Wild Horses Available for Adoption
Tamed Horses For Adoption
Amber has been trained to accept a saddle. She is very friendly and has lots of energy. 13.1hh, 5 years old. Link here
Selkie completed her groundwork training and accepts a saddle. She is smart and engaged, ready for her first rider. 13hh, 4 years old. Link here
Little Dolly arrived at Mustang Camp in pretty bad shape. Her mother had no milk and she was quite stunted. She's made up for her lost meals. She will be a yearling in 2019. Link here
Peaches is a bold mare. She is probably 7 and learns very quickly. She is 13.2hh. Link here
Pearl was rescued from an abusive home. She has learned to love working with her trainer for positive reinforcement, but she becomes fearful about pressure. She is about 9 years. Link here
Polly is Peaches' 2 year old daughter. She has learned to trust people and will make a fun riding pony. Link here
Pete is Pearl's son. He will be gelded soon. He is bold and full of himself. A fun horse! Link here
Melania is Dolly's mother. She is very aggressive about owning the hay trough. She had an accident and has a scar over her right eye. 14hh. Link here
Trevor was awarded horse of the year for 2018. He took care of Dolly when they were all starving on the range. The best dad ever! 14hh. Estimated to be 5 years old. Will be gelded before adoption. Link here
Trained Burros for Adoption
Spuds is still just a big shy guy. We'll let you know when he is ready to adopt. Link here
Bisbee was returned from an adoption where the human didn't have time for her. She needs someone with time for friendship. 3 years old. Link here
Aubergine is a strong young gelding with a beautiful almost purple color. Very muscular for a donkey! Link here
Horses Needing Non-Riding Sanctuary Homes
Denali is a 10 year old Gelding. Bay, studly, titled horse with cartilage filled right hock. Unsound for riding, but a lot of personality. Live and laugh with this guy. Link here
Gizelle is a classic 10 year old mare. Bay, a bit excitable. Titled horse (for sale, not adoption), would make good pack-horse. Link here
Sequoia is a 12 year old mare. Dark bay, shy, quiet, titled (for sale, not adoption). Would make good pack-horse. Link here
Wingnut a.k.a. Victor a.k.a. MichaelAngelo was born in 2011 in Nevada. He has a split ear that you will only discover by petting it. He is opinionated. Link here
Cuddles is a six year old mare from the Jarita Mesa Herd which is managed by the USFS. She is a little spooky most of the time. Link here
Lefty is six and from the Jarita Mesa Herd. He was adopted for 3 years and returned when his adopter died. Link here
Some of our long term horses are sponsored by individual and small business contributors, who pay $50 a month for their feed and care. Ledbetter Plumbing of Alamogordo, NM sponsors Denali and Gizelle. Anja and Ben, of Santa Fe, NM, sponsor Lefty and Cuddles. Natasha, of Charlie Lake, BC, and Sena Fitzpatrick, of Pine Hill, NM, each provide a partial sponsorship of Sequoia. Amanda, of Santa Fe, NM, provides a sponsorship for Wingnut.
You can sponsor a horse too. Donate at Donorbox
For information about these or other horses for adoption contact John Irick at 505-419-9754 or email john@mustangcamp.org
Animals adopted to homes in states other than New Mexico require a veterinary health inspection. The cost of this is generally around $50 per animal. We will take the animal to the vet, but this charge must be paid by the out-of-state adopter as a deposit on the delivery.