Update on the Virginia Range Mustang Rescue

Update December 8, 2014:

After a 36-hour, cross-country journey, five Virginia Rangemustangs- including a young gelding and four young mares who each appear to be pregnant, arrived safely this morning at 2 a.m. at theTreadway Equine Animal Rescue Sanctuaryin Rogersville, Tennessee.

From Mollie and Melissa Bird of TEARS, "They are here safe and came right out went to the trough got a big drink and hit the grass hay. They are so beautiful and we are so proud to have them here. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for letting us be the ones to give them their forever happy home and all they will ever need."

Update December 5, 2014:

Two members of the "Dayton 3" safe at Steadfast Steeds.

The five Virginia Range, known as the Lockwood 2 and the Dayton 3, arrived safely at their forever home withSteadfast Steedssanctuary in Colorado on December 5th. View the photos below!

Watch a piece about these horseshere.

November 21, 2014:

We have some wonderful news to share with you regarding the fate of 31 Virginia Rangemustangswho were captured by theNevada Department of Agriculture(NDA) and are currently being held at the Carson City Prison. All 31 wild horses have found homes and have been saved from the slaughter auction! And the best news of all -- the families will be placed together!

-Bond and his family are being adopted by the Reno-basedVirginia Range Wild Horse Sanctuary.

-The "Fernley 10" will have a wonderful life with 650 other rescued wildmustangsat theMustang Monument Eco Resort and Preservenear Elko, Nevada.

-The "Lockwood 5" are going to the mountains of eastern Tennessee to theTreadway Equine Animal Rescue Sanctuary(TEARS).

-The "Stagecoach 6" are headed back to Stagecoach to theStarlight Sanctuary.

-The "Dayton 3" and the "Lockwood 2" - including a beautiful blue-eyed, buckskin foal - are being adopted bySteadfast Steedsin Grand Junction, Colorado.

Contributions from generous AWHC supporters have made this rescue possible. This was a true community rescue effort involving Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund and other coalition partners in Northern Nevada, our founding organization Return to Freedom, the wonderful rescues and sanctuaries that have stepped up to help these horses, and the thousands of AWHC supporters who spread the word, donated funds and networked to find these horses homes.

When we pull together, miracles can happen!

We still have a number of Virginia Rangemustangswho were captured by the NDA and are in need of permanent homes. These include:

• 4 halter trained geldings
• 2 non-halter trained geldings
• 1 saddle-trained mare
• The Franktown 4 (partial band)
• The Lockwood 13 (family led by the black stallion (now gelding) Black Jack and his beautiful roan, dun and grulla mares.)

Please emailkaren@wildhorsepreservation.orgif you can help with placement for these wonderful horses!

See more information about these horses, here.