August 23rd Here's an article about the Alpine wild horse auction. SRWHMG was there purely to keep these horses from falling into the wrong hands. Which we did, except for 4 horses whose fate we cannot assure you. This roundup needs to stop until good homes can be arranged because we cannot buy all ...
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August 21st What a great day for a picnic in the Tonto National Forest, where wild horses are humanely managed and treated with respect. Isn't this is nice thing to know? Picture by SRWHMG road patrol team. Humane management entails many different aspects and is a daily job for our all-volunteer organization (SRWHMG), but we ...
August 17th In the Tonto National Forest, you can stumble upon a band of wild horses like this. None of these horses are sick, they are just sleeping. Please let wild horses take their naps. If you are careful and quiet, you can take pictures like this, without ever disturbing them. This photographer is an ...
August 17th [VIDEO] Our pretty boy Diamond (Saphire x Shadowfax) needed rescue after he ripped his hoof off in a cattleguard at Butcher Jones. While euthanasia was recommended, we stubbornly refused, and instead, we gave him the very best chance to prove to everyone that wild horses are absolutely miraculous in healing themselves. He ...
August 15th We went through hours of footage and found some of our auction stallions in our previous records. They used to live way up high where the Apache Forest is not maintained and where they are definitely helping to reduce the fire danger. It's ironic that what came to mind to say in this ...
August 14th They call out every once in a while still and look out to the horizon. We wouldn't think anything of it, except we know who they are calling for; their lead mare and mama of the colt, who died at the auction. But for the rest, they are acclimating really well and have ...
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August 13th Well it was a wild night on SRWHMG road patrol. We got the rain we asked for, but not in moderation, lol. All Salt River horses are ok and we constantly check all the fencelines. Wild horses know how to weather a storm, and so do we! (But these power poles don't) Now ...
August 12th This is a killbuyers trailer, it's both for cattle and horses. This poor horse spent all night in this trailer pacing up and down. He's an old Paso Fino, discarded like trash. This killbuyer did not come to our Alpine auction, but he went to the Navajo auction 3 miles up the road ...
August 11th Intro It was a very long, exhausting and also heartbreaking day today bidding on Alpine wild horses, who were taken from their beautiful home in the Apache Forest. Please forgive us but we just got done and there is no time for an official update. Tomorrow we will tell you exactly how ...
August 9th We are praying to be able to end our feed program entirely! These pictures are of Scout's band battling for a home territory along the river. They are originally a Butcher Jones band and they are trying not to get kicked out of other stallions home territories. If the rains keep coming ...
August 6th We get this question a lot. How long do wild horses live? So this is a post to honor one of our oldies, Maverick, and tell the story of his life. No worries, Maverick is not dead yet, he is 22 years old and he is what we call a "retired" lead ...
August 6th Nice person, nice person, nice person, inconsiderate jerk. Please respect that this is their home, give them 50 ft space. SRWHMG.
August 5th This 2020 foal named Soldier had a very unfortunate birth. Were it not for our volunteers circle of protection, Soldier would have been killed by bachelor stallions just minutes after his birth. He survived, but unfortunately he did get kicked in the process and fractured his right hind hock, see the huge swelling ...
August 4th Today is August 4th, a real milestone and the anniversary of our rally to save the Salt River wild horses! They were deemed stray livestock by the Forest Service, because they had not been assigned a protected territory back in 1971, when that was mandated by the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro ...
August 1st We have done and are still doing our very best for this herd, but in spite of our offers for humane management through birth control, in spite of our proof of their longtime existence in the Apache Forest, and in spite of public outrage, the Apache Sitegreaves Forest Service (ASFS) is continuing ...
July 30th Apache Sitegreaves National Forest, Alpine, Arizona (July 30th, 2022). The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) is outraged at a decision made yesterday by U.S. District Judge Steven Logan. This decision will allow the Forest Service to annihilate the entire Alpine wild horse herd in Northern Arizona. The Judge stated: “The ...
July 29th This just in: The same Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service that will not let an orphan foal be rescued, will start removing ALL of the Alpine wild horses, and who knows where they will end up!! In this Friday, June 29, 2018 photo, wild horses kick up dust as they run at ...
