups as “expensive and unproductive.”
- Skyrocketing Costs: The BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program spent $158 million in 2023 alone, with costs projected to reach $360 million annually. This spending prioritizes ineffective methods over proven, humane fertility control strategies that save taxpayers millions.
- Humane Solutions Work: On Nevada’s Virginia Range, American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) has demonstrated that fertility control programs are not only effective but also financially sound, costing a fraction of the price of roundups and confinement.
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Both Musk and Ramaswamy’s commitment to fiscal responsibility, along with Ramaswamy’s concern about animal cruelty, aligns perfectly with the urgent need to overhaul the BLM’s current approach.
This is a rare chance to demand a better way forward — one that respects science, saves taxpayer dollars, and ensures humane treatment of federally protected wild horses.
Best,
American Wild Horse Conservation
Announcing the 2025 Membership Card!
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
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This week’s e-news: L.A. Fire Victim Resources
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
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Chilly Pepper – Go Time for Lilah? Home safe and ready to fix the barns.
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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2024 Year in Review: Together, We’ve Made a Difference!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc
2024 in Numbers
Adoptable Horses
New USRider Offer
Volunteer Corner, Volunteer Needs
AAE Used Tack Store + Holiday Hours
Other Ways to Help
AAE Friends, Supporters, & Service Providers
It’s that time at the end of the year when we reflect upon the horses (and other animals) you have helped over the past 12 months. We are filled with so much gratitude for your support, because this is what makes rescuing and caring for horses-in-need possible. Every horse represents the combined efforts of our community – volunteers, donors, and supporters who believe in the power of second chances.
As is tradition in December, each day this month, we share stories from the past year that are the direct result of you and your dedication to horses-in-need. Thank you for being such an incredible horse warrior and fighting for horses who need another chance. We hope you enjoy! Happy Holidays to all!
That’s a wrap! You’ve met the new intakes we’ve helped together in 2024! Thank you for the incredible impact you’ve made in the lives of these horses-in-need and the other animals-in-need! Your generosity and compassion have made the dream of a better tomorrow a reality for these animals.
Chilly Pepper – Fierce winds destroy 2 barns & the truck gets a mind of her own. Help please!
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Give Hope to Olivia
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc
Olivia
Adoptable Horses
New USRider Offer
Volunteer Corner, Volunteer Needs
AAE Used Tack Store + Holiday Hours
Other Ways to Help
AAE Friends, Supporters, & Service Providers
It’s that time at the end of the year when we reflect upon the horses (and other animals) you have helped over the past 12 months. We are filled with so much gratitude for your support, because this is what makes rescuing and caring for horses-in-need possible. Every horse represents the combined efforts of our community – volunteers, donors, and supporters who believe in the power of second chances.
As is tradition in December, each day this month, we share stories from the past year that are the direct result of you and your dedication to horses-in-need. Thank you for being such an incredible horse warrior and fighting for horses who need another chance. We hope you enjoy! Happy Holidays to all!
OLIVIA
Olivia is a 2010 Thoroughbred mare that came to AAE in October. She had some health issues that weren’t resolving, and she wasn’t getting the care she needed. Olivia seemed to be experiencing a uterine or urinary tract infection. Olivia was facing euthanasia. This sweet girl needed a chance to get well.
Earlier in her life, she was a racehorse, but her racing history wasn’t too impressive earnings-wise. She ran 22 races from 2015 to 2017, with only one win, and she won $17,540 during her career.
Olivia’s had ultrasounds, palpations, scopes, and uterine and bladder lavages, and she’s still trying to resolve her issue. Initially, it seemed this sweet mare had a chronic uterine infection. She was treated with a long course of antibiotics that seemed to resolve the issue, but only briefly before signs of infection returned. She’s had a vaginal discharge for many months, and she seemed to be incontinent, passing frequent squirts of urine (or icky mucous, pus) and not urinating normally.
Further diagnostics located a large bladder stone. Olivia had a procedure done to removed the stone; it was baseball to softball-sized and had to be broken up for removal. The photo below is just a small piece of the stone. Poor mare! After removal, she’s had a couple of follow-up lavages to help clear bladder and uterus of infection, sediment, and anything else that shouldn’t be there.
Since arrival, Olivia also had her basic health care updated: dental and hoof care, vaccines, and deworming. (She already had a microchip).
er last visit was a bit concerning. Her scope showed a dilated ureter and her bloodwork indicated her kidney values increased again, after coming down previously.
Olivia is an incredibly sweet, sweet mare. Please send some healng energies to help her recover!
Click Here to Help with Olivia’s Costs
This holiday season, the horses we rescue have only one wish: a bright future. With your support, we can give them more than just shelter — we can give them hope. Join us in making their dreams come true by helping us provide the funding needed to care for and rehome these majestic creatures. Your generosity this December will help more horses find their second chance in 2025.
Your donations provide a safe, loving home for rescued horses. Your contribution will ensure that horses like Olivia find the peace and care they deserve, now and in the future. Any amount is very much appreciated, and it makes a big difference for the horses.
What 2025 means for our wild herds
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
The stakes couldn’t be higher for wild horses and burros in 2025. That’s why we’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $200,000 by December 31 to fund our lifesaving work. This goal is critical to sustaining our efforts to fight back against brutal helicopter roundups and overburdened holding facilities in the year ahead.
PLUS: Thanks to some of AWHC’s most generous donors, every contribution made before the end of the year will be matched, up to $100,000! That means your matching gift will DOUBLE your donation. Click here to give now →
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plans for Fiscal Year 2025 are nothing short of alarming: over 11,000 wild horses and burros are slated to be rounded up with more than 10,000 destined for permanent removal from their rightful homes on public lands.
