Willamina

Wild horses in the Calico Mountains Complex of Northwestern Nevada originate from 500 Spanish Barbs that were brought to the region during the 1860’s. Over the years, ranchers allowed saddle, carriage, and draft horse breeds onto the open range, which interbred with the original Spanish Barb stock. Thoroughbred studs and pinto mares were also introduced to the area, to “upgrade” the local wild horses. As a result, today’s Calico horses prove to be a colorful and genetically unique herd. In 2010, the BLM launched one of the largest (and deadliest) wild horse roundups in recent years, and removed 1,922 wild Calico horses from their homeland. Return to Freedom adopted over 100 of these horses, who are now safe and cared for, and live a life as close as we can give them to the one they knew in the wild.
Our Sponsor a Horse program is an automatic monthly donation program. It only takes a moment to sign up and your debit or credit card will be automatically billed each month. You can cancel at any time. Will you help Return to Freedom by sponsoring Willamina?
Partial Sponsor — $50
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Sponsor Willamina
We can’t do this work without you. YOU make it possible for Return to Freedom to save horses who have been removed from their home in the wild and offer them a safe haven where they can live out their lives in large pastures with their herd groups.Our Sponsor a Horse program is an automatic monthly donation program. It only takes a moment to sign up and your debit or credit card will be automatically billed each month. You can cancel at any time.
Full Sponsor — $100
Feed Willamina for 1 monthFree newsletter
Yearly updates
2 Sanctuary Tours
Sponsor Willamina
We can’t do this work without you. YOU make it possible for Return to Freedom to save horses who have been removed from their home in the wild and offer them a safe haven where they can live out their lives in large pastures with their herd groups.Our Sponsor a Horse program is an automatic monthly donation program. It only takes a moment to sign up and your debit or credit card will be automatically billed each month. You can cancel at any time.