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RTF, animal welfare groups celebrate committee passage of amendment to ban horse slaughter

May 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC (May 22, 2026) – By a vote of 34-30, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed its five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill, which includes a bipartisan amendment ... Read More
May 22, 2026Cory Golden
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Breaking: House committee adds horse slaughter ban to transportation bill

May 21, 2026
Good news! — The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today passed a surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes a bipartisan ban on transporting horses for slaughter. The amendment mirrors the ... Read More
May 21, 2026Cory Golden
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Update: House takes step toward protecting wild horses, burros

May 20, 2026
The House Interior Subcommittee has included prohibitions against the government killing healthy wild horses and burros or selling them to slaughter in its Fiscal Year 2027 bill language released on ... Read More
May 20, 2026Cory Golden
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Spirit of the Horse: Fans from 20 states celebrate Spirit’s 31st birthday

May 13, 2026
Spirit greets ... Read More
May 13, 2026Cory Golden
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A Q&A with ‘Spirit’ animator Peter Paul

May 5, 2026
“Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” holds a special place in the heart of artist Peter Paul, who worked as a rough animator and assistant animator on the DreamWorks Animation film. Paul ... Read More
May 5, 2026Cory Golden
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Santa Barbara Independent highlights RTF / Babcock Vineyards grazing project

April 24, 2026
Jumping into Regenerative Wine: Santa Barbara County Vintners Join Global Effort to Fix Farming As published by Santa Barbara Independent It’s an unseasonably sunny and warm February morning in the Santa ... Read More
April 24, 2026Cory Golden
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RTF: Forest Service must halt Heber wild horse roundups

April 24, 2026
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 ... Read More
April 24, 2026Cory Golden
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Webinar: Life as a Wild Horse on the Range with researcher Sarah King

April 21, 2026
https://youtu.be/lVDBYcgnemA This Return to Freedom webinar featured wild horse researcher Dr. Sarah King. About the webinar King provides an insight into recent research on wild horse behavior. She discusses how they spend their ... Read More
April 21, 2026Cory Golden
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Field Notes: On-range team adds much-needed ATV

April 16, 2026
By Ryan McCarthy Our on-range team is excited to share that we've taken ownership of a new all-terrain vehicle (ATV) ! A huge shout-out ... Read More
April 16, 2026Cory Golden
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Montecito Journal features Return to Freedom

April 14, 2026
Learn more about visiting the sanctuary Support our work As published by The Montecito Journal Return to Freedom’s Founder Neda DeMayo has had horse sense since her earliest memories. “Horse was ... Read More
April 14, 2026Cory Golden
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