Bubbles! We miss you!
August 4 With the death of Nahele, currently the true and confirmed amount of Salt River wild horses on Forest Service land is three hundred and thirteen, 313. Some Salt River wild horses never returned from the reservation this summer, where several bands historically go. Some people ask us why, and some even think we ...
In Memory: Nahele
August 2 We have very sad news. A carcass was found deep in the desert by Maile Alday, a great supporter, upon which she called our hotline immediately. We went to investigate right away, to find out who it was, and what could have possibly happened. (To support our important fieldteam, please click donate on ...
Salt River Wild Horse Lawsuit Update
August 1 For the case against the Salt River wild horses, we have hired a NEPA expert; attorney Randall M. Weiner and the court has accepted our attorney's appearance in the case already. Yesterday July 31st, the attorneys for the Tonto National Forest filed a motion to dismiss the case, based on the fact that ...
Today, is a memorable day for us PLUS it is Diamond’s 8th Birthday!!
July 31 💎Diamond💎 On July 31st, 2015, a wild horse was born on the same day of the fatefull 📄impound notice for the removal of the Salt River wild horses. Diamond stole people’s 💕hearts, and at just a few days old, he looked in the 📷 cameras of the news reporters, whinnied, and ended ...
We had a Breyer Horse auction on our Facebook!
July 30 We had a Breyer Horse auction on our Facebook! All items have been sold. Here's an archive: We are having horse auctions! NOT not real horse auctions ofcourse, but BREYER collectable horse auctions! We have inherited a beautiful and rare collection of Breyers from a dear supporter Judith Grover, and we are auctioning ...
Alpine wild horses get a new home after the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service evicted them.
July 29 It is thanks to our donators that we could afford to pay for their bail from the auction, their coggins testing and their tickets to this paradise! There are more Alpine wild horses who need to get there so please stay tuned and let's support the #wildhorserefuge! #alpinewildhorses #shameonASNF The Wild Horse ...
We had a great presentation/meeting with the awesome folks of VisitMesa today!
July 28 As most of you know, the Salt River wild horses are a great economic boon to our local economy, because of the worldwide interest in them. Because the future is going to bring evermore people to our beautiful Tonto National Forest, we believe it is very important to lead eco-tourism in a positive ...
Do you love our posts? They are made with love!
July 26 Do you love our posts? They are made with love! Did you know every like is like adding your voice for wild horses? So 1,2 what you gonna do? Like, comment, and share our Facebook posts to spread the message!
From our FAQ’s: Are the Salt River horses wild and native horses, or stray livestock/feral horses?
July 25 The Salt River wild horses are a historically significant population of unbranded, unclaimed, wild and free-roaming horses, that were born in the wild and are now protected by State Law within the national forest. Evidence indicates that wild horses have been living on the lower Salt River since well before the Tonto ...
Salt River Wild Horses are NOT Stray Livestock.
July 25 The Salt River wild horses are protected from harassment, interference, killing and slaughter by the Salt River Horse Act passed in 2016, or ARS 3-1491. The Act also establishes that they are NOT stray livestock. A little snippet of knowledge... Thank you for your support.
Salt River wild horses help mitigate extremely high firedanger.
July 23 Salt River wild horses are doing a great job at mitigating our extremely high firedanger. They are eating the yellowed and dried up forage, which is just kindle waiting for a spark. Right now we can smell the fire that is burning near mm 207, just 10 miles from us (no wild horses ...
Happy Birthday 6th Birthday, Gem!
July 23 Wow how time flies, it is Gems 6th Bday! Read her story below and see how she is doing every day, on our page dedicated to our Salt River rescues. Answer the questions and you'll be let in on this very special page! Debra L Mykitiak > SRWHMG- Wild Rescues Happy ...
It’s 118 degrees! They aren’t budging at all!
July 22 Salt River wild horses aren't budging on a hot day like today. They know the river is just as much theirs as it is ours! Please respect them by keeping 50 ft distance. We have fought hard to keep them here and we are glad that the public can still see them, ...
