Banditas Wild Horse Promise

$58,096 raised by 80 donors

12% complete

$500,000 Goal

Two ladies on a mission to help the wild horses we grew to know and love through the lens of our cameras. 

Banditas Wild Horse Promise was established in September 2021. 

Whether land is leased, donated, or homes of our board members, the horses finally have a new freedom.

Banditas has purchased/adopted 42 Wild Horses and placed them on properties located in Colorado, in our direct care. We have helped place several others within partnering organizations. 

Banditas has collaborated with Steadfast Steeds, a sanctuary run and owned by Tracey Harmon, located in Glade, Colorado. Three older horses and one younger horse will have a forever home here. 

Banditas has collaborated on several occasions with The Wild Horse Refuge/Pat Craig, to place several wild horses and give them their forever freedom. 

Banditas main focus has always been family. We reunite when we can, and recreate when we have too. Some of the wild horses that now call Banditas home, were horses with no interest.... were "unknown" to the public, and had zero bids. At Banditas we believe that every wild horse deserves a chance, and so we do what we can to give them that. 


Once Upon a Time ...


There were two photographers who started a Non-profit to help the Sand Wash Basin wild horses after the devastating helicopter round up September 2021. True to their promise they have helped rescue and physically rescued over 100 horses. Now with two more ladies, Lucinda & Amy, along with two guys, Gary & Tim, they want to rescue more but need your help. 

Please don’t let their story end here!

The Exciting Opportunity!

Banditas has evaluated all of the options currently available to us, and we’re thrilled to announce that the 36 acre property for sale in Livermore, is the perfect location to host more horses in the Banditas herd, so that’s what we want to purchase. 

  • It’s close to Cindy and Gabby for the horse’s daily care. 
  • It’s a fully fenced property (which does need some repair), it’s already divided into smaller pastures, and it has two large horse shelters. 
  • It includes sheds for hay storage
  • The property also includes a small house, so we’ll already have power and water. We also plan to rent the house to help us make the mortgage payment. 

It’s almost too good to be true, but we’ll need your help to raise enough money for the purchase or down payment before we can put in an offer. 

Great News - We Have A Match!

We are calling for any Founders willing to support this new endeavor, allowing more land for more rescue opportunities, land in case of emergency placement needs, and land that could be used in the event a current host land could no longer support our mission.

Our goal is to raise $500,000 to purchase the property outright, but at a minimum we would need to have $200,000 to put toward the down payment if financing is required.

To help us fund raise for the purchase of this property, we are happy to announce that we have a match for the first collective $50,000 we can raise – so let’s get the fundraising started! 

By making a donation, it ensures the upkeep of the 42 in our direct care, but also helps us to be able to help even more! 

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 

~It takes all of us to turn rescue into forever~  


Mission

Why Banditas and what is it? Banditas is a wild mustang advocacy group finding as many homes as possible for the wild horses captured via roundups and held in holding facilities. We search for large and small land owners who are willing to house wild horses that have been removed from the Herd Management Areas, providing the horses with a long-term, safe landing sanctuary home. This includes any safe opportunity of accessible land, whether it's a private owner (leased or donated), sanctuary, or our own land purchases. Donations go to all aspects of adoption including land, food for horses, transportation of horses, fencing, paneling - anything that would aid in providing more land to accommodate more horses - we want to help where we can! If you do not have land, but always wanted to help a horse, we have a few to pick from that you can sponsor! If you have available land to donate, let us lease it from you! If you are able to do both - great. Please contact us so we can help you through the process of adoption!

We are a non-profit with 100% of all donations and 100% of profits from auctioned artwork, sales and fundraisers going to the assistance of the wild horses,. Where Hoofbeats Are Our Heartbeats.

You don't rescue the horse ~ the horse will rescue you! Saving people one horse at a time.

Background Statement

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Banditas Wild Horse Promise

Year Established

2021

Tax id (EIN)

87-2832671

Category

Animal-Related

Organization Size

Medium Organization

Address

719 Red Tail Trail
Livermore, CO 80536

Service areas

CO, US