In 1971 Congress created The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (Public Law 92-195) to compel the “protection, management, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands”. The act “declares that wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute toContinue reading “History of MWHR”
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Mustang Update – Maya
Happy Mustangs! You can see Maya running at the back of the herd. Video
Maya & “Mustang Heaven”
On Saturday MWHR delivered Maya to her new family in Vidalia, GA. They are of course already in love with her and she has her very own 10 year old girl to groom and care for her under the watchful eye of her mom, who is a TIP trainer. We can’t wait to see allContinue reading “Maya & “Mustang Heaven””
MWHR Barn Cleanup Day
It was beautiful weather for our MWHR Work Day yesterday. We are so grateful for all of our volunteers and their hard work!!
Mustang Update – Maya Adopted!
Maya is a 6 year old cremello mare from the Fox Hog HMA in CA. She was captured as a yearling and then found her way to the East Coast thru the BLM adoption program. Last October she was identified as being at risk due to unknown circumstances that landed her in the hands ofContinue reading “Mustang Update – Maya Adopted!”
Barn Cleanup!
It was a very busy Saturday at the MWHR farm this past weekend. In addition to our new mustang intake, we had a wonderful group of young ladies from the Pope High School Homeless Pets Club out to help work around the farm. They did an amazing job of mending fences, scrubbing water troughs, cleaningContinue reading “Barn Cleanup!”
New Rescue – Midnight
MWHR welcomed Midnight to the farm this past Saturday. Midnight is an 18 year old mustang gelding from Salt Wells Creek in WY. Due to financial and health reasons, his owners could no longer afford to keep him. They have had Midnight for 11 years so it was a very difficult decision but we areContinue reading “New Rescue – Midnight”
Adoption – Mercy & Pixel
This past Saturday was bitter sweet as we said “goodbye” to Pixel and Mercy as they headed south to their new home on 4 acres in Valdosta, GA. They have been adopted by a loving family with 3 girls that enjoy pleasure riding. MWHR is so happy that these sweet mares have found such aContinue reading “Adoption – Mercy & Pixel”
Adoption Update – Spirit
Spirit is an 18 year old black mustang gelding that was captured as a yearling in the Onaqui Mountain HMA in UT in 2000. He lived with his original owner until last year when he was turned over to MWHR because his owner could not care for him after he was injured in a traileringContinue reading “Adoption Update – Spirit”
Reading a Freeze Brand
For those who aren’t familiar with how to read the freeze brand on a mustang check out this video!
Mustang and Wild Horse Rescue of Georgia 