My Nonprofit Reviews

Hello, I adopted two Salvation mustangs and their leadership is hard working, sensitive and caring.

The inspiration and Mission of Salvation Wild Mustang Sanctuary-SWMSC is to
save, care for, rehabilitate and rehome or provide sanctuary to formerly wild
equines saved directly from the auction and slaughter dealer networks.

As unprecedented numbers of our country's wild horses and burros have been rounded up and removed from their natural homes on public, state and tribal lands due to livestock grazing, mineral extraction and other multiple use purposes, the need for quality, specialized equine rescues like SWMSC has increased over the last few years.

Thousands of formerly wild equines have sold into auction and dealer networks. Once the animals are titled or legally sold by the goverment agencies that rounded them up, they have no federal protections. Like their domestic counterparts, they can legally be sold privately or at livestock auctions, which puts them at risk for neglectful situations or slaughter in Mexico and Canada at any point in their 25+ year lifespans.

Accomplishments of Salvation Wild Mustang Sanctuary-SWMSC: With the financial help of generous donors, SWMSC has saved or collaborated with others to save over 500 wild, unhandled or partially trained mustangs and several burros from auction and dealer networks for safe placement with other equine rescues, wild horse sanctuaries, private adoptive homes or foster homes that can acclimate some of them to domestic life in preparation for future adoption.

As an example, SWMSC and Oklahoma 501c3 equine rescue, RJF Equine have collaborated to save and care for several special needs mustangs, including a former starvation case named Beauty, as well as senior mustangs and several pregnant mustang mares in the past few years; a few of which have already foaled this spring.

Salvation mustangs have also been part of community outreach efforts in two twelve week "Mustang Challenge" programs during the summer months of 2022 and 2023, in which high-risk youth and young adults in the Cushing, Oklahoma area were each paired with a rescued mustang to work toward goal-oriented achievements under the expertise and mentorship of Jennie Rodden Sloan of 501c3 RJF Equine.

These partnerships not only resulted in ground handling training milestones for the rescued mustangs, but each horse and human team competed with obstacles and music at the end of the twelve week periods and received awards or recognition for their achievements.
These experiences resulted in successful mustang adoptions by some of the participants, while helping to prepare others for future adoptions. I look forward to following community outreach activities at their new location in Meeker, Oklahoma