We were touched by the kind comments we received after sharing a guest post by our friend Eric. He’s a 77-year-old veteran who paid tribute to his late wife of 35 years, Grace, who loved #wildhorses, by sponsoring a rescued mare we named Gracie in her honor. 1/2

The positive news: Five more members of Congress have signed on to co-sponsor a ban horse slaughter, bringing the total to 166. The negative: 12,194 American #horses were shipped out of the country for slaughter through July — up 25.3% from last year. Take action in replies.

“Hey, Neda, it’s Bob, Bob Redford.” Our founder shared some fond memories of our late friend, RTF board member and wild horse champion Robert Redford — including that surprising first phone call — on journalist and animal advocate Jill Rappaport's podcast. Link in replies ⬇️ #Horses

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death this morning of our friend and board member Robert Redford. "We have all lost an irreplaceable artist, activist and environmentalist,” said Neda DeMayo, founder of RTF. #horses

💛 Happy #FoalFriday to all who celebrate … which everyone should … because they’re ADORABLE. Our federal court fight continues for the future of this filly and all of the wild horses on the Salt Wells Creek Herd Management Area in Wyoming. Learn more: returntofreedom.org/roundup-to-z... #horses

❗️Good news: As our court fight for the future of Southwest Wyoming’s #wildhorses continues, the Bureau of Land Management today confirmed that it will delay a planned helicopter roundup there until at least next summer: returntofreedom.org/roundup-to-z...

Everyone loves a satisfying scratch — including wild horses! Scratching in horses is linked to bonding, comfort and relaxation. It promotes a healthy coat, too. Shedding, sweating, insects, parasites and allergies can be causes of itching. #wildhorses #horses

🛑 Right now, the U.S. Forest Service is capturing 350 more #wildhorses like these in a helicopter roundup at Devil’s Garden Wild Horse Territory in Northern California. Learn more / take action: returntofreedom.org/update-104-w...

⭐️ In 2002, after completion of its film “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” @dwanimation.bsky.social selected our sanctuary to be Spirit’s home. Now 30, Spirit still inspires many to learn about — and advocate for — the wild #horses whose survival on our public lands remains in jeopardy.

💛 A guest post from a special friend of Return to Freedom: returntofreedom.org/guest-post-r... #horses

🌼 Happy #FoalFriday! Photo taken at the Onaqui Mountain Herd Management Area in Utah by Meg Frederick

🛑 New statistics show that the number of American horses shipped to Mexican or Canadian slaughterhouses is up more than 25% this year. Thousands of #horses will continue to suffer and die needlessly until Congress passes the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act.

The U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday was set to begin a helicopter roundup of 350 #wildhorses at Devil’s Garden in California. Since 2016, the agency has captured and removed 3,500 there in a failed attempt to reach a target of fewer than 402. Learn more: returntofreedom.org/usfs-sets-ou...

There’s nothing better than sharing quiet time with the herd! Follow us to learn more about our sanctuary and advocacy work and ways you can help America’s wild horses and burros. #horses

☀️ Happy Labor Day! — A special shout-out to our sanctuary’s equine and ranch team, Sarah, Marina, Johanna, Robin, Satya, Jimmy, Paulin, Efrain and Felix, for keeping the #horses fed and ranch running 365 days per year. You’re the best!

Thank you to the many horse lovers who this week welcomed Return to Freedom back to The Hampton Classic Horse Show as we raised awareness about the plight of #wildhorses and burros! returntofreedom.org/rtf-raises-a...

10 more members of the House have signed on as SAFE Act cosponsors. 151 are now backing a lasting ban on horse slaughter and shipping #horses to foreign slaughterhouses. Learn how you can help ⬇️

This #WildHorseWednesday, we thought we’d share a bit of recent video from our staffer Ryan of a band that he observed on the range in Nevada. Watch the full video here: returntofreedom.org/watching-wil... #horses

American #horses, both domestic and wild, will continue being shipped across our borders to slaughter until Congress acts. ✅ Send a message to your representative and senators today: returntofreedom.salsalabs.org/safeact2025/....

♥️ Meet Ama from our Hart Mountain herd! — In 1998, all of the #wildhorses were removed from the Hart Mountain Fish Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Twenty-five, including Ama's parents, were relocated to our sanctuary in their family and bachelor bands. ⤵️

✨ Feeling free on #FoalFriday with this little fella at Salt Wells Creek in Wyoming! 📸 Meg Frederick #horses

🛑 9,246 American #horses were shipped to Mexican or Canadian slaughterhouses from January to June of this year — an increase of 19.2% from the same period in 2024. ✅ Take action: tinyurl.com/2basak62

Happy #WildHorseWednesday! The Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range was established in 1968 after local residents won a fight to keep the Bureau of Land Management from removing the herd. It includes 38,000+ acres of public land in Carbon County, Mont., and Big Horn County, Wyo.

The House and Senate have stepped up and included critical protections for wild #horses and burros in their 2026 appropriations bills, but we must continue to urge Congress to press for fertility control use that can end roundups. Learn more / take action: returntofreedom.org/congress-ste...

