SOCIETY
Redemption believes mustangs have an inherent value and because
of their affable nature, should enjoy a life of pride, dignity, purpose, safety, connection, affection, and community.
This is what we are talking about when we say wild horse society,
horses have societies, people have societies, we aim to bring these societies
together with communication, structure, mutual benefit.
What we do
Redemption finds, cares for, trains, and places wild horses that were gathered and removed from different types of rangelands including federally managed lands and tribal lands.
We are dedicated to an approach where the welfare of the horse, including its mind, emotions, health, and feeling of belonging are the first consideration in how we interact with the horses while still integrating them into a situation with people using horse specific activities and jobs.
We provide:
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Shelter
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Nutrition and water
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Medical care
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Health maintenance
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Training
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Exercise
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Healthy relationships
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Affection
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Structure
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Bonding
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A path to long-term family placement
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Training and education to community members, people interested in wild horse societies, adopters and volunteers.
Redemption Wild Horse Society idea was born from the discovery of a critical problem that wild horses encounter because of over stocking. Populations of wild horses have reached unsustainable levels in some public and tribal lands.
Currently, we are providing refuge to seven wild horses, six young horses and a mare, that were removed from the rangelands that are in jeopardy of being overgrazed. These amazing young mustangs have inspired us to start the Redemption Wild Horse Society. Leaving dozens of foals and young horses in the holding facilities after they were separated from their families was heartbreaking. We have committed to care take more young wild horses like these, and to provide them with the opportunity of a life with purpose and dignity.
There are too many horses on some of America’s range lands, and too little resources to sustain healthy populations in balance with other demands of land use. The current population of wild horses on public land is nearly triple the estimated sustainable threshold according to BLM studies. Land development, natural resource usage (water scarcity), ranching, and environmental protection groups all compete for the resources provided by these strained range lands.
According to The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) the horses must leave the range, and the BLM cannot accomplish this faster than the horses repopulate. Redemption does not advocate we have the solution to wild horse management, rather we are dedicated to providing a connected, dignified life to as many of our four-legged relatives as possible.
Redemption Wild Horse Society does not take sides on land management or management of wild horse populations. We take a present moment, solution-focused approach to the problem.
Why we do it
