How it works
By committing annually to a $100/month sponsorship of a mustang or burro, you help us enormously by supporting our existing rescues so we can continue saving more.
SPONSORSHIP INCLUDES:
A personalized Certificate of Sponsorship with a photo of the horse or donkey you choose and your name.
A 60 minute one-on-one visit to Skydog Ranch to meet the horse or burro you are sponsoring, spend time hanging out with them, take photographs and ask questions of our staff.
If you sponsor more than one horse or burro, you will get one hour with each animal when you visit.
To visit your sponsored equine, you must be a sponsor for at least 9 months. Anyone who wants to see them sooner will have to pay for 9 months ($900) in advance of their visit. We regret that this has become necessary. We need to discourage those sponsoring for one month in order to visit the ranch, then canceling because they don’t actually care about supporting the animals or our work. These tours take up a lot of time from our staff and the important work they do caring for our rescues.
Choosing a Mustang or Burro to Sponsor
You can search for posts about individuals on Instagram or Facebook with a hashtag that combines the word “skydog” with their name (#skydogzebedee #skydognugget). You can also go to the Then & Now page on the website to see their photos and read their biographies. (Note: their pages are currently being updated.)
Sponsor a SKYDOG on Patreon
A great way to sponsor a Skydog is by becoming a patron on Patreon and signing up for the $100/month Lead Mare level. This automatically makes you a sponsor and gives you access to exclusive content that we don’t post on other social media platforms. Each new episode of the Horse Love Podcast is released there, as are special offers on merchandise, and breaking news.
Pacino
Al Pacino was rescued from a kill pen in 2019 along with his best friend, Robert De Niro. They’ve been a set since the day we found them. We were looking at photos of mustangs when we noticed there were little legs and long ears hidden behind them. We avoid doing winter hauls, but we could not leave these two behind to ship to slaughter. They arrived sick and had to spend weeks in quarantine. They also had to be treated for lice. We were told they were wild and unhandled, but as is often the case, these sweet animals love to be touched and cuddled when it is offered with kindness and respect. Side by side, they welcomed their winter blankets and soaked up all the love that was offered. Pacino can always be found grazing, grooming, playing, or resting with De Niro. When people show up, they follow them everywhere, hoping for some scratches or cookies. They run with a large herd of wild donkeys on rugged terrain in Oregon, the ideal habitat for burros. It is easy to pick them out in the winter as the snow collects on their coats more heavily than on any other rescues. More on Pacino
Zee the Zonkey
Zee needed placement due to medical issues of the woman who saved him. An abscess in one foot blew out causing the hoof to crack, so Zee is in need of some special care himself. Zee is a zonkey, another byproduct of the horrible canned hunt industry, which breeds these hybrids for money. Beautiful as they are, they should never be bred as they lean to the wild side of their DNA. They often end up in kill pens after buyers find out how wild, aggressive, and untrainable they can be. We have several zonkeys living wonderful lives in Oregon, where we can give them the space and freedom they need to be happy. Zee has an amazing story that we will soon tell, but we can already see that he’s a character. Sitting like a dog is his charming signature move and we can’t wait to see what else he’s got up his striped sleeve. More about Zee
RESCUED MUSTANGS
THERE ARE OVER 250 HORSES AND 50 DONKEYS HERE AT SKYDOG
Click on the photos to find out more or read their stories on our Then and Now Page.
RESCUED DONKEYS, MULES, Minis, ZONKEYS & A ZEBRA
