DANI CALIFORNIA

We first set eyes on Dani California in a video live from an auction in California.  She was in an overcrowded trailer shaking uncontrollably with fear and had put her body horizontal across the trailer to keep her friends safe inside.  Somehow from seeing a glimpse of that quaking matted mane I had a feeling that was a mustang and that they were coming to Skydog.  When I heard she was a branded mustang I didn't hesitate I just wrote on the feed "We will take her".  Something in my gut told me she was special and boy is she special.  We realised when she got home to us that she was blind in one eye and going blind in the other.  She was in quarantine for a month and we weren't sure how she would do when she got out but she has been incredible.

She is sensitive, curious, loving and the most incredible color.  Some call her claret or burgundy or just plain purple but she is a truly unique color and is so alert to everyone and everything around her.  She nickers more than any of the horses here, usually when she hears a voice or hears the hay shed open.  She has the sweetest whinny that comes through her soft velvet nose and never fails to move me.  I am so so happy I was watching the feed that day and that we rescued her as she brings the most amount of joy to everyone she meets.  She is from Twin Peaks California so when somebody suggested Dani California after a Red Hot Chili Pepper song it was meant to be.  She is a runner, a rebel and a stunner as it says in the song.  And we love her for it. 

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These are just a few of the Mustangs we have brought to the ranch, there are so many more that need a safe environment to live in.  

Check back soon and meet other rescued horses and please donate to help us save more mustangs.  Over 150,000 American horses are shipped to Mexico and Canada every year and killed in the most inhumane and brutal painful way imaginable - stop the slaughter by lobbying your congressmen to Pass The SAFE ACT......