Great explanation of wild horse behavior. PART 2.
One missing mare. An unforgettable display of what wild horses care about. Watch closely as they get her back, in this follow up to the viral video!
🎉 Mori is OUT OF SURGERY! ❤️🐴
Because of your incredible support, Mori made it through surgery!! She will stay a few days in the hospital before she can come home, but she is doing really well! She has a room with a view!
🚨 URGENT: OUR MORI NEEDS SURGERY TO SAVE HER LIFE. 💔🐴
Our beautiful Mori needs emergency surgery, and we need your help!!
🐴MAKE YOUR VOICE HERD! 🗳️
If you are local, we ask that you keep the Salt River wild horses in mind today.
Great explanation of wild horse behavior.
Three stallions. One missing mare. An unforgettable display of what wild horses care about.
There are moments that stop you in your tracks… this is one of them.
This is what true freedom looks like. Wild. Untamed. Beautiful.
As The River Flows: Sapphire
Sapphire has a stunning blue eye, its called a complete heterochromia.
On National I Love Horses Day… Stand With the Wild.
There are few places left in America where you can stand quietly and watch truly wild horses living exactly as nature intended. Here in Arizona, we are fortunate enough to witness that every day.
SRWHMG featured on American Dream TV!
Thank you for a wonderful segment Michele Robins, on American Dream TV, and Prime Video!
Quick update on Little Pearl!
We are happy with little bits of progress, because they mean a lot! Thanks to our caretakers for the great care!
As the River Flows: Paths
Have you ever returned to your childhood home, or perhaps to your grandparents’ or even your great-grandparents’ birthplace? Did you hear their voices carried on the wind?
A prayer for wild horse families everywhere
Let’s join in this prayer for wild horse families everywhere tonite and also for the people who love them.
The Rescue of Diamond: The Colt Who Captured Arizona’s Heart❤
The foal who helped save an entire herd, now needed to be saved himself.
🐴 You asked… Simone answered. ❤️
Since Little Pearl’s rescue touched so many hearts, your questions have been pouring in. In this short video, Simone answers some of the ones we’ve been seeing the most.
Foal Mania! Four Tiny Lives… Four Amazing Survivors. 🎉🐴
Just when we thought our hands were full caring for orphaned foals Agave and Nakota… along came Snow and Gideon!
A Story of Love, Loss & Hope… Happy 8th Birthday, Nakota! 🎉🐴
Today we celebrate Nakota’s 8th birthday, a beautiful, gentle mare whose life began with heartbreak but became a story of hope.
Spurr-of-the-moment decisions…
After monitoring Little Pearl all week for a hip injury, the decision was made to rescue her.
Swept Toward Disaster, Saved by Courage: Iggy’s Story
Did you know that this beautiful mare is one of Lancelot’s offspring? Eight years ago, a terrifying night in the South Canal nearly changed her story forever.
Happy Father’s Day from Garrett and Moonfire!
May all loving fathers be blessed with such a legacy. Happy Father’s Day!
Run and Play Forever Free, Little Cody
We are people who deeply care about these wild horses, we see them born and we see them die. We check on them every single day. They are like our family.
Save the Brumbies: STAND with all Australian Horse Advocates!
Here is how YOU can stand with them too, against the aerial shooting and barbaric torture and murder of Australia’s wild horses!
Feature: Stewart and Nirvana’s bands found visitors!
11 million views and 585k likes? If that doesn’t tell you how people feel about Salt River wild horses, then we don’t know anymore!
😲 Did You Know? This is how fast foals (baby horses) can grow in just 7 weeks! 👶🐴
Besides for the amazing growth and color change you can see, there’s much more that you cannot see. In less than 8 short weeks, Cody has learned the ways of the wild!
Wednesday🐴 Rescues Shenanigans
The 💥100+ degree temperatures have arrived, which means it’s officially 💦sprinkler season for the rescues!
Who in the world wouldn’t want to experience a beautiful scene like this? 🌿✨🥰
A way of life that still exists right here in Arizona. We are so lucky to still have this natural treasure! It was so close to being gone in 2015 and it’s absolutely imperative that we protect it for future generations.
🐴 What an exhausting day 🥱
We heard about how many legislators didn’t have ANY idea about how well this herd is managed in partnership with the AZDA, or on how effective fertility control really is.
STOP — The future of the Salt River wild horses will be decided! 🚨
SB1199 passed the Arizona State House today with a supermajority. Now it still has to pass the AZ Senate, but the legislative session ends this Friday,(Sine Die), so there is very little time!
Give a hand to our Fire Abatement Crew!
Wild horses perform fire abatement FOR FREE for the state of Arizona!
