Mustang Mission

Exciting News! 🥳 After several months of never-ending paperwork and research, I’ve finally obtained 501(c)3 nonprofit status for Mustang Mission!  This means that your donations are now tax deductible! Being a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization opens up opportunities that will enable us to expand our mission.  Together, our work to save the lives of wild equines all over the country can continue to grow and make a lasting difference. ❤️ To celebrate this achievement, everyone who donates in August will be entered in a giveaway to win a set of greeting cards featuring one of Ember’s paintings!  Any donation is eligible (never underestimate the value of $5!).   Here are a few different ways you can donate: Fundraising Platform PayPal: @mustangmission Check (contact me for our address) Apple Pay or Cash App: 912-659-0548 —————————— God greatly blessed my efforts by allowing my applications to be approved in a very short time.  While 501(c)3 applications can take ...

Our annual online auction is live and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you !  There are many wonderful items available that I think you’ll love.   I have enjoyed putting this auction together and I’m so grateful to those who have donated items.  Thank you so much!  Also, a huge thank you to our event sponsor, Green Horse Organics!  Two of their natural horse grooming products are available to bid on this week, as well. During the middle of this auction event, I will send out a very exciting announcement.  You do not want to miss out on it - trust me! Below is an item available for auction - Ember's first painting made available to the public! Nevada Mountain Sunset Painted by Ember, a rescued mustang

You can now join Mustang Mission on Patreon to get access to fun and educational content every week for just $4 a month !  It’s easy to join and you can cancel your subscription at any time.  Not only will you receive interesting content about caring for and training wild horses, but you will also be supporting us at the same time. Yesterday, I posted a fun video of Rocket meeting my mini, Cloud (who thinks the world of himself).  Join to watch it! Join on Patreon>>

There are thousands of older mustangs in holding and most people won’t even consider giving one a home, and I understand why.  I’ve trained an older gelding myself - it’s not easy.  I’ve seen many older mustangs be passed up for adoption multiple times or sold for as little as $25.  They’re unwanted by most people. That’s one of the main reasons why I started Mustang Mission, to give these older mustangs a chance .  On this Giving Tuesday, will you consider donating to our facilities expansion fund to enable us to continue rescuing older mustangs?  Even a donation of $5 would be a huge help and we have a gift for you, too! It’s been almost a year since I won Alamo on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) online horse auction.  When I began browsing through the auction a year ago, I decided that I would choose between three older geldings.  One was dark brown, one black, and then there was Alamo.  After much prayer, thought, and speaking with a per...

Dear Friends, I can hardly believe that 2022 is almost over!  As I was looking back over this past year of so much growth, several “firsts” came to mind, but one particularly stood out: I had to say “no” for the first time to mustangs in need .  That was one of the most difficult moments for me.  Knowing that I couldn’t save these mustangs, who needed so much help, made me reconsider my decision to start a mustang rescue. Both times I had to say “no” was because we didn’t have room to take another mustang.  Even though fundraising for fencing may be a “boring” aspect of a horse rescue, it’s so important.  It means more mustangs saved - a difference made in their lives.  The proper facilities are the reason why we CAN save mustangs.  Otherwise, it would be impossible to rescue them. I know that this is only the beginning. I will have to say “no” many more times - even though it hurts - and I know it hurts you, too.  That’s why we’re in this togethe...

  I’m very excited to release our 2023 Wild Horses Calendar ! This calendar is filled with beautiful pictures from the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range and will be a great addition to your year! After all, who doesn’t want to be reminded of our wild horses every day? The best part is that 100% of the proceeds go directly to Mustang Mission and our work of giving mustangs and burros another chance at life. Right now, the calendar is 50% off ! So order yours today and don’t miss out on a great deal and the ability to support our mustangs and burros and get something in return!

This phenomenal print of Alamo (rearing) in the wild is available on our online auction ending this Saturday. Don’t miss out on your chance to own it!  Bid now before time runs out. There are several other items on our auction - please check them out ! 100% of the proceeds goes to saving mustangs and burros.

I’m excited to announce that Mustang Mission’s first auction fundraiser is live!  You can visit the auction now. The items being auctioned would make great gifts (the holidays are just around the corner!) and some of the items are the only one of its kind (like the adorable stuffed horse above).  I am very grateful for the generous people who donated items - thank you so much! We’re hoping for a highly successful auction, which will benefit Mustang Mission and mustangs and burros greatly.  Please help us make that possible by sharing the auction link with as many people as you can!

You may have heard a rumor that we will be launching our first-ever auction fundraiser very soon!  In fact, it will be live in just about two weeks!  If you would like to donate anything to the auction, there is still time and it would be greatly appreciated.  If you're wondering what you could donate here are a few examples: book(s), art, product(s), service(s), toy(s), etc.  Please contact me if you have any questions! Keep an eye on this blog for the link to the auction once it's released! This piece of art, donated by Kathryn Wheeler, will be available on the auction.

