Friends of Warm Springs and Yakima Orphan Foals

04/18/2024

BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO to Deschutes County Sheriffs Office and Sheriff Shane Nelson for once again leading the way in large animal welfare and saving the lives of 15 Horses! Our Sheriffs office is- and has been- setting the standard for large animal welfare for the state of Oregon and beyond for years! Their rescue facility is a model facility and one of the only in the state of Oregon...Please let them know how much they are appreciated and respected! Please share out!!!!

01/15/2024

Congratulations to Sheriff L. Shane Nelson!

The 2023 Sheriff of the Year was awarded to Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, presented by (OSSA).

Sheriff Nelson serves on 11 OSSA committees including the OSSA Executive Committee and has served as the OSSA elected Treasurer, Vice President, and President.

Sheriff Nelson has donated hundreds of hours of his own time instructing, mentoring, and teaching Sheriff’s Office professionals from around the state on the topics of communication and leadership at the OSSA Sheriff’s Institute, OSSA Command College, and OSSA Deputy Academy.

Sheriff Nelson has also represented OSSA in the Oregon State legislature by providing testimony on various legislative measures.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Oregon is honored to have Sheriff L. Shane Nelson proudly serving Deschutes County and its community members.

03/21/2023

Please keep sharing

08/03/2022

Please please foster, contribute or? It takes a village with everyone contributing in any way possible!

03/22/2022

It's with great Joy that I announce that all of my rescued horses and donks have been relocated to their new private ranch... including lots of wild ones and 2 that I rescued in 2003 after the December seizure of 132 horses from Millican, which started my incredible journey in horse rescue. So many tribal horses have been saved from slaughter and I have learned so very much about herd and horse behavior without human interference. It's been a tough and fascinating journey working with law enforcement and about 900 horses. I'm officially done with the exception of my rag tag group of horses ranging in age from 1 to 36 with several over 25...I hope to be able to insure their welfare forever or help them find their way to a perfect home! Peace ✌️

07/18/2021

Damn the Bureau of Land Mismanagement...the whole bunch of them...top to bottom!

“As I'm leaving the Onaqui range today, my heart is heavy. The range feels empty, desolate and damaged by the lack of wildness. The heart of the land has literally been ripped out. Onaqui is now stripped of the spirit that makes this place special.” - KIMERLEE CURYL PHOTOGRAPHY

Day 4 of the Onaqui roundup is over with more than 100 horses captured. AWHC's field correspondent and spokesperson Kimerlee Curyl reports that most of the north herd is now gone, as is approx 1/3 of the south herd. Tomorrow should to be the final day. About 7-10 days after the roundup ends, 100 of the captured horses will be returned to the range.

06/28/2021

Is there anyone who would take over this page so people who have adopted from the Yakima group or Warm Springs group have a point of contact if needed!?! Giddy up ranch is private now.

03/09/2021

Please take 20 seconds and sign and sign and share... help the wild ones!

02/17/2021

Let's find this horse... keep sharing

12/09/2020

A couple of yearling fillies and three mare foal pairs. The goals are all colts, there is a good chance the mares are bred back. These horses have just been rounded up and are looking for homes! The buckskin mare is NICE NICE and already letting people love on her.

10/12/2020

Who here was interested/able to take orphans?

10/07/2020

Is anyone able to take on a couple of weanlings? They’ve just been caught up, their mammas are gone. Details will be available shortly.

02/24/2020

Please everyone keep up the pressure on animal issues!

01/30/2020

Emergency!!! Please sign and share.

  For Immediate Release U.S. House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Federal Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and end the export of horses for slaughter abroad WASHINGTON, DC (Jan. 29, 2020) –The U.S....

01/17/2020

Hello friends; after over 18 years and close to 1,000 horses this chapter of my life is coming to a close. This group was created as Friends of Warm Springs 9 years ago when I saved 101 warm springs counting 25 babies born and the braveity of our vets was exposed as 24 wild studs were gelded. Only 8 of those horses remain with us today, including what was once the scrawniest little foal (Ziggy) and both his mother (Long Tail) and his father (Brigadier). Since then I tacked on "and Yakima Orphan Foals" when I privately supported 76 wild horses, including 26 babies born and 6 Studs. I am happy to announce all have landed in homes. I wanted to give you all a heads up that I plan on closing this group in the coming weeks, so please feel welcome to browse the photos and save any you wish. Please know that I am always here and available for any horse that has passed through my ranch should something dire arise and I do appreciate being kept up to date by adopters. I promised these guys I'd always be there so I will continue to be there to the best of my ability. I am only going to keep my personal FB page for contact, please feel free to contact me at any time for any horse or Molly Mosier for any Yakima horse.

