October 4th As most of you know, the BLM is the agency rounding up thousands of wild horses and burros from our public lands. In fact in 2022 over 15.000 wild horses and burros have been stampeded by helicopters, separated from their families and stuffed in already overfull holding pens at a taxpayer cost of ...
October 2nd Fundraiser 💸 🙋♀️The auction of the beloved Alpine wild horses is going on right now online! (See our previous posts about why the A-S Forest Service denied better options we offered and is removing Alpine wild horses, in spite of public opposition) We have noticed people want to help by donating money ...
October 1st Shame on the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service for treating our national treasures like trash, when they had better options. (Which we offered for free) The auction of beloved Alpine wild horses starts right now and goes through to Monday morning. Here is the link. https://raillazyh.com/ Be the change. Share this and start calling ...
September 30th Do you think he regrets it? Shadowfax's wild life was coming to an end, because he cannot eat anything anymore, except for mashed and soaked feed, as his teeth are completely worn down. Sadly this is a very normal way old horses die in the wild, and he did not have much time ...
September 30th Their idyllic lives in a forest of abundance, stolen from them by the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service. From the most peaceful happy lives with their families in the wild, to homeless, their eventual fate unknown. We've recognized a few of them from our database already, but its tricky, because we don't know them ...
September 29th Amazing unedited video that almost makes up for all that is wrong with the world today. Somewhere over the rainbow there is hope for wild horses. But we have to work very hard for it and you have to help us, if you care. Our Forest Service (TNF) has done the right thing ...
September 29th This is the website of the contractor where the Alpine wild horses, that were taken from our public lands and their historic home in the Apache Forest, will be auctioned off THIS Saturday and Sunday. https://raillazyh.com/ The faces of these now homeless wild horses will be posted there tomorrow, Friday, for everyone to ...
September 29th Pursuant to ARS 3-1491, it is illegal to kill, capture, chase, interfere with, or harass a Salt River horse. Give them room, use your zoom! Please enjoy watching the horses while adhering to these viewing guidelines: Keep a safe distance of 50 ft from horses at all times, even if they come ...
September 23rd With your public input it was a very close tie between Moana and Mirabelle. Thank you to all who voted! Please remember to respect their space by staying 50 ft from them at all times. Watch the video on our Facebook. Video by SRWHMG Karen Carney taken with zoom so not to ...
September 22nd On this first day of fall, we want to make sure that people don't "fall" for some of the misinformation about PZP fertility control for wild horses. We chose to use it, because it is the safest form of birth control for wild horses, and their natural behavior is of most importance to ...
September 21st Alpine wild horses rescued, it's so nice to see them back at grazing peacefully. Goodnight everyone. SRWHMG. Watch the video on our Facebook
September 21st We want to thank everyone who knew about the new filly, and refrained from posting and announcing her for these first two weeks. We also want to thank everyone who is respecting her space and warn a few people who are not. The Salt River wild horses are protected by law and if ...
September 20th Mark your calendar for tomorrow, Wednesday, September 21st all day, anywhere in the nation you can support the Salt River wild horses by participating in this Panda Express fundraiser which donates 28% to SRWHMG... It's a great way to show support and eat good food.... We appreciate all your support!!
September 19th Tragedy struck a band of Salt River wild horses on Golfield Road at 2 am on Sept 18th. After MCSO alerted our hotline, our SRWHMG team and AZDA Officer Makenzie responded in the middle of the night to the terrible scene. It was a hit and run. We found Belle with a broken, ...
September 18th We have been monitoring her health daily as the first two weeks are the most vulnerable time in a wild horses life. Once foals survive this time period, we feel a lot better and they have a pretty good chance of making it into adulthood. She has already survived several 110 degree days ...
September 16th Happy Friday everyone. How much do you love wild horses, and why? Regardless of if you've ever seen them or not, please let us know what value they represent to you. And enjoy this video of their peaceful morning routine. Thank you. SRWHMG. Watch the video on our Facebook
September 12th Watch the video on our Facebook
September 11th This afternoon a beautiful bald-faced, blue-eyed, reservation wild stallion was stuck in the SRP canal!! We want to thank the caller to our hotline so much for noticing! While not in our jurisdiction, and not a Salt River wild horse, we still went to see if we could be of any help to ...
September 10th We finished fencing and today is the day they get a tiny bit of freedom back. Watch their reaction. ; ) Thank you to our supporters for making better endings possible. Enjoy the video and the weekend! SRWHMG
September 8th This is the 4th week that they've acclimated, but it's only the second day of patient training. The Alpine wild horses are wonderful animals who were callously torn from their historic home in the Apache Forest. The Apache Sitegreaves Forest Service will be selling 60 more before the end of the year, at ...
