Meg is a stunning chestnut mare that was captured and removed from her home in the Apache National Forest in Northern Arizona in November 2023.

Meg, along with more than 50 other captured wild horses from the Alpine region of the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, ended up at an auction in Bowie, Texas, where thousands of horses are purchased by kill buyers and sent to Mexico for slaughter. Return to Freedom, in an effort to keep as many family bands intact, rescued Meg along with 45 members of the Alpine herd, some of which were her family band.

Since arriving at Return to Freedom’s sanctuary in Lompoc, California, Meg has given birth to a colt named Minder, who was born on June 10, 2024 and is in excellent health. Minder was named in honor of a dear friend of the sanctuary.

Learn more about RTF’s Alpine Rescue Effort.