Folly & Friends Mustang Sanctuary

Folly & Friends Mustang Sanctuary Folly & Friends Mustang Sanctuary is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides sanctuary and training to wild mustangs Our approach is multi-faceted.
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Folly and Friends Mustang Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in Birdsboro, PA. Our mission is to spread awareness about the 50,000+ mustangs who have been rounded up and are awaiting adoption, and help facilitate their transition into domestic life. We are currently home to 10 “permanent resident” mustangs, many of whom are from the same herd and were reunited after being rounded up. They w

ill never again be separated from their family, or know the struggles of water and food shortage. All of the mustangs here are tamed so that visitors can come and interact with their herd and see how loving these once wild horses can become. We have welcomed potential adopters, school and 4H groups, retirement homes, veterans, families from our local community, and those with disabilities to come and learn about mustangs while enjoying the therapy being around these animals provides. There is no charge for visits, but donations toward the herd are always welcomed. Our sanctuary herd is at various levels of training so we can host free taming demos to the public. The mustangs who are trained to ride compete in a variety of disciplines so that the public can see how versatile these horses are and consider them when looking for their next partner. We provide education on kinder training methods, since too often mustangs are trained by breaking their spirit and dominating them into submission. Spend a few minutes in our herd and you’ll see the relationship possible with these animals using a gentler approach. Additionally, our founder, Chelsea is a TIP trainer with the Mustang Heritage Foundation. Through this program you can get a mustang who is halter broke, leads, picks up all four feet, is able to be brushed all over, load on a trailer, and can be kept normal fencing vs the 6’ required for wild ones for just the $125 adoption fee. She also offers private training for other mustangs who need help adjusting to domestic life. We’re always happy to walk interested adopters through the different avenues of adoption, the paperwork, and adoption requirements. In addition to this, we have arranged transport for dozens of mustangs from out west to their adopters on the east coast. Less than 1% of gathered mustangs are ever listed on the Internet adoption, and aren’t visible to those who don’t live close to a facility. When possible, our founder will fly out to the facilities to photograph and catalogue the available mustangs and try to find adopters for them, then arrange cost-effective hauling options. Your tax deductible donations help support the sanctuary herd and our other programs to get mustangs adopted. Our goal is to expand the sanctuary to provide permanent safety to more mustangs, while inspiring others to adopt through our journey with these amazing animals. Visitors are welcome by appointment ONLY. Sanctuary visits are free but donations are always welcome and tax-deductible. Please call or message to set up your visit :)

The three yearlings of Folly + Friends - Haven, Fairy, and Filigree ❤️Photos by Alyssa Murphree media
08/31/2026

The three yearlings of Folly + Friends - Haven, Fairy, and Filigree ❤️

Photos by Alyssa Murphree media

08/29/2026

Oh Fleet 🙈

08/29/2026

Flaire got ride #4 today, and it was a little trail! Steering in the bitless is still a little rusty so our volunteer Molly led us/walked alongside just in case, but Flaire did very good, even when a bunch of ducks flew out of the creek. Kestrel went along for moral support and enjoyed the “forest snacks” 🤣

Omen went on her first real adventure outside of the field today! Pearl had been out grazing two nights ago but it was h...
08/29/2026

Omen went on her first real adventure outside of the field today! Pearl had been out grazing two nights ago but it was her first time walking all the way around the pond too (complete with ducks flying out of the bushes). Omen didn’t spook once. She even went across the creek first, and led everyone around the pond. I’ve never had a horse so dialed into me either. Whenever I would be feeling the ground with my foot checking for holes, she was suddenly very cautious about going forward there. If I’d walk around confidently with a loose lead rope, she’d follow me anywhere.
Volunteer Kim said Pearl did great too, Roae led Flaire, and Betsy brought Pendleton out for some evening grazing. Sometimes “training” is just going out for snacks with some friends and having a positive experience with humans 🥰

This memory popped up today of our little Folly kicking butt on the cross country course. It always blew me away how suc...
08/28/2026

This memory popped up today of our little Folly kicking butt on the cross country course. It always blew me away how such a tiny mare could jump 😍

Gentled Hearts Stable in central PA also got a load of adoptable mustangs in, and they have lots of yearlings and young ...
08/27/2026

Gentled Hearts Stable in central PA also got a load of adoptable mustangs in, and they have lots of yearlings and young ones!!
So many awesome options for northeast adopters!