September 7th Watch little training video of our little Alpine wild horse band. (They are the family of the mother mare who tragically died at the auction.) We are almost ready to release these guys on their grassy pasture we have been working so hard on! That's why we are putting a little bit of ...
September 6th Please help us finish fencing 6 acres for the Alpine wild horses who were removed by the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service which we purchased at the auction. Because we are full at our SRWHMG facility along the Beeline, Simone is making 6 very green acres available for them in Prescott. They will have ...
September 5th On this Labor day we celebrate our dedicated volunteers, and our many different volunteer teams. All of the teams together keep the SRWHMG running smoothly and keep the Salt River horses running free! Not many people know how much physical labor is involved and how much actual blood sweat and tears, just consider ...
September 4th We have a great idea to make your🎄Christmas shopping easier this year and support the SALT RIVER WILD HORSE MANAGEMENT GROUP at the same time. The SRWHMG has teamed up with See's Candies 🍬to have an on-line fundraising event. See's will donate 20% of the sales from a website created for the 🐴 ...
September 1st Another little Salt River baby grows up, becomes a bachelor, battles his way up the wild horse ranks, and finally finds love. Our documentation of each wild horse on the Salt River from birth until death is valuable research, because of the astonishing amount of data collected each day, on their behaviors, social ...
August 31st Interesting read in the White Mountain Independent newspaper about the dire situation the Alpine wild horses are in at the moment. In the first part of the article you can read about every excuse in the book of the Forest Service, and hunting/ranching/enviro interests. Here is the article by Brett Halfpop, Staff ...
August 29th After the recent rains, the Tonto National Forest is regenerating and starting to look pretty green. But not all of it is good. We've checked on some colic cases this week, luckily none have been fatal so far. These cases are most likely due to the many mustard weeds, which are the ...
August 27th His fate would have been horrific, but it changed the minute a black truck with an SRWHMG logo truck parked next to the filthy trailer he was in. He was stressed and pacing back and forth, and he stuck his muzzle out, which is how he called attention to himself. ...
August 27th We just want to share this post from our coalition partner the AWHC, because it is what is happening in our modern wild west. It is the opposite of humane or fiscally responsible management. American wild horses today, need protection from the very agencies that are in charge of their protection. ...
August 24th Can everyone see through this Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service and how they try to fool the public? In cahoots with the big hunting and ranching centers and associations, the 9200 animals like elk, deer, bighorn sheep and CATTLE are "authorized", as opposed to the 400 wild horses who are "unauthorized". And who ...
August 23rd Our youngest Salt River wild horse was born in August and so was our Salt River horse Liaison Makenzie, and today is her Birthday! We appreciate her a lot for the great partnership between SRWHMG and AZDA and FS and for all the great work she does for the Salt River wild ...
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 ...
August 22nd Monday, August 22nd, 2022 all day, anywhere in the United States. Share with your friends and family.... It's a great way to support a good cause from literally anywhere in the US. Just click on link below and follow the easy steps to order.... THANK YOU ❤️🐴❤️
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 ...
August 14th We really appreciate the businesses that support our cause. And of course we appreciate you, who then participate.. So please mark your calendars, only 8 days away. Monday, August 22nd, 2022 all day, nationwide fundraiser at Panda Express.... Share with your friends and family.... It's a great way to support a good cause ...
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 Simone@respect4horses.com 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 ...
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 ...
March 19th Neiman was off feed for a short time but thank goodness that he is eating again as we are mixing his Antibiotics and Bute (painmeds) in his feed. Those are the secret to fighting infection. This is an AZDA post thanking all of the authorities again, but we also want to thank AZDA ...
March 19th Our meeting was with the Forest Supervisor, the Deputy Forest Supervisor, the district ranger for the Alpine ranger district, and three staff persons. On our side, it was Simone Netherlands, Karen Carney, Steve Bloch, and Suzanne Roy, director of the American Wild Horse Campaign. (AWHC) We felt it was a positive meeting in ...
March 16th Poor Neiman is either the luckiest or the unluckiest wild horse on the river! He came out of his sedation fine, but he is very very sore. His hind leg was cut open to the canon bone and he has a leg full of stitches. This is unfortunately a life-threatening injury, but at ...
March 16th To the visiting public at Pebble Beach recreation site: Neiman, a precious Salt River wild stallion is stuck in the cattleguard at this very moment. We are working hard to free him from this very dangerous predicament. Some people will be stuck in the recreation area and we apologize for this inconvenience, but ...
