Copper the Reservation Filly's Story:
THOUSANDS of mustangs are rounded up off of Reservation land each year, incentivized by the US government. In 2023, over three thousand Reservation Mustangs were rounded up from one Wyoming reservation alone!! They are wild, undocumented, untracked, and cheap to get in mass numbers- making them a number one pick for kill buyers who's only intention is to fill their trailer and take a load of horses across the border to be slaughtered in Mexico for personal profit.
This baby was recently rounded up off the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. We want to bring this filly home to Nirvana along with her mama BEFORE they ever end up in the hands of the notorious kill buyers that prey on these reservation mustangs who's freedom has been taken from them! If you have driven through any Reservation land in Arizona, you have likely seen many wild reservation horses and the state they live in. These are some of the most barren lands out of the entire country and life here is hard for both the people & animals. These horses are usually skinny, if not emaciated, and they have to compete with the reservation cattle and sheep that the people rely on to make their livings on the already sparse resources available. 200 Horses have been sold to a kill buyer out of New Mexico in trailer loads of 25 in the last 2 months alone by the man who captured Copper's family.
Copper was born the DAY that her family was picked up from the man who rounded them up. Usually, we would never allow a newborn foal to be transported, but the man said that he had no way to bring in water since his truck, which carried the water tank, broke down. He said the horses hadn't had water in FOUR days! Copper was born to Sedona after poor Sedona had been starved AND dehydrated for four days. It was an absolute miracle that either of them even survived!
Copper's life is a testament to the strength of the American Mustang. She arrived home the day she was born, an she's had an incredibly adorable personality ever since! We love to watch her play with Tawny, her fellow band member filly that was saved with her.
The two of them are growing up and changing SO fast!
Sponsorship Tiers:
Bronze Sponsorship: $15/mo
For the Horse: Some Monthly Hay Cost Covered
For the Sponsor: Mustang's Full Known History, Mailed Photos of Your Mustang (one time), and a Monthly Mustang Update
Silver Sponsorship: $30/mo
For the Horse: Some Monthly Hay Cost Covered
For the Sponsor: Mustang's Full Known History, Mailed Photos of Your Mustang (one time), and a Monthly Mustang Update
Gold Sponsorship: $75/mo
For the Horse: Half of the Monthly Hay Cost Covered
For the Sponsor: Official Certificate of Sponsorship, Mustang's Full Known History, Mailed Photos of Your Mustang (one time), a Monthly Mustang Update, a t-shirt (one time), Invites to Sponsor Only Events at the sanctuary to meet your mustang!
Platinum Sponsorship: $125/mo
For the Horse: Partial Monthly Hay Cost Covered
For the Sponsor: Official Certificate of Sponsorship, Mustang's Full Known History, Mailed Photos of Your Mustang (one time), a Monthly Mustang Update, a t-shirt (one time), a Mug with your Mustang on it (one time), invites to Sponsor Only Events at the sanctuary to meet your mustang!
Diamond Sponsorship: $200/mo
For the Horse: FULL Monthly Hay Cost Covered, Deworming, any Hoof Trims or Dental Work Needed
For the Sponsor: Official Certificate of Sponsorship, Mustang's Full Known History, Mailed Photos of Your Mustang (one time), a Monthly Mustang Update, a t-shirt (one time), a Mug with your Mustang on it (one time), Wall Canvas featuring your Mustang, Invites to Sponsor Only Events at the sanctuary to meet your mustang!
