VRWPA FINDS
SANCTUARY FOR 34 WILD HORSES
On October 21, 2008 the
Nevada Department of Agriculture asked the Virginia
Range Wildlife Protection Association to help find a
sanctuary that would accept 23 mares, one stallion and
10 of their off spring. These mares were removed from
the herd in the Virginia Range, more then 7 years ago,
and have since been used by the University of Nevada –
Reno for fertility experiments. When the University lost
their grant to continue the experiments they turned the
mares over to the Department of Agriculture.
On October 23, 2008 the
VRWPA started making phone calls and searching the
internet in an attempt to find a home, and we succeeded!
A fabulous sanctuary was found that would agree to take
all 34 of them. They will have over 70 acres of land to
roam, lots of trees, a nice stream and best of all NO
more science experiments. The horses are free to munch
grass, drink water and play all day.
On Monday December 1, 2008,
I watched as the mares and babies were loaded onto the
truck to take them to their new home. (The stallion has
to undergo a life changing alteration before he will be
joining them the week of December 15.) It was a pretty
emotional time for everyone involved.

This was a real joint
effort between the Nevada Dept. of Agriculture, the
VRWPA, Crisswell Trucking, who gave the VRWPA a fabulous
price to come all the way from Wyoming to transport the
horses to their new home in Oregon, and last but not
least
Whispering Winds Equine Rescue and Living Legend
Wild Horse Sanctuary. Without their founder Susan
Pohlman’s determination to save these horses, the VRWPA
would still be looking today for a home.
The sanctuary is planning on having a
Name the Wild Horse fundraiser. They haven’t had a
chance to update their web site yet, if you are
interested please check back in a few days for updates
and photos.
Here is a link to a
video of the horse’s arrival to the sanctuary.
Unfortunately, it was late afternoon and the light
wasn’t very good but you can certainly see how happy
they are to be in their new home.
http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/whisperingwindsequinerescue/?action=view¤t=NevadaMaresFoalsDecember2008.flv
Jeanne Gribbin
President, Virginia Range
Wildlife Protection Association
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Wild Horse License Plates Now
Available

You can now purchase a
wild horse license plate from the Department of
Motor Vehicles and even have it personalized. Click
on this DMV link for more details:
DMV Horse License Plates
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VRWPA Key Chains For Sale
Only $5.00 each, available in black, green,
and blue.
To order send your check
to: VRWPA, P.O. Box 536, Virginia City, NV
89440.

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