10/17/2026
We made it! Day 19 of Meet the Herd — Iceman!
Okay, okay... we know.
That's not a mustang.
Iceman is our one domestic horse in a sanctuary full of mustangs and burros. He's a Tennessee Walking Horse, but his story actually isn't all that different from some of the Wild Ones you've met over the last 18 days.
Iceman came through a k*ll pen too.
He was originally saved from the k*ll pen by someone who gave him a second chance. Unfortunately, things didn't work out quite the way everyone hoped.
Iceman would come up lame during trail rides, and he also had a habit of going through the electric fence. Eventually his owner became frustrated and said that if someone didn't come get him, she was going to have him euthanized.(they doesn't say it that nicely)
Another rescue stepped in and got Iceman out of that situation.
Around that same time, we were looking for a riding horse, and the rescue reached out to us about Iceman.
And, we said yes.
As it turns out, Iceman wasn't really going to be the riding horse we were looking for either.
There is something going on with his shoulder that causes him to come up lame pretty frequently. So instead of asking him to push through it or trying to make him into something he couldn't comfortably be, his job description changed.
Iceman is now a professional pasture p**f.
He still LOVES his adventures, though.
He'll go on short walking trail rides around the property—sometimes carrying a rider and sometimes just being hand walked. And you never have to wonder whether Iceman is in the mood to go.
When he's ready for an adventure, you'll find him standing at the gate calling for you. ❤️ Iceman found his forever place here
So yes, our mustang and burro sanctuary somehow ended up with one Tennessee Walking Horse. But after everything he's been through, I think he's earned his spot.
Thank you to everyone who has followed along for all 19 days and gotten to know the animals who make up Twin Arrows.
If you'd like to help us continue giving equines like Iceman a safe place to land, you can join our Patreon for as little as $2 a month. Those small monthly donations add up and give us consistent support we can count on.
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Day 19 of 19 — Iceman
Not a Wild One... but definitely one of ours. ❤️