It really is a love story for the centuries. The love of a band #stallion for his #mares. The love of a father for his children. The deep devotion of a stallion and his lead mare to each other. Family and freedom are everything to #wildhorses. It’s all there in #bluezeusthemovie

We are honored and excited that #BlueZeus is a 2025 Official Selection for #NewportBeachFilmFestival. Both screenings are sold out on October 19th and October 22nd. #ClareStaples, founder of #]skydogsanctuary, is confirmed to be at both events with a fantastic panel for Q&A . #wildhorses

Some beautiful new items in the #Skydog store to support the feed and care of our #wildhorse and #burro #rescues. Wild Boy, Violet & Spartacus grace these thick, stone #coasters and fridge #magnets. Quarried in the mountains east of Ephesus, handcrafted by artisans in SoCal. To order: bit.ly/3KObBCl

Donatello is an older #wildmustang, though you can’t tell by the way he runs! He went thru five adopters, countless trainers, starvation, seizure by law enforcement, and a couple rescues before finding lifelong #sanctuary at #Skydog. He’s part of a growing #herd of wild boys who love their freedom.

This was taken on the way to the screening of #BlueZeus at the @WYOFilmFest in #Sheridan yesterday with my #heroes - #wildhorse photographers and advocates Jim Brown of High Plains Reflections and Chad & Lynn Hanson of the Wyoming Mustang Institute.

Some of the incredible #wildhorse advocates who star in #bluezeusthemovie, including Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Martin, Clare Staples, Chad & Lynn Hanson, and Jim Brown. The movie screens tonight in the @WYOFilmFest in #Sheridan, not far from the #reddesert native homeland of #BlueZeus and his family.

Today we are in #Sheridan #Wyoming at the #WYOfilmfest for the screening #BlueZeus. We are not far from where this #reddesert #stallion lived wild & free most of his life. An emotional weekend, but very cathartic that is shared with incredible #wildhorse advocates, who are part of the #documentary.

We are extremely proud, grateful, and thrilled to announce that #BlueZeus won Best Feature Documentary at the #pikespeakdocufest! It was a wonderful night. So many amazing #skydogsanctuary followers and fans turned out to support the movie and cheer it on. #wildhorses #documentary

Next stop: #Wyoming. #BlueZeus will be in the #WYOFilmFestival at the WYO Theater in #Sheridan. Sunday, October 5, 2025 | 2:00 PM. A Q&A panel will follow the film. Come up and say hi, I look forward to seeing you. For Tickets: www.etix.com/ticket/p/754...

THANK YOU #PikesPeakdocuFEST for screening the #Colorado premier of #BlueZeus. It was great to meet so many #wildhorse supporters and watch the movie with them. Thank you to all who attended.

Some members of the #BlueZeus team at the #PikesPeakdocuFEST in #coloradosprings last night. Scott Wilson of #photoadvocacy, Chris Alstrin of #alstrincinema, Clare Staples of #skydogsanctuary, and Chris Andrews of #monumentsound. #wildhorses #documentary

As Sheeps Rock glows in the setting autumn sun, we remember it was Oct 2017 when the BLM rounded up Goliath, a Salt Wells Creek #stallion, separating him from his family after 26 years free on the range. He and Red Lady, pregnant with their last foal Bodhi, were reunited at Skydog: bit.ly/42s0GV4

Herd checks across our 9000 acres in Oregon involve a lot of hiking on steep, rocky ground. It took Janelle a few days to track down Phoenix's band. You can see how far she had to go to get a good look at them before they ran away.

Jane Goodall broke down the “perceived sharp line between us and other creatures. We are part of and not separated from the animal kingdom, and that has opened the way to having respect for the other amazing beings with whom we share the planet.” #JaneGoodall

Wild Boy’s spirit, pride, confidence and emotional intelligence are on display beneath a stormy Oregon sky. It’s impossible to fathom how he landed in a kill pen, fighting for survival, losing half his ear in the process. He’s free today, being himself, living the life he wanted and yearned for.

Step into the world of Blue Zeus and witness the fight of a wild #stallion for freedom. Our award-winning documentary is making its way to film festivals across the country. We’d love for you to join us to see it on the big screen. Schedule of Showings: bit.ly/472A1k9

“In 2017, the Republican-led House passed legislation to legalize #horseslaughter. Drawing on polling that showed 86% of Trump voters, 80% of men, and 90% of women opposed horse slaughter…the Senate blocked the legislation.” bit.ly/3IBN1UI

The BLM knows it would be political suicide to slaughter the 60,000 #wildhorses they have in holding. They devised ways for middlemen to do their dirty work by funneling #wildhorses and #burros into the slaughter pipeline via the defunct Adoption Incentive Program (AIP) and now Sale Authority (SA).

