MEET THE HORSES AT MANDALAI RANCH

The Birch Creek Project is pioneering a model of rewilding that integrates horse rescue with ecosystem restoration. 

  • Giving discarded mustangs a new life in wild, ecologically appropriate landscapes

  • Restore natural processes of large herbivores in the Yellowstone to Central Idaho wilderness corridor

  • Manage horse herds in a way that will promote ecosystem health

  • Create a model for horse management across the American West

Why Horses

For millennia, wild equids were a vital part of North American ecosystems. Today, the government’s mismanagement of America’s public lands has created a wild horse crisis, causing a 140 million dollar tax burden for the American people. Many horses are unwanted or face removal from public lands, holding pens, or private neglect. We believe these animals deserve a second chance not in captivity, but in the landscapes they evolved in.

Rewilded horses are more than symbolic,
they are functional ecosystem engineers.

The Ecological Role of Rewilded Horses

• Maintaining grassland diversity through natural disturbance
• Supporting seed dispersal and adaptive grazing patterns
• Creating varied habitats that benefit birds, small mammals, and native plant communities

This work is grounded in research and ongoing monitoring, including vegetation surveys, remote sensing, population tracking, and wildlife observation.

NORTHERN NEVADA FAMILY

MEET THE HORSES

REZ MARES/FOALS

ROCK SPRING HORSES

SOUTH STEEN HORSES