July 29th Much has been said about this lone foal in Heber in response to the video we posted on 7.25.22 stating our concern for this foal, and maybe too much. She is "just fine", this lady said, and posted genuine happiness about the fact that the foal cannot be rescued, on her page ...
July 22nd This sweet young foal was found alone and abandoned and coming up to people for help. She is in Heber in the black mesa ranger district in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest. In the video you can see that no other horses are around, which means that she was either abandoned or her ...
July 18th We care about all wild horses, they are all Shadowfaxes and Moonshadows and Soldiers and Bubbles. They all love their families and their freedom so fiercely and are treated so cruelly. It is why we've fought so hard to make a difference! Our government by doing this the wrong way for a ...
July 18th 👉Attention wild horse lovers!! You can donate just by ordering dinner today!!! From anywhere in the United States! So all of our supporters can participate this time. But we know that you may not see this in your home feed, so we are going to add some words inhere like: rescue and wonderful ...
July 17th Snow's story: There was once a magical horse named ❄️Snow White, and she was fairer than any other. We watched her live happily in the forest for over a decade, but tragedy struck during mesquite bean season, right after the rains, she died from mesquite bean colic. We were so sad when ...
July 16th This is Rocky's band crossing the river. The Salt River bottom consists of large rocks and boulders, so they do it very carefully. Enjoy the video and enjoy watching them in real life. It is special that they are still here, a living remnant of the important history of Arizona. Always keep a ...
July 15th Since August 31st of last year, the Salt River herd has sustained itself without emergency feed, which has been great. We are hoping that this monsoon season will bring new forage again. However it can be many months before grasses come up and we are seeing bad rangeland conditions and declining health ...
July 14th These two burros are about to become little victims of our advancing civilization! The town of Apache Junction has aquired this large former tract of state land. A subdivision is being built right where these little burros live and where their waterhole is. They now have civilization and roads and fences on ...
July 13th Attention!! The Alpine wild horse auction at the Holbrook Fairgrounds has been cancelled for all currently posted sale dates of July 14th, July 20th and July 21st!! Again, the Forest Service doesn't let you know why, but we have kept a close eye on the trap area and we are pretty sure ...
July 13th UPDATE July 13th 2022, the Alpine wild horse auction at the fairgrounds in Holbrook has been canceled! AWHA members have been keeping an eye on the closed trap area and while it does not state a reason on the FS website, we have a strong feeling they did not catch any of ...
July 10th Yesterday July 9th, our hotline and our AZDA officer's phone were both ringing before 5 am. These are never good calls. There was a horse caught in a cattle guard in the Goldfield subdivision, (the subdivision along the beeline has a boundary with the Forest that is partially unfenced and there are ...
July 9th This morning's big cleanup in memory of Tangua, with Natural Restorations was a great success, and we couldn't be more proud or grateful to everyone who got up early on their Saturday, and rolled up their sleeves to clean up these riverbanks! People were pouring into the recreation site before 7 am, ...
July 7th ♻️ Did you all remember to keep this Saturday morning open for the big cleanup in honor of Tangua, the horse who perished from ingesting plastic debris. ? 👉Join us, Natural Restorations & Salt River Wild Horse Management Group for a Lower Salt River Memorial Trash Cleanup this Saturday, July 9th from 7AM ...
July 6th The Apache Sitgreaves National Forest gets away with things in Alpine because it's so far out there. We have formed a solid horse advocate group up here who is documenting the horses and this is what they recorded TODAY! C'mon Forest Service, this is BULL!! They said that there would not be a ...
July 5th Contact: Simone Netherlands [email protected] For Immediate Release: Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service starts trapping the Alpine herd this week, in spite of horse advocates push for humane management. Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, Alpine, Arizona (July 6th, 2022) In a fight reminiscent of the fight for the Salt River wild horses, the ...
July 5th BREAKING: We are very sorry to announce that the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service has made the completely wrong decision for the public, for their budget and for the horses! They will begin trapping the first 20 beautiful Alpine wild horses tomorrow!! We have offered our humane birthcontrol program in order to preserve at ...
July 3rd PEvery dollar that is gifted to our organization is spent on preserving FREEDOM for wild horses, who are themselves the very symbol of it! Besides for our important field work we use education, litigation, legislation, promotion and negotiation for humane management for wild horses everywhere. We depend heavily on the generosity of ...
