Welcome To Our Sanctuary
Wild Lands Wild Horses Sanctuary, located in NJ, provides a forever home to 8 mustangs, 2 quarter horses, 1 thoroughbred, 1 burro, 4 pigs, and 2 sheep. Our sanctuary offers a safe and nurturing environment for wild horses and other at-risk animals, including those rescued from neglect, abuse, kill pens, auctions, owner surrenders, and even former testing facilities. We are dedicated to ensuring these animals receive respect, specialized diets, and comprehensive veterinary care.
All of our sponsorships are managed through Patreon.com/wlwh, a monthly subscription service offering exclusive content not available on our social media platforms. Every dollar raised through Patreon goes directly to the care and well-being of our sanctuary residents. This platform provides us with a reliable source of income, ensuring that we can continue giving our animals the best possible life. You can join as little as $3 dollars a month.
Meet Our Residents
Louwala AKA LULU
Lulu, a ten-year-old wild horse from Cedar Mountain, Utah, was a “three-strike” mustang who had lost her chances for adoption. When she arrived, she was terrified of humans. Over the past five years, we’ve gently worked to build her trust, and now, she’s finally beginning to come out of her shell. Watching Lulu’s courage grow has been a truly rewarding journey.
Clover
Clover fell victim to the Bureau of Land Management’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP). After her adopter received the government’s $1,000 incentive, they abandoned her on the outskirts of Miami. She was eventually found, malnourished and covered in lice and fleas. Now five years old, Clover is safe and on her journey to recovery.
River
River, an 11 year old mustang, never had the chance to be wild. Born in the Palomino Holding Facility, he wasn’t adopted until he was seven years old. Tragically, he ended up in the same severe neglect case as Yuma, abandoned in a dirt lot without food, water, or shelter, his body reduced to a score of 1. Today, River has found friendship and comfort with Clover, and the two are inseparable at our sanctuary.
Yuma
Yuma is a 21-year-old mustang from the Granite Range in Nevada. He survived one of the largest neglect cases that Wild Lands Wild Horses has encountered, abandoned in a field without any care or veterinary attention. Now, he’s finally receiving the compassion and support he deserves.
Freyja
Freyja may not be a mustang, but she has the spirit of one. This five-year-old cremello quarter horse survived life with an owner facing multiple animal neglect charges before finally finding refuge with us. She is now on the mend from a fracture and displaying remarkable resilience.
MEET OUR AMBASSADORS
Pinnacles
Pinnacles is a 10-year-old mustang, born in Theodore Roosevelt National Park and rounded up in 2016. She was adopted by Deb Lee Carson, co-founder of Wild Lands Wild Horses, who shared a special bond with her father, Blaze, in the wild. Now, Pinnacles greets every guest on Deb's farm in Minnesota, charming everyone with her playful and friendly personality. Her endearing nature has a way of showing people just how lovable mustangs truly are.
Flax
Flax was born wild and free in the breathtaking Pryor Mountains, but her freedom was stolen when she was rounded up by the BLM. Instead of a safe future, she ended up in the hands of a neglectful owner, confined to a round pen for three years, standing in her own waste.
Her fate could have been much different, but hope arrived when The Cloud Foundation stepped in and rescued her. From there, she found her way to us—where she has truly come into her own. Today, Flax is a strong, confident boss mare, leading with the spirit and ruggedness that was always hers.
Valor
Valor, an 11-year-old mustang born in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, was rounded up in 2015. Adopted by Jamie, the co-founder of Wild Lands Wild Horses, he made his way to New Jersey, where he began a new chapter. Alongside his fellow mustang, Flax, Valor became one of the flagship mustangs who inspired the creation of our sanctuary.
Floyd
Floyd is our one and only wild burro from Arizona! Passed over for adoption due to a “cosmetic” imperfection in his nostril, he struggled to find a home—until he found us.
Now, Floyd is the heart of our sanctuary, always the first to greet newcomers and the life of every gathering. With his big personality and even bigger heart, he proves that true beauty lies in the spirit, not in appearances.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Arnie
Born wild and free in the Nevada Wild Horse Range, Arnie’s life took a sudden turn when he was rounded up by the BLM. From that moment on, he spent his years in service to humans—until, at 29, he faced the unthinkable, abandoned in a kill pen.
Thankfully, his story didn’t end there. Rescued just in time, Arnie found a safe haven at our sanctuary, where he spent his final years surrounded by love and care. He defied the odds, living to the grand age of 34—a testament to resilience, second chances, and the enduring spirit of the wild.
Arnie passed away in early 2025, but his legacy will forever remain in our hearts.
Minnie
Minnie was a horse we rescued alongside Rancho Relaxo. We had originally bid on a mustang to save her from a kill buyer, when they asked if we wanted Minnie too—because, in their words, “She would probably die on the way to slaughter anyway.” Without hesitation, we said yes.
Minnie arrived emaciated, suffering from severe arthritis, but she was finally safe. Wild Lands Wild Horses gave her the love, care, and dignity she deserved for the rest of her days. Though her body eventually gave out, her spirit remains with us. Minnie was a special soul, and her passing still weighs heavy on our hearts every day.