Mustang Mission

A few weeks ago, I was blessed to be able to visit six adopted Pryor Mustangs in Virginia.  Even though they were removed from their mountain home, they were adopted and now live on a beautiful farm.  Their stories didn't end in a tragic way, thanks to their wonderful owner! Rain is the daughter of the famous Cloud! "A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast. " (Proverbs 12:10)

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!

The Cloud Foundation's Action Alert.  Click on the image to take action with TCF. The wild horses of Sand Wash Basin are undergoing a terrible and extremely inhumane roundup right now.  The Bureau of Land Management has categorized this roundup as "emergency" due to drought conditions, but this is just an excuse.  Right now, thousands of privately-owned cattle are grazing in Sand Wash Basin, yet our federally protected, nationally-loved wild horses are the first to be removed.  Additionally, the contractors for this roundup have been violating the Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program guidelines regularly. Please join us in demanding the BLM to stop this roundup immediately. * Take Action * Read the Roundup Reports

Story behind the photo... Last year, in June, my family and I visited the wild horse herd nestled in the Pryor Mountains. This herd is popular because of the famous Cloud, Wild Stallion of the Rockies. This little mustang, Traveler, was just a baby when we visited, but he recently turned two! His family band stopped to graze just about thirty feet from our campsite. The sun was beginning to sink behind a mountain as we were cooking our dinner, and he was happy just to watch us. He was just too adorable! I’m looking forward to seeing him grow up and get a family of his own one day. ❤️

A few weeks ago, my family and I were blessed to be able to visit the wild horses on Assateague Island.  This one band was nearby, and they looked beautiful in the evening light. " O Lord , how manifold are thy works!  in wisdom hast thou made them all:  the earth is full of thy riches." Psalm 104:24

As a way of practicing and learning the methods of training I will use with the mustangs, I've been working with my miniature horse, Cloud.  He is a great learner and loves the Liberty & Positive Reinforcement Training. This is Cloud's favorite trick!

Throughout the West, wild horse and burro herds are racing towards extinction.  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with other government agencies, seem intent on driving them out of their rangelands and imprisoning them in holding pens – funded with our tax dollars. Although advocates all over America are working for these animals’ freedom, the BLM finally released their overdue Report to Congress last year, which the senate passed.  This new plan outlines the removal of 220,000 mustangs and burros in the next twenty years.  There are already 50,000+ mustangs and burros in holding pens. In this plan, the BLM will reach the “Appropriate” Management Level (AML) of 26,715 wild horses and burros on 26.9 million acres of land.  This means that each wild equine remaining in the wild would be expected to cover and use about 1,000+ acres. At the Paul’s Valley Off-Range Corral in Oklahoma, wild horses and burros are housed in a private pasture until their adoption.  Surprisingly, on just 400