  Now you can support Mustang Mission and get something in return!  Please visit our shop and look around!

Thank you so much for your donations, kind words, prayers, and support! Rune is safe and in the care of a wonderful mustang trainer, who is keeping her for a few days. I am so grateful to God for working everything out. It is a comfort to know that He loves and cares for each of these animals. Four days ago, Rune was the typical mustang in the horse slaughter trade - her future looked grim. Now, her future is filled with hope because of your generosity and prayers! However, we are still raising funds for round pen panels and Rune’s care. Again, thank you so very much! I pray that God blesses each one of you abundantly! ~Erin Phillips

Hello Everyone! Thank you all for your incredible support, prayers, and kindness! It is such a blessing to see so many people come together for a little mustang. Tomorrow morning is when I have to decide whether I can take Rune or not. Please take a moment to pray and share Rune’s fundraiser with your friends and family - it will save a life!   We want to say “yes” and defy the odds against Rune instead of saying “no” and allowing her to be slaughtered within a week. She is the face of so many mustangs in kill pens, and it is my hope that her story will inspire others to pass the SAFE Act and end horse slaughter. Please share our fundraiser for Rune! Thank you again for your incredible kindness shown to this beautiful wild horse. ~Erin Phillips

  This little mustang, Rune, needs your help!  We have until Friday to get her out from a kill pen in Kentucky, before she ships to be slaughtered.  Rune was gathered from Nevada a of couple years ago, and has been let down by humans ever since.  She is a mustang with so much potential and doesn't deserve such a horrific ending.  As a "nationally protected icon" Rune shouldn't even be in this terrible situation.  She should still be living wild and free with her family band in Nevada. It is our goal to rescue this little mustang, defy what her grim future looks like now, and give her the best home she's ever known out of the wild.  Giving her a happy ending requires community effort - please donate if you can and please share this fundraiser with others.  It will cost $600 just to bail her out.  We will be quarantining her on our property, but we need funds for vet care, transport, feed, and hay.  Please consider helping Rune - it would ...

  Please vote for Mustang Mission to share in $500,000 of grants!

Did you know that you can support Mustang Mission through purchasing photo gifts?  Nature Art is my small wildlife photography business and 100% of the proceeds go directly to the mustangs and burros.  You can purchase gifts from my store  or view my work .

Mustang Mission Rescue Update: There are several older mustangs up for sale this month by the Bureau of Land Management, and I would like to adopt one. Will you consider making a donation to help me get the rescue property ready for a mustang that is in danger of going to slaughter or a bad home? I would be grateful for your prayers and help with sharing Mustang Mission’s fundraiser. Any contribution will help to reach $5,000 by October 31! Your donations will be used to purchase: - Eight loads of dirt - A round pen - Wood to enclose a shelter If you know of anyone willing to donate any of these items, please feel free to give them my contact information. Mustang #7903 Mustang #7903 is from the Onaqui Mountain HMA (Herd Management Area) and was captured on July 16 of this year. He is 11 years old and Sales Eligible, which makes him more likely to be bought and end up in the slaughter pipeline. Red Bird’s Trust (who is working to find each of these mustangs good homes) said that older...

I have decided to set a fundraising goal for $5,000 by October 31 and I am working on sharing my project even more. Will you help me share my fundraising page with friends, family, and local equine businesses/organizations? If you are interested in hanging up flyers within your community, please respond to this email and I’ll send you a pre-designed flyer that you can print out. Most importantly, please pray for us as we start this mustang and burro rescue. Thank you so much for your support! The link to my fundraiser is below. ⬇️ Fundraiser > Pictured is Talia, a Pryor Mountain Mustang Mare ------------------------------------- Watch this wonderful story of a mustang who was in danger of going to slaughter, but rescued just in time!

Hello, I’m Erin Phillips, a life-long animal lover and owner!  My love for wild horses began with the “Cloud, Wild Stallion of the Rockies” documentaries I would watch with my family when I was five years old.  I remember the thrill of watching wild horses race across their range in freedom, then the sadness when the whole herd faced a government roundup by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).  Wild horse bands (families) were separated from each other, and stallions would desperately fight to return to their mares and foals. Two stallions living out their life in freedom - unless the BLM decides to remove them. For awhile, we didn’t watch those documentaries again (probably due to how much we had watched them!), and although I always knew that wild horses and burros graced our western plains, I almost forgot about them and their struggles.  Then, in 2017, I began thinking about Cloud and his family again and found The Cloud Foundation’s website.  There were man...