RTF field staffer Ryan McCarthy dedicates significant time to on-range monitoring of wild horses. During the late fall and early winter months, ... Read More
This Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation webinar was led by Amy McLean, an associate professor in the Department of Animal Science ... Read More
By Celeste Carlisle
In an oversimplified view of wild horse and burro management on public lands: ranchers have generally complained of the rapid growth of horse populations and the limits of ... Read More
With the Dawning of the Year of the Fire Horse,
RTF Honors the Untamed, Resilient Spirit of the ... Read More
Among the more than 20,000 horses shipped out of the United States for slaughter every year are wild horses that once roamed our public lands.
How that tragedy continues:
Federal law requires ... Read More
By Celeste Carlisle, RTF Biologist and Science Program Manager
Rocky Mountain National Park’s (RMNP) alpine meadows, sparkling lakes, and granite mountains are home to elk, marmots, pika, and moose.
During summers in ... Read More
Relationships are Complicated: Predator Interactions with Wild Horses
Webinar recorded Nov. 18, 2025
This Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation ... Read More
A guest post from a special friend of Return to Freedom:
Hello, my name is Eric McCracken. I am a 77-year-old Easterner, a city slicker.
More than four years ago ... Read More
https://youtu.be/FwP-WhVfz1A
This #WildHorseWednesday, we thought we’d share a bit of video from our staffer Ryan.
He was on the range in Western Nevada a few days ago when he spotted a band ... Read More
April 19
Hello! I'm JaeHyeon Choi, an in-residence volunteer at Return to Freedom! I'm from South Korea and I'm majoring in Horse/Companion and Wild Animal Science at Kyungpook National University.
I'm particularly ... Read More