Quantifying the Economic Advantages of Wild Horse-Generated Fuel Reduction in the Tonto National Forest
… And listen to the satisfying munching sounds and whinnies of the horses!
The U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest is on top of every fire in record time
Let us tell you that this is no easy area, these hotshots had to walk into this area 3/4 mile before they even got to the fire!
A huge THANK YOU to our friends at Signature Aviation in Scottsdale!
We are incredibly grateful to Mariah and her amazing team for their ongoing support of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group.
Our busy summer season has arrived, and unfortunately, so has wildfire season.
Several small fires have already been reported along the river. Fortunately, they were detected and contained quickly!
Cody featured on azfamily 3TV!
Little mister popular! Is he using his baby voice to stand up for his whole herd?
Moonfire update!
Our not-so-little-anymore Moonfire🌙🔥 hasn’t been stealing quite as much spotlight on our Advocates Facebook page lately, so we figured it was time for a proper update!
It’s SRWHMG Wild Rescue Wednesday
Happy Wednesday from Nessa, Ty, and Talia — our beautiful Alpines! 💛
FOAL Friday is HERE! … and it’s TIME to NAME our newest Salt River WILD HORSE ✨🐴
This stunningly beautiful little guy is doing amazing, really growing into himself in the wild.
We had such a fun day at our rescue facility up north!
Can you identify the rescues in these pictures?
A Mother’s Love Knows No Species.
🐴👶Like any mother who lost her child for a few minutes, a few hours, or more, Venus’s happiness and relief, when we gave her back her baby, was palpable and precious.
No… you haven’t missed the new baby’s name!!
We like to name them with the public’s help, so it’s YOUR turn to help name the newest Salt River wild horse!!🩵 Here’s a few things to keep in mind about our naming process:
THANK YOU to S.P. Richards Co. for a full pallet of bottled water for our volunteers!
That is 2,592 bottles of water! Whoo hooo!!
We’re celebrating not one, but TWO very special May rescue birthdays!
Over the years, Peanut and Agave have formed an incredible bond—they even share a stall at feeding time! 💛
Announcement; the first Salt River foal of 2026!
For centuries, the circle of life has continued in the Tonto National Forest, it’s beautiful, and sometimes also harsh.
TRO DENIED ON PROCEDURE.
The court declined to combine our Heber wild horse claims with our ongoing Alpine lawsuit, rather than allowing us to supplement our complaint and ruling on the legality and substance of the claims themselves.
The hearing at the Sandra Day O’Connor United States Courthouse has been vacated
This could be really good news or really bad — we simply don’t know yet. It has not been rescheduled. It appears the judge believes he has enough information to make a decision without holding the hearing.
Congratulations to the newly graduated mounted riders!
Our volunteers always have great fun acting up, so that the horses and mounted riders can get used to the crazyness they’ll have to deal with in real life!
IN THE NICK OF TIME!
While the removal of Heber wild horses by the Forest Service could have started TODAY, The federal court has granted our TRO in the nick of time!
Breaking News: This National Horse Protection Day, here’s a little bit of good news:
In the Forest Service’s attempt to defend against our TRO, they said — among other things — that there is no need for a TRO because they will not start removals themselves until July 15th.
🚨 URGENT: HELP STOP THE ILLEGAL RELABELING AND REMOVAL OF THE HEBER WILD HORSES.
1,500 of them will be sent to slaughter and it has already begun—under a legal loophole.
It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week!
We want to take a moment to recognize the incredible people who make everything we do possible—our volunteers! 💙
Psst! Have you heard the rumor that there’s a “ghost band” haunting the river?
A “ghost band”? At the river? Yikes! Was this a case for Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Machine van? Not this time¬—our fearless field team took the call.
According to some, our new sanctuary has no trees
There are no trees in our sanctuary and there are no liars on the internet. Right?
Today we’re celebrating our April rescue birthdays! 🎉
Happy Birthday to these incredible rescues—we’re so grateful to have them safe, loved, and thriving! 💛
“Where can we go see them?”
The truth is… there’s no single spot we can send you to. Because they are still wild horses—moving freely, choosing their own paths, just as they should be.
Wind is safe… and in the best hands
This is what it takes to give a rescued Salt River stallion a second chance.
REALLY, Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service?! Relabeling the Heber wild horses as “stray livestock” ?!
Blatant disregard for the law, for the public and for innocent animals.
Rest in peace, Candlewick.
His loss is felt. But so is the gratitude—for the life he lived, on his own terms, in his home he was never taken out of.
A Happy Grace Update 💛
Many of you may remember this special Easter story from a couple of years ago.
