SEDONA

Curlies usually come from Salt Wells Creek in Wyoming or Fish Creek in Nevada, but stunning Sedona came from the Sulphur Herd in Utah. She was rounded up, adopted out by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and ended up with several trainers, who gave up on her. She could not accept domestication and would “blow up” frequently. 

The people who were interested in taking her only wanted to breed her for her magnificent curly genes. The BLM denies it, but horses form deep, familial bonds. Mothers love their babies and separating them is a terrible act of cruelty. We did not want Sedona to suffer the pain of having her foals taken away from her year after year, so we gave her sanctuary.

Sedona is a self-assured and strong mare, which has served her well. We started off by introducing her to a group that included Ladybug’s family and, at that time, the very wild Hera & Strongheart. Sedona met these powerful and protective mares with confidence. She found acceptance as a member of the family and her place in the middle of the herd. We knew all was well when we found her sleeping on the ground as Ladybug stood watch over her.

When this family was released into open space for the summer, Hera & Strongheart headed for the hills with Pete and Soleil. We would find Sedona socializing with lots of horses. She was good friends with Sage, which was interesting because that was the name her former adopters had given her. We’ll find her one day with Maple, the next with Paisley, or having a drink at the pond with Rojo, Hera, Strongheart, Soleil and Pete.

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American 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 2025 (H.R.1661 in the House and S.775 in the Senate). This bill would amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the “Farm Bill”. There are several important provisions for animals in that omnibus federal law, including the Cat and Dog Meat Trade Prohibition Act. It is currently illegal to slaughter, transport, possess, purchase, sell, or donate dogs and cats, or their parts, for human consumption. The SAFE Act would extend the ban to equines and shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.

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 and stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs.

Bills from the previous 118th Congress that we hope will be introduced again this 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.