Those darn horses! 😅
July 20 Lol. Every once in a while we have a wild horse on the road, because people leave fences open. Our team, always gets them safely back behind the fence! We just want to give some kudo's to our amazing road patrol team, not skipping a beat even in oven heat. Yes the horse ...
👁👁 Focusing on what’s important: protecting what we want to keep. 🐴🐴🐴
July 17 It's sad though that Facebook likes to show the less important things. If it's about a baby, so cute, or about a passing away of a horse, so sad, when we post that, it gets shown to all of our followers! But when it's about paying for an attorney to sue the contractor ...
Little Alpine baby needed a little help and is doing much better now.
July 16 This foal was born right after we got his mare from the Alpine wild horse auctions. That of course meant they could not travel with the others to the Wild Horse Refuge yet. So our volunteers are taking care of him and his mom and an auntie, at a property in the ...
Today is National I love horses day!
July 15 We know you all love the Salt River wild horses and we know you want us to do everything in our power to ensure their longterm future, but are you willing to show that love and support with a couple of dollars a month? Or even just one time? We need it not ...
It’s the season for eelgrass!
July 14 Salt River wild horses snorkel for eelgrass in the Salt River, every year at this time until the end of summer, video by Chuck Donald, Reel by SRWHMG
Cooling off the best way they know how!
July 14 Besides for Center for Biological Diversity and their sportshunter friends, who doesn't love the Salt River wild horses? ABC15 Arizona Cooling off the best way they know how on a 114º day at the Salt River! 💦🐎☀ Photo: Larry Naftzger Photo by Randi Najac.
He knows love, he knows nature, he knows survival, he knows family
July 13 He knows love, he knows nature, he knows survival, he knows family, he knows people with big and little black boxes, but he knows no evil. Our little boy is growing up wild and free in all his Splendor. SRWHMG is here to ensure his future for all Arizonans to enjoy and ...
Northeast Valley News: “Smiling next to a dead horse, these people hate wild horses, they hate them”— says Salt River Wild Horse protection director against group filing lawsuit over herd
July 12 The picture referred to in this article is in the comments.
Please join the “Alpine Wild Horse Advocates”!
July 10 For news on the Alpine wild horses, please join the "Alpine Wild Horse Advocates" on Facebook! Thank you dear supporters! This is a picture of Eagar's band in their own little paradise in Williams, AZ. Thank you Molly's Mustangs!
From our Advocates page, Soldier and his mom Serena!
July 10 It looks like Serena is finally telling Soldier to do his own eelgrass snorkeling from now on. Soldier turned 3 years old on July 3rd. In the wild, mares let their foals stay as long as they can, as long as the lead stallion allows. As a newborn, SRWHMG intervened in a ...
Alpine Animal Welfare Concern Report regarding the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service Roundup
July 8 Alpine Animal Welfare Concern Report regarding the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service Roundup: In this report we expose incidents of blatant cruelty, as well as concerns about fraud by the contractor Rail Lazy H. (taking the horses she wants before the auction, and never putting them in the auction) One of the saddest ...
Share this reel if you want to help!
July 4 Share if you want to help! How perceptive and smart and communicative is this new Alpine wild horse at just 2 hours old! Wild horses are amazing and should be treated with utmost care! But the the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest Service doesn't think so. They are rounding up wild horses during ...
They will do and say anything to get rid of them.
July 4 We call them horse haters because they really are. They take smirking pictures with dead wild horses and send it to each other. They will do and say anything to get rid of them. The false claims wild horse haters fabricate to suit their agenda are so outrageous that you wonder if they've ...
While we celebrate our own freedom today, we ask you, please help us fight for theirs.
July 4 Ah the colors red white and blue were just out of order as they grazed peacefully, unaware that their freedom is once again not assured. Even while protected by State Law and humanely managed, a battle for their freedom will ensue in court soon. So while we celebrate our own freedom today, ...
Stay cool and be cool to wild horses! Enjoy this viral video one more time!
