Welcome to Return To Freedom

Return To Freedom is dedicated to preserving the freedom, diversity and habitat of America's wild horses through sanctuary, education and conservation, while enriching the human spirit through direct experience with the natural world.

2010 Spirit of the Horse, Saturday, September 25th

Mark your calendars for the 2010 Spirit of the Horse! This year we’re returning to our roots and celebrating our annual fundraiser amongst simple beauty of the sanctuary. Though our venue has changed, the event will still include the beautiful and magical elements our guests have come to love. This year, enjoy fabulous local food and wine, equine performances, cultural music and dance, silent auction, vendors and more . . . all while wild herds graze the hillsides around you. Sponsorship opportunities and vendor space available! Download our sponsor packages or vendor registration form. Would you like to donate a silent auction item? Download our auction acquisition form.

Want to buy tickets? Tickets at $60 adults, $40 kids (under 12) and if you go green and carpool (3 or more per car) you can buy Car Pass tickets at $40 per person. Private tables of 10 are $1000.

Download the printable flyer.

Email us if you would like more info.

Adult:
$60.00
Youth:
$40.00
Car Pass:
$40.00 (min. 3)
Table:
$1000.00
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Return to Freedom Rescues 18 Stallions From Recent Calico Roundup

Return to Freedom recently bid on, and won, 8 wild stallions captured during the Calico roundup in Nevada. Most of them older stallions, these horses were part of the sale program, meaning they were available to the highest bidder. Shortly after the auction ended, we were asked to take an additional 10 stallions, which we have committed to. As we forge ahead with our plans to create the Soldier Meadows preserve, steps are being taken to track down the mares that were removed from the same areas as the stallions. We hope to reunite the stallions with their family and social bands. Click here to read more. (Photo: Tomahawk and Redman, 2 of the rescued Calico stallions.)

Please consider making a contribution to help us continue to rescue and fight for America’s wild horses.

Historic partnership between Return to Freedom and Nevada rancher offers hope for captured Nevada mustangs

Gerlach, Nevada (June 1, 2010): Return to Freedom has partnered with Jim Kudrna, owner of the Soldier Meadows Ranch and Lodge north of Gerlach, Nevada, to offer the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a plan to return as many as 1,700 recently-captured wild horses from the Calico Mountains Complex to their home range. Read more... (click here to read an overview of the proposal).

The Sanctuary is Now Open to the Public

Spring is here, the hills are green, and Return to Freedom is once again open to the public. From May - October we host a variety of tours, clinics, and volunteer opportunities. Take a look at our calendar and come out for an unforgettable day with the wild herds.

Return to Freedom’s "Orphaned Animals" Blog

Return to Freedom gets calls and emails everyday about horses, burros, dogs, cats and other animals that need a new home. In this tough economy, more animals than ever are in need of rescue. Many are simply being abandoned. Though our sanctuary is filled beyond capacity, we are doing everything in our power to make sure that each animal finds a good home.

In addition to our “orphaned animals” blog, Return to Freedom has launched the Commanche Memorial Fund to help horses in need of rescue.

Return to Freedom urgently needs your help.

Please consider making a donation today to help us purchase hay for our equine residents, or Sponsoring a Horse to help provide feed and care for a specific horse at the sanctuary.

  • $25 will help feed and care for 1 horse for a week
  • $50 will help feed and care for a mare and her foal for a week
  • $100 will help feed and care for 1 horse for a month
  • $250 will help to feed a small family band for 1 month

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Want to help protect America's wild horses?

Download our "Take Action Packet" today. You can help Return to Freedom raise awareness about the plight of our remaining wild horse herds by sharing the Take Action Packet with friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. Also, please consider making a donation today! Your generosity helps us provide sanctuary for over 200 wild horses and burros.

Did you know that our wild horses are actually a re-introduced native wildlife species?

Traditionally, horses were thought of as an exotic species that arrived on this continent for the first time with the Spanish in the 1500s. However, advances in molecular biology prove that the modern horse, Equus Caballus, actually evolved on this continent and migrated across the Bering Land Bridge. Though the horse disappeared on this continent between 11,000 and 13,000 years ago, when the Spanish brought horses back to North America. Click here to read more.

 

Return to Freedom is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Tax ID number 06-1484961.