Among the more than 20,000 horses shipped out of the United States for slaughter every year are wild horses that once roamed our public lands.
How that tragedy continues:
Federal law requires ... Read More
By Celeste Carlisle, RTF Biologist and Science Program Manager
Rocky Mountain National Park’s (RMNP) alpine meadows, sparkling lakes, and granite mountains are home to elk, marmots, pika, and moose.
During summers in ... Read More
Relationships are Complicated: Predator Interactions with Wild Horses
Webinar recorded Nov. 18, 2025
This Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation ... Read More
A guest post from a special friend of Return to Freedom:
Hello, my name is Eric McCracken. I am a 77-year-old Easterner, a city slicker.
More than four years ago ... Read More
https://youtu.be/FwP-WhVfz1A
This #WildHorseWednesday, we thought we’d share a bit of video from our staffer Ryan.
He was on the range in Western Nevada a few days ago when he spotted a band ... Read More
April 19
Hello! I'm JaeHyeon Choi, an in-residence volunteer at Return to Freedom! I'm from South Korea and I'm majoring in Horse/Companion and Wild Animal Science at Kyungpook National University.
I'm particularly ... Read More
Good news: The House House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee released an Appropriations bill recommendations including protective language for wild horses on July 15. The Senate Interior Subcommittee included protective language in ... Read More
Notes from the Range
May 2, 2025
By Ryan McCarthy, RTF staff
Spring is in full swing in the Great Basin Desert. As we come ... Read More
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Wild Horses and Burros. ... Read More
By Celeste Carlisle, RTF biologist
On March 3, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado ruled the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse and burro ... Read More