Gary Adler FourStar, founder of the Many Horses Foundation, an organization dedicated to the elders, the children, the earth, saving wild and abandoned horses, earth cultures and teachings.

Gary is an enrolled member of the Costanoan-Rumsen Carmel Tribe (Ohlone), and the son of Jerome FourStar, an Assiniboine Elder from the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. He was adopted out at birth and raised in California. Gary has been fortunate to have lived, studied and worked with many Elders of several nations throughout the United States and Canada, as well as with his father, Jerome. Gary is recognized as a ceremonial leader, spiritual advisor, healer and teacher throughout the country. Gary conducts seminars and experiential workshops on creating balance and relationships through the Earth People's perspective.

He is a Lodge Keeper, Sun Dancer and Pipe Holder. He has brought back the Animal Spirit Dance  to the Southeast and western United States. He is part of, and actively participates in the  American Indian Institute Traditional Circle of Indian Elders and Youth http://www.twocircles.org/aboutaii.html. He helped organize and participated in leading the SOS (Save Our Sovereignty) walk in California in 1998 with Spiritual Leader Robertjohn Knapp.  He has lectured throughout the U.S. including the Universities of Santa Barbara, UCLA, University of LaVerne,  Georgia Southern University, USC and Warren Wilson College in Asheville.