Arizonans and legislators stand up for the “Salties”!
Thank you “Friends of the Salt River wild horses” and Nick Fierro, plus everyone who came!
We get a lot of questions about our fertility control program, and why we do it.
The reality is that we would have had 1000 Salt River wild horses today, if we had not started darting mares with PZP in 2018.
Happy Easter from the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group
“The wild ones who roam where the Salt River flows, have real joy in their freedom that everyone knows … “
Happy second birthday, Strider!
Just look at you here with Samuray, a tough bachelor who could almost be mistaken for Garrett at first glance.
As the River Flows: Garrett
As we follow the lives of the Salt River wild horses, we celebrate their births and, at times, stand witness to their deaths. But it is the trials in between—the quiet battles and untold journeys—that forge them into who they are meant to become.
It’s that time of year again…☀️🐍
With the early heat, those darn rattlesnakes are already out and about. Stay alert! It’s simple—don’t reach or step where you can’t see. Keep your 👀eyes and👂ears on the trail!
As the River Flows: Poppy
Out here, along the winding river, strength isn’t always the loudest force. Sometimes it’s the one that endures.
🐎 “I want you to know who I am.”
🐎: “Out of the five foals of 2024, only three of us made it… and I am the only female.”
🧬 What is genetic diversity and why is it needed in a wild horse herd?
⚠️🏛️ Today, in an early morning meeting in the House of Representatives, we were reflecting on the important issue of genetic diversity. It was interesting to say the least.
Did you know SRWHMG has a facebook page dedicated to just our Wild Rescues?
The SRWHMG – Wild Rescues shares stories, photos, and progress of the Salt River wild horses who have needed rescue—horses who were suffering in plain sight and would not have survived without intervention.
Please do not try to feed the wild horses!
We will feed enough for every horse *legally* in approved, safe locations.
As the River Flows: Orion
I bet you thought we forgot all about our “As the River Flows” series. We didn’t—just a brief pause in the journey.
Photo Feature: Stewart and Nirvana by Scott at PhotoAdvocacy
This is a great picture of Salt River stallions Stewart and Nirvana, two full brothers who have never left each other, who have their own band together.
“I’m with the band” has a whole new meaning
Watching these two explore, play, and enjoy life is a beautiful reminder of why rescue matters.
Teddy Bear was left behind once… but he will never be forgotten again. ❤️
Alone, neglected, and left behind… yet still so gentle and trusting. Horses like him deserve so much better.
FINALLY, the FULL story of how Moonfire was reunited and saved!
Watch in full, and if you care, please share!
Happy 10th Birthday, Rosco
It’s hard to believe that it is 10 years ago when we found this tiny, helpless wet foal who had been left behind by his band.
It is Rosco’s 10th Birthday today!!
Abandoned right after birth by a new lead stallion , we could not leave him to die. He was our very first Salt River Rescue!! ✨ The one that started it all. ❤️
Breaking: the Arizona horse murderer(s) still on the loose.
In this video update, Simone discusses yet more wild horse killings today in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Federal Court Allows Lawsuit Over Alpine Wild Horse Auctions to Move Forward
Phoenix, AZ — February 28, 2026 Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) announced today that a federal judge has denied the government’s motion to dismiss SRWHMG’s lawsuit challenging unlawful practices involving Alpine wild horses removed from the Apache–Sitgreaves National Forest.
Apache
They may have taken him from the Apache Forest, but they never took the Apache out of him.
THANK YOU, ARIZONA
We want to thank those of you who are resharing our important and difficult news about the Salt River wild horse herd being reduced. Your voices matter.
BREAKING: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Salt River Wild Horse Management Group awarded AZDA Contract with New Herd Management Plan
Under the new management plan, the herd is set to be reduced from 274 horses to 120 horses.
Love love love.
Check out this absolutely stunning continuation of Salt River wild horse genetics. Making an appearance at the river today — the breathtaking, the spitting image, the bratty, but stunning Wonder is turning 2 years old this year, right after his brother Splendor turns 3, can you believe it?
Please share because no horse should ever be left behind! ❤️
At first glance, he looked like a Salt River wild horse. But he wasn’t wild. He was a domestic horse abandoned in the forest — left by the person he knew. Heartbreaking
Have you been wondering how Wonder is doing?
This band has not been seen in their usual spot for a while so we’ve been getting this question a lot.
How’s Moonfire doing? Answer: Great!
We are so glad we were able to save this foal’s life!
⚠️How a Salt River Wild Horse Suddenly Dropped Dead
⁉️Tyrus, a healthy 8 year old bachelor stallion, was found in a wash, halfway against a bush, as if he had collapsed in an instant.