07/05/2026
🐴 Missing Horse Found Alive After Seven Months in Wyoming Mountains 🏔️
DUBOIS, Wyo. — After more than seven months missing in Wyoming’s rugged Wind River Range, a quarter horse named Mouse has been found alive and safely rescued. ❤️
Mouse disappeared in July 2025 during a backcountry packing trip near Moon Lake. Despite months of searching, there was no sign of him until Jan. 18, when a snowmobiler spotted him standing in deep mountain snow and recognized him. GPS coordinates helped rescuers return to the exact location. 📍❄️
Volunteers brought food, monitored Mouse, and planned a safe rescue through snow estimated at six to seven feet deep. With travel on foot impossible, the team used snowmobiles, a snowcat, and specialized equipment to bring him home. 🚜✨
In what rescuers called a “one-horse open sleigh” technique, Mouse was carefully placed into a whitewater raft and towed by snowmobile to a waiting snowcat. Exhausted but calm, he cooperated throughout the rescue. 🛶🐎
By mid-afternoon, Mouse was reunited with his owners in an emotional moment. Despite his long ordeal, rescuers said he was in surprisingly good condition, likely surviving on natural food, water, and sheltered bedding areas in the mountains. 🌲💧
Mouse’s story is a powerful reminder that lost horses can be found — even months later — and that hope, teamwork, and determination can lead to miracles. 🙏💛
