As promised! A great update on Bryce and Midnight (stallions), and Mercedes and Thunder (mares).
All four will get to be together once the boys are gelded.
ALL Alpine souls are SAFE, all of them!!
THANK YOU to each and everyone of you, who worried with us, who shared, donated, and helped. No matter how big or small your actions and donations, you made a difference.
Results: We won 14 Alpines out of 27.
Many horses are all SAFE, thanks to ALL who donated, THANK YOU for saving lives together!
Last call for the 27 beautiful Alpine wild horses at the Cleburne Auction
We can help to save only a few of them at this time. Please share this fundraiser and donate any amount, because if everyone of our followers donated 5 dollars, we could save them all!
To Jackie Hughes
What you and the Apache Sitgreaves Forest service have done, is not only unconscionable, but also 100% against federal regulations and this is why we are getting a TRO today to save these horses, who are dearly beloved by Arizonans.
BREAKING: Today, the Forest Service breaks the nations heart, on purpose.
These horses are the catalyst of all that is wrong with our federal government. We are working to expose this unscrupulous cruelty, paid for by our tax dollars. Please help!
We are now 100% sure that all 25 of these horses are actual Alpine wild horses.
Everyone please pull out all your stops to find some angels to save them!
Alpine wild horses in real trouble again! But YOU could help!
The option of horse slaughter for our icons of the American West should be OFF the table!
Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays!
We have several birthdays to celebrate this week! Today we celebrate Iggy & Nakota with more to come by the end of the week. Iggy is turning 7 and Nakota turns 6!
Watch Splendor come to his little brothers rescue when he is in deep water!
Wild horses are so underestimated and so under valued. Their love runs deeper than the water of the Salt River.
Foal Friday: Guess who this is in 2014?
This Foal Friday, we thought it would be fun to take a closer look at this foal from 2014. Guess who it is??
👉Breaking important News re Salt River Wild Horse lawsuit. 🏛
The Tonto National Forest (TNF) and it’s supervisor just filed a very strong and solid response in the lawsuit against them. We fully support our TNF and applaud the fact that they are not letting Robin Silver of CBD (Center for Biological Diversity) manipulate them.
To the fathers…
There are so many similarities between wild horse behavior and human behavior, because love is the strongest survival skill of all.
A survivor against all odds, watch how Neiman crosses the river raging.
Yesterday, with an output around 1400 CFS, MCSO had to rescue one hundred (100) people out of the river, that’s why Water Users Rec Area was closed.
On this Foal Friday, we have good news and bad news.
If you want to read only the good news, please read until the end of the second paragraph only.
Today it’s Karen Carney’s Birthday! 🎂
If you’ve ever met her in the field, she will look like she’s ready to take on the world, even in Arizona extreme temps, but can you tell what she’s sortof hiding?
We are in great need of supplies – We have a wishlist!
If you would like to help little Breyer here and our Salt River Rescues, please remember that we cannot take care of them without your support.
Watch how baby Wonder struggles to keep his footing in the fast flowing Salt River!
Watch how his brother Splendor understands his struggle and checks on him. Such perceptive caring is a sign of great intelligence!
UPDATE! Our premie baby Breyer is almost 3 months old now!
We have taken the most natural approach to helping him with his tendon laxity and he is 90% better!
All 3 babies are doing well even in hot Arizona weather!
Everyone stay cool and be cool to wild horses please, thank you!
Everyone stay cool and be cool to wild horses please
We are happy to report all 3 babies are doing well even in 110 degree Arizona weather! Everyone stay cool and be cool to wild horses please, thank you!
3TV: Salt River Wild Horse group urges floaters to be cautious while on the river around the animals
“They can see the Salt River wild horses in their natural habitat. In their beautiful family bands,” said Simone Netherlands, president of the Salt River Wild Horse Management group.
ABC15: Tonto National Forest area on high alert amid several wildfires
Thank you ABC15 Arizona for visiting our property and examining wild horse generated fire reduction. Please do the horses a favor everyone, and give them credit for their positive contributions!
Wildfire season is horrific! #Adamsfire
#Adamsfire is the sixth near horse habitat and our Hwy 87 headquarters, in just the last few weeks! It is currently at 3500+ acres, but growing fast.
