COMMANDER
“Commander is home and he’s safe” are the words I wasn’t sure I would ever say and a horse I wasn’t sure I would ever meet. When we first found Rango in a kill pen in Louisiana, we quickly learned he had been adopted out with Commander and that they’d last been seen together at a livestock auction in Tennessee. Truly we would never have found him if it hadn’t been for the incredible efforts of Caroline @horsewelfarecollective During those first days she called every auction house, trader, shipper and kill buyer providing them with descriptions and asking them if they had seen this horse. And she didn’t give up when they said no she just kept trying. Just like with the rescue of Sinatra she proved again that determined, driven and compassionate women can move mountains when they want to help a horse. And we are so grateful.
It’s been hard seeing these recent saves when they’re accompanied by photographs of these boys on the range looking spectacular and then distressing photos of them now. Commander seems to be a shell of his previous self, traumatized, jumpy, scared and tired. What he’s been through should never have happened to any horse. He was bought by a trader who intended to ship him to Mexico but he would not load and the man gladly sold him back to the auction for more money. And I was happy to pay the ransom and bring this majestic horse home and remind him who he was and will be once again. When he goes over to smell the little bit of green in this pen I think he was breathing in home. Thank you to every single person who donated for him - every dollar made this happen and I would do it all again in a heartbeat. And now he rests and recovers from his haul and experience and we have reunited him with Rango and Ranger.
He’s home.
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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.