Right now, more than 66,000 wild horses and burros already languish in overburdened federal holding facilities. Even worse,there are more wild horses in these dangerous holding facilities than in the wild. This is unconscionable.
| Help Us Stop the Brutality |
Photo of horses being transported to a temporary holding facility by © WilsonAxpe PhotoAdvocacy
Helicopters will be used for most of these roundups. The devastation caused by helicopter roundups is undeniable – lives are lost and families are shattered. That’s why here at American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), we’re dedicated to documenting every roundup possible, exposing these cruel practices, holding the BLM accountable, and ensuring the public knows the truth.
Our Observation Fund is critical to this work. The photos and videos our observers take create an irrefutable record of cruelty, which helps us drive change in Congress and secure national and international media attention.
Photo of helicopter roundup by © WilsonAxpe PhotoAdvocacy
These efforts have already led to key reforms, like funding for humane, in-the-wild conservation in both the Senate and the House FY24 spending bill.
| DONATE NOW AND DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT |
We understand that, during a season of warmth and hope, this is not an easy email to read. But we’ve seen change before, and we know our goals for 2025 are achievable with your help.
Just like Wild Horse Annie’s relentless advocacy led to the passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, our collective efforts today are paving the way for lasting change. Together, we can secure a future where wild horses and burros roam freely, safe from government mismanagement and inhumane roundups.
The clock is ticking.
| DONATE NOW |
For the wild,
American Wild Horse Conservation
Mare-y Christmas Eve!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc
Nevaeh
Adoptable Horses
New USRider Offer
Volunteer Corner, Volunteer Needs
AAE Used Tack Store + Holiday Hours
Other Ways to Help
AAE Friends, Supporters, & Service Providers
It’s that time at the end of the year when we reflect upon the horses (and other animals) you have helped over the past 12 months. We are filled with so much gratitude for your support, because this is what makes rescuing and caring for horses-in-need possible. Every horse represents the combined efforts of our community – volunteers, donors, and supporters who believe in the power of second chances.
As is tradition in December, each day this month, we share stories from the past year that are the direct result of you and your dedication to horses-in-need. Thank you for being such an incredible horse warrior and fighting for horses who need another chance. We hope you enjoy! Happy Holidays to all!
NEVAEH
Nevaeh is a grade mid- to late-teen mare that came to AAE in September through law enforcement after she was abandoned on someone’s property. She was seized as a stray, and we were asked to help. When she arrived, she was thin and needed basice care (i.e., dental and hoof care, vaccines, and deworming), and she got a microchip.
This beautiful mare is uncomplicated. She’s sweet, she enjoys attention, she’s fairly easy to handle (i.e., halter, lead, grooming, hooves, & trailering). She transitioned into a pasture herd without issue. We’ve tested br0i- 3efly with saddling, and she’s not a fan. So initial thoughts are little to no riding experience, but we’ll explore more as long as she’s here. At this point, she’ll be available as a non-riding companion simply because she doesn’t appear to know much and she’s older. If we find differently, we’ll revisit.
Nevaeh has been such a sweet girl during our stay with us. She is looking good and feeling even better! Now, her only wish is for a person and home of her own.
Nevaeh is available for adoption as a non-riding companion. She may be able to do more in the right situation, but for now, that’s the best option for her success.
Interested in this doll? Submit an adoption inquiry.
This holiday season, the horses we rescue have only one wish: a bright future. With your support, we can give them more than just shelter — we can give them hope. Join us in making their dreams come true by helping us provide the funding needed to care for and rehome these majestic creatures. Your generosity this December will help more horses find their second chance in 2025.
Your donations provide a safe, loving home for rescued horses. Your contribution will ensure that horses like Matteo find the peace and care they deserve, now and in the future. Any amount is very much appreciated, and it makes a big difference for the horses.
Gratitude, Freedom, and Hope for the Holidays
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
As we reflect on this past year, we’re filled with gratitude for the incredible community of advocates, supporters, and friends like you who stand up for America’s wild horses and burros.
Photo of Cedar Mountain wild stallion by Tandin Chapman
This year hasn’t been without its challenges — particularly with the heartbreaking federal helicopter roundups that resulted in the loss of too many innocent lives. But through it all, you’ve been there — speaking up, taking action, and proving that the fight to keep these animals wild and free is far from over.
But this year has also brought some incredible progress. Together, we’ve advanced efforts to push for humane conservation initiatives, increased awareness of the flaws in current policies, and supported protections that will help ensure future generations can witness the beauty of wild horses running free.
As the holidays approach, we hope you’ll take a moment to celebrate the victories we’ve achieved together and recommit to the work ahead.
Every voice matters. Every step forward counts.
From all of us at American Wild Horse Conservation, we wish you a season filled with joy, peace, and the wonder of the wild. Thank you for being part of this journey. We couldn’t do it without you.
Warm wishes,
The AWHC Team
You Did It: $30K Raised, $100K Match Unlocked!
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
We have incredible news: Thanks to your support, we met our goal and unlocked a $100,000 end-of-year matching gift!
This milestone means that your generosity will go twice as far to defend wild horses and burros from brutal roundups, unscientific management, and inhumane policies that threaten their freedom and safety. Together, we’ve secured critical resources for our ambitious 2025 agenda, including undertaking new legal battles, investing in field programs, and empowering advocacy work.
Reaching this goal is a testament to the power of the wild horse community. Your belief in our mission to keep America’s wild horses wild and free fuels everything we do.
Thank you for being a champion for wild horses and burros. The road ahead won’t be easy, but with you by our side, we’re ready for the challenges to come.
Onward with gratitude,
Team AWHC
P.S. Your support has set the stage for a historic end-of-year fundraising push. Stay tuned for updates on the impact we’re making together!