Here’s what the #springfire looks like this morning from horse habitat
This fire season is just so dangerous but we feel a lot safer with the horses mowing and reducing the fire fuels. Its a million dollar job they are doing for free and they should be appreciated for it!
After last nights #choyafire close to the fuel depot, where our road patrol saved the day and night
That is the smoke you can see from the river, but it is not threatening any wild horses at this time. Airtankers are on it!
Here are our heroes of the night!
We’d hate to think what could have happened with the diesel and gasoline depot 300 yards in path of where it was going. Thank you Cricket, Larry and Johne!
Has anyone seen this paint horse before?
It’s yet another innocent equine dumped in the U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest, found by our amazing all vigilant road patrol team. The poor guy was dying of thirst for real and would have been dead by now, without us. Hello people, domestic horses do not survive in the wild! Plus he was dropped off in an area with NO access to the river!
Worth watching. 👀
With the Center for Biological Diversity👹 (CBD) threatening all of our progress that’s been made, it’s important to remember where it all started.
87fire smoldered out – major crisis averted!
Thanks to a very quick and effective response from the U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest, this is all that’s left of the 85 acres of the #87fire!
“We’re Salt River wild horses. Of course there’s a lawsuit about us.”
The first lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, and yet the Center for Biological Diversity filed basically the same lawsuit, but this time it is over the fee agreement for the Salt River horse liaison.
Oops! Here’s how to steer clear of wild horses when paddling the lower Salt River.
In Arizona you are highly likely to run into wild horses when paddling, especially on memorial day weekend, and many paddlers today already have!
From Alberta: A heart-stopping wild foal rescue from “the cliffs” at Panther River.
We’re sharing this from HAWS because, well, who doesn’t love a wild horse hero?
Happy Birthday to our own Rick Blandford!
We want to highlight one volunteer in particular who goes above and beyond!
This is one of our retired stallions, the awesome Champ!
We find that these retirees usually seem pretty happy in their old age. They’ve given up chasing after the ladies and seem very content that way.
Quantifying the Economic Advantages of Wild Horse-Generated Fuel Reduction in the Tonto National Forest.
Here is the beloved family band of Venus and baby Iris, and they are unwittingly hard at work. Does anyone have a guess as to the comparative monetary value of this fire fuel reduction?
We got that summertime sadness.
For the lady who confidently claimed that wild horses don’t eat dried up weeds because it has no nutritional value- they do!
Killian is unstoppable!
Watch this stallion battle! Killian is unstoppable! He came from the river to the hills, to see if he has better luck stealing a mare here. The grey is Bobby, the defending lieutenant to Avery’s band. Will Killian be successful? Watch the battle unfold! P.S. both stallions got away with a few battlescars but are …
Did you know this about our president Simone Netherlands?
This is a wonderful video of her horse training skills, which is how she helped out wild horses, even long before she founded the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group.
Fire prevention is a very important job they are doing for all of us!
Thank you Salt River wild horses and thank you TNF. Everyone stay safe.
Happy birthday, Destini!
Our managing director, Destini has been with SRWHMG since 2015 and her selfless dedication has helped make a huge difference since then.
Moments on the river!
Bachelor stallion Killian attempts to pick off a mare for himself! Watch what happens.
LIVE, what the Salt River wild horses have to put up with, but they do it so gracefully!
No one did anything wrong in this clip- this is just to show how they have learned to deal with the craziness, because one way or another, they want to stay cool too!
“There is nothing quite like a mother’s love”
Happy Mother’s Day to all our moms of every species, everywhere.
Pacman’s story up until now 🐎
Pacman celebrated his 8th birthday April 2nd, and he is healthy, happy and enjoys life with his buddies Rosco & Diamond. If you would like to sponsor Pacman, please visit his sponsor page!
LIVE! From the beautiful Salt River with the spectacular Salt River wild horses.
This video is grainy because it is 100 TIMES zoomed in!
On this day 5 years ago, a story of love…..Peanut’s rescue story
Peanut is a very smart horse and a goofy boy. He loves our volunteers, his newest best friend Agave, and playing with his favorite toys, and helping the volunteers with any chore they may be doing.
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with these remarkable Cinco de Caballo!
