WBF in the Press
We are very grateful for the press and media supporting our efforts! Check out some great news pieces, or interviews with our team members, below.
Betrayed by the Bureau: Wild horse roundup kills 16
August 11, 2024 | Gilette News Record
Wild Horse Family Dies at Muddy Creek: While BLM Does Nothing
August 7, 2024 | Press Release: Wild Beauty Foundation
Photos by Jennifer Howe August 7th, For Immediate Release VIDEO: Federally-protected wild horses die in the mud Bureau of Land Management in Utah was alerte ... Read more >>
Government cruelty breaks a mustang's spirit (Text Only)
August 2, 2024 | reno gazette journal
Government cruelty breaks a mustang's spirit Ashley Avis | Reno Gazette Journal Published 12:01 p.m. PT Aug. 2, 2024 Ashley Avis photographed by Luis A ... Read more >>
Government cruelty breaks a mustang's spirit
August 2, 2024 | reno gazette journal
The Government Is Eradicating America’s Wild Horses (Text Only)
August 2, 2024 | Rolling Stone
The Government Is Eradicating America’s Wild Horses Unless we end this antiquated, barbaric practice, wild horses will disappear forever BY ASHLEY AVIS Publ ... Read more >>
The Government Is Eradicating America’s Wild Horses
July 23, 2024 | Rolling Stone
Unless we end this antiquated, barbaric practice, wild horses will disappear forever. Read more >>
Wolf Torment Case Catalyzes Activists Calling for National Reform
July 8, 2024 | WyoFile
Protests, lobbying efforts in response to Sublette County incident have yet to produce national reform, but a bill in the works could prohibit running over animals with motorized vehicles on federal land. Read more >>
Just How Far Ashley Avis Is Willing to Go to Save Wild Horses
June 29, 2024 | Shondaland
Wildlife advocates push for protection of wolves on Capitol Hill
June 27, 2024 | Fox 31 Colorado
The Stealth Lobbying Cause You’ve Never Heard of: Wild Horses
June 3, 2024 | TIME
An Oscar nominee is among those lobbying Congress to ban the brutal practice of using helicopters to herd wild horses. Read more >>
From "Black Beauty" To "Wild Beauty"
February 17, 2024 | Deadline
Cruel wild horse roundups are exposed in the documentary 'Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West,' an Oscar contender directed by Ashley Avis. Read more >>
Q&A: Ashley Avis on New Documentary ‘Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West’ & The World of Wild Horses
June 24, 2023 | Popternative
Filmmaker Ashley Avis's newest film, documentary Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West, takes viewers on a journey into the world of wild horses Read more >>
One Guy's Opinion: Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
June 24, 2023 | One Guy's Opinion
Mark Reviews Movies: Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
June 24, 2023 | Mark Reviews Movies
C&I Close Up: Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
June 24, 2023 | Cowboys and Indians
Filmmaker Ashley Avis documents threats to wild horses in "Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West." Read more >>
Director Talks New Documentary “Wild Beauty”
May 10, 2023 | NBC Los Angeles
Ashley Avis, who wrote and directed the upcoming documentary “Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West” joins California Live’s Jessica Vilchis to discuss... Read more >>
Exclusive Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West Clip Details Powerful Horse Documentary
May 10, 2023 | MovieWeb
'Wild Beauty' Premiering at the Sunscreen Film Festival This Weekend
April 27, 2023 | WFTS Tampa Bay
"Wild Beauty" Documents Mismanagement of Wild Horses in the West
April 15, 2023 | Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Wild Horse Documentary brings Equine Activist to Pittsburgh
April 13, 2023 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Gravitas Ventures Buys Ashley Avis Documentary 'Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West'
April 7, 2023 | Variety
Gravitas Ventures has bought the Ashley Avis documentary 'Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West' and will release the film in May Read more >>
“WILD BEAUTY” DOCUMENTARY RECEIVES CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION AT LAS VEGAS PREMIERE
March 22, 2023 | WBF
From left; Edward Winters, Ashley Avis, Tick Segerblom, and Daniel Carranza The March 15, 2023 Las Vegas premiere of Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the Wes ... Read more >>
‘Wild Beauty’ Documentary Explores Controversial Wild Horse Issues
March 12, 2023 | Off the Strip
Director and Editor of Wild Beauty Previews Documentary Surrounding Horse Abuse
November 7, 2022 | Fox2 St. Louis
Why ‘Black Beauty’ Director Ashley Avis Wanted to Explore Controversial Government Treatment of Wild Horses in New Documentary
