Mustang Valley Sanctuary Inc

Mustang Valley Sanctuary Inc. is committed to rescuing, rehabilitating, and safeguarding wild American Mustangs and horses in distress, protecting them from exploitation, cruelty, and slaughter.

Core Mission Statement To rescue, heal, and protect wild Mustangs and equines in need through trust-based rehabilitation, lifelong sanctuary, and passionate advocacy for their freedom and well-being.

Targeted Mission Statements

• Rescue & Rehabilitation: Restoring health, hope, and dignity to vulnerable, neglected, and unhandled equines through immediate rescue, comprehensive veterinary care, and gentle, holistic bodywork.
• Gentling & Adoption: Transforming fear into trust through non-coercive, communication-based handling—preparing rescued horses to form lasting, respectful partnerships in loving forever homes.
• Permanent Sanctuary: Providing a lifetime of peace and freedom across 137 acres of pastures and tracks in New York’s Schoharie County, where horses can heal, form herds, and simply be horses.
• Education & Advocacy: Inspiring a more compassionate world by advocating for the protection of wild horses and teaching connection-based, ethical human-horse relationships.
• Youth & Educational Community Resource: Serving as an active learning bridge for local schools, youth programs, and community groups—fostering empathy, environmental awareness, and a deeper respect for animals through hands-on, educational sanctuary experiences.
• Community Healing & Veteran Support: Partnering with veterans, underserved individuals, and community members in need, using the transformative, quiet wisdom of rescued horses to offer spaces for personal growth, healing, and connection.
• Volunteer-Powered Operations: Powered entirely by dedicated volunteers whose shared passion, hands-on labor, and heart make every rescue, daily feeding, and act of rehabilitation possible.
• Rewilding & Ecological Sanctuary: Nurturing and restoring our 137-acre sanctuary into a thriving, balanced ecosystem that provides a safe, natural habitat for native wildlife, plant species, and our rescued equine herds to flourish together.