We blame the blatant and unproven rhetoric that wild horses are “non native and feral”.
We know all too well that the contempt for wild horses is often perpetuated by employees of the Forest Service and their contractors, deep within.
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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!
“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.
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.
The average person has no idea this auction happening, so please share to expose it?
The first weekend of the new year is starting off terrible, with the sale of 6 more Alpine wild horses at the Bowie auction in Texas. The average person has no idea this is happening, so please share to expose it? Thank you ABC15.
12 News: Lawsuit against US Forest Service over Salt River wild horses dismissed
Lawsuit over Salt River wild horses DISMISSED!
FOX 10 Phoenix: Arizona forest refuses offer from group to help control wild horse population. Here’s the reason why
FOX 10 Phoenix: Arizona forest refuses offer from group to help control wild horse population. Here's the reason why By Stephanie Bennett | Published September 26, 2023 9:52PM | Updated September 27, 2023 10:16AM Special Reports | FOX 10 Phoenix PHOENIX - It’s a war over wild horses: whether they can continue to roam ...
What is your opinion on this?? How should the ASNF be treating wild horses?
January 28th How should the ASNF be treating wild horses? Do you believe the claims that these horses are the destroyers of the ecosystem even when they represent only 4 % of all the grazers in the forest? Why is the ASNF so adamant on discarding naturally occurring animals (wild horses) while allowing 1000's of ...
Big Shout out to the Epoch Times!
December 5th Big Shout out to the Epoch Times for paying attention to the unjustified removals of Alpine wild horses by the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, and the brutal massacre of 41 shot dead wild horses and 11 more missing. Thank you to Simone and volunteers for giving them a home and finding more good ...
Neiman: The luckiest or the unluckiest wild horse on the river!
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 ...
BREAKING NEWS: Alpine wild horses to be removed and sold at public auction.
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 ...
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arizona wild horses to be captured and sold at public auction
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 ...
We’re doing as much fire prevention as possible
June 1st We are trying to do as much fire prevention as possible to keep our volunteers safe to keep our rescued horses safe and to keep the wild horses safe. We are however not allowed to spray or mow ADOT property (sides of the road) and we hope that they will do a little ...
Every year the Salt River proves that it can be deadly.
May 31st This weekend, a man drowned in the Salt River at Sheep's Crossing and he has not been identified as of yet. It is a sad reminder that the Salt River is no lazy river. Read the news piece here The Salt River has fast flowing currents and many dangerous Eddie's. An Eddy can ...
Thank You: Protected from fire danger with fire retardant!
May 28th Thank You to our supporters for helping to protect us from fire danger with this fire retardant! Watch 3TV AZFamily for a story about it too. You can actually use this fire retardant around your own home also! We are very happy to have a little piece of mind and we want to ...
December 12th- 5 years ago….
December 12th Incredibly, it was exactly 5 years ago, that the news was airing our victory for the Salt River wild horses, - the roundup was canceled permanently,- we will never forget that day! We love and thank all of our hardworking SRWHMG volunteers, we love and thank the public, who really gave them their ...
Mesa Legend: SRWHMG Article
October 8th Covid19 has caused a drop in donations while extreme drought has caused a greater need for feed. Thank you Mesa legend for this article! To support the horses, please donate to our Supplemental Feed Program. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) has had an eventful year. The successful results ...
Advocates call for more enforcement after video shows man kayaking at Salt River horses
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Advocates are calling for more enforcement and clarification under the Arizona statute protecting horses after a man was recorded on video kayaking directly at Salt River horses over the Memorial Day weekend. Officials with the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group shared the video on their Facebook page ...
FROM THE AZDA: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOTICE : Suspected VSV in Salt River Horse Herd
PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Arizona Department of Agriculture has identified four Salt River horses in the Bulldog and Goldfield areas of the Salt River which have lesions consistent with Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV). While these horses are suspected to have VSV, it has not been confirmed by testing. Out of an abundance of caution, all ...
Cut Fences Cause Band of Horses on Hwy.