October 26, 2022 | Variety
‘Black Beauty’ director Ashley Avis is releasing a new documentary about the government's treatment of wild horses. Read more >>
‘Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West’ at Newport Beach Film Festival Reveals the Beauty and Plight of Wild Horses
October 15, 2022 | Newport Beach Independent
New Film Exposes Government Atrocities Committed Against Wild Horses
September 30, 2022 | In Defense of Animals
A new documentary film titled Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West exposes U.S. government atrocities to wild horses and burros on our public lands. Read more >>
‘Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West’ Captures Major Accolades & Award for Best Documentary at Boston Film Festival
September 28, 2022 | Animal Wellness Action
Equine-Loving Celebrities and Black Beauty Filmmaker Launch 2nd Annual Story Competition for Children
August 23, 2022 | EQUIMED
The goal of the WBF Short Story Competition, which debuted last year to hundreds of entries from children around the world; was helmed to raise critical awareness for wild horses in the Western United States. Read more >>
Plaidcast 295: Adele Einhorn & Ashley Avis by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services
August 19, 2022 | The Plaid Horse
‘Wild Beauty’ hopes to illuminate wild horse issues
July 6, 2022 | Telluride Daily Planet
THE SPIRIT OF THE ONAQUI: A PLEA FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SAVE AMERICA’S MOST ICONIC HERD OF WILD HORSES
July 12, 2021 | American News Observer
Grey's Anatomy star joins fight to save wild horses
July 1, 2021 | CNN
Actress and animal advocate Katherine Heigl is asking for help to stop the mass roundup and removal of the famed and beloved wild horses of western Utah. Read more >>
Director Behind Disney’s Black Beauty and Nation’s Top Horse Protection Lobbyist Announce Partnership to Produce Film
June 3, 2021 | Everyone's Internet News Presswire
Blundstone X Wild Beauty Foundation
May 28, 2021 | Blundstone
Disney’s Black Beauty Star, Filmmaker, Introduce Horse with Cancer to Patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
May 21, 2021 | American Horse Publications
Children of St. Jude Hospital Meet Disney’s “Black Beauty” Star, Filmmaker, and a Very Special Horse
May 20, 2021 | Horse Nation
The Wild Beauty Foundation put on a virtual event for the children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to meet the star and director of Black Beauty. ... Read more >>
Ashley Avis Speaks with Monty Roberts
April 14, 2021 | HORSEMANSHIP RADIO
How The Horse Girls All Grew Up
April 11, 2021 | TOWN & COUNTRY MAGAZINE
Horse Girls, an obsession usually attributed to young girls, has found its footing among adults—and it isn't going anywhere. Read more >>
Disney+ Version of Black Beauty Shines a Light on the Plight of America’s Wild Horses
November 27, 2020 | HORSE ILLUSTRATED
Disney’s Black Beauty is the story of a wild horse who is rounded up and separated from her equine family. She then bonds with a teenage girl, Jo Green. Read more >>
Interview with Black Beauty’s Ashley Avis & Mackenzie Foy
November 25, 2020 | ON THE RED CARPET
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read more >>
Working on 'Black Beauty' inspired star Mackenzie Foy to get involved with wild mustang foundation
November 25, 2020 | ENTERTAINMENT.IE
'Black Beauty' arrives on Disney+ this weekend and it marks a modern revamp of Anna Sewell's classic novel. We spoke to the film's star Mackenzie Foy about her... Read more >>
‘Black Beauty’ update an uplifting animal story with a beautiful message
November 25, 2020 | CHICAGO SUN TIMES
Kate Winslet voices the mustang’s thoughts to heart-melting effect in the family-friendly movie. Read more >>
Adapting and Updating “Black Beauty” for Disney+
November 24, 2020 | LAUGHING PLACE
Virtual benefit by Bodega horse rescue stars ‘Black Beauty’ filmmaker
November 14, 2020 | PRESS DEMOCRAT
Bodega program, Wild Beauty Foundation event features the writer and director of a new Disney film adaptation of the classic “Black Beauty. Read more >>
Black Beauty Rides Again
November 12, 2020 | COWBOYS & INDIANS
With the new adaptation of Black Beauty coming to Disney Plus, director Ashley Avis and actors Kate Winslet, Iain Glen, and Mackenzie Foy prove there are still good horse movies to be made. Read more >>
Black Beauty director Ashley Avis brought horse girl bonafides to her Disney remake
November 11, 2020 | POLYGON
Director Ashley Avis’ adaptation of Anna Sewell’s classic novel is coming to Disney Plus. In an interview with the legit horse girl, she talks about safely training horses for set, wild mustang round-ups in America, and whether Mackenzie Foy is a horse girl now. Read more >>