EagleEye, a stunning 2016 son of Brighteyes (and brother to MoonShadow, Angeleyes, Buckeye, and Hawkeye ) leads a band of five! With his beautiful ladies, EagleEye demonstrates his capability as a reliable and attentive leader. At just 8 years old, and without a lieutenant, we commend him on his dedication to his band. Happy Cinco …
We are so glad they are staying away from the huge crowds on the river right now!
This is from our gamecam sequence, a very good way to keep an eye on them without disturbing their routine.
This photo captures the spirit of a mother’s love. Iris is well-loved, needed, and unique to her mother and family.
On this Mother’s Day, give a gift that makes a difference: a mother and foal necklace.
Watch Simone’s recorded interview with Equine Collaborative International!
Learn more details about the Salt River wild horses and the new lawsuit against them. Simone Netherlands was interviewed by Equine Collaborative International (ECI) for their “The Fight To Save The Salties” webinar.
To our amazing lead mare…
Thank You for forging the path, leading the way, and accomplishing the impossible!
Thank you to the 61000 followers and photographers on Salt River Wild Horse – Advocates!
Well said on our Salt River Wild Horse – Advocates page, by photograpgher Cheryl Voss. To join the community page for the Salt River horses, just agree to the page rules, and see thousands of current pictures and videos! Thank you to the 61000 followers and photographers there. SRWHMG. Cheryl Voss | Salt River Wild …
Exciting! Thank you all so much for voting on his name!
On this national help a horse day, we want to welcome little Strider and send him many blessings for a long and healthy life in the Tonto National Forest!
Larger than life! Wonder’s agility and coordination at 3 weeks old is astounding.
Split-second decisions like the jump over the rock and a flying change around the corner are all part of him learning and growing up wild and free.
Thank You Is An Understatement, But Thank You Dear Volunteers!
During this Volunteer Appreciation Week we honor the commitment of our volunteers who work selflessly towards a common goal – the humane management of the Salt River wild horses.
For Earth Day, let’s examine the claim that wild horses overgraze their habitats…
Observations by thousands of people documenting in real time, show that while horses do eat forage, they don’t destroy it. In fact the daily documentation proves the opposite.
Hello, baby number THREE! And happy Earth Day!
Sacajawea lost a premature foal in 2020 due to a stick in her belly that became infected. She was so upset for days, we really wanted her to have a healthy baby one day. Here is her son, and great great grandson of Shadowfax! (Shadowfax -> Flicka – > Winnetou – > Sacajawea -> new …
Another dumped horse in the Forest? We have no space!
We hope someone just lost her, because we have no space! We need help!
This is why we carry around a carpet at all times! A domestic horse got stuck in the cattleguard.
This video may not be for everyone, but she was lucky, great teamwork saved her. She is doing ok still at the vet and is expected to recover! GREAT JOB EVERYONE.
Let’s make a difference with Splendor’s little brother’s name!
Note: Voting is over! See a future post for results. Let’s make a difference with Splendor’s little brother’s name! We’ve got three fantastic options, which one do you think will make a positive impact? We are doing this as fair as possible, so that once he has his name, he will be forever honored with …
This is not a wild horse! (don’t worry, he’s fine!)
The dun is Hemi, a lovely riding horse who decided he wanted to get to know our Tiago, (the grey in the front) and got himself loose from his owner.
Help name me! Taking votes for child of Spring and Lindor.
This is a challenge! Help to name the newest member of the Salt River herd! We definitely need the help of the public as we do not even have consensus on the 3 best names to vote on yet.
We have another birthday to celebrate today!
Ty was born April 14th, 2023 in a world where he was not welcome in his historic home of the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, but where he was very welcome here at SRWHMG!
From Return To Freedom: Meet Carlson!
“😍 It’s a special #FoalFriday for us at RTF! — Meet Carlson, an adorable colt born on Wednesday morning to one of the rescued Alpine mares! “
Family time! Smooches from Splendor 🐎💖
Splendor cannot stop kissing his little brother! Mom is advising caution ; ) Video by SRWHMG photographer Cricket Weber.
Exciting news, everyone! We have another baby on the river!
Splendor welcomes a little brother and he has the cutest blaze! Another naming vote will be coming up and suggestions are welcome again.
