Lady Grey

Lady Grey was born at the BLM Burns corrals to a mare from the Warm Springs HMA. That’s a grim beginning to life. She would have sensed the sadness from loss that her mother was suffering after losing family and freedom, the two things that matter most to mustangs. Completely cut off from her native Oregon habitat, she could not have imagined the big skies and beautiful, open spaces that her long, strong legs were meant to run.

She was adopted out as a yearling along with Mr. Bojangles, who has the same backstory. You can tell by looking at them that they traveled some very hard road together before ending up in a Texas kill pen.

At some point, someone must have bred her because she had a confused, frightened baby, Pipsqueak, at her side. The trader said he would sell them separately, which would have been devastating to both, but that is an injustice they will never have to endure.

Lady Grey’s mane was matted solid with prickly burrs. She looked thin and bedraggled. Truly a lady, she was the most reserved of the three. It took some time to win her over, but our volunteers in Malibu did a beautiful job gaining her trust. She and Pipsqueak relaxed so much that they started nursing again. We suspect Mr.Bojangles may be Chief’s brother as he comes from the same herd and possesses that same light-hearted goofiness - a nice balance to Lady Grey’s serious reserve.

Today, this little family romps and grazes on the slopes at Malibu. Boots the Mini-Mule comes to the fence to flirt with Lady Grey and Pipsqueak. Boots believes that they - like all the girls in Malibu - are his. Their scent triggers Flehmen’s response, putting a toothy grin on his face. Then Mr. Bojangles tells him to knock it off and leads his mares away. Bit by bit, their wild horse instincts awaken and we look forward to the day they will live wild and free in Oregon.

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Mustangs and Burros Need your help

In addition to supporting our work by donating, becoming a patron on Patreon or sponsoring a Skydog, there are several important pieces of legislation to protect American equines currently moving through Congress. It only takes a few minutes to contact your Rep and Senators and urge them to support these bills:

Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3475 in the House / S.2307 in the Senate). This bill will shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.

The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 3656) This bill will prohibit the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft in the management of wild mustangs and burros on public lands, and require a report on humane alternatives to current management practices.

Ejiao Act of 2023 (H.R. 6021). To ​​ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.

You can Contact Members of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121‬, submitting contact forms on their individual websites, or sending one email to all three simultaneously at www.democracy.io

See our How to Help menu for other actions to ban zebra hunting at US canned hunt ranches, stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs, and defund the Adoption Incentive Program.