July 1 Stay cool and be cool to wild horses! Enjoy this viral video one more time! June 6th, 2020 Stay cool and be cool. It's another very busy weekend on the lower Salt River and we just want to remind everyone that wild horses need the river just as much as we ...
When you haven’t seen a wild horse all day, this is where they are…
July 1 When you haven't seen a wild horse all day, this is where they are; deep in the shade of the mesquite tree forests that they themselves helped create and cultivate. Really you ask? Here's how. The horses eat the mesquite beans as a source of protein, and then poop them out. The ...
Watch Gizmo gather his band to cross the river!
July 2 Lead stallion Gizmo is half blind, but he is a great leader and never leaves anyone behind. Watch how he patiently gathers his band to cross the river. Help us protect the Salt River wild horses, share their beauty, follow our page.
This just in! Video from #thewildhorserefuge of our Alpine wild mares and foals from the auctions!
June 30 Remember how we said you can buy their happiness? YOU, our supporters and donors paid for their tickets to this paradise! And we, SRWHMG volunteers and managers, certainly went the extra mile to get them there! The logistics, the feeding and caring, the ID-ing, the coggins testing and the transport have kept us ...
The ever beautiful, ever peaceful, ever loved Salt River wild horses.
June 29 The ever beautiful, ever peaceful, ever loved Salt River wild horses.
Those wild horses are just ruining the environment of the lower Salt River, right?
June 26 "Those wild horses are just ruining the environment of the lower Salt River, right?", said no one ever, except for those with a motive to get rid of all wild horses for financial gain. In this picture and the bigger one, what's treasure and what's trash? Thank you for your support for humane ...
Thank you, Congressman David Schweikert, for your support!
June 26 We were honored with a visit from Congressman David Schweikert and his beautiful son and daughter this morning, at our SRWHMG facility. Congressman Schweikert is very intune with the Wild Horse Issue and he is just as concerned as we are about what is happening with the Alpine wild horses, as well ...
Crazy auction! Uno and his mares get their ticket to paradise!
June 26 We bid all horses up to over kill price, and even after that, someone kept outbidding us on ALL horses! This is why we need all good homes to contact us because we do not want to bid against good homes at all, but we will bid up all horses to over ...
Our first load of Alpine wild horses made it to #thewildhorserefuge!
June 25 Our first load of Alpine wild horses, all the mares without foals, have made it safely to #thewildhorserefuge !! Wild and free once more and forever!! We hope these pictures bring you as much peace as they do us, after all the efforts blood sweat and tears, this is soo sweet. The ...
Ring Auction Results – Help us get resources to save more Alpine wild horses!
June 24 AUCTION CLOSED: The winning bid of this beautiful ring is Linda Bradley at $1000! Congratulations Linda! And thank you for saving 2 Alpine wild horses with this! Thank you to everyone who was bidding, we will do some more auctions like this and we will take in any donations of valuable items ...
They are on their way!
June 24 It's a long and arduous process: Load from auction to SRWHMG temporary holding. Feed lots of hay to strengthen them up. Load from SRWHMG temporary holding to the veterinary clinic for Coggins. Feed lots of hay. Wait for health certificates. Load from the veterinary clinic for a freedom ride to #thewildhorserefuge. Repeat 5 ...
We need more time and more resources to save more Alpine wild horses.
June 23 Breaking News: We need more time and more resources to save more Alpine wild horses! Please thank Fox10 Phoenix and ABC15 for their coverage of this urgent effort!
Meanwhile at the Salt River…
June 22 Horses are wondering when the eelgrass will be served because this green algea is not as good. (Our feed program is still inactive.) To stay tuned to the Alpine wild horses, please head to Alpine Wild Horse Advocates. P.S. Which Salt River wild horse are these?
New Alpine baby, born early this morning, “talks” to SRWHMG volunteer!
June 20 So precious! Can you imagine what could have happened to him instead? His whinnie feels like a great big "Thank you" for saving his mom and the 70 Alpines from the last two auctions. Our supporters and volunteers are pulling out all the stops for this incredible feat. These auctions are without limitation ...
