Photo: Lori Sortino

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Tickets on Sale Now for Spirit's 30th Birthday, Opening Day of Our 2025 Programs Season

Join us May 10 for a fun-filled celebration of the Opening Day of our program season and Spirit’s 30th birthday at our Lompoc, Calif., headquarters sanctuary! 

  • See Spirit, the Kiger mustang stallion that served as the animator’s muse and model during the making of the 2002 DreamWorks Animation feature film, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” 
  • Hear stories from the making of the film from its animation director, Lorna Cook, including about how Spirit was chosen for the film, and animator Peter Paul 
  • Eclectic organic locavore cuisine and locally sourced seafood served by Full of Life Flatbread, and wine pourings by Flying Goat Cellars and Beckmen Vineyards
  • Native American blessing
  • Flamenco music by guitarist George Quirin
  • Mini walking tours  
  • Shop our store

Spirit's Birthday Wish

$30,000 MATCH

As we count down the 30 days to Spirit’s birthday, a generous donor is matching donations for Spirit's Friends at Return to Freedom dollar for dollar!

Our goal is to raise $60,000 to help feed and care for the more than 400 rescued wild horses and 50 burros at our sanctuary.

Spirit with his new friend, birthday drawing artist Whitney Wassenaar

Limited edition Spirit plushie

RTF Ambassador Horse Isadora-Cruce Breyer model

Thomas D. Mangelsen book

Silent Auction  Now Underway!

If you can’t make it to our Opening Day event, you can still participate in our silent auction. 

Among the great items and experiences up for bid: “The Last Great Wild Places,” a limited-edition volume of photographs by legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen, collectable Breyer model horses, and special photo safaris, with more.

Keep checking back. We'll be adding new items, like Spirit posters!

 

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Return to Freedom

P.O. Box 926
Lompoc, CA 93438

(805) 737-9246

http://returntofreedom.org/contact/

 

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