Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Friday demanded that the U.S. Forest Service immediately stop unlawful actions toward capturing and removing wild horses from Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona.
In a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) officials, Return to Freedom (RTF) and fellow advocacy organizations Front Range Equine Rescue ... Read More
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Return to Freedom’s Press Releases
God forbid that I should go to any Heaven in which there are no horses.
R.B. Cunninghame Graham
Letter to Theodore Roosevelt, 1917
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It was with great sadness that Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation learned of the death this morning of its friend and board member Robert Redford.
“We are heartbroken. We have all lost an irreplaceable artist, activist and environmentalist,” said ... Read More
September 16, 2025Cory Golden
In a stunning win for Wyoming’s thousands of Checkerboard wild horses, on Tuesday, July 15, Return to Freedom and Front Range Equine Rescue, along with wild horse advocates and photographers Angelique Rea and Meg Frederick, successfully defeated the Bureau of Land Management’s decision that would have permanently wiped out the ... Read More
July 15, 2025Cory Golden
Take Action: Please contact your U.S. senators and representatives at (202) 224-3121 to urge them to cosponsor the SAFE Act and secure its swift passage to protect horses, their caregivers, and consumers.
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To Celebrate National Horse Protection Day, Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Horse Slaughter ... Read More
February 27, 2025Cory Golden
LOMPOC, Calif. — Return to Freedom (RTF) today announced it will be the beneficiary of the 6th annual Daytime Beauty Awards (DBA).
At a luncheon and honoree ceremony, the DBA will recognize and honor America’s wild horses, naming RTF the event’s 2024 beneficiary. The DBA acknowledges the science behind beauty, ... Read More
September 12, 2024Cory Golden
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Warning: Includes a disturbing description of violent behavior toward a horse
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LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA — Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation today demanded that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) take swift action after an advocate captured video of a wrangler kicking an exhausted and downed ... Read More
July 31, 2024Cory Golden