Two year olds Sunny & Birch were sold for $25 each as Sale Authority (SA) at a BLM adoption event. Along with 19 other young #wildhorses, they were driven straight to a kill pen and sold for a profit to make a horse trader rich off their suffering. They are now safe at #skydogsanctuary.

The #pikespeakdocufest showcases outstanding documentaries that inspire positive change with the transformative power of storytelling through film. #BlueZeus screens Friday, October 3rd, 2025 at 9:25 PM in the Millibo Art Theater, Colorado Springs. Tickets: bit.ly/4pB5yRw

Thank you so much #BostonFilmFestival for the BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE #award. This is outstanding news for #wildhorses and #burros and raising awareness in their greatest moment of peril. Next weekend #BlueZeus will play at the #PikesPeakDocuFest and #WyomingFilmFest. We hope you can join us!

The Wyoming Film Festival in #Sheridan #Wyoming will screen #BlueZeus on Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm. #ClareStaples, founder of Skydog Sanctuary, will be there to meet the audience and answer questions. To Buy Passes: wyofilmfest.org/buy-passes/wyofilmfest

Fundraising for a #jenny we thought was a john! Eloise, a sweet #burro. All the other #donkeys were taken from the corrals, but she has an injured stifle and was left behind. You can help us heal her stifle, remedy her loneliness, and set her free. Donate: bit.ly/3I1ucWT

Hubbell was born in 2007 & rounded up in 2010 in NV. Somehow, he ended up running wild on the #Pokegama HMA in #OR with a tight halter cutting into the flesh on his face. We are fundraising to bring him to #SkydogSanctuary to heal the open wound, restore his health, and set him free: bit.ly/3I1ucWT

For the movie #BlueZeus, #RockyRomano, #MirandaWinters, #AnalisMartin, #ChrisAlstrin combined powerful, authentic, thought-provoking, non-fiction storytelling with stunning cinematography to shine a spotlight on the plight of #wildhorses and the vital work being done at #skydogsanctuary.

Clare Staples accepts the 2025 Humanitarian Award from the #BostonFilmFestival to a standing ovation at the premiere of #BlueZeus. #SkydogSanctuary is a rescue mission and statement of her unwavering devotion to preserving the spirit and bond of America’s #wildhorse and #burro herds.

The MSSPA of Windham, Maine had the honor of presenting #ClareStaples with the #Humanitarian Award at the #BostonFilmFestival 2025. After saving 3 starved, neglected Saylor Creek #wildhorses from a hoarding disaster, they worked with Clare to bring them to #SkydogSanctuary to be rewilded.

A beautiful introduction by executive producer #MatthewRhys to #ClareStaples of #skydogsanctuary, recipient of the #humanitarian award at the 41st #BostonFilmFestival. Presented after the screening of #BlueZeus on 9/20/25 for her dedication & tireless efforts to rescue #wildhorses & #burros.

Thank you #BostonFilmFestival and all who came to see the documentary #BlueZeus this evening. It was a perfect night! #wildhorses #documentary #film

The Bureau of Land Management claims #horses don’t form familial bonds. Many experts who have studied #wildhorses on the range for decades disagree. The reunion of #BlueZeus with his #family is the greatest proof that family matters and those bonds are eternal. Breaking them apart is terribly cruel

Blue Zeus heads to @bostonfilmfestival tomorrow Paramount Theater, Boston, MA Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 5:30 PM. Followed by a live Q&A with Clare from #skydogsanctuary and our team! We would love for you to join us. For tickets: bostonfilmfestival.org/schedule-and...

The collector’s edition of The Wild Boys of Skydog is available now in our store! All proceeds go to support the horses at our sanctuary! Sumptuous photos by Scott Wilson, Jamie Baldanza, Shannon Phifer and Janelle Hight. Written by Clare Staples. To Order: www.skydogranch.org/skydog-store...

