News and Noteworthy

Return to Freedom and coalition partners AWHPC & Cloud Foundation continue to challenge the planned removal of wild horses on the Wyoming Checkerboard. Published Aug. 16, 2016: Wyoming Public Radio Network By Melodie Edwards For the second time in two years, the Bureau of Land Management will round up all ... Read More
August 16, 2016AnnieFannie
Published in News of The Horse August 16, 2016 Fort Polk, Louisiana – Between 700 and 750 wild horses are “trespassing” on Fort Polk, and the Army has implemented a plan to move them off the base. Course of Action 7 (CoA 7), authorized by base commander Brig. Gen. Gary M. ... Read More
August 16, 2016AnnieFannie
Dollars in the Wind
  While Return to Freedom agrees that BLM’s current trajectory is unsustainable, RTF rejects the columnist’s notion that caring about the fate of free-roaming horses and burros is a “hipster” issue. Wildhorse Annie would surely laugh at that label. Rather, RTF believes that the responsibility to protect wild horses is an ... Read More
August 13, 2016AnnieFannie
  Return to Freedom Founder and President Neda DeMayo calls on local, federal and state government leaders not to lose sight of wild horses and burros during the debate over control of our shared public lands.  By Neda DeMayo As published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal It will shock no one that during a presidential ... Read More
August 12, 2016AnnieFannie
Return to Freedom is working on finding ranches that are willing and able to take a community of horses (family and social bands) as part of a relocation project. Please contact us if you are in a position to provide a lifetime sanctuary for bonded horse groups. As Published ... Read More
August 9, 2016AnnieFannie
Neda DeMayo Return to Freedom
July 13th, the last day of Frisco roundup is top of page so scroll down if you want to see photos from earlier days. A total of 113 horses were captured and removed from the range. Only 35 horses will be returned to their home range - with no attention to ... Read More
July 13, 2016AnnieFannie