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Wild Horse Sanctuary

How we will help preserve and protect the heritage of the American West


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The Let ’em Run Foundation’s five-year plan includes the establishment of a permanent wild horse sanctuary, museum and visitor’s center near the historic mining town of Virginia City, a town that is on the National Register as the largest historic landmark in the United States. This $5 million+ "Comstock Wild Horse Sanctuary" will contain the following components:

  1. The front of the sanctuary will be easily accessible by tourists traveling to and from Virginia City, and will also serve to “fence off” the highway from the wild horses at least a mile in each direction to protect them from traffic. The back of the Sanctuary land, which opens into the horses’ normal range will remain relatively unfenced, with permanent grazing rights established from the land owners of the area.
    • Water holes: Water holes will be established in other areas of the sanctuary to encourage the horses to avoid populated areas. Feeding stations will be set up during winter months to further encourage the horses from wandering into unpopulated areas.
  2. A rustic, log or cedar Visitor’s Center, Wild Horse Museum, Digital Theater, and a Training & Adoption Facility will be the focal point of the Sanctuary.
    • Wild Horse Photo and Display Museum: By means of photographs and displays, the museum will tell the tale of how the Spanish Conquistadors introduced horses to North America, how the American Indians and white man alike embraced the horse as a valuable tool for survival, the role that the wild horses played in our western heritage, and how they have survived all these years in this harsh high-desert environment.
    • The Training and Adoption Center: Since it is important to keep the population of the wild horses in ecological balance, a training center will be set up to “gentle break” adoptable wild horses and to help find them good homes. This is a much better solution than the wholesale sale of horses to meat companies. Convict labor could be used for the training.
    • Wild Horse Photo Safari Excursions: Much as they do on the wild animal reserves of Kenya, visitors will be able to leave their cars behind and travel onto the Sanctuary in specially-designed vehicles which will allow them to view and photograph the wild horses without disturbing them.
    • Indian Cultural Center: Since the local Paiutes and Shoshones played an important role in the history of Virginia City and the area, in later years, the Wild Horse Museum & Visitor’s Center will possibly be expanded to contain an Indian Cultural Center and other pertinent displays.




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