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Wild horses of Butcher Jones Beach, now at the Salt River.

Wild horses of Butcher Jones Beach are now at the Salt River this year. On any hot summer day at… more Read More

Please maintain a 50 ft distance from the horses.

Tomorrow the recreation areas in the Tonto National Forest will re-open. The horses have had a reprieve from people for… more Read More

Success! Straggler is reunited with his band.

Success! It has taken a while to find him and bait trap him, but we have reunited straggler boy with… more Read More

Relocation of Mick’s band

Relocation of Mick's band from the Butcher Jones area to the protected Salt River Area. (This currently consists of approximately… more Read More

Happy Mother’s Day!

"Thank you mom, for protecting me so fiercely, for showing me your wise ways, and for always putting my interests… more Read More

Happy Birthday, Peanut!

Today is Peanut's first birthday!! Remember when we were frantically searching for his mother in the forest? Sadly we never… more Read More

SRWHMG gallery: healing in wild horses.

Images may be disturbing to some. All horses in gallery have recovered 100%. Our contract with the AZDA for the… more Read More

Accusations from… horse advocates??

We were once so proud of horse advocates. Horse advocates, they stuck together for one common goal, but right now,… more Read More

Tonto National Forest fire, 3 year anniversary

3 years ago today, Forest Service firefighters saved the Tonto National Forest. Between April 25th and April 30th of 2017,… more Read More

Happy National Volunteer Week!

National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteer service and celebrate that the power of volunteers… more Read More

Wild Snake Viewing Guidelines

For your safety and theirs, please keep a 50 ft distance at all times, even if they come your way!… more Read More

An episode out of: “As the River Flows”

Last month we told you about the sad end of King's band, after King's lieutenant stallion Gandalf was found dead.… more Read More

Happy 75,000 Likes!

We were looking at celebrating our 75,000 milestone on our Facebook page, and noticed our recent stats which are pretty… more Read More

Kindness & how we name our horses

This is a follow up on our previous post. We decided to name him Kindness at the popular advice of… more Read More

Have you ever seen something so peaceful?

The hard battle for their preservation, the ongoing struggle for their humane management, navigating through drought and strangles, coping with… more Read More

Best Complaint Ever!

We received a complaint yesterday- it was serious; someone was very upset and explained that last year at this time,… more Read More

Today, this April 7th, is Arizona Gives day!

At this difficult time we plead with you 🙏, please do not forget about the Salt River wild horses and… more Read More

Survival Mode

Survival. We are all in survival mode. Wild horses are always in survival mode so we can learn a lot… more Read More

Happy 4th Birthday, Pacman!

Watch the transformation!  That's what humane management is all about. Happy Birthday Pacman!! (4 years old today!) Here are 10… more Read More

Protect burros, protect yourself!

Diverting a little bit from our regular programming we want to see if our supporters would like to protect Arizona… more Read More

Please support our cause.

The Salt River wild horses need your help and this April 7th it is Arizona Gives day! We are hoping… more Read More

Spring’s Story

This little horse may look like just a brown horse to anybody, but this Salt River wild horse has a… more Read More

Program Highlight: Fertility Control

What we do for the Salt River wild horses and why we need your support In 2015, we saved the… more Read More

Herd News: Band falls apart after lieutenant stallion dies.

Good or bad, we bring you news about the Salt River wild horses, this time the news is sad. After… more Read More

Over 2 million views, have you seen it?

This is a beautiful and really close look into the bonding process of mom and brand new foal, and the… more Read More

The spread and END of a Strangles outbreak in the Salt River herd

ALL CLEAR! A Strangles (Streptococcus Equi) outbreak started in July of 2019, which was discovered and confirmed in August 2019.… more Read More

Fun Fact: A wild horse’s winter coat

The Salt River wild horses, even the babies, are perfectly equipped to deal with a rainstorm. This is one of… more Read More

Drama; Woman pursues band of horses all afternoon

Drama; Woman pursues band of horses all afternoon, to hinder SRWHMG. Like we talked about in our previous post, we… more Read More

Public record from the Forest Supervisor

Public record: This is a letter from Forest Supervisor Neil Bosworth about the current AZDA/SRWHMG project to bring Mick's band… more Read More

Lots of horses in one spot?

Lots and lots of Salt River wild horses. Have you ever noticed that on some days you find not a… more Read More

The “Safe Side”

This is an explanation of the current project on the border of the Sunflower allotment and the Salt River horse… more Read More

Getting by with a little help from his friends

Bachelors, single guys, moved out of Mom and Dad's house, but haven't started their own families yet. They like to… more Read More

Happy B-Day, Rosco & the Rescue Program!

Today is Rosco's 4th birthday and the anniversary of our Rescue Program. The significance of today is that 4 years… more Read More

National Horse Protection Day

Today is national horse protection day. Protecting wild horses is a constant challenge, especially lately. We understand keeping wild horses… more Read More

Doing the humane thing. Is it really up for debate?