July 2nd Please keep our Forest and wild horse habitat safe this 4th of July. Last year we had to tattle-tale on several people who did not think it pertained to them. That's not to be petty, but to keep the horses safe and prevent Forest fires. Please share. Thank you everyone! SRWHMG.
July 2nd We finally found Bubbles' (Champagne's) band! Unfortunately they are on the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian reservation (SRPMIC), and we do not have an agreement with them, so we cannot go dart Bubbles, who is over a year old now, it will be a real risk to her young life to get ...
July 1st Smallest orphan Salt River wild horse celebrates his 4th Birthday! Can you believe he made it? Just to see him happy ever after, was worth every effort, every penny, and every sleepless night. Happy Birthday Gideon! For his Birthday, Gideon would love a new giant ball and some fly spray and maybe ...
June 26th It is pretty sad that our Salties have to put up with so much human hussle and bustle in order to simply get to the water and survive. But at the same time, the horses deal with it in amazingly smart ways, and most of the public is also very good and ...
June 22th Here is the adorable video we promised of Grandma Celeste, yearling mother Celise and Ceasar when he was brand new. We made a little psa with it which we hope you will share, so that people from everywhere can understand how sentient and loving wild horses are. They deserve far better than ...
June 19th Who says stallions can't be buds? Shadowfax and Batman, retired Salt River wild horses.
June 18th Part two of Celise and Ceasar's story. On 5.28.20 Celise gave birth to Ceasar, 2,5 months before her second birthday. The gestation period for a horse is an average of 11 months, so she became pregnant when she was just 9.5 months old. This is the youngest we've ever recorded and most ...
June 16th Because especially when it's 110 degrees, it's important to be cool to wild horses. Help the horses by spreading this message. Cool, thank you! SRWHMG.ORG #SRWHMG #AZDA #saltriverhorses #saltriverwildhorses #becooltowildhorses
June 16th Look what Neiman is doing this morning!! Aww! Thank you to our supporters and volunteers and thank you Forest Service and AZDA! So good to see him back in his element! Have great day everyone, enjoy your freedom and take your time to roll in the sand and smell the flowers, just ...
June 16th We did something really awesome today.... We are so happy to let you know that we were able to save Neiman and that we could give him his wild life back!! It took Neiman 3 months exactly to heal from his terrible ordeal with the cattleguard. He had 20 sutures to prevent ...
June 14th Wild horses often share their meals together with the ones they love. If you see horses doing this, you can bet their relationship is a very close one! The mare on the right is Celise, born on 8.18.2018 out of mare Celeste, sired by Charger. The horse on the left is Ceasar, ...
June 13th This is going to be great. If you were as upset as we were, when Tangua died because of plastic debris he ingested, then come join us for this huge cleanup event of the lower Salt River! We are partnering up with Natural Restorations to make this cleanup huge!! We know it's ...
June 9th If you live in the extreme heatzone in Arizona, and you have horses, this is how you can keep them cool when it is 115 degrees: a simple sprinkler and some shade! Add a few toys and make sure they have horsey friends, and you have happy horses! These are our rescued ...
June 9th What a wild day! We are so proud of our SRWHMG certified darter Destini Rhone, and AZDA officer Makenzie Gleave, who saved the day when this steer was going wild on Ironwood road in Apache Junction this morning! (No one had time to take a better picture) The steer had already damaged ...
June 5th Polite Salt River horses. No one did anything wrong in this video, but it illustrates nicely how the horses try their very best to cross, without running into any tubers or kayakers. They are literally giving these tubers the "right of way". If we just all try to give them the same ...
June 4th We understand that the horses are interesting and it may seem fun to mess with them, but it is not. The Salt River wild horses are protected and harassing them is punishable by law. We notice clear intent by this young person to purposely bother the horse and interfere with his natural ...
June 1st This young horse looks so much like Shadowfax! His name is Sabir and he is the only and last offspring of Sabrina, a beautiful grey mare who was tragically hit on the road in 2017. That year, 18 horses died by vehicle hit on the road and it was a nightmare each ...
