Dear Jack, as we step into 2026, one thing is clear: 

We are ready — because of generous donors like you. Thank you. You helped us reach our $100,000 year-end goal, and with the match, that support is already at work — preparing us for the challenges ahead. 

This isn’t the finish line — it’s the moment the gates fly open. Because the threats facing wild horses didn’t end at midnight, they accelerated.

This year, we are expecting:

• Escalating pressure to remove horses from public lands;
• Major legal battles that could define the future of entire herds;
• More roundups in more remote areas, where transparency is hardest;
• And policy decisions that will shape the West for generations.

But we enter this year with real momentum behind us: A herd of supporters who refuse to look away, because we know freedom can't wait.

Here is what your generosity has made possible for 2026:

• We’ll be on the range — documenting every helicopter roundup.
• We’ll be in the courts — stopping unlawful actions in their tracks.
• We’ll be in D.C. — pushing for science-based wild horse protections.
• And we’ll be on the front lines — when horses and burros need us most.

And, Jack, we’ll stay connected with you every step of the way — because progress comes from a herd that moves together, using its collective horse power to protect freedom.

Our commitment to you is simple: We will show up. We will fight back. And we will defend wild freedom — relentlessly.

Thank you for beginning this defining year with us, Jack. Because freedom can’t wait. And now… neither will we.

With deep gratitude,

Patricia Miller
Board Chair
American Wild Horse Conservation