lupine

This beautiful mare came to us when we said yes to Renegade, one of the most beloved and beautiful horses of the South Steens. His adopter had also adopted his lead mare as Renegade hadn’t settled well into domestic life and wasn’t able to be trained as he was too traumatized by the process. When we were asked to take Renegade his pretty mare Lupine travelled along with him. After a couple of weeks of settling in, during which time Lupine had her feet trimmed and shots and wormer they both were released to live on the wide open spaces of Skydog’s Oregon Sanctuary. We were told that Lupine and Renegade’s daughter Dahlia had been rounded up and was at the corrals with a new born baby. It was the year of family at Skydog so we travelled up to Burns to collect her and who we were told was Dahlia’s daughter and little baby. When Renegade tragically passed away we immediately reunited Lupine with her daughter and grandson and she was immediately accepted into their family.

Lupine is now back with her daughter and an amazing grandma to both babies as well as being great friends with Paisley the mare we also took who lost her baby at the corrals. Both mares have been through losing their precious loves and I am sure they are a great comfort to each other as well as being able to heal their grief taking care of two babies who are growing up fast #skydoglupine

Mustangs and Burros Need Your Help

In addition to supporting our work by donating, becoming a patron on Patreon, or sponsoring a Skydog, there are several important pieces of legislation to protect American equines currently moving through Congress. It only takes a few minutes to contact your Rep and Senators and urge them to support these bills:

Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3475 in the House / S.2307 in the Senate). This bill will shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.

The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 3656) This bill will prohibit the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft in the management of wild mustangs and burros on public lands, and require a report on humane alternatives to current management practices.

Ejiao Act of 2023 (H.R. 6021). To ​​ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.

You can Contact Members of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121‬, submitting contact forms on their individual websites, or sending one email to all three simultaneously at www.democracy.io

See our How to Help menu for other actions to ban zebra hunting at US canned hunt ranches, stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs, and defund the Adoption Incentive Program.