Back to our regular Salt River Horse programming.
June 19th After saving a boatload of Alpine wild horses we will go back to our regular Salt River Horse programming. Have you ever seen a purple horse? We have one! 💜 No you can't adopt him, because he's never going to be removed. He is going to live his life taking care of his ...
Making your own fundraiser to save an Alpine wild horse.
June 19th Thank you Ruth for doing this! Sadly (at time of this post) it does not have any donations in it. Please help Ruth, help SRWHMG, help an Alpine wild horse get to the Wild Horse Refuge! The auction was very expensive as someone was bidding against us. But horses still need their coggins ...
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all fathers of every species.
June 18th This is Dad Lindor, also nicknamed Keith Urban for his mane, with his son Splendor, the only Salt River foal of 2023. Because of our fertility control program success, now no one can say birth control on wild horses doesn't work. Clearly it does, as long as you have a dedicated and detailed ...
Thank you for your support! Meanwhile, at the river…
June 17th While we are working our butts off trying to save Alpine wild horses, we've still got our shifts covered at the river as well, no worries! Our road patrol team, field team, darting team, and our habitat improvement team don't skip a beat, even in this heat! Please continue to donate to the ...
THIS. The Wild Horse Refuge!
June 17th Every Alpine wild horse YOU can help rescue gets a ticket to THIS paradise. But it costs $500 minimum per horse for their bail/transport/coggins/feed/ plus temporary facilities! 43 are already safe already thanks to 225 angels. Overwhelmingly, there is another auction this weekend and it will keep going until there is no wild ...
#AlpineWildHorses update
June 17th Alpine's band (with new babies), meets Majestic's band w new babies, taken at the end of May by AWHA. How nauseating that they were captured right after this. Alpine was the very first stallion and band we documented in the Apache Forest, hence his name. It is nauseating that both of these peaceful ...
Beautiful, gorgeous ever watchful lead stallion Coconino.
June 11th He is in the Alpine wild horse auction with most of his band (but not all). We almost didn't recognize him in the bad cell phone auction pictures. Removed from the Apache Sitgreaves Forest, just last week, seperated from his family, stuffed together with 21 other stallions, this amazing specimen of a historic ...
Watch little Splendor bug his daddy!
June 10th The fact that you can still watch beautiful wild horse families in Arizona is amazing! It is due to our humane management programs under the AZDA Salt River Horse Herd . But let's watch out because some organizations are out to get them. Right now we are working hard at raising funds and ...
Can you buy happiness? We have found a way in which you can!
June 8th UPDATE: 193 people got this fundraiser to it's goal of buying them all!! These 193 people are their angels who are buying their tickets to paradise. And it really is wild horse paradise where they can peacefully roam together as families again! Thank you to The Wild Horse Refuge. Now we just have ...
Our superpower.
June 8th Do you want to know why we ask you to call and write your legislators? Because you are our superpower. Regardless of if you felt like u were heard, or if you got an answering machine, regardless if you got a vague letter back, from which you couldn't even tell how the legislator ...
This cute little Alpine wild horse needs your help!
June 8th Horses just as cute as her are going to be sold this weekend! We are trying to save them but what we need right now is people calling legislators to ask for their support. This reel will not be very popular, because it requires action, but wouldn't you like to help make a ...
The Bullet fire is fully contained, 3355 acres. Thank you firefighters!!
June 7th U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest Total acres updated to 3240 acres. WILDFIRE UPDATE: The Bullet Fire is fully contained, 3355 acres. There are still crews on the scene to monitor and patrol. Smoke is still be visible from State Route 87. The Lower Sycamore and Sugar Loaf areas will remain closed until deemed ...
Watch this awesome video of two of our most popular boys sparring, Coyote and Rascal!
June 7th Coyote is a super vocal horse and you can almost understand what he squeals when Rascal grabs him a little too rough! So cute! No horse was hurt, and in the end, when they run towards our filming volunteer, she was not hurt either, because she was smart in a tree. (Never approach ...
