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.
Captain
Captain was born in 2000. Saved during the shutdown, we do not have access to any details on him other than he was dumped at a kill pen with his friend of many years, Sawyer. When they arrived at the new ranch in Santa Ynez, Captain followed Sawyer off the trailer and explored their new surroundings. When he sensed that this was not a threatening place, he instantly looked ten years younger. It was hard to catch him in the corral to get a fly mask and halter on him. He constantly moves away from people, no doubt due to negative past experiences with humans, who had control of his head. Whatever he’s been through has left him super sensitive and wary, so I just stood with him, scratched his neck, and told him it was OK. I asked nothing of him other than to stay with me and receive some loving. When I let go of his halter, he stayed with me a while before wandering off, but then he stood, licked and chewed as he processed the fact that nothing bad happened. It’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
More about Captain
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