Happy birthday to our friend and board member Robert Redford! We celebrate your inspiring and timeless legacy for the preservation of the natural world and creative pursuits. Photos: Kristina Loggia, Greg Norrell #horses

Handsome as ever! — Spirit, the Kiger mustang stallion chosen to be the artists’ muse and model for @dwanimation.bsky.social ation.bsky.social’s film “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” turned 30 on May 8#horseses

Happy #WildHorseWednesday! Stallions often carry their share of scars from scrapes with one another, but they have other ways to get their point across. 1/2

The number of House cosponsors backing the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act has grown to 139, but we need to keep pushing for more — and for a vote on the bipartisan bill. TAKE ACTION: tinyurl.com/2basak62 #horses

We're returning to Horse Welfare and Animal Adoption Day at The Hampton Classic on Aug. 25 as part of the EQUUS Foundation Alliance! returntofreedom.org/rtf-to-share... #horses

“What is life? It is a flash of firefly in the night. It is a breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is as the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” — Isapo-muxika (Crowfoot), Siksika chief #wildhorsewednesday #horses

A total of 9,246 American #horses have been shipped to Mexican or Canadian slaughterhouses through June of this year — a 19.2% increase from the same period in 2024. 🔽

Please join us for a webinar that will provide context for the steady way we work to push for humane and thoughtful management of #wildhorses and burros on our public lands. Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/3puajc3d

Thread: The Bureau of Land Management captured Blizzard and 200 other #wildhorses from what’s called the Cold Creek herd in 2015. He and nine other colorful #horses from the herd arrived at our satellite sanctuary in San Luis Obispo, Calif., the following spring.

Another tragedy as the fight for the future of Southwest Wyoming's wild horses continues. Learn more and take action: returntofreedom.org/adobe-town-w... #horses

There’s someone in every pool — or watering hole — who can’t resist a good splash! Happy #wildhorsewednesday from the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, home to about 200 wild horses roaming more than 35,000 acres in Carbon County, Mont., and Big Horn County, Wyo.

Please join us for a webinar that will provide context for the steady way we work to push for humane and thoughtful management of #wildhorses and burros on our public lands: tinyurl.com/3puajc3d

The number of cosponsors for the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act to ban horse slaughter has grown to 136 in the House of Representatives. More works needs to be done, however. Learn how you can help ⬇️ #Horses

Check out our online photo store, where you can purchase prints of gorgeous images of #wildhorses at our sanctuary and on the range from our photographer friends. All sales directly benefit the nearly 500 rescued wild horses and burros in our care: www.returntofreedomphotostore.com

🌼 Join us Aug. 16 or Aug. 23 at our Lompoc, Calif., headquarters sanctuary for a staff-guided walking tours with some time for quiet herd observation along the way. Tickets: returntofreedom.org/visit/ Private tours and photo safaris remain available by arrangement. #wildhorses #horses

Thread: This little one was photographed recently by Meg Frederick at Salt Wells Creek in SW Wyoming. The Salt Wells and White Mountain wild horses are the only Wyoming herds known to have curly-haired mustangs, like this foal. #foalfriday 1/7

Thank you to Congress for including important horse slaughter defund language in its 2026 base agriculture funding bill. If lawmakers can do that, they can at last pass the SAFE Act to place a lasting ban on horse slaughter and the export of American #horses for slaughter. More in replies ⬇️

Today is the big day: Grow-w-w-w your donation dollar to help us care for the 460+ rescued #wildhorses and burros at our sanctuary! From 10 a.m. today to 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, we’ll be competing against other charities in @globalgiving.bsky.social's July Bonus Day! Details in replies ⬇️

🚨 House Interior Subcommittee includes critically important protective language for #wildhorses in 2026 funding bill omitted in president's proposal. ⬇️

🚨 In a stunning win for thousands of Wyoming wild horses on Tuesday, Return to Freedom and our co-plaintiffs defeated the Bureau of Land Management’s decision that would have permanently wiped out the Salt Wells Creek and Great Divide Basin wild horse herds: returntofreedom.org/huge-victory...

🐴 Happy World Horse Day! A great opportunity to celebrate by helping #wildhorses and burros is just around the corner! On July 16-17, our sanctuary will be competing with many great charities in a 24-hour crowdfunding campaign put on by @globalgiving.bsky.social ⬇️

Join us Aug. 16 or Aug. 23 at our Lompoc, Calif., headquarters sanctuary for a staff-guided walking tours with some time for quiet herd observation along the way. For more information or to buy tickets, see returntofreedom.org/visit/ #wildhorses #horses

🛑 The lives of tens of thousands of #wildhorses and burros are at risk. Learn more and take action: returntofreedom.org/americans-wo...

The president’s 2026 budget proposal omitted a prohibition against the use of our tax dollars to kill healthy #wildhorses and burros or sell them without protections against slaughter. Send a message to Congress: returntofreedom.salsalabs.org/protectivela...

It’s time for Congress to put a lasting ban on horse slaughter here at home and stop thousands of American #horses — domestic and wild — from being shipped to foreign slaughterhouses each year. Take action: tinyurl.com/2basak62

Freedom is every being's birthright. #wildhorses