Clare Staples, founder of #skydogsanctuary, attended the screening of #BlueZeus at the Equus Int’l Film Festival. It was her great honor to meet Temple Grandin, the keynote speaker at the festival! #wildhorses #awardwinningfilm

The sound & sight of #wildhorses at a #gallop is so beautiful, their #hoofbeats echoing off the hills and around the canyons. With the help and love of our donors, we have saved many from slaughter, neglect, abuse & restored their health, freedom, family, friends dignity & wild wholeness.

At the Equus Int’l Film Festival in #Missoula #Montana, #BlueZeus won Best in Festival 2025, Best Documentary Feature, and Best Cinematography, Narration & Music! #awardwinningfilm #wildhorses

The #WyomingFilmFestival will screen #BlueZeus on Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm. This festival offers an intimate, laid-back atmosphere to showcase new #movies and connect #filmmakers with audiences in celebration of all things film. To Buy Passes: wyofilmfest.org/buy-passes/

Having failed to sell off public lands outright, Republican lawmakers may use this chaos to push privatization instead. wessiler.substack.com/p/congress-j...

Family & freedom is everything to #wildhorses. The love story of #BlueZeus and his lead #mare Nike is one for the story books and at the heart of #bluezeusthemovie. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) refuses to acknowledge family bonds or that separating them is a terrible act of animal cruelty.

Blue Zeus has been announced as an official selection at the Boston Film Festival screening on 9/20/25 right after the EQUUS Film Festival on 9/11 in Missoula, MT. Clare Staples, founder of #skydogsanctuary, will be at the screenings and is looking forward to meeting all who attend. #wildhorses

Fundraiser for Constance, a horribly thin, petite, bay mustang #mare born in 1999. She needs good food, love, care and you know how I feel about #seniors. She, Ava & Millie will comfort & support one another on the road to their happy new lives at #skydogsanctuary. To donate: bit.ly/3I1ucWT

Fundraising for Ava who was kicked so hard, her chest is full of puss, blood & wad. @BLMNational used Sale Authority (SA) to funnel this 2yo mare to a kill pen. SA is replacing the defunct AIP to get rid of as many #wildhorses & #burros as possible. To donate: bit.ly/3I1ucWT

Life was not kind to Monte Cristo before he came to Skydog, but death came respectfully and on his terms. He lay down peacefully and went to sleep without pain at age 34. He’s with his best friend, Sarge, in the Skydog Spirit Herd that runs in rolling thunder across the Oregon sky.

Cruiser was a #stallion who led a large band of #wildhorses, but only mated with his beloved #mare, Jorja. Violently separated by the roundup, she delivered their foal, Tupelo Honey, in BLM holding. This is the day we brought the family back together at #skydogsanctuary in #Oregon.

Cruiser. The benevolent leader of a large band at #skydogsanctuary. Formerly a #stallion on #SouthSteens #OR, the stars aligned to reunite him with his beloved lead #mare and their last #foal, Tupalo Honey. His son Ryder is also at the ranch. More mares have joined this happy family bit.ly/4m2fxMC

Sweet #donkey Millie was in so much pain that she needed assistance getting off the trailer and into her pen in Quarantine. One day later with love, farrier and veterinary care, look how much better she moves. Thank you to everyone who donated so we could act quickly for her.

Sweet, old Millie was run thru 2 auctions and transported in agony with these horribly neglected feet. Someone got paid for bringing her in instead of being charged with animal cruelty. The entire slaughter pipeline is an absolute disgrace that causes so much suffering. #donkey #passthesafeact

Fundraising for Millie, the lost soul shown here in a kill pen in OK. A senior #donkey with the worst feet, obviously in pain. I’ve shown this video to our vet and Janelle, who think we can help her. We can give her the care she so badly needs and make her comfortable. To donate: bit.ly/3I1ucWT

"The 41st Boston Film Festival will present Clare Staples, founder of #SkydogSanctuary and star of feature documentary #BlueZeus, with the Humanitarian Award for her dedication and tireless efforts to rescue wild mustangs and burros."

Thank you @the-dodo.bsky.social for sharing the story of sweet, little Zebedee the #zonkey This helps raise awareness about the growing industry of canned hunt ranches and the terrible cruelty they inflict on “exotic” animals.

“The New England Premiere of #bluezeusthemovie. The rescue of a #wildmustang & his family shines light on the plight of America’s #wildhorses, exposing a flawed, corrupt government system rampant with animal abuse and paralyzing bureaucracy.” Tickets: bit.ly/4lQgxn8