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BREAKING NEWS:  President’s Budget proposes to murder wild horses.
May 25, 2017

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 ...

Thank You Firefighters
May 12, 2017

Thank You Firefighters

The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) reports that all wild horses in the  vicinity of the Cactus Fire have been located and are safe including the very pregnant mare we were monitoring, who gave birth on Wednesday morning not even half a mile from where the fire was raging. Despite starting his life ...

SRWHMG Volunteers Keep Eye on Horses During Fire
April 29, 2017

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 ...

Amazing Recognition of Death in Wild Horses: Sad, but Beautiful.
March 22, 2017

Amazing Recognition of Death in Wild Horses: Sad, but Beautiful.

We did our very best today, to help a young wild mare who's baby had gotten stuck and died during delivery. Our experienced field team had jumped into action and our vet was getting there as fast as she could, but sadly the mare went into septic shock and passed, the baby had simply been ...

First Colt of 2017 Named “Ducey”
February 5, 2017

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
December 30, 2016

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.

Wild Horses Trapped in a Fountain Hills Neighborhood.
December 18, 2016

Wild Horses Trapped in a Fountain Hills Neighborhood.

 Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) guides them Home for the Holidays  azfamily.com 3TV | Phoenix Breaking News, Weather, Sport Fountain Hills, AZ (December 17, 2016) . . . Many Fountain Hills residents noticed the pair of wild horses in their backyards and neighborhood streets for the past several weeks. The horses were welcomed ...

November 29, 2016

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 ...

November 7, 2016

Reward Offered, Help From Public Sought in Salt River Wild Horse Shooting

The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) and the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC) are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who shot three Salt River wild horses in the Tonto National Forest on Friday. At least one horse – a beautiful …

ABC Arizona: Fighting to Save Wild Horses
October 5, 2016

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
October 4, 2016

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 ...

Historic Bill to Protect Salt River Wild Horses signed by Governor Doug Ducey
June 24, 2016

Historic Bill to Protect Salt River Wild Horses signed by Governor Doug Ducey

Phoenix, AZ (May 11th, 2016). . . .HB 2340, the bill to protect the famed Salt River wild horses in the Tonto National Forest cleared its last hurdle in the Arizona legislature on May 5th with a 53-3 vote in the House of Representatives and was signed on May 11th by Governor Doug Ducey! While ...

April 12, 2016

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 …

February 25, 2016

Help the Salt River Wild Horses by Urging Your Representatives to Vote YES on HB 2340!!

SRWHMG is urging the public to contact their State representatives to vote yes on HB2340, a yes for the Salt River wild horses! This is the number to the AZ State Capitol switchboard, all you have to do is ask to be connected to your State representatives: (602)926 5999 Further clarification on Bill HB2340, which …

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December 10, 2015

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 …

Salt River Wild Horses Still in Jeopardy
October 20, 2015

Salt River Wild Horses Still in Jeopardy

Press Conference and Walk for Wild Horses Planned for Saturday in Mesa Mesa, November 12, 2015, In spite of the best efforts of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group, as well as unprecedented public and political support for the protection of the Salt River wild horses, the US Forest Service still has not agreed ...

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September 6, 2015

Annihalation of the Salt River wild horses temporarily halted but removal still impending

The Salt River wild horses are in danger of removal by the US Forest Service.  The Salt River Wild Horse Management Management Group is leading the charge to secure lasting protection for the iconic Salt River wild horses in their habitat in the Tonto National Forest. Members of the Salt River Management Group have closely …

July 31, 2015

Annihilation of the Salt River wild horses temporarily halted, but removal still pending

(Archives) Historic Herd In Danger of Removal by The US Forest Service On July 31, 2015, the U.S. Forest Service posted its notice of intent to roundup and impound the publicly-cherished Salt River wild horses. It states: “all unauthorized livestock found upon National Forest System lands, will be impounded by the United States Forest Service ...