First, a very, very happy announcement: The cutest boy Chief, 4yo red and white pinto Mustang gelding from Arapaho Creek WY is on his way to his adopter in North Carolina. We’re so excited for him and his new human!
Chief is an expressive, friendly, curious horse who can be a bit reserved at first but is one of those horses who are still very good even when they are “bad”, i.e. scared, surprised, frustrated, any of the things that can and will happen when you’re getting used to a whole new world.
His adopter got approved through our adoption process and we’ve spent a good bit of time talking on the phone to make sure she would be a good fit for him and vice versa.
These past few weeks we’ve been doing some “custom” training with him so it would be the smoothest transition possible for them both.
Giving once wild horses a good, solid foundation, matching them with the right adopters, giving them the time they need and more time when an adoption falls through because life happens and adopting a Mustang is a big commitment. We value that our adopters take that seriously and will not adopt if not truly ready or able to afford/spend enough quality time with their new partner.
We provide high quality free choice hay to all of the horses in our care. Tay Martin works tirelessly rain or shine (or fog, ice, snow, wind, beyond unpleasant temps in either direction) to make sure everyone has a full belly and something to do.
We have a hay delivery coming from Colorado Horse Hay tomorrow. We hand them several thousand dollars every time we see them, which is approximately every 6-8 weeks.
CK Hoof Care CBT, APF-I , our wonderful, slightly feral, cat loving and pineapple on pizza hating farrier comes out regularly to do first and sometimes second and third trims on our wildies. We’re so grateful for her patience and expertise.
None of that is free or even cheap. No adoption fee in the world covers what we put into these horses, especially those that need an extra month or three to settle into doing ‘people things’ and find just the right human who is then also able to choose them.
We would so appreciate your support to keep us going. Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, registered with the IRS. Your donations may be tax exempt (that’s a question for your accountant).
We are based out of Guffey, CO and help Mustangs and adopters nationwide through our gentling, remote coaching, workshops and internship opportunities. We are open for visitors or auditors by appointment.
If you’d like to support our work, here’s how you can do so (you’re welcome to earmark your donation for specific expenses. If you’d like to donate items or pay for something directly instead of sending money, that’s totally fine, just let us know), literally every dollar helps:
The Donate button on our Facebook page or Instagram account, or on our website
w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g
Colorado Gives: https://www.coloradogives.org/…/Wild-Horse-Outreach-And…
PayPal: paypal.me/wildhorseoutreachWHO
Venmo: @wildhorseoutreachadvocacy
CashApp: $wildhorseoutreach
Through our website: https://wildhorseoutreach.org/index.php/support-whoa
Givelify: https://www.givelify.com/…/wild-horse…/donation/amount
Via mail:
Wild Horse Outreach& Advocacy
P.O.Box 113
Guffey, CO 80820
Your likes, shares and comments also help, please consider doing so in addition to or instead of donating. It is so much appreciated! Together we can help more wild ones be and stay safe and happy! #bettertogether
Enjoy the many faces of handsome Chief as he was waiting for the hauler the other night.
#BLMmustang#mustanggentling#adoptamustang#nonprofit#makingmountainmustangmemories