May the little angels above save us all, from enemies great or small.
June 5th Wild horses have an important place in nature, and important place in our economy and a great big place in our hearts. Just now strong enough, to send this video of Mirabelle, our Salt River angel above.
We wish you the very best, Makenzie!
June 5th We are very sad to see our Liaison Makenzie move on in her career in law enforcement. We have handled many challenging issues together and have truly enjoyed working with her so much over the past 3 years. We've appreciated her expertise and real understanding of wild horses and her kindness towards our ...
Beautiful people came to see beautiful wild horses from the other side of the world!
June 5th Beautiful people came to see beautiful wild horses from the other side of the world! There would be protests the world over, if anyone actually tried to reduce the Salt River wild horses to where the public couldn't find them anymore. Just sayin'... They are loved, they are a boon to our economy, ...
Buy one necklace, get a bracelet free!
June 4th Buy a beautiful "run free" horse necklace and get a "I stand with wild horses" bracelet free! Let everyone know you love wild horses! Proceeds from any of our merchandise will go towards legal funds for the Salt River wild horses. Thank you so much for your support.
Is it the 314 Salt River wild horses, or 8 million visitors?
June 3rd It's not the 314 Salt River wild horses who are posing a threat to the natural environment, it's the 8 million visitors. The Salt River wild horses are actually helping the environment.
What an amazing sight seeing the Salt River wild horses crossing the Salt River together!
June 2nd These are no less than 8 different bands crossing at the same time! These horses are lived and cherished all over the world. Please support us in helping to protect them.
Protecting wild horses.
May 31st Every day our group is busy with our fertility control program and our habitat improvement program. These horses are being targeted in court by the Center for Biological Diversity. We see lots of environmental concerns, but NOT from horses. Perhaps CBD should come down here to help clean up. Did you know we ...
As part of our habitat improvement program, we pick up trash along the Salt River.
May 30th As part of our habitat improvement program, SRWHMG volunteers continually pick up trash along the Salt River. We do not ask anyone for donations for it; we do it because we care about the environment. Center for Biological Diversity members do nothing to clean up along the Salt River, yet they claim to ...
The lower Salt River is Crrrazy busy!!
May 29th This river is managed for all stakeholders, including every kind of recreational activity on the river. For CBD (Center for Biological Diversity) to claim the horses are ruining this environment is a new level of dishonesty. The yellow billed cuckoo is much more bothered by people and the pollution we leave than by ...
“This is their river much more than it is ours”
May 27th They are amazing athletes, our Salt River wild horses. For centuries they have evolved in and around this river. They teach their foals how to swim on the same day they are born. They eat and graze from the river and they sleep in it. When they are injured, they stay right next ...
Just another beautiful day on the Salt River!
May 24th Let’s pretend for a minute that you were a yellow-billed cuckoo, who wanted to make a nest, would you be more deterred by the 4 legged or by the 2-legged river goers with the boomboxes? But watch how patiently this horse waits his turn like its a traffic light. They are just such ...
Salt River Stallion Rivalry: Spirit and Luka.
May 21st In 2016, two of the most powerful patriarchs of the Salt River, Wisdom and Sarge, each had a son out of their favorite mare, who were bound to continue their legacies. We named Wisdom and Faith's colt, Spirit. We named Sarge and Little Girl's colt, Luka. Wisdom passed away from old age in ...
Thank you Governor Jared Polis!
May 20th Some hope in Colorado on the front of humane wild horse management. Thank you Governor Jared Polis! Vote for officials only who can understand math and fertility control and treating wild horses humanely! Jared Polis At Coal Canyon Trailhead in Mesa County where I just signed a bill to support better, more ...
🐴 Injured wild horses and how you can be of most help
May 20th Humane management of wild horses includes assessing and monitoring injuries and also includes rescue if necessary or humane euthanasia as a last resort. It is part of our job through our contract with the Arizona Department of Agriculture. (AZDA). When you see a wild horse who is injured here's how you can be ...
Double standards, anyone?