Constant public interference jeopardizes Mick's band. The USFS, AZDA and SRWHMG need your help. There has been a lot of interference in the humane management of the Salt River wild horses lately. The breaking of gates, the pushing of horses, the interfering with an ongoing project, placing water in dangerous areas and the cutting of ...
Rescued by the MCSO Lake Patrol Mounted Unit!
The MCSO Lake Patrol Mounted Unit rescued Judy today, who is a friend of the group. Judy is 80 years old and became separated from her daughter in the forest, and the two could not find each other. With rising temperatures the mounted unit located Judy and rode her on a horse out of the ...
900 bike riders rally for the horses!
Protecting the protected Salt River wild horses. Wow, NINE HUNDRED riders (sign-ins) were in the Tonto National Forest to rally behind us and stand up for the Salt River wild horses today! Riders agreed- the river fence is ugly, it's terrible for wild horses, and we don't need it! The ride went off without a ...
We want to be “HERD”.
NOTICE: Want to help? View our action plans here! Some of the news pieces are confusing and make it seem like we oppose all fencing. Luckily most of you know that we have been maintaining the fencing for years and have accomplished the many MCDOT safety improvements and are now crossing wild horses safely at ...
ACTION REQUIRED: Forest Service is fencing the lower Salt River!!
FOREST SERVICE IS FENCING THE LOWER SALT RIVER. MANAGEMENT GROUP WARNS PUBLIC OF DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS; SALT RIVER WILD HORSES TO LOSE HABITAT TUBERS/KAYAKERS TO BE HINDERED BY RIVER CROSS FENCE What You Can Do To Help We are declaring the week of Jan. 13th “Salt River Wild Horse Week” #SaveSaltRiverHorses please take one action a ...
Supporting the American Wild Horse Campaign!
We were very glad to support this effort by our national coalition partner the American Wild Horse Campaign. We want to express our sincere thanks to our Arizona congressman Raul Grijalva as well as congressman David Schweikert, who are standing up for all wild horses in a bipartisan letter. The letter asked for better wild ...
Thank you ABC15!
This is our response to a recently published biased article calling the Salt River wild horses diseased and starving! That article appeared to be a deliberate set up and obvious scape goating of protected Salt River wild horses, who are beloved and protected by the great State of Arizona. To those who would still like ...
Update on a weedy situation
A domestic horse who lost it's rider was stuck in the giant reeds along the Salt River, at Phon D Sutton just now. Thanks to MCSO lake patrol and the Mesa Fire department the horse has been rescued and both horse and rider are reported to be ok! Great job everyone!! SRWHMG.
Paddling with the ponies!
It's a great grand feast of River eelgrass! It must be filled with lots of vitamins as this is the time of year when they get very shiny! (We are going to test it!) Floating by and watching them is so peaceful, where else in the world can you experience this? Thank you, CBS5!
PZP Immuno Contraception Conference
Last week wild horse herd managers and scientist came together in Billings Montana for a 3 day birth control conference, organized by the Science and Conservation Center. Simone Netherlands, president of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group, (SRWHMG) and Jacquelynn Hughes, AZDA Salt River Horse Liaison, presented together on the SRWHMG birth control program ...
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)
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 ...
Come to the Final Race of the Night Mare series by Run Your Race AZ!
The third and final race of the Night Mare series by Run Your Race AZ supporting the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is coming up Friday July 26th! (If you aren't a runner, you are welcome to come out and walk as well, and doggies too!) Race takes place at AZ Falls, located at ...
Rosy Update
Her hernia surgery was successful and she is recovering! She is not comfortable yet, but our volunteers are keeping her company so that she has familiar people around, and Chapparel is giving her expert and around the clock care, plus she is in an air conditioned stall! (If you'd like to sponsor Rosy, please go ...
RUN WILD!
Friday June 28th, is race #2 in the Night Mare Series. Everyone that came out for the first race had a great time and there's still time to sign up for race 2 & 3 in the series! Just click on this event for all details, the medals are very cool!! And please, stop by ...
Born Free!
Watch this spectacular, up close video, of a foal being born wild and free! This is why it is so important to give wild horses their space! This video shows, with astounding clarity, the very important bonding process of how the foal struggles and copes with her first few hours of life. Watch the family ...
