Mustang Mission

My mustang arrived safe and sound today!  He is settling in well and is very calm.  He and my miniature horse, Cloud, were best friends from the beginning and are staying right by each other. Stay tuned for updates and to learn his name!

Do you recognize this beautiful mustang - #7903 ?  I’m so excited to announce that I won him last night on the internet adoption!  The auction was very difficult, as there were people bidding up the horses, trying to make sanctuaries and rescues not get them.  I’m very grateful for God’s help through it all. We will be picking him up at the end of February in Okeechobee, Florida. Thank you so much for your support throughout this journey! Tag #7903's auction video “Not one of them is forgotten before God.” Luke 12:6

A local horse owner was so generous and kind to donate a lot of her horse tack to us!   I'm grateful for the tack and it will be very useful in the near future.

Update: The Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse and burro online auction was having technical difficulties, so the auction did not take place this past week.  It has been postponed to December 7-14, which means that, if I win the mustang's bid, I won’t be picking him up until late February. If you have any thoughts, please don’t hesitate to let me know!  I would love to hear any suggestions you might have for me. Thank you so very much for all of your prayers and support! “Not one of them is forgotten before God.” Luke 12:6

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

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The Bureau of Land Management just opened up registration to the public for an opportunity to comment at their Virtual Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Meeting.  This is their biggest wild horse and burro event held each year.  Three comment slots are open: - Public Comment Session 1 - June 30, 12:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. MT - Public Comment Session 2 - July 1, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. MT - Public Comment Session 3 - July 1, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. MT Go to this link ( www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/get-involved/advisory-board ) to register.  Our wild horses and burros need our voices!

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 many changes in the Pryor M

Welcome to Mustang Mission!  I am currently working on launching a fundraiser for my mustang and burro rescue (Mustang Mission), as well as putting up more content on this website.  Please press the subscribe button above (below the title) to get notified when the fundraiser begins.  You'll also be notified of future blog posts. Thank you for your interest in this mission to save America's wild horses and burros.  I am looking forward to seeing what God will do, and I hope that you'll follow along in the journey! -Erin Phillips "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)