Posts by: Kristy

Footage: Wild horse foal crosses Salt River
August 20, 2019

Footage: Wild horse foal crosses Salt River

Salt River wild horses learn to swim the day they are born. But it can get scary when they get caught in the current. We have lost a few already to drowning this year. Watch this foal make it just barely across the river with his family! It got a little scared and called out ...

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Happy Anniversary! (2/2)
August 6, 2019

Happy Anniversary! (2/2)

"Always fight for what you believe in and give it your all, because you might just change the course of history." - Simone Netherlands It was 112 degrees on August 5th, at this rally 4 years ago, it is hard to believe that it has been that long. We were in a fight...not for our ...

Happy Anniversary! (1/2)
August 6, 2019

Happy Anniversary! (1/2)

We are kicking up our heals today because 1. It is raining! And 2. It is a very important anniversary today (July 31st - Aug 1st), does anyone remember? These wild horses were slated for roundup and removal exactly 4 years ago. Today they are managed for the public and by the public, by SRWHMG ...

River Rescue
August 6, 2019

River Rescue

When the Salt River is up and running at a good speed (1000 CFS) sometimes young foals can get swept away with the current, while their family band is swimming across the river. We have rescued some from the rapids before, but also, we have found some that have drowned. If the foal doesn't manage ...

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Lady & Red’s Happy ending!
July 30, 2019

Lady & Red’s Happy ending!

As many of you know, the SRWHMG purchased a property for the purpose of giving our rescued Salt River wild horses their happily ever after. The property (along the Beeline Hwy) is a work in progress fueled by the blood, sweat and tears of our hard working SRWHMG volunteers and the generous donations of the ...

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Running Wild
July 30, 2019

Running Wild

We want to thank every single person who ran for the Salt River wild horses tonight! We want to thank Shawn at Run Your Race AZ for organizing this race and for handing us a check!It will be used towards our humane birth control program in order to make sure that not one horse ever has to ...

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The Magnificence of Wild Horses
July 30, 2019

The Magnificence of Wild Horses

This FB page is our page for public information, but did you know that we also have another interesting FB page? 🐴 It is a community for photographers who frequent the river, so that we can share experiences together as well as with those who don't get a chance to see the horses often. There is an ...

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Lost/Abandoned Foal Policy (Update: We have another one!)
July 15, 2019

Lost/Abandoned Foal Policy (Update: We have another one!)

Hi everyone! We want to explain what our policy is on lost/abandoned foals, since we just ended up with yet another one!! When we find a lost foal, or someone else finds a lost foal and calls us, we never just take it out of the forest right away. Sometimes the mares are still closeby ...

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Hope for a reuniting!
July 15, 2019

Hope for a reuniting!

Help us hope for a reuniting, because we sure aren't looking for sleepless nights again! We just ended nightwatch over Rosy and Peanut! (They are both doing fantastic). Raising orphan foals is tedious, extremely time-consuming (24hr) and very expensive!

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To Feed or Not To Feed? Please donate!
June 24, 2019

To Feed or Not To Feed? Please donate!

We consider, with fires raging, drought persisting, and ominous smoke all around us, that it is a very good thing that the Salt River wild horses keep the dry vegetation down in the Salt River habitat. However, for lack of rain, the ground has turned back to desert sand; and the horses are in a ...

The Riverholics find a gun in 25 feet deep whirl pool
June 24, 2019

The Riverholics find a gun in 25 feet deep whirl pool

We have some very exciting news to share.. Do you remember back on May 31, 2019, we mentioned how one of our PZP darters had ended up turned over by an eddy and went under along with our pzp dart gun? Colton of The Riveraholics reached out to us to find out more details about ...

June 24, 2019

Raise Funds for SRWHMG with Amazon Smile!

Do you shop on Amazon? Did you know that last quarter Salt River Wild Horse Management Group raised $544.22 thanks to supporters shopping at smile.amazon.com? Help raise money for Salt River Wild Horse Management Group at no cost to you simply by shopping on AmazonSmile! Enjoy your shopping & support who you love - The Salt ...

June 24, 2019

Tonto National Forest Fire Restrictions Active Jun 14, 2019 – Aug 30, 2019

Please be aware if you enjoy time at the Tonto National Forest. Fire restrictions went into effect on Saturday June 14, 2019. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST Stage I Fire Restrictions Date(s): Jun 14, 2019 - Aug 30, 2019 Hot temperatures and increased fire danger have prompted fire officials to ...

Mountain Fire burning on Tonto National Forest grounds
June 11, 2019

Mountain Fire burning on Tonto National Forest grounds

Fire is so scary. The Forest is so dry. Please be ever so careful. "A human-caused wildfire that was sparked Friday in the Tonto National Forest had grown to 7,225 acres with no containment by late Saturday morning, officials said. A mandatory evacuation order was issued Saturday for camping areas around Bartlett Lake, fire spokeswoman ...