Paradise Waits Mustang Sanctuary

Paradise Waits Mustang Sanctuary We are completely volunteer operated in a remote location on the Olympic Peninsula.

PWMS is dedicated to rescuing and providing long term care for at-risk senior and special needs BLM mustangs, native wild horses, and horses within our community.

06/03/2026

Save our wild horses! Attend the rally!

Little horse. Big horse.Not so much anymore. River has grown a lot but he’s still little in comparison to some, I suspec...
05/31/2026

Little horse. Big horse.

Not so much anymore.
River has grown a lot but he’s still little in comparison to some, I suspect he’ll be ponyboy for life!
Howl is not big, 14 hand-ish.

05/30/2026

Full moon energy. 🌕

The young herd didn’t want to come down from grazing as they got a late start up there today.
They were excited for hay but also a little pissy about having to come down the hill. 🙃

✨In celebration of Maple's fifth year earth side, we're hoping to find a few new monthly sponsors to support her on-goin...
05/29/2026

✨In celebration of Maple's fifth year earth side, we're hoping to find a few new monthly sponsors to support her on-going care.

A little bit about Maple ~ Maple surprised us 7 months after rescuing her mama, Luna, from a kill-pen. She was born at the sanctuary and has grown up with her mama and a herd, much like she would have in the wild. Luna was 22 years old (based on her freezemark) when she delivered Maple, we believe Luna had been used as a broodmare for many years based on her sway back, we promised Luna that Maple would be her last pregnancy and also that we would keep Maple in the herd with her.
Luna and Maple are very bonded and can be found grazing together most afternoons, a truly beautiful example of how horses are meant to live, wild or domestic. ❤️

As a small rescue/sanctuary in a remote area we rely on the support of monthly donors and sponsors to support our mission in providing long term care to our herd. ❤️

A look at Maple's basic monthly/yearly care include:

Hay = $170 per month
Minerals = $170 per year, around $14 a month
pellets = $20 per month
Hoof care = $30
Teeth = $500 a year, or $41 per month
Yearly wellness exam and vaccines = $250, or $21 per month

Monthly: $296

Yearly: $3560

If you feel called to make a one time donation or sign up as a monthly sponsor for Maple, you can reach out to us about options, or sign up on Zeffy - link in comments. 🙏🏼

other ways to donate:

PayPal.me/ParadiseWaits

Venmo

PWMS
293 Alice Rd
Port Angeles, WA
98363

Other ways to support us are liking and commenting on our posts, sharing and spreading the word about our sanctuary, Facbook shows our posts to more people the more interactions we get.
These are simple things that make a big difference for our herd. 🙏🏼

In gratitude, Vanessa, Ally, Paige, Lilly, Steve and Carren, and Noah. 🙌🏽

Photo: Julie Lawrence Studios Wolf and Equine Sanctuary Photographer 🦄

05/29/2026

Surprise Chewy delivery!!

On the day you were born. 🌺Happy birthday Maple Elgene! 🍁Aka ~ Flower Moon. 🌕 Born at 12:26 am 5/28/21 under a big leaf ...
05/29/2026

On the day you were born. 🌺

Happy birthday Maple Elgene! 🍁
Aka ~ Flower Moon. 🌕

Born at 12:26 am 5/28/21 under a big leaf maple tree under the full flower moon.

She was our surprise filly 7 months after rescuing her emaciated senior mama from a killpen, Warm Springs BLM mare, Luna.
Maple keeps things spicy around here, she was raised by the best aunties, she’s built to run and carries the genetic codes of all of those that came before her.
Maple is a catalyst for change and we’ll see what kind of magic she brings us in the coming year. ✨

Five years old today, and what a glorious sunny day to spend grazing with your herd mates. ♥️

05/23/2026

Wind in his hair!

We popped out of the woods and gave our poor sighted Kixsy boy a good spook!
He’s the most magnificent Palomino, I can just imagine his life before on the range, free. 💛

Good morning! I have some great news 🙂 Tahoma’s bloodwork came back - he doesn’t have Cushing’s disease! I’ve been trea...
05/23/2026

Good morning!
I have some great news 🙂 Tahoma’s bloodwork came back - he doesn’t have Cushing’s disease!

I’ve been treating his thrush pretty aggressively and I’m really hoping to see some profound improvement soon.
I’m suspecting a combination of selenium deficiency and poor nutrition to be the cause of his hoof issues.
Our soil doesn’t have selenium up here on the NOP so if we’re feeding local hay we must supplement selenium!
I know for a fact he only ate local hay with no supplementation, maybe a salt block. 🤷🏻‍♀️
This sweet soul is getting all the things now, good nutrition, and the love and care he deserves.
He has shed out and his shine has returned. He’s gained good muscle walking up and down the hill and moving around with the herd.

When Tahoma is 100% we will consider adoption as a companion horse. ♥️

Until that moment arrives he could use some support, we’re looking for a few people to donate monthly for his continued care, including regular trimming and touch up trims every two weeks while his feet heal.
Hay, cal-trace minerals and Bute-Less.

Any contribution towards his care is greatly appreciated, donations can be sent here:

PayPal.me/ParadiseWaits

Venmo:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/212a30a3-11eb-42db-8baa-70134d85369e?fbclid=IwdGRjcAR-v0ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeE-oQKzqpc82M2Fd7Et9vwkr-eFNLyBUIndRUaGbnURKq9MgyBPOvEHDTc3I_aem_wwkVMw8q7Q5j9O-TVjsb2A

293 Alice Rd.
Port Angeles, WA
98363

For the old ranch horse, he carried many a folk, all shapes and sizes up the mountain, he worked hard until he could no longer.
He stood, injured, sore, discarded for years, until one day everything changed.
He found a place to heal, to simply be a horse with room to move and a herd. ♥️

05/19/2026

Greetings from Blaine!

More like nearly four years ago, there were five dumped, most likely from the AIP program, I estimate they were 2-3 years old.

Erin and her team do a fantastic job managing this little herd, we are so grateful!

Not mentioned, Thistle, a reservation pony and the Mini Wally!

Address

Port Angeles, WA
98363

Telephone

+15303070417

Website

https://corvuscrafts.printavo.com/merch/paradise-waits

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