Our friends over at Yankee Folly Mustang Adoption Center in NY just got in a load of really cool mustangs for adoption! ...
08/27/2026

Our friends over at Yankee Folly Mustang Adoption Center in NY just got in a load of really cool mustangs for adoption! They have a mix of adoption only horses and sale eligible ones. Appaloosas, palominos, and so many cool markings. A lot of these are also big!

And if you’re looking for a gentled mustang, we have two available here! 🙂

(And because people are always confused, they’re not part of us despite the “folly” in both names (theirs is the road they’re on) but we do greatly support the work they’re doing up there 🥰)

An update on the Dorado chronicles. As you might recall, last October he had a rare grapefruit-sized tumor removed from ...
08/26/2026

An update on the Dorado chronicles. As you might recall, last October he had a rare grapefruit-sized tumor removed from his sternum area between his legs. He then behaved very badly at the vet hospital and was sent home early, unable to be sedated enough to stall rest. He vetoed it here as well, and barely managed pen rest even with sedation and Kestrel for company. He also ripped his stitches open with his teeth to the point where it could not be restitched, and took to rearing and striking at the daily barrage of antibiotic injections, oral syringes, and intensive wound care. Miraculously, it healed with a barely visible scar.
He had been off site the past couple months getting his under saddle training brought to the next level and was set to come home in a couple weeks. But our beloved golden boy was feeling unloved lately, as his love language is definitely vet bills. So he came in from the field one morning with a gash into his fetlock. Whether he got into a little kicking match with someone (a favorite pastime of his) or something else, it left him unable to put any weight on that leg. Imaging was done and revealed the cut had made contact with the joint capsule. For weeks he was fully sedated to the ground and given antibiotic profusions of the joint to attempt to keep infection from setting in. It was stitched and for once he left stitches in. Things had started to improve, and then he decided he had enough of stall rest and started double barreling the wall until he was even more lame on the leg than he had been initially. The vet feared he’d broken his coffin bone but X-rays were clear. Unfortunately he does have some remodeling of the bone now, and extensive soft tissue damage. After some more stall rest, and then hand walking and turnout in their roundpen, he was cleared to come home for a couple more months of small pen turnout here and was finally putting weight on the leg. But even on hefty doses of trazodone, he spent his first couple days back trying to trot around the pen, wanting to be out in his field with his old friends. Unfortunately, this strained the leg even worse and all previous healing was undone.
He’s finally settled down this week and the swelling has gone down some but there is still a huge worry of supporting limb laminitis with him keeping all his weight on the healthy leg for so long. This is why when horses break their legs, then usually don’t survive it. It’s not that a break couldn’t be healed, but that their bodies aren’t designed to carry that much weight on just three legs.
He could use all of your prayers, and any donations towards the sheer amount of vet bills would be a huge help. He’s also requesting German Horse Muffin treats as they’re soft enough to attempt to hide all his pills in those 😅

Revel (Maverick medicine, Nevada HMA) hasn’t been on a trail walk in awhile and was excited to get out. He wasn’t so sur...
08/25/2026

Revel (Maverick medicine, Nevada HMA) hasn’t been on a trail walk in awhile and was excited to get out. He wasn’t so sure about jumping out of the creek while his buddy Kestrel was still on the other side, but Kestrel showed him how it was done and then Revel happily hopped out.

This was not a pairing I expected to see. Omen and Callie have been staying on the outskirts of the main herd, mainly be...
08/24/2026

This was not a pairing I expected to see. Omen and Callie have been staying on the outskirts of the main herd, mainly because Fleet and Quasi rightly see Callie as the biggest threat to their standings in the pecking order and have been chasing her off. But Omen was hanging out with Folly yesterday, with Fleet right there too. Since Chai and Wren headed to the other farm, Fleet has been trying to charm Folly a bit more lately.

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Birdsboro, PA
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