Horse Education

Mission:Wolf works with horses in many capacities. For years we have needed to provide short term housing to old, sick and dying horses that were delivered to us to provide meat for the wolves. These horses, along with our own small herd, have become teachers to many. For over a decade we have studied horses to understand and respond to their body language. In this process of body language communication one theme repeats itself--the wolf and the horse have the same root foundation behavior: "Fight or Flight." By using mimicry, mirroring, attitude and intent we have learned to interrupt parallel behaviors. This allows us to direct motion of frightened animals and opens up new worlds of understanding and communication. To respond to unwanted horses' needs and to provide more training opportunities for people we are working to create a Horse Teaching Barn. Unwanted healthy horses are placed in permanent adoptive homes.

Teaching Barn

Horses & Teaching Barn

Mission Wolf receives healthy horses that have been abandoned and are not ready to be put down. These horses that come to Mission: Wolf "before their time" sometimes include unwanted horses rescued from neglectful and abusive situations. Our goal is to create a solar-powered, earth-bermed, 3500 sq. ft barn that will provide shelter for five horses, a food storage area, a vet room for both horses and wolves, bathroom, hayloft, workroom and caretaker apartment. This facility will be used to increase our ability to care for more unwanted horses as well as provide a space for groups to learn more about horses from our own herd. A spacious place where we can invite animal professionals to share their expertise on animal behavior and to provide veterinarians an on-site area to work on both wolves or horses. A larger rodent proof storage area will improve our ability to plan ahead and purchase bulk quantities, allowing us to store more food for the refuge animals.

Donate a Sick Horse

Horses have been essential to the survival of mankind on this planet throughout history, and on that same note horses have played a key role in the survival of the wolves at Mission: Wolf. The well being of the wolves has been heightened through the generosity of local horse people who donate their dead, or nearly dead horses for wolf food. Rich horse meat has kept the wolves healthy-thus contributing to long lives. This in turn provides the rancher a place to dispose of the horse in a way that doesn't attract unwanted predators to their ranch or farm. It also allows them to have their animal utilized for a purpose, not wasted, and follows natures own "Circle of Life". Requirements to donate a horse: must have died a natural death or be humanely put down by gun. No animals can be accepted that have been chemically euthanized or sedated with any drugs. Live horse donations: our horse barn is full and we can only accept horses that are at the end of their life cycle and need to be put down to eliminate suffering.

Adopted Horses

Saudi is a beautiful 8 year old Arabian mare. Her owners could no longer give her the attention they believed she deserved. She and her companion horse arrived to Mission:Wolf on the new year in 2010. That same week, a gentleman from another town contacted us because his daughter's horse had died of colic, and he wanted to feed it to the wolves. His daughter was heartbroken to lose her horse. After learning the full situation and meeting this knowledgeable, responsible and loving family, we offered Saudi to them, and the delighted family agreed to adopt her. We wish all unwanted horses could find "happy ending" homes with families and be loved and given jobs, but the truth is there are countless horses in need. Mission Wolf has helped place several horses over the years and enlists the help of other horse rescues and individuals to find permanent life time homes. We will be posting photos of horses that become available for adoption, currently we have no adoptable horses, please check back frequently.