What does the word "wild" mean, is it synonymous with "just let them suffer"? Do the critics have the same… more Read More

BREAKING: Fertility control is working!

Holding our horses. The Salt River wild horses are protected by the State of Arizona from killing, slaughter and harassment,… more Read More

Born free on Valentine’s Day

Born free. How's this for an amazing Valentine's day story!? A local Frt McDowell (FMD) reservation member finds a wet… more Read More

It’s been a long road on Bush Hwy.

It's been a long road. Before 2016 on Bush Hwy there was no sign that warned people that horses existed… more Read More

2019 SRWHMG Herd Health Report

At the current time the Salt River herd is in excellent condition with body scores of predominantly 4's. Our supplemental… more Read More

[ALERT] We are the target of a vicious defamation campaign.

[Feb. 4th, 2020] Alert: We need your support. We are the target of a vicious defamation campaign. We have not… more Read More

An open letter to those who litter…

Dear litterer, So you came to the Tonto National Forest, maybe you stopped at a circle K to buy some… more Read More

Lancelot’s Legacy

What made Lancelot a rare horse was not only his character, but also his flat grey color like no other… more Read More

In Memory of Lancelot

We very much regret to have to tell you awful news. This afternoon, we found the much loved, gorgeous lead… more Read More

In Memory of Prince

Rosy, Peanut and Prince, our rescued orphans, are the best of buddies and they play all day long. However, accidents… more Read More

Project Lancelot

We are still just a small organization; we don't have millions of dollars and we cannot hire professional fencers. However… more Read More

Breaking Documents!

[Dec. 27] BREAKING: release of important documents. Long Term wild horse management plan, Tonto Resource Management Plan and the only… more Read More

Rescue Highlight: Mori

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Of course wild horses do not take a day off, so our road… more Read More

FENCE POST 2

Just some exhausted SRWHMG volunteers sitting on the fence after putting up barbless wire fencing on the south side of… more Read More

Christmas Holly?

[Dec. 5th] One of our rescues, sweet Agave, yesterday evening, was acting weird, making grunting noises and opening and closing… more Read More

Political Update: Humane birth control program

Did you know, that the Salt River wild horses are still here, largely because of our humane birth control program?… more Read More

Wild horse behavior: Lancelot

Did you know that all lead stallions of the Salt River know each other? They all have established a certain… more Read More

ALERT!

A lot of sad recommendations were made in the closed door Salt River Horse collaborative meetings, by ranching, hunting and… more Read More

Thank you!

[October 27th, 2019] National Make a Difference Day! Our volunteers make a difference!! Thank you Feed Team! Thank you Patrol… more Read More

“Protected” – SRWHMG Status Report

In the last 5 years, the Salt River herd has grown an average of 11 to 12% of its total,… more Read More

Long Term Wild Horse Management Plan.

In 2019 The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group  (SRWHMG) and our coalition partner the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC)… more Read More

Released Salt River wild horses!

A big hand to the AZDA (Arizona Department of Agriculture) for this succesful catch and release of Salt River wild… more Read More

In Memory of Moon

"I ate an occasional flower for breakfast, mesquite leaves for lunch and eelgrass for dinner. I loved my family and… more Read More

It was a beautiful summer on the lower Salt River.

SRP called. They are shutting off the flow of the lower Salt River by reducing the output of the Stewart… more Read More

Why we need your donations

For a second drought year in a row, with your donations, we are proving that we can get the Salt… more Read More

Shadowfax is free!

I am wild, I am free, I am strong, I am victorious. - Shadowfax, yesterday, October 3rd 2019. While he… more Read More

Thank you Natural Restorations and volunteers!

Thank you Natural Restorations and all 406 volunteers that came out this past Sunday to participate in the clean-up at… more Read More

In Memory of Half Tail

We regret to inform you that the horse deceased during the flood is lead stallion Half Tail. We last saw… more Read More

Flood update: Lower Salt River back open

Announcement: The lower Salt River is officially back open; the closure order in connection with the extreme release of water… more Read More

Shadowfax.

We have watched you in your years of prime, we have watched you grow old, we have monitored you for… more Read More

Ever feel like you are just trying to keep your head above water?

This labor day, we want to express our deep appreciation for all of our volunteers for their hard physical labor… more Read More

WATCH FOR WILD HORSES – SRWHMG Alerts

For a safe holiday weekend (and any after this) please help us share the following alerts! Please be aware that… more Read More

70,000 milestone – Rosy

Do you all remember poor emaciated Rosy, who lost her mother, and was rescued per MCSO fanboat?? Look at her… more Read More

Migrating patterns

Some people have expressed concern about "what if our supplemental feed program will influence their seasonal migrating patterns?" We give… more Read More

The Price of Kindness and Mercy

Dear supporters. It's been a heck of a week. We want to thank all of you who called our hotline… more Read More