05/24/2018

Keep this rolling....CRITICAL!!!

*** Attention Horse Advocates ***

Please call Congressman Mast to ask him to cosponsor the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act HR.113.

We are just a few cosponsors away from a majority. Once we breach the majority threshold we have Congressman Buchanan's word that he will work with the Majority Leadership to get the bill to the floor for vote. The time to act is NOW to shut down the horse slaughter pipeline.

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05/24/2018

Amazing!!!

04/23/2018

I just LOVE this!

It had to happen someday. 😣

04/20/2018

Absolutely gorgeous...

04/12/2018

Debbie

TRUE!

04/02/2018

Good Monday Morning...I would like to refer everyone to Giddy Up Ranch LLC FB page...we are fostering a group of wild ones from Yakima and we have 2 new babies born-they were headed to slaughter- so come on out and visit...many more babies on the way, much in the same way as the Warm Springs herd. So much fun to see them as a whole herd with their interactions.

03/08/2018

Joan

Please let me know if you can foster locally and we will try to get them here and out of the Catcher's pen!

It was just brought to my attention that by connecting Giddy Up Ranch with Friends of Warm Springs it appeared that we were a 501C3 non-profit and that is not the case. Giddy Up Ranch is a private ranch caring for sanctuary horses and fostering to assist other non-profit rescues through the use of our facility. Giddy Up is a sanctuary now and Peace and Kindness are the core principles. We are hoping to be a link in a chain to assist in fostering pregnant mares from the Yakima Orphan Foal Network...Oh boy babies coming our way!!! By assisting we get to help save 2 lives for every 1 we care for!

02/27/2018

Wow!

HORSE HUNT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!!!
according to sources at the Navajo Times! here it is on their website https://nndfw.org

02/24/2018

Joan

Just "Do It"!!!

I know this is a long read but please try to jump in...just do it. The SAFE act will solve soooooooo many issues for the protection of our Equines

02/19/2018

Daily Vibes

wonderful thought

Practice the pause.

02/13/2018

PLEASE SHARE OUT THIS INFORMATION AS I AM TECHNOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED!!! INVITE PEOPLE TO JOIN GIDDY UP RANCH BEND OREGON AND TO POST ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE WONDERFUL WARM SPRINGS HORSES. WHAT AN ADVENTURE THIS HAS BEEN.

02/13/2018

Whoopee! During the transition the brand identifications from the 72 adult Warm Springs horses were located by a former Volunteer coordinator. I will try to post them up for everyone as I believe many of the families are listed on this form!😍😍😍

02/13/2018

Friends of Warm Springs...We are now Giddy Up Ranch-a private facility- (Formerly Equine Outreach) and we have the remaining wild ones from Warm Springs including: Longtail, Brigadere, Lyra, Trinity, Sheeba, Haley, Two Socks, Gypsy, Helix, Buckshot, Jaegar (Selene's Wild Heritage horse from Washington). The following old timers and long timers are as follows: Boone, Ziggy, GG, Helen, Toto (Helen's son), Teddy, Joan Jett, Big Hank (Clydesdale), Kit Fox (Elderly Kiger), Merry, Cassidy (Wendell's 32+ year old Virginia Range mare), Benny, King, Weaver, BB, Shamira, Buddy (liz's TB), Katie (liz's Horse)

Please come by and feel free to visit the last of the 97 wild horses from Warm Springs (Well not all of them are wild)! There are now 2 herds and they are very happy and balanced...Joan Steelhammer does not live there but the new number for Giddy Up Ranch is 541-480-5536 or Joan's Cell 541-419-3717...See you at the ranch

12/05/2017

These Warm Springs horses are truly wonderful creatures!

Second trail ride from Tilly today! She did awesome even being with two other green horses. :) Love her to pieces.

10/30/2017

I LOVE this!

My warmsprings mustang, Dasha. I've had her since 2005. She's an 04 model, long before warmsprings mustangs were cool. Seriously one of the best horses I've ever had.