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 ...
Baby Salt River horse saved after death of her mother
SALT RIVER, AZ (3TV/CBS5) — A baby horse whose mother died on the Salt River has been rescued and is now safe. The 8-week-old foal, Rosy, was found alone after the apparent death of her mother, who was known as the oldest mare in the Salt River herd. She was 25. The Salt River Wild …
Shootings of wild horses and Wild Horse Management Group.
Modern day wild west horror story in a National Forest in Arizona. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is in Heber, Arizona with a team of 6 volunteers and our Heber affiliates. We are finding out a lot more about the recent apparent shootings of Federally protected wild horses and we are checking on ...
The Feds Capturing Wild Horses, Fiscally Irresponsible
GREAT article. Progress is all about education. So please share this, for more humane and responsible wild horse management everywhere. Thank you, SRWHMG. P.S. small correction, we are working with the State of Arizona Department of Agriculture. (AZDA) DailyCaller.com
Birth Control for Horses
This program is so important because it makes the authorities happy, it makes the public happy and most of all, it keeps the horses happy and where they belong! SRWHMG.
Managing SRWH Herd Numbers
MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS5) -- Our Salt River wild horses are now protected. But part of protecting them, also means managing herd numbers. The group that watches over them is doing that by giving them birth control, delivered via dart. It takes patience and good aim to track and dart female wild horses. [RELATED: Protected: Salt River wild ...
Birth control darts used on Salt River horses
Please thank 12news for this newspiece! **The protected Salt River wild horses reside in the Tonto National Forest on FS land and are managed by the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group under the Arizona Department of Agriculture.** This herd was saved from roundup and removal, but is surrounded by civilization on all sides and …
Two Arrested in Connection With Shooting at Salt River.
It's just impossible to make sense of why anyone would do this. We've looked at the suspects and we don't know them. What could possibly be in it for them? Is it their idea of fun? Has anyone heard of any other hwy shootings?
Our SRWHMG Property Got Shot At!
This is not what we want to be in the news for! We are still in disbelief. Our SRWHMG property got shot at. Yesterday, right after feeding the rescued wild horses their dinner, volunteers Tracey, Ryan and Bren heard gunshots. They saw the truck on the Highway that was driving slowly, bam bam bam bam ...
Volunteers care for smallest Salt River horse ever rescued
MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Volunteers with the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group are nursing a newborn horse back to the health, the smallest wild horse the group says it has ever encountered. Someone called the group’s hotline Sunday after discovering the foal separated from the herd hours after birth in the Tonto National ...
Phone tip led rescuers to premature Salt River wild horse
Call it July "Foal-th". The smallest Salt River Horse ever is on the mend this Fourth of July holiday, and a phone tip may have saved the premature foal's life. Volunteers say if they didn't find this horse when they did, it would be dead by now. After getting a tip from their hotline, the salt ...
SRWHMG Protecting Horses During Drought
The condition of the Salt River wild horses was only getting worse by the day - that's when the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group stepped in. Together with the Arizona Department of Agriculture, they started up an emergency protocol. "We have 12 feed stations all around the river and in secluded locations so they can ...
Press Conference and PZP demonstration on SRWHMG property
The SRWHMG with its 100 volunteers will implement a management program with the following components: - a birth control program to humanely reduce population growth in the Salt River wild horse herd; - emergency feeding as needed; - maintenance of fences and gates and - rescue and sanctuary of injured wild horses when needed. Thank ...
BREAKING NEWS: Salt River Wild Horse Management Group secures State Contract for the management of the Salt River Wild Horses
Tonto National Forest, Mesa, Ariz. (May 28th, 2018) — The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) announces today that it has been awarded a contract with the State of Arizona to officially manage the Salt River wild horses in the Tonto National Forest. The group was notified that the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) had ...
Salt River Wild Horse and her Baby Saved from Canal Near Mesa
Its been an absolutely wild and crazy night rescuing 2 drowning Salt River wild horses from the canal! Even while they are good swimmers, they were drowning from exhaustion in 11 ft deep water. We have now transported both shaking horses to our nearby property to recuperate after their horrible ordeal. They have many cuts ...
