I’m writing this the morning of #ColoradoGivesDay, just after I posted about Rapunzel’s adoption and a fundraising ask for this last big official giving day of the year.
My heart is so full. We received donations this morning even before I got the post up. It’s a COLD, sunny, snow-covered Rocky Mountain morning, think single digits (F, which translates to REALLY COLD for our followers who measure temperature in °C).
14 Mustangs happily munching on all the hay they can possibly want to keep them warm on a winter day like this. Thanks to you.
Our followers – nearly 50,000 between our different social media accounts and our website – raised enough to cover the last load of hay and part of the next one leading up to and following last week’s #GivingTuesday.
As someone who is just now learning to lean into asking for support on behalf of the nonprofit organization I founded back in 2019 and am leading with the help of a small and wonderful team, I’m blown away and humbled by your kindness and generosity.
Thank you for believing in us. For helping us help Mustangs and adopters. For supporting a young nonprofit organization. For holding space for me as a human to learn and grow with Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy and the Mustangs we are lucky enough to meet, mentor and learn from each year.
It’s been a year of change, hope, loss, adventure, growth, reflection.
Losing Cedar this spring has been harder than I’ll ever be able to express. Nearly losing Lacy last year, not knowing the outcome for 8 months, was one of the heaviest things I’ve ever experienced. Last fall I put my sweet old lady Blanca down. It was time but it’ll never be easy.
I never made time to process until it caught up with me this year, slowed me down and forced me to reflect rather than run to the work that means so much to me.
We meet a lot of wonderful horses and people through wild horses. The 3 Mustangs pictured here, Spur, Rock and Amber, hold a special place in my heart and are healing some of the pain from the loss of and worry about others that mean(t) so much to me.
Life is fragile, horses are fragile and relationships are fragile too. To experience beauty, love and hope after heartbreak and fear is something I’m deeply grateful for. And feeling human again after finally listening to my body.
These 3 are staying with us for continued training. You’ll be able to follow them here. Whether they permanently join our Ambassador Mustang herd or are available later on to just the right amazing adopter, you’ll be the first to know 
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