War Horse Creek Announces Gift Matching Program & Opportunities to Meet the Team In-Person in Southern California

[Mountain Center, Calif., July 6, 2021] – War Horse Creek launched a fundraising campaign in April 2021 to raise money to build Camp Harris, the location of their immersive transition training program. This program will bring veterans together with rescued wild mustangs to help the veteran adjust to civilian life after service. 

As of today, War Horse Creek is halfway to their goal of raising $150,000. Generous donors from across the country have given to the campaign, which will be allocated to complete the build-out of the War Horse Creek facilities and infrastructure.

Located in the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California, War Horse Creek aims to offer 3, 5 and 7-day sessions based around Collaborative Horsemanship. This approach gives veterans the opportunity to master skills that often go dormant during their military tenure – empathy, patience, understanding, kindness and compassion. Once these skills are mastered with the mustangs, they will be ingrained as adaptive habits that can be transferred to family, friends and society. 

To aid in funding efforts, War Horse Creek recently announced a collaboration with Iris Technology Corporation, the premier provider of reliable, low EMI tactical power management systems for the US military. Iris will be generously matching all donations to War Horse Creek from now until Veterans Day 2021. The War Horse Creek team sends their gratitude to Ed O’Rourke, CEO of Iris Technology and former Board Chairman of Living Free, for making this gift possible.

Want to find out more about War Horse Creek? Visit their website here, or meet them in person through the two opportunities below. 

Pop-up at the Westfield Palm Desert Mall – On Saturday, June 19th, War Horse Creek (and its sister organization Living Free Animal Sanctuary) opened the very first Desert Outpost storefront at the Westfield Palm Desert Mall. The store brings a mountain sanctuary to the desert with educational and interactive activities. Merchandise is available for purchase and animals will be visiting the store for meet-and-greets. The Desert Outpost is open Fridays and Saturdays from 11am – 4pm. 

Living Free + War Horse Creek In-Person Tours – Starting in late July, private, in-person tours will be available at the Living Free / War Horse Creek property. Visitors will get an inside look at the beautiful 155 acre property in Mountain Center, CA and be able to meet the dogs, cats, horses and donkeys who call the property their home. Tour bookings will be available here.

Those willing to support the mission of War Horse Creek can do so through a donation here.

Located on 155 acres in the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California, War Horse Creek rescues wild mustangs and brings them together with veterans in an innovative approach called Collaborative Horsemanship. The results of the War Horse Creek pilot program have been life-changing, and the team is now seeking funding to build out facilities and expand to larger veteran groups. War Horse Creek is an initiative of Living Free Animal Sanctuary, which has been saving animals for 40 years. To find out more and donate, click here: /war-horse-creek/

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If you would like more information about War Horse Creek, please call Ray Barmore at (951) 467-6273 or email warhorsecreek@warhorsecreek.com.