Deaths of Salt River horses along Bush Highway lead to new safety measures
Five fatalities of horses being hit by cars since April along Bush Highway, three of them within the past week, have prompted new safety measures to warn drivers. Several message boards were placed along the highway, cautioning drivers to “slow down” and to “watch for horses," according to Tracy Ruth, communications-division manager for the Maricopa County Department of ...
SRWHMG Rescues Abandoned Paint Horse
An aging, domesticated brown and white Paint horse was found abandoned by a volunteer for the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group. Author: Pete Scholz Published: 4:53 PM PST April 2, 2018 Updated: 6:42 PM PST April 2, 2018 TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz - Lester Walker put the call out around 8:30 Monday morning. "We ...
Advocates of wild horses deliver 300,000 signature petition to Sen. Flake
3TV | CBS 5 PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Advocates of Arizona’s wild horses delivered on Wednesday a 300,000-signature petition to Sen. Jeff Flake's office in Phoenix, opposing the mass killing of federally protected horses and burros across the U.S. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group and its partner, the American Wild Horse Campaign, are ...
BREAKING NEWS: President’s Budget proposes to murder wild horses.
The budget, if approved, will allow for the murder and slaughter of Americas wild horses and burros on a national scale! The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is once again outraged! While it may not affect the Salt River wild horses directly, this budget will put all wild horses and burros under the jurisdiction ...
SRWHMG Volunteers Keep Eye on Horses During Fire
Salt River Wild Horses Survive Cactus Fire Fox10 MESA, Ariz. (KSAZ) - It was a busy day for fire crews as they worked to get control of several wildfires in our state, including the Cactus Fire, which is burning close to home in the Tonto National Forest near Mesa. There is concern about a herd ...
First Colt of 2017 Named “Ducey”
First wild horse baby of 2017 is named after Governor Doug Ducey The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) announced that the first colt of the year has been born and was named “Ducey” in honor of the Governor of Arizona. Governor Doug Ducey has played a leading role in saving the Salt River ...
Wild horses help veteran with PTSD
CBS 5 - KPHO Jared Dillingham met a veteran whose PTSD is being helped by the wild horses along the Salt River northeast of the Valley.
Arizona House Congressional leaders call for humane fertility control of Salt River wild horses
Phoenix, AZ (November 23, 2016)... In a sign on letter sent to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week, Republican and Democrat members of the Arizona House Delegation called on the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), a division of the USDA, to immediately approve a humane fertility control program to manage the Salt River horses of the Tonto ...
ABC Arizona: Fighting to Save Wild Horses
Killing off the wild horses of the American West, animal lovers are furious over a proposal to do just that. It's already been rejected, but the fight over federal land and free-roaming herds is far from over.
Wild Horse Advocates Call For Humane Wild Horse and Burro Management at Regional AZ BLM Meeting
https://www.facebook.com/saltriverwildhorsemanagementgroup/videos/1102039426545481/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Simone Netherlands, SRWHMG, 928-925-7212 Rally & Press Conference Thursday: Wild Horse Advocates Call For Humane Wild Horse and Burro Management at Regional AZ BLM Meeting Salt River Wild Horse Management Group to Decry Recommendation for Mass Killing of 45,000 Captured Mustangs Phoenix, AZ (September 13, 2016).... The Salt River Wild ...
Victory for Salt River Wild Horses: Bill to Protect the Herd Passes the AZ Senate!
Phoenix, Arizona (April 11, 2016) . . . . Wild horse advocates are declaring victory for the Salt River wild horses after today’s Senate vote of 27-2 in favor of HB 2340, legislation to protect the cherished wild horse herd. The House passed the bill on Feb. 25, and the legislation will now head back …
Forest Service to Withdraw Notice to Impound Salt River Horses
A WILD AND FREE HOLIDAY FOR THE SALT RIVER WILD HORSES Salt River, AZ (December 10, 2015). . . . The U.S. Forest has informed the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) that it intends to withdraw its July 31, 2015, notice to round up and impound the wild horses that roam the Tonto …