Wildhorse Ranch Rescue
Beginning November 12, 2009 we have NEW Public Hours for the Gift Shop and Ranch
OPEN - Thursday to Sunday from 11am to 5 pm and during Events
CLOSED Monday - Wednesday
Physical address: 11811 S Lindsay Road Gilbert, AZ 85296
East side of Lindsay between Elliot and Warner Roads
Phone: 480-503-5497 or 866-926-8007
email: mudpony@aol.com
Our Mission Statement:
To save equines from abuse, neglect, slaughter and premature death and provide a safe place for them to live for the remainder of their lives.
We also run the Havasupai Program that helps the dogs, cats, equines and livestock in Havasupai Grand Canyon.
Kitty City tm consists of our feral and tame cat colony, located at the ranch. All cats are spayed/neutered.
How YOU can help!
Did you know that killer buyers from Mexico and Canada go to the local auctions here in the United States to buy our American horses so that they can be cruelly slaughtered for humans to eat them overseas?
Did you also know that retired United States Forest Service Equines and US Cavalry horses are sent to the auction when they are too old or sick to perform their jobs?
Wildhorse Ranch Rescue was started in 1995 by Kim Meagher (pronounced Ma-her), an employee of Intel Corporation. She accidentally found out about the plight of homeless horses in the United States. Once she knew that over 60,000 horses in this country are sent to horrible deaths each year, she knew she had to do something to help. She rescued horses privately from 1995 until 2000. But even with her efforts, she could not save very many horses. She applied for, and received non-profit status for Wildhorse Ranch Rescue (WHRR) and with the help of many people, WHRR has been able to help save many horses from death, abuse and neglect.
Wildhorse Ranch Rescue also takes in retired United States Government horses and mules from the Payson Forest Service, Alpine Forest Service and the United States Cavalry. WHRR provides an opportunity for these hardworking animals to live in peace and comfort in their golden years.
WHRR is a registered 501(c)3 organization with the Federal Government and in the States of Arizona. All donations are tax deductible as allowed by the IRS. All donations go to help horses in need. ..and sometimes kitties too. We have Kitty City(tm) at Wildhorse Ranch Rescue. Kitty City is a colony of spayed/neutered feral cats that we have taken in for cat rescues in the Phoenix area. We provide a safe home for them, provide all of their vet care and food and they live safely on our ranch.
As of November 2009, here are the horse statistics for
Wildhorse Ranch Rescue, Inc.
- We have helped save the lives of 114 horses
- We have adopted out 38 horses
- We currently have 14 equines in residence that
we provide daily care for and we have 5 horses in foster care
Where did the name Mudpony come from?
Officers & Board of Directors
Chair - Kim Meagher (pronounced Ma-Her)
Secretary - Rhona Melsky
Vice Chair - Skip DeNardo
Vice Chair - Roger Cardillo
Vice Chair - Havasupai Program -Dany Schott
Director - Rusty Granger
Director - Ida Meadors
Volunteer Management
email: Skip DeNardo
Advisory Board:
Lisa Barnes
Gary Woods
Dr. Stacy Sickler
Sandy Gennaro
McKay - Art and Logo Design
Nik Stabek - Events & Marketing
Shannon Aston - Events & Marketing