March 16th If it seems like a Deja Vu to anyone, it does to us too. To help make a difference for these Alpine wild horses, please share, share everywhere in all of your fb groups, please email it to your friends and family, these wild horses are not protected by the wild horse and ...
March 14th For immediate release: Arizona wild horses to be captured and sold at public auction, SRWHMG to meet with Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service in attempt to keep Alpine wild horses off dinner plates abroad. Picture is proprietary property of Alpine Wild Horse Advocates, by Shelley Thompson. Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, Alpine, Arizona (March ...
March 14th Yes, it is true that Arizona wild horses in Alpine are in grave danger of ending up on a dinner plate abroad, with their trapping planned for March 21st and their sale at public auction in Holbrook on March 30th. Stay tuned for a reveal of our plans, and all the background information ...
March 14th From our SRWHMG wild rescues page, where you can follow all of our rescues who are living happily ever. Wait for Nakota's smile ;) Cris Becker > SRWHMG- Wild Rescues In case you’ve never seen how peacefully a horse gets a drink, Peanut will demonstrate. And if you’ve never seen a resting mare ...
March 10th When a foal we tried to save doesn't make it and breaks all of our hearts, it is important to remember all of our successes, who are living happily ever after. All of these foals pictured were teetering on the verge of death when we rescued them, but they are perfectly healthy and ...
March 9th Our hotline rings to tell us there is a foal in the forest that's not doing well. (Thank you to caller Mike Turner) Our field team arrives to the Forest within 15 min and hikes to the described location deep in the forest. The situation is assessed as "not good" and Simone our ...
March 3rd Most afternoons these days, with the great weather we've been having, herds of people come to watch the bands of wild horses on the Salt River. SRWHMG volunteers keep an eye out, they give people interesting tidbits on the horses and they also ask people kindly to give the horses a minimum of ...
March 2nd We are celebrating Rosco's Rescue and at the same time his 6th🎂 birthday today 3.2.22! Once upon a time in the Tonto National Forest, (on the evening 🌙✨of March 2nd, 2016), there lay a shivering brand new foal all by himself in a field. Luckily, nearby, some Salt River Wild Horse Management Group ...
March 1st We continue to prove how much wild horses mean to Arizona and we continue to prove that the public can and will fund their humane management, so that Arizonans can enjoy wild horses for future generations to come. As you know, our organization manages the Salt River wild horses humanely without ever having ...
February 28th In wild horse society battles happen routinely over territory and hierarchy. These battles only turn serious when an attacking stallion challenges a lead stallion with an established family band. This is never a wise decision on the part of the attacking stallion as a lead stallion will defend what is theirs, to the ...
February 26th We are inviting you to come visit our last parade and booth of the season, at the Lost Dutchman Days in Apache Junction, today February 26th and tomorrow 27th from 9 am to 6pm. Last chance to meet our wonderful volunteers and buy awesome wild horse merchandise that funds our important programs! There ...
February 25th From the heights of the mountains in the Tonto National Forest, AZ, peace and freedom is all we see and feel, and it is everything. From here, it seems clear, that an attack on peace and freedom anywhere, is an attack on peace and freedom everywhere. Praying for world peace. SRWHMG. Photo: Rick ...
February 24th Watch the video on our Facebook page Shadowfax was rescued due to his old age and rapid deterioration in the wild at the end of December 2021. It is now February and his teeth have been fixed as best as possible, he has settled in his routine, he has made new horse and ...
February 21st Today, February 21st, while eating at Panda Express anywhere in the United States, you will help SRWHMG by enjoying a meal. This is a wonderful fundraiser! Order your lunch or dinner online with the code 906584 and you will help support our wild horse mission, 28% of your bill will be donated to ...
February 20th Less than a week away!!! SRWHMG will be at Lost Dutchman Days in Apache Junction, February 25th thru 27th from 9 am til after 6pm all 3 days. Come check out our amazing booth, listen to live music, enjoy the carnival, amazing food, and lots of vendors... Come on out Saturday, February 26th ...
February 18th Mark you calendars!!! This Monday, Feb 21st you will help SRWHMG by enjoying a Panda Express meal. This is a nationwide fundraiser, your lunch or dinner online order with the code 906584 will help support our wild horse mission, 28% of your bill will be donated to us. Share with your family and ...
February 16th The youngest Salt River wild horse. She is very independent, playful and confident in her own abilities. All of the horses treat her so kind, even the other bands. Time flies and little foals grow up fast! Makenzie was born July 25th 2021. Thank you to Patty Ranweiler for posting this pretty picture ...