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From Spirit’s birthday to federal legislation — wild horses need your help now

June 12, 2025
This May, we celebrated Spirit, the Kiger mustang stallion who was the muse for the animators of DreamWorks’ “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” — and who has lived at Return ... Read More
June 12, 2025Cory Golden
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RTF presents regenerative grazing panel at Impact Summit

June 9, 2025
Thank you to the Environmental Media Association for again hosting Return to Freedom’s panel at its Impact Summit highlighting the value of equines as part of regenerative holistic land ... Read More
June 9, 2025Cory Golden
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Budget proposal does not include protective language for wild horses

May 30, 2025
The president’s 2026 budget proposal, released today, does not include a prohibition against the government killing healthy wild horses and burros. Return to Freedom is deeply disappointed and concerned by the ... Read More
May 30, 2025Cory Golden
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Bill would ban use of double-deck trailers to haul horses

May 29, 2025
Reps. Steven Cohen, D-Tenn., Dina Titis, D-Nev., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Thursday reintroduced the Horse Transportation Safety Act on Thursday. They were joined by 17 bipartisan cosponsors. Unfortunately, a few ... Read More
May 29, 2025Cory Golden
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Tell Congress: BLM must immediately increase fertility control for wild horses, burros

May 27, 2025
The federal Bureau of Land Management seeks to remove 10,281 wild horses and burros from their home ranges during this fiscal year while treating just 1,139 with fertility control. This ... Read More
May 27, 2025Cory Golden
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Colorado governor signs bills to promote humane wild horse management

May 23, 2025
Return to Freedom applauds Colorado Reps. Monica Duran and Ty Winter and Sens. Janice Marchman and Larry Liston for taking a bipartisan approach to passing proactive wild horse protection legislation. ... Read More
May 23, 2025Cory Golden
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300+ visitors celebrate Spirit’s 30th birthday, 2025 Opening Day!

May 15, 2025
We’re so grateful to everyone who helped make last Saturday’s celebration of Spirit’s 30th birthday and the Opening Day of our 2025 program season so special! More than 300 ... Read More
May 15, 2025Cory Golden
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Lawmakers form Congressional Wild Horse Caucus

May 9, 2025
Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., David Schweikert, R-Ariz., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., have announced the formation of Congressional Wild Horse Caucus to encourage federal policies for more humane ... Read More
May 9, 2025Cory Golden
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Impact Summit panel to highlight RTF’s regenerative holistic land management

May 6, 2025
For the second year in a row, Return to Freedom founder Neda DeMayo has assembled a small panel at the ... Read More
May 6, 2025Cory Golden
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Longtime horse slaughter opponent Schakowsky won’t seek reelection

May 6, 2025
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-ILL., a longtime supporter of a federal ban on horse slaughter, announced this week that she will not seek another term in office. Schakowsky first cosponsored a bill ... Read More
May 6, 2025Cory Golden
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