May 30th Freedom, never take it for granted. We wish everyone a safe and thoughtful Memorial Day with thoughts of gratitude and honor to those who fought and died for it. Did you know that millions of horses have fought and died also alongside the military? Just like they helped us fight for our ...
May 28th We have extremely sad news. A beautiful young stallion was found with a severe compound fracture of the cannon bone. Nothing was left intact that could have possibly healed. Therefore we are very grateful that MCSO and AZDA were able to give him a quick and painless way out of his suffering. ...
May 27th Foal Flashback Friday. The adorable foal under moms tail in the first picture is the big grown stallion in the second picture, which is a screenshot from our app. The mares' name is Summer and his name is Monsoon. We name horses purposely in themes so that even when they are all ...
May 26th Video with wild horses who are sleeping in this morning, and birds who are not. click on photo to watch video
May 24th Today is the day! Order Panda Express online anywhere in the United States for a nationwide fundraiser benefitting the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group. It's simple! Just click on the link below, copy the code VFR906828, pick your location and order your food. Not hungry for Panda Express? Pay it forward ...
May 24th Important to share! Stage 2 Fire restriction go into effect tomorrow. Please help prevent Forest Fires. Thank you! SRWHMG.
May 24th With the ongoing drought we may need to start the feed program again soon, so we are looking for more hardworking, hay hauling, fence fixing, road patrolling, wild horse loving new volunteers, who are great team players and don't mind going the extra mile for the horses. Managing wild horses is real ...
May 21st Shadowfax/Batman update: This is what we do with your donations and we cannot do it without you. Thank you so much for supporting the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group. www.SRWHMG.org
May 18th Mark your calendars... Our next nationwide Panda Express fundraiser benefitting the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is coming up soon... Monday, May 23rd all day long and anywhere in the USA. It's simple just click on the link below, copy the code VFR906828, pick your location and order your food and/or ...
May 17th From most adorable foal of 2018, to most troublemaking bachelor, his name is Ash, son of Scarlett and Houston. As most of you know, SRWHMG keeps track of every Salt River wild horse from birth to death and we also make notes in their files on their habits, behavior, their favorite places ...
May 14th Trash killed a precious Salt River wild horse. Thank you 12news for getting the word out. We have to find a way towards newfound respect for nature, because it will never get quieter on the Salt River. Please spread the word and mark your calendars for a huge cleanup in partnership with ...
May 13th Tangua, a precious Salt River wild horse had to be euthanized due to "choke", a severe blockage caused by ingesting plastic. Our volunteers clean up along the river on a daily basis, and we are organizing a huge public cleanup in memory of Tangua, on July 9th from 7 am to 11 ...
May 12th 6 year Anniversary! YOU the public gave the Salt River wild horses their voice. Our Non Profit organization then worked with Congress, the Governor and State legislators and worked on positive solutions with Federal and State governments. We lobbied for House Bill 2340 and it worked; 6 years ago, on May 11th ...
May 9th Pollution kills! What a beautiful and spirited young stallion he was, his name was Tangua, a native American name. He stood out because of his beautiful blond mane contrasting with his shiny coat that was drastically different in summer then in winter. Yesterday we had to help him out of terrible suffering ...
May 8th We went on a wild goose chase to try and find Bubbles' band, because we have not seen her in many months. Instead we found these actual geese, which are also very cute for mothers day, peacefully living in harmony with the horses and vice versa. Happy mothers day to all mothers ...
May 7th Live from the lower Salt River with the beautiful Salt River wild horses resting in the water. No foals, but lots of healthy mares who need fewer calories to stay healthy, compared to when they had a foal by their side and were already pregnant again. #saltriverhorses SRWHMG.
May 3rd Declaring wild horses and burros as "living symbols of the historic and Pioneer spirit of the West", the 1971 Wild free-roaming Horses and Burros Act made killing and or capturing mustangs illegal. However, Netherlands explains, whether by failure or design, not all wild horses were designated a protected territory or HMA as ...
April 30th Humane wild horse management, what does it mean? So many cute foals are being born right now in herds not managed through birth control. This photo is of the Alpine wild horses in Arizona. They are simply adorable. We fondly remember 2019 when, our Salt River herd had 16 foals before the ...
