Shannon Davis. Photo: Jen Condon.
Award-winning singer-songwriter Shannon Davis is donating proceeds from the sale of her lovely new single “Still There Are Horses” as a 30-day fundraiser for Return to Freedom.
To purchase the song, go to https://shannondavis.bandcamp.com/track/still-there-are-horses (70% of net proceeds will go to RTF).
We’re grateful to Shannon for her support for wild horses and our sanctuary and advocacy work!
About the song, Shannon writes:
Album art: Shannon Davis
“When I was 11 years old, I decided I was going to get a job, so I flipped through the Yellow Pages (yes, I am that old) and called a nearby horse stable, where I went to work picking pens, watering and brushing horses, and sweeping the barn in exchange for basic Western riding lessons. Ginger was my girl, and she was feisty, but I think that’s because she was smart. She certainly had some wild in her.
“I never became a ‘horse girl,’ exactly, but I continued working with animals for the next four years, handling goats and sheep and giving pony rides. I loved the smell of a hay barn and horse oats, the nuzzle of a velvet muzzle—I still do. I suppose it was inevitable that they’d later find their way into a song or two.
“I am no expert in the decades-long controversy surrounding wild horses—I have but a mere BS in field biology, so I understand the need for land management. But I am here to take a stance and say: yes, the land needs management, and the horses need management to protect the land, but culling, sale for slaughter, and castration are not the answer.
“Return to Freedom is doing great work to show that there are alternative ways to successfully manage wild horses, keep them in their family bands, and protect the land they graze on. We put up blocks and make room for hundreds of millions of acres for cattle to graze, then turn the focus on the horses.
“So, this is a song about hope. I believe that hope is something that, as a society, we definitely need right now. The work that Return to Freedom does in sanctuary is important work for the protection of the future of the American wild horse, and it’s work I want to support. I hope you will too.”
About the artist:
Shannon Davis is a singer-songwriter based in New England. Her thoughtful lyrics and haunting vocals have the rare ability to both set the atmosphere of a room and command it.
Shannon recently released “Rocky’s Girl,” the first of two singles from her forthcoming sophomore album, due out in November 2026. Her second single release, and upcoming album title track, “Still There Are Horses,” will function as a 30-day fundraiser for the nonprofit Return to Freedom, an organization dedicated to the conservation of American wild horses, beginning on October 2nd.
Shannon is a trained field biologist, returned Peace Corps volunteer, bartender, artist, and songwriter. Her song, “Getting Over You”, placed third in the country genre in the 2026 Eventide New England Songwriting Contest. In 2020, Shannon also won a Judges’ Choice Prize for her song “When We Were Kids,” which can be heard on her 2021 EP, “May You Always See a Light.”
For more, follow @shannondavismusic on social media or see her website, https://www.shannondavismusic.com.