To Feed or Not To Feed? Please donate!
We consider, with fires raging, drought persisting, and ominous smoke all around us, that it is a very good thing that the Salt River wild horses keep the dry vegetation down in the Salt River habitat. However, for lack of rain, the ground has turned back to desert sand; and the horses are in a ...
The Riverholics find a gun in 25 feet deep whirl pool
We have some very exciting news to share.. Do you remember back on May 31, 2019, we mentioned how one of our PZP darters had ended up turned over by an eddy and went under along with our pzp dart gun? Colton of The Riveraholics reached out to us to find out more details about ...
Raise Funds for SRWHMG with Amazon Smile!
Do you shop on Amazon? Did you know that last quarter Salt River Wild Horse Management Group raised $544.22 thanks to supporters shopping at smile.amazon.com? Help raise money for Salt River Wild Horse Management Group at no cost to you simply by shopping on AmazonSmile! Enjoy your shopping & support who you love - The Salt ...
Tonto National Forest Fire Restrictions Active Jun 14, 2019 – Aug 30, 2019
Please be aware if you enjoy time at the Tonto National Forest. Fire restrictions went into effect on Saturday June 14, 2019. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST Stage I Fire Restrictions Date(s): Jun 14, 2019 - Aug 30, 2019 Hot temperatures and increased fire danger have prompted fire officials to ...
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 ...
Update on Rosy, the baby horse saved after the death of her mother
Rosy was without her mother (deceased) for a long time before we could rescue her, apparently even longer than we thought. She has received plasma and hydration initially and got another bag of fluids today. She is hanging inthere, with hour by hour close care even throughout the night. We need your support for her! ...
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 …
One year down, 100 more to go!
How time flies when you are doing the right thing! One year ago we were hired by the State of Arizona to do the very important job of humanely managing the Salt River wild horses. We have accomplished soo much in that time! We never said humane wild horse management would be easy, but we ...
An Oopsie in an Eddie!
Managing wild horses is an adventure every single day, but for SRWHMG darter Cindy S, the river got a little too wild this time! Her kayak flipped over, when the PZP team was trying to cross the river, to find one of the oldest mares, a very important PZP candidate! Cindy had a frightening experience, ...
Butcher Jones Horses Are Moving
Moving notice: Hello, we are the Butcher Jones horses, we have moved. Our old address is Butcher Jones beach. We made a lot of memories there, but it was not a good place for us anymore. It was so crowded with people there, and we had a hard time getting to the water and staying ...
Peanut Is Home
He is by no means out of the woods yet, but he is so happy to be back in his large stall and play