April 28th Makenzie, our youngest Salt River wild horse has arrived at the river with her band. They like to spend the bulk of their time in the northern mountains, but like all Salt River wild horses, they can go wherever they feel like in their 20,000 acre habitat, unencumbered by fences or gates, -with ...
April 24th This is a movement, and its growing, join us in demanding humane management for all wild horses and burros everywhere! Thank you everyone for coming!
April 22nd Earth day is every day on the beautiful Salt River where the wild horses still roam freely. We have fought long and hard for this outcome and we are simply thankful that they are still here as an integral part of our public lands for everyone to enjoy. We do wish we could ...
April 22nd Let your voices be "herd" for every wild herd! Please join us this Saturday for a short but powerful rally and explanation about the state of wild horses and burros in Arizona and also nationally. This rally is simultaneous with rallies at every state Capitol in the US so people can let their ...
April 22nd A post by Senator Kirsten Synema for Earth day, she is supportive of humane management for wild horses and burros, and we appreciate that, and we also need her support for the Alpine wild horses. Please let her know this and please draw attention to the Alpine wild horses and ask her to ...
April 21st General Information about the Salt River wild horses based on frequently asked questions. -You can find the Salt River wild horses anywhere in the Tonto National Forest (TNF) along the lower Salt River, between the Stewart Mountain dam and the Granite Reef dam. The following are recreation areas where they are most frequently ...
April 19th Dear supporters! Are you hungry? How about eating at Panda Express today to help wild horses? It is a special day where everyone in America can help without spending a dime, but just having dinner which you need to do anyway. Take the hole family and please help us spread the word! Fan ...
April 19th Warning Graphic! Our volunteers are in Alpine investigating this horrible scene of two dead and two injured wild horses found by members of Alpine Wild Horse Advocates. Here is the post with full information. Please follow the Alpine wild horse advocates page for more information. https://www.facebook.com/groups/250282747294032/permalink/274010481587925/
April 18th Today is a special day where everyone in America can help the Salt River wild horses and the Alpine wild horses by eating at Panda Express!! We really need the help and appreciate this from Panda Express. Now every supporter and volunteer, we all just need to do our part, because it will ...
April 16th Because the wild horse issue is also a pressing national issue, we will come to the freedom rally of Arizona, at the State Capitol exactly one week from today. The cool thing is that there will be a rally at almost every capitol in the US simultaneously! So let's make it big. Please ...
April 16th Into the forest we go, to lose our minds and find our soul... There is nothing better than being in nature, being with friends, and being the change you want to see in this world. We just want all wild horses treated humanely, and we know it is possible. Wishing all of our ...
April 15th UPDATE on Neiman. Please see video for full explanation. Neiman's laceration was deep to the bone, but he has been healing really well on antibiotics at our facility. Because we are keeping him wild for the purpose of release, every time for his follow up care, he needs to get sedated. The first ...
April 15th UPDATE: It just went back down to 1000CFS, it was a broken valve on the Stewart Mountain Dam, that makes sense, because it was very unexpected and dangerous for unexpecting people and animals. Thank you everyone. Previously:What is happening with the Salt River all of a sudden shooting up from 800 CFS to ...
April 5th Today is Arizona Gives Day. Please Arizona, help us save the Alpine Wild horses! We do not have funds dedicated to the Alpine Herd as all of our resources are dedicated to the Salt River wild horses, however, in order to give it our all, we would need: -A legal fund, our attorney ...
April 5th Today is Arizona Gives Day. Please Arizona, help us save the Alpine Wild horses! We do not have funds dedicated to this Herd as all of our resources are dedicated to the Salt River wild horses, however, in order to give it our all, we would need: -A legal fund, our attorney costs ...
April 4th We had an absolutely amazing weekend in Alpine, Arizona where this beautiful herd of wild horses lives at an elevation of 9000 ft. We found the first 2 foals in this colorful band of 15, and we saw a few in 2 other bands as well. Please enjoy this peaceful video and please ...
March 28th This week the water in the Salt River will become higher each day, until it is back at full riverflow and horses won't be able to stand here anymore. This is because the flow of the Salt River is manually controlled by SRP, and they are executing the yearly riverswap. They will swap ...