Venus’ and Orion’s filly has been named!
The newest addition to the Salt River horse herd is hereby named “Iris”!! (By a large margin)
Introducing the first Salt River foal of 2024, a healthy filly, born on March 25th!
As the first “on purpose” foal, here are some of the details we factored into the decision to leave mare Venus “open”.
Join us in welcoming the beautiful offspring of Venus and Orion!
Venus is the first Salt River mare we left “open” on purpose and she produced a beautiful little filly born on March 25th 2024.
We will miss Sunny; run forever free, beautiful boy.
This is the hardest part of our job, dealing with natural losses. Please be warned that this is not a happy post.
Our premie foal “Breyer” is doing MUCH better!
Breyer is going nite-nite after his 4th long day of living. It was touch and go at first, but he is doing so much better with his antibiotics!
This is our advocates page in case you are looking for it!
This is our advocates page in case you are looking for it. Enjoy Amazing pictures and videos of Salt River wild horses there by great photographers and videographers who are willing to stick to the “respectful” rules…
Update on the Alpine Horses from Return to Freedom!
The Ladies, 8 mares and 3 weanlings arriving from Texas into a special needs pasture. They explored the fence line and met their neighbors and quickly chowed down after the journey from Texas. More mares will arrive soon and we expect to see more foals very soon! Thanks to everyone who supported the rescue @srwhmg …
“Arizona Salt River Wild Horses” is NOT our page.
URGENT WARNING- Don’t be fooled! Please be aware this is NOT our page, – the name “Arizona Salt River Wild Horses” is deceiving, and seems to be impersonating us, and therefore it is growing fast. However, they use the popularity of the horses against them, so we feel this warning is needed.
What a surprise! Welcome, Breyer!
Grace was so emaciated, there was no telling that she was pregnant! Help us raise funds for Breyer!
Happy Easter from the happiest horses on earth!
No saddles or reins, no whips or restraints, living like centuries ago, in nature with a river aflow, in Arizona their protection is law, so that everyone can watch them in awe.
An official update on the Alpine wild horses.
Here is an official update (and some additional pictures of more identified horses) from SRWHMG, ASIAB and RTF (the “Bowie/Alpine rescue collaboration”) on the Alpine wild horses. (who were removed from the Apache Forest in Northern Arizona)
Who is that on the MCSO 🛥 fan boat? Is it a horse? 🐴 It sure is!
🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY🎉TO OUR TOUGH LITTLE GIRL ROSY!
Have you seen the Tonto National Forest lately? Wild horses live symbiotically in it.
Here are some questions answered and myths dispelled, about the horses and about our programs:
Have A Wild St Patrick’s Day!
Have a wild St. Patrick’s Day! The horses are loving the green and we hope u do too. Please watch them responsibly from 50 ft distance.
ABC15 Arizona: Wild horse, burro advocates share concern over BLM population control plans
Our PZP fertility control program accomplishes herd reduction also, but preserves herd dynamics, and does not pose a risk to horses’ health or the viability of the herd. That’s a huge difference we want congress and the public to understand.
Counting our blessings; the Salt River wild horses.
These great lawnmowers of the forest are doing important fire abatement and also spread seeds of live trees through their manure, which also is great fertilizer!
Your voice is still the single most important part of keeping them wild and free.
Your voice is still the single most important part of keeping them wild and free. Here’s why, listen until the end! Thank you!
Please share this for the horses, as real time proof of the false claims.
Unfortunately there is still, or rather again, a lawsuit against the Salt River wild horses that claims the horses have decimated the habitat. However, what these organizations claim is that our dry season is caused by the horses, but in actuality its just our hot Arizona temperatures that make the forage wither and die. The …
Today we 🎉celebrate 🎉 Fynn’s 5th birthday!
Fynn’s sire is Lancelot and dam Felicity, and he is stunning. With each year older he gets; he looks more and more like his dad.
Update from Nirvana Mustang Sanctuary
Here is an update on Alpine wild horses Bear and Swan and Birdie for whom we raised the funds to be reunited and go to Nirvana sanctuary this Christmas. It’s so beautiful to see them get back what was taken from them. Thank you to all of our donors and thank you to Nirvana Sanctuary!