Black Moon
Black Moon is a strikingly beautiful Black Sulphur Springs stallion. Of all the horses found free ranging on the American range, the Sulphur Springs horses have the most similar DNA to the primitive Iberian Sorraia horses. True to his iberian descent this pure black horse looks like a Lusitano stallion. He is magnificent and 100% wild.
He was captured in February 2015 outsode of his home range in the Sulphur Springs Herd Management Area in Utah. Because of the drought, wild horses and burros, like all free ranging wildlife, are forced to wander across the boundries of their defined Herd Management Areas (HMAs) in search of water and food. In February 2015, 100 wild horses were removed from the range where they had been wandering into the road.
#5398, NOW Black Moon, is a 20 year old Black stallion, RTF made sure that this stallion who has spent his entire life in the Utah Mountain wilderness, would not end up falling through the cracks. He and a 15 year old Bay stallion (#5422), who we have now named Merlin, had no bids at all and faced an uncertain future, so we spoke up for them and had them brought to the sanctuary. We did geld the Bay stallion, now . He has a difficult time seeing and may be almost blind and depends on Black Moon alot.
Caring for senior horses costs an estimated $2600 per year which does not include Veterinary care. Horses at the sanctuary often live well into their thirties.
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. If you need help with your automati billing or cancelation please contact us at: Contact@original.returntofreedom.org or call 805-737-9246
Will you help Return to Freedom by sponsoring Black Moon?
Partial Sponsor — $50
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Sponsor Black Moon
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 Black Moon for 1 monthFree newsletter
Yearly updates
2 Sanctuary Tours
Sponsor Black Moon
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.