optimus prime
OP is the son of Gunner and 25 years old. He is a gorgeous dun and has a beautiful mane that covers his eyes. He is so closely bonded to his father it is impossible to see them apart. They walk very closely to each other at all times. The morning we went to pick up the four mustangs from Equine Outreach he was not keen to jump into the trailer but I whispered in his ear that he was going to a very good place and he seemed convinced as he soon jumped in for his freedom ride.
OP was born in captivity so really has never known anything other than small dirt pens but now he roams the land of Skydog Oregon with his family and is enjoying his newfound freedom. He is very friendly and gentle. This family is an example of the huge spate of breeders that grew up at one time for the Kiger breed. The Kigers are very distinctive as they have the dun factor and are mainly duns or grullas. They usually have a dorsal stripe down their back, striping on their legs and a two colored mane. At one point the Kiger herd had a 100 percent adoption rate from the BLM as they just became very desirable and sought after and many unscrupulous breeders bought themselves a stud and a couple of mares and bred hundreds of these horses, even more so after the Disney movie Spirit Stallion of Cimarron. People were claiming they had horses related to the real life Spirit and one breeder we know of said he produced over 700 horses and was making so much money off the sudden craze to own a Kiger. We see over breeding as one of the biggest scourges for the amount of unwanted horses we are currently facing and hope eventually legislation is introduced to limit the amount of new horses being bred for profit.
Mustangs & Burros Need Your Help
In addition to supporting our work by donating, becoming a patron on Patreon, or sponsoring a Skydog, there are several important pieces of legislation to protect American equines currently moving through Congress. It only takes a few minutes to contact your Rep and Senators and urge them to support these bills:
Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3475 in the House / S.2307 in the Senate). This bill will shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.
The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 3656) This bill will prohibit the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft in the management of wild mustangs and burros on public lands, and require a report on humane alternatives to current management practices.
Ejiao Act of 2023 (H.R. 6021). To ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.
You can Contact Members of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121, submitting contact forms on their individual websites, or sending one email to all three simultaneously at www.democracy.io
See our How to Help menu for other actions to ban zebra hunting at US canned hunt ranches, stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs, and defund the Adoption Incentive Program.