May 19th Here’s the EA of the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service (ASNF) for more grazing in many allotments, including the East Eagle allotment, where the Alpine wild horses live!!! ( along FS road 25B and FS 217.) Their environmental concern, it's so convincing, isn't it? Strange how that concern dissapears faster than a stick of ...
Help us stand up for wild horses !!
May 19th Rescued Alpine wild horses removed from the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, so that they can add more, yes even more, cattle grazing. Help us stand up for wild horses !! https://www.facebook.com/reel/197108133260623
It’s time. Something’s gotta give.
May 19th All of everyone around the world, seasoned horse advocate, or newly informed, let your voices be "herd"!! Thank you to every organization standing with us!! SRWHMG. The Wild Beauty Foundation We are so proud that so much awareness is happening for wild horses through our documentary. However, as we celebrate this ...
Thank you for spreading the word, everyone.
May 18th A lot of our supporters were CBD supporters, but not anymore. It comes down to knowing who you want to support. #shameoncbd If it was truly about the environment they would support humane birthcontrol and not aim to stop it. #Saltriverwildhorses #saltriverhorses
Why are the Salt River wild horses not scared of humans?
May 17th Q. Why are the Salt River wild horses not scared of humans? A. Because they've had to learn that in order to get a drink and survive, they have to put up with the two-legged creatures in and around the water. It's nothing recent- it's just a species evolving and doing what ...
Let’s talk about the Tonto National Forest.
May 16th Let's talk about the Tonto National Forest and the decisions they've made, because after we join the CBD lawsuit we cannot talk about it anymore. We want you, the public, to understand the important details, because you have a stake in it, but never before were we able to tell you everything, because ...
Splendor making a splash!
May 15th Splendor making a splash! When people see wild horses the normal reaction is omg! but when they see Splendor it's 5 times omg! Lol. Wild horses put up with thousands of visitors a day and they do it with so much patience and grace! The horses are not the ones challenging the ...
America’s wild horses – There is a better way!
May 16th America's wild horses, plus all the people who love them, deserve so much better than this. There is a better way! We, SRWHMG are succesful at the humane way to manage wild horses, which is precisely why the Salt River wild horses are targeted now again. Everyone can do something. Please Call our ...
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 14th This picture captured a perfect parenting moment; Spring is checking on Splendor after a difficult river crossing, and Splendor is obviously saying "I love you mom"! From all of us: Happy Mother's Day to all mothers of all species all over the world! Please help us stand up for the Salt River wild ...
Innocent until proven guilty.
May 14th Do you see all of the flood damage behind Little Chief, the washed away tree saplings, the otter babies gone, and all the debris deposited? Well, we know one thing, no matter the wild accusations by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) lawsuit, Little Chief here, (lieutenant of Lindor's band), had nothing ...
WILD BEAUTY: Mustang Spirit of the West now available!
May 12th Watch party! This documentary is now available on Amazon prime! Salt River wild horses are in it, as well as many of our horse advocate friends. Let's watch it together 7 pm tonight. Invite your friends and let us know what you think! It's time mainstream America finds out what is really going ...
SCANDAL: The attack on the Salt River & Alpine wild horses is much more sinister would like their supporters to believe.
May 11th The attack on the Salt River wild horses (and the Alpine wild horses) is much more sinister than what the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and Maricopa Audubon Society would like their supporters to believe. This is John Koleszar, with Arizona Sportsman for wildlife conservation, one of the plaintiffs of the lawsuit ...
Our everyday job is what keeps this historic herd wild and free.
May 8th Our everyday job, it's what is keeping this historic herd wild and free. Thank you for your support everyone! SRWHMG.
HELP! It’s an upstream battle!
May 6th It is a dangerous time for the Salt River wild horses. They are fierce and can stand up for themselves in the forest, but they need us to stand up for them everywhere else! We are working hard with our new attorney to fight the latest attack on the Salt River wild ...
May the horse be with you!
May 4th And may you also be with the horse! (By standing up for them) Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. SRWHMG.