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Wild Horse Connection Range Management
An all volunteer non profit 501c(3) Making a Difference for the Wild Horses
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Our Mission
To keep the Wild Horses of the Virginia Range free by educating the community about living with our Mustangs and rescuing those that have been removed from the range.
We work with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, City, County, Law Enforcement, Developers and Land Owners to achieve this. Wild Horse Connection installs fencing, gates and cattle guards and provides water resources in the higher range so the horses stay high up and not down on our community streets. We train our rescues so they can be used for therapy and emotional support and provide emergency resources to those in need. We connect our community in order to protect the Wild Mustangs by education and awareness.
It is illegal to feed the wild horses
It is important to know that it is illegal to feed the wild horses in Nevada. Due to the cooperative agreement with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, one of the most important things Wild Horse Connection does is diversionary feeding. We have NDA approved diversionary feeding sites used to divert horses from roadways and neighborhoods. Horses follow patterns. Illegally feeding horses in your neighborhood teaches the horses to come there for food. This is dangerous for you and for the horses.
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Our History
We are the Wild Horse Connection which was formed because there was a need for energetic, nonprofit work in the Reno area. We’ve consistently grown since then, all thanks to the helping hands of this amazing community! Wild Horse Connection is a 501c(3) devoted to our American Heritage Mustangs.
Our volunteers dedicate their lives to be their voices in a time when their freedom and their lives are being threatened.
Our Team
The organization has an amazing team of regular and part-time volunteers are committed to helping the horses and our community. We take our convictions and turn them into action.
Think you would be a good fit? See our form below for more information.
What We Do
Emergency Response
Projects
Fencing, Water Resources, Emergency Diversionary Feeding, Documentation, Range Management, Education and more.
Horse Community Safety & Education
The safety of the horses and Community are important to us.
Our Rescues
We have seven rescues – These are our Ambassadors
Adoptions
Wild horses, the majestic and highly intelligent animals that have become iconic symbols of the American west, are suffering. With numbers doubling every four years, a population crisis is spiraling out of control and resulting in tens of thousands of horses enduring starvation, extreme thirst, disease, and death (PERC.ORG)
Saving one horse will not change the world but it will surely change the world for that one horse.
Education
Some of the keys to helping save our wild horses depend on community awareness and community cooperation. The overall goal is to keep the horses in their habitat and out of your neighborhoods and not only is it illegal to feed the wild horses, but it is also extremely unsafe for them. Human and vehicle familiarity are dangerous. This hurts our wild horses, because they feel safe in a situation that is dangerous for them. You can rest easy knowing that we are working really hard to care for all wild horses on the Virginia Range and make sure each one remains safe and up in the hills. We are just a phone call away to answer your questions regarding these beautiful national treasures.
Please Don’t Feed the Horses
It is illegal to feed the horses on the Virginia Range. We ask that you please do not feed the horses in your yard or when you see them in the neighborhoods. This only puts the horses in danger. Consider donating to the Wild Horse Connection to provide hay in appropriate areas to keep the horses out of the neighborhoods.
Wild Horses Gallery
Corenna Vance
Founder, President and Range Manager
Karen Ballard
Vice President, Director
Margaret Dziolek
Director & Secretary
Louise Martin
Director
Terry Siston
Director
Government Agreements
Nevada state Department of agriculture
This section describes our legal agreement with the State of Nevada’s Department of Agriculture.
The Wild Horse Connection has a legal agreement with the State of Nevada’s Department of Agriculture since 2019. This agreement designates Corenna Vance the “Range Manager” for about 3,000 wild horses and burros in the Virginia Mountain Range (see map) of Northern Nevada.
Cooperative agreements
The agreements usually run from August 1st to July 30.
Coverage Area
Northern Nevada
Per the cooperative agreement, Wild Horse Connection is the Range Manager for the “Virginia Range” (map). The high-desert mountainous area is mostly privately owned land including the Tesla Gigafactory, Blockchains, Google Data Center, Switch Data Center, Walmart Distribution, etc. The area is roughly bounded by four highways/roads:
- Interstate 80
- Interstate 580
- Highway 50
- Highway 95
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Wild Horse Connection Corporation was established as a 501c(3) organization in Nevada in 2015 EIN #47-4041060 Your gift may be tax deductible under federal law. Copyright © 2022 Wild Horse Connection
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