Wild horse advocate Karen Mayfield, along with various artists from around the world, in conjunction with Whispering Winds Equine Rescue, are banding together in a global effort to save America’s wild horses with the “Give A Dollar Wild Horse Global Project Relief Fund.” The money collected will be placed in a special account set up through BLM, and approved by project organizers, to stop the euthanizing and/or selling for slaughter of America’s wild horses due to BLM’s lack of funds in their budget.
 
“We would like to raise enough money to give to BLM by the next Advisory Board meeting in late September or October,” states Mayfield, who heads the project. “Due to the state of our current economy we are asking for just one dollar from everyone in the world. If you wish to donate more that’s great.” Late September or October is BLM’s projected decision date on the fate of these horses.
 
Whispering Winds Equine Rescue is a non profit rescue located just south of Roseburg, Ore., and it is home to Living Legends Wild Horse Sanctuary. Its goal is to provide a safe haven for wild horses and burros that might otherwise be slaughtered or suffer abuse. Simultaneously, the organization works to create an educational opportunity for people to directly experience America’s living legends—the wild horse–in a natural habitat. 
 
Currently there are 23 wild horses from Nevada, Utah, and Oregon that call Whispering Winds’ 156-acre ranch home. These are horses that have been gathered and gone through the adoption process, but have not been able to adjust to a domestic lifestyle due to their fight or flight instincts. Living Legends has given these horses a forever home environment where they have joined up into family bands and roam free, as they once did. These horses were either relinquished by their owners or placed with Whispering Winds through the Bureau of Land Management.
 
“Our horses are our family, and it is our belief that there are thousands more that have the same issues out there and need to be returned to the wild where there is peace and harmony in their lives, not fear. We put no restrictions on the horses at our ranch, except the 156 acres. If we could find and afford more land, we would give more wild ones a safe place to live. I’m honored to be a part of this project and work on a solution,” states Susan Pohlman, Director of Whispering Winds and Living Legends.
 
“Due to our limited time we are launching this project as of now. Additional information will be forthcoming, along with a list of additional supporters,” added Mayfield.
 
Donations can be sent via paypal to savethewildhorses@hughes.net. You can also visit www.whisperingwindsequinerescue.com and www.wildmustangcoalition.org for updates.
 
Some of the artists backing the cause include: James Kleinert, The BoDeans, and Roy Howard, United States; David Cleary, Ireland; The Auto Dropouts, Sweden; and Solstice Coil, Israel.

For more information you contact Karen Mayfield at wildhorse7@sbcglobal.net; 775/220-8556.