2009 Mustang Mare

Moon Shadow was rescued from a kill lot in Oklahoma in June of 2019. She is a mustang, a term that refers to horses that live/lived wild in this country. Moon was born in captivity in 2009 at the Rock Springs Corral, after her mother was captured during a wild horse gather in Wyoming. At only 7 months old she was separated from her mother and offered for adoption.  Moon was lucky to be adopted out of the holding facility she was born in by a loving family, and for a little while she was safe and cared for. She had a new family to fill in the gaps of the family she lost during the round up. 

​One day, Moon's new adoptive mom got very sick and was no longer able to care for any of her animals. In best attempts to find Moon another loving home, she unfortunately fell into the wrong hands. She was picked up by a rough trainer who tried to break her spirit and force her to be his riding horse. But Moon is strong willed and not easily broken. After much abuse and force, this man finally realized she would not bend to his will. He sent her to the Amish, believing if she couldn't be ridden she could be broken to pull carts for them. But again, Moon would not bend to anyone's will. After suffering more harsh training she was deemed as useless and sent to auction, and then to a kill lot in Oklahoma, where we found her. 

​Moon had a lot of anxiety and "horse PTSD" when she first arrived at our sanctuary. Her triggers and reactions were extremely unpredictable, causing her to react often and become tremendously scared from seemingly minuscule things. Moon's emotional wounds run deep, leading us to believe she has had a very traumatic past. The number of hours we spent with her, doing nothing, are immeasurable. It took countless gentle interactions with a variety of people for her to start to trust again, but each time someone was with her who didn't force her to be anything other than who she was, she was able to heal. 


Moon is partially sponsored by Carolyn Blair, James Andon, and Jenn Scott.

Moon is also sponsored in Molly Scott's memory