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.
Eloise
Eloise was left behind at the BLM corrals after all the other donkeys had been taken. She had a visible stifle injury, a blessing in its strange way as it brought her home to Skydog. I named her Eloise after the little girl in Eloise at The Plaza. The care and services she receives from us are top-notch for an old donkey with ligament damage and severe osteoarthritis. The prognosis is poor, but as our vet said, Eloise has her size and the amazing healing abilities of donkeys in her favor. Indeed, we’ve seen miracles happen for some our longears. Early treatment seems to have quickly made a difference, so we are optimistic. We are working to get her to the point where she can live comfortably in a pen that is sandy soft and flat with other senior companions. More about Eloise
Neo
Neo was originally from Warm Springs, Oregon. A “three striker” at the Billings Auction, he was sold Sale Authority to a kill buyer, who took him to the notorious Fabrizius kill pen. Our friend Bree Thompson saved him and saw he was a stunning free spirit. Numerous well-known mustang trainers worked with him to no avail. When everything is done to help a wild horse transition into domestic life, but nothing works, sanctuary is the best placement. And so it was with Neo. Confident and self-assured, he is a natural leader. He stepped right in to pick up where Ranger left off helping Rango and Commander - two Oregon mustangs, who were shattered by the ordeal of being rounded up and funneled from the BLM into the slaughter pipeline. More about Neo
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
