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Celebrate the spirit of the American Mustang during Colorado Mustang West, a multi-day festival uniting wild horse lovers, artists, filmmakers, and conservation advocates. At the heart of the event is a BLM Wild Mustang Adoption featuring over 70 horses from Colorado’s Little Book Cliffs. See event info here: https://horsesource.org/event/colorodo-mustang-west PressNews …
The national Adoption Incentive Program was exposed by plaintiffs & The New York Times as a pipeline to slaughter for thousands of adopted wild horses and burros (DENVER, Colo., March 3, 2025) – In a landmark victory for wild horse protection, the United States District Court for the District of …
We have an opportunity—and a responsibility—to protect America’s horses from a cruel and unnecessary fate. This week, Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), along with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), re-introduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, a bipartisan bill that would permanently …
Ahead of AWHC’s Day of Action for National Horse Protection Day, the reintroduction of the SAFE Act marks a critical step toward safeguarding America’s horses from slaughter. (WASHINGTON D.C., February 27th, 2025) – Today, the nation’s leading wild horse conservation organization, the American Wild Horse Conservation applauds U.S. Senators Lindsey …
The Wild Horse Refuge Give Mustangs a Home in Colorado by Pat Craig The year is 2020. The Sand Wash Basin near Craig, Colorado, teems with life. Hundreds of wild mustangs roam its vast expanse, their ancestors having called this land home for generations. However, concerns arise about overgrazing. As …
(Warning: Graphic Images) RENO, NEV. (May 20, 2024) – On May 16th, representatives from the leading wild horse protection organization, American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), witnessed disturbing conditions for over 3,000 wild horses currently confined at the privately owned Winnemucca Holding Facility. Most alarming was the presence of a severely …
BISMARK, N.D. (April 25, 2024) – Today, American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) applauds the National Parks Service (NPS) decision to abandon its plan to eradicate the historic wild horses from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). AWHC is grateful to Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Governor Doug Burgum, and other North Dakota elected officials for …
Funding in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) budget for wild horse roundups has been cut by $5.9 million, as part of the federal spending bill signed into law in early March 2024. Ironically, this move came directly on the heels of a Nevada Wildlife Commission meeting and endorsement of …
This new book is a searingly beautiful tribute to wild Mustang family groups that have been reunited at the Skydog Ranch and Sanctuary after suffering roundup and separation. Skydog Ranch founder Clare Staples recounts heartbreaking tales of liberty lost and the dramatic extents to which some Mustangs will go to …
Competition Day and Beyond At the end of our last article, I’d been out of town judging shows and wishing I had more time to prepare my mustang, Journey, for the upcoming Mustang Mania Trainers Challenge (see the July/August issue). These mustang competitions demand a solid, trusting relationship between horse …
