Founded in April 2005, Friends of a Legacy (F.O.A.L.) is a non-profit grassroots organization committed to preserving and protecting the wild horse herd living in McCullough Peaks.

New to Friends of a Legacy?

Stay Informed!

We love sharing our latest activities with supporters of the McCullough Peaks wild horses... like you!

In the News

Art Contest Winners Announced

1st Place: Calise Velazco

2nd Place: Ruthie Challis

3rd Place: Amali Wijesena

In February FOAL advertised a t-shirt design art competition open to Park County school-aged kids, with cash prize offerings for first and second place. FOAL was thrilled with the submissions, and ultimately decided to expand the prize pool to include a third place prize, too.

The first place prize , and $150, goes to Calise Velazco, a ninth grader at Powell High School. Calise loves art because it communicates how she views the world and what she cannot express in words, due to her autism. She hopes her art will inspire others to express themselves and not be afraid to be who they are. Calise entered the competition because she wanted to share her art with others. She thinks horses are elegant, and enjoys their fluid and graceful movements, and wanted to capture their movement in her submission.

Second place, and $100, goes to Ruthie Challis, also known as "Jojo", a fifth grader at Westside Elementary in Cody. Art has always been a way that she expresses her passions, so she was thrilled to enter this contest! Wild horses match her free and adventurous spirit, and she admires them dearly. She easily drew on that spirit to honor and emulate their majestic beauty.

Third place, and $50, goes to Amali Wijesenaa, 12th grader at Cody High School. Amali was excited to participate in the contest. She says that not only is art a way to bring a vision to life, but it is the purest form of expression, personal and full of emotion. Amali finds incredibly beautiful the way art brings out what is inside a person.

The winning submissions will be printed on merchandise and sold to help support FOAL, whose mission is to protect and preserve the wild horses of the McCullough Peaks. Executive Director, Heather Green, says “we are excited that we will be able to feature these amazing young artists’ work on merchandise. FOAL will be hosting a free “Picnic in the Peaks” event on June 14th where we will have guest speakers, free wild horse tours, and items for sale featuring the winning artwork.”

Mark your calendars for June 14th!

FOAL will be hosting a FREE "Picnic in the Peaks."

Keyhole still holding water in 2023

Reservoir Visits and {Not Always Welcome} Surprises

One of FOAL’s reservoir projects two years ago was Keyhole. It is situated in a promising drainage. Jerry Nicholson, who has done most of FOAL’s reservoir projects, repaired the outlet and cleaned out the sediment and shrubs/small trees.

When we visited the reservoir a year later, we found a disappointingly small body of water surrounded by bleached ground where the water had clearly reached a good depth temporarily. <Learn More>

A Brief History of FOAL

The PZP Solution

How You Can Help

Advocacy

The key to wildlife population control isn't in culling out the existing population but in addressing its reproduction.

A Better Solution

Your donation of time, talent, and monetary gifts are greatly appreciated. FOAL welcomes other dedicated volunteers!

Make a Donation

Interested in starting your own advocacy group? Partnerships have proven to be a big part of our success.

Find out How

The McCullough Peaks are located 12 to 27 miles east of Cody, Wyoming and encompass 120,412 acres of land. The best grazing is found south of the rugged peaks where the terrain turns into grass and sage covered prairie.

Visit the Peaks

Please Remember!

It is important that when visiting the Peaks you stay on the existing roads. Due to the fragile nature of the environment, any new tire tracks will scar the landscape forever.

Also, please stay at least 500 feet away from the horses. When they become too habituated to people, they have the tendency to venture too close. Any harm to humans might result in the horse being euthanized by the BLM.

Thank you for your cooperation!