Return to Freedom is a non-profit wild horse sanctuary founded in 1997 by Neda DeMayo, and is the realization of her life-long dream: to protect the freedom and natural lifestyle of America’s free ranging wild horses.

Our Mission: 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.

Sanctuary
Return to Freedom provides a safe haven to nearly 200 wild horses and burros Recognizing that wild horses live in tightly bonded herd groups, Return to Freedom became the first sanctuary with a focus on rescuing entire family bands. Designed to be a model program, we implement alternative and minimally intrusive management philosophies.

Education
Return to Freedom's educational programs facilitate a direct experience with nature and animals through non-intrusive, sensitive observation. Through direct contact with the natural world, we hope to inspire a deep reverence for the communities and family groups that exist in nature. Our programs were created with the intent that, for things to change, a new human being must emerge. It is our hope that policy changes and legislation that have the best interest of wildlife species and natural habitats in mind will be supported through re-education.

Conservation
The American Wild Horse of Today is a re-introduced native wildlife species, represented by diverse biological groups each with their own genetic and historical significance. Whether they come from Spanish ancestry, cavalry horses, draft herds or others, America’s Wild Horses have evolved over the years and become one of our nation's most treasured resources. Return to Freedom is a virtual Living History Conservancy, managing various herds according to their geographic origins.

The Next Step . . . The American Wild Horse Conservancy
Return to Freedom is poised to take the next step and establish The American Wild Horse Conservancy. This historical land trust will be a large scale wildlife and habitat conservancy that integrates the American Wild Horse as a wildlife species.

We invite you to meet the dedicated men and women who contribute to our success:

• Neda DeMayo, our founder and president
• Our Partners
• Our Board Members and Advisors

And we invite you to share in our vision of the future.

Thank you for your consideration. Please feel free to contact us for more information about Return to Freedom.

For information about Return to Freedom’s income and expenses, and to view a pie chart of our budget, please visit Charity Navigator.