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Skydog is a non-profit Mustang Sanctuary in Oregon and Malibu, which rescues wild horses, burros, and reunites equine families torn apart during Bureau of Land Management roundups.
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The #wildhorses of #skydogsanctuary are part of a vibrant #ecosystem that includes many #nativespecies like these #badgers. I love the way they back into their burrows. The look they give us reminds me of Hera & Strongheart before heading to the hills after humans discover their hiding places.

submitted 4 hours ago • 1 comment

Thanks to our wonderful #donors, these young mustangs, Wren & Elliot, have happy futures ahead of them. We will make sure they have everything they need to live their best lives. As their respective #wildhorse herds in #OR & #WY face annihilation from the BLM, we want to help as many as we can.

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

Fundraising to bring 2 #wildhorses from a Texas kill pen to Skydog. Wren, an #Oregon palomino #mare, is almost completely blind, shaking with fright. Elliot, a #Wyoming #gelding, will travel with her, calm her fears by being her eyes and companion. Let’s get them home! To donate: bit.ly/3I1ucWT

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments

A Hopi rancher schools New Mexico ranchers on the need to coexist with the natural world. Do better, New Mexico! www.eacourier.com/free-access/...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

When we first saw Casper being led around a kill pen before shipping to slaughter, he was tired, defeated, lost and frightened. Today, he is the magnificent #horse you see here, strong, happy, playful, completely honest and kind. This is what our work is all about. #rescuedoneright

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

“Public lands ranching is no different from mining, drilling, or logging: a government-enabled business that privatizes profit while externalizing ecological cost…Corporate land use paid for by us.” (Western Watersheds Project) @westernwatersheds.bsky.social

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

“Goliath and Blue Zeus are two huge mustang #stallions who lived hardscrabble lives on the #Wyoming range and now enjoy freedom and plentiful forage on a 9,000-acre #horse #sanctuary in #Oregon. Goliath is 33-years-old while Blue Zeus is 24.” bit.ly/4kWTpU2

submitted 3 days ago • 17 comments

Madison is a #wild #mare at #skydogsanctuary, where #BlueZeus and his family were reunited. She is named for the character in #Splash played by #DarylHannah (@dhlovelife.bsky.social) who is a passionate advocate for #wildhorses and all animals, as well as an executive producer of #bluezeusthemovie

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

URGENT: Protections for #wildhorses and #burros have been stripped from the FY 2026 White House Budget Proposal. Please follow the link to learn more, then tell your Rep & Senators to prohibit killing healthy mustangs and burros and selling them without limits or oversight. bit.ly/4kxY7Yz

submitted 5 days ago • 12 comments

From American Wild Horse Conservation: “The Trump Admin’s FY26 budget slashes BLM wild horse funding by 25% and removes the slaughter ban — opening the door to killing 64,000 wild horses and burros in holding.We must stop this before it starts. Tell Congress: Protect our wild herds bit.ly/3FHGkia

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

“In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear.” ~Henry Beston

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

2 of our wildest #WY #mares. Hera (right) gave her friend, Strongheart, the strength to go on after the roundup took everything from her, including her will to live. Fiercely independent, Hera chose to stay with Strongheart over being reunited with her former band stallion. #wildhorses

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

“Welcome Shelby🐎 Rescued by dear friends I thank them for you❤ And all the others too🐎 It took a lifetime for you, Now in a loving Place.. Truly your home with New friends to roam All over this sacred land Called Skydog Sanctuary Angels watching over you” ©effie

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

I could almost hear Shelby’s 25yo knees creak as he went down for his first #roll at sunset. The soft sand must have felt great on his back after the long ride home. A relaxing earth bath scrubs off the stench of the killpen with good clean dirt. It’s his 1st day of #retirement after a life of work.

submitted 12 days ago • 12 comments

Libby swooned as Shelby Mustang arrived at his forever home. He has a large head, dun markings, beautiful soft eyes, and huge dinner-plate feet that will get a good trim. We’re building up his weight with good nutrition. Thank you for helping us give this gentle senior the retirement he deserves!

submitted 14 days ago • 18 comments

This photo by Chad Hanson of #bluezeus in the wild captures the power, spirit, and majestic beauty of both the #stallion and his homeland. Chad shares his wealth of experience and expertise on #wildhorses in #bluezeusthemovie. Learn more about his work: www.wyomustangs.org

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

We are #fundraising for 25yo Shelby Mustang ❤️, rounded up from Beatty’s Butte when he was a few years old. We’re focused on helping as many #wildhorses as we can from #Oregon and #Wyoming as the BLM in both states is decimating their wild herds, including Shelby’s. To donate: bit.ly/3I1ucWT

submitted 15 days ago • 7 comments

In mid-May, the gate opens to Sheep’s Rock pine forest that rises to 5000 ft. A stream flows, moss covers old growth, #native bunch grasses abound on rugged terrain with trails worn into the hillside. Now they get to be the #wildhorses they were born to be and teach their young the wild ways.

submitted 18 days ago • 15 comments

If you're coming to the Blue Zeus premiere in New Jersey next month and want to attend the "meet and greet" with Clare Staples, please send an email to [email protected] for details and to get on the list so we know how many are coming. #bluezeusthemovie

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Wilson, an 18yo #wildhorse from Jackie's Butte #OR. Betrayed twice, he was bailed out of Stroud, then dumped by his owner in another #killpen months later. Terrified of being ridden, blind in 1 eye, he needed #sanctuary. Smiling for cookies is his signature move and puts #smiles on all our faces.

submitted 20 days ago • 5 comments

A beautiful sight and what Clare Staples fights for: #wildhorses, whose families and freedom are stolen by an inhumane and broken US gov’t bureaucracy. Thanks to her, #bluezeus and his family are free and protected at #skydogsanctuary in #Oregon for the rest of their lives.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

We never breed at #Skydog. We do save pregnant #mares, who get the nutrition, care, and support they need to deliver their #foals. Lacey gave birth 1 year ago to Blossom, who has blossomed into a fabulous #filly. She will soon be released with her mother onto open spaces with a #wildhorse #herd.

submitted 21 days ago • 4 comments