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.
Pete the Zorse
Pete came to Skydog after his owner / trainer @briankangal tried everything she could think of for over a year to make him happy. The Dodo made a video about their journey. She saw that training made him sad and he only felt happy being with her mare. It was clear he needed freedom with a wild herd. When placement with another sanctuary didn’t work out, she drove 16 hours to haul him to Skydog. Pete is a cross between a quarter horse mare and a Grevy zebra, two species that should never be bred. As cool as they look, they lean to the zebra side of their DNA, which makes them very wild animals. We really didn’t know what it meant to be a zorse - and Pete was figuring that out, too - so we placed him with wild mares and burros to see where he felt comfortable. He quickly bonded with Soleil, a beautiful, golden mustang mare. When we released onto open space, they encountered two of our wildest mares, Hera and Strongheart. He whisked them all off to the hills with Hera leading the way and Pete bringing up the rear like a band stallion would do. More about Pete
Zee the Zonkey
Zee was saved by a woman who spent a lot of money to get him out of an abusive situation. She contacted us when serious medical issues made it necessary to find him a good home. An abscess in one foot blew out causing the hoof to crack, so Zee is in need of some medical care himself. This funky-looking 9yo boy is a cross between a donkey and a zebra. A byproduct of the hideous canned hunt industry, this hybrid is bred to make money. Exotic as they are, they should never be bred as they lean to the wild side of their DNA. They often end up being shot or dumped in the slaughter pipeline after buyers find out how aggressive, dangerous, and untrainable they can be. We moved him up to Oregon where experienced staff will handle him carefully - like our wildest horses and burros - with the help of a hydraulic chute. We have several zonkeys living wonderful lives up there, where we can give them the space and freedom they need to be happy. We are still learning Zee’s story, but we can tell already that he is full of surprises. For one, he hadn’t been gelded, which is easy enough to remedy. He also sits like a dog, a charming signature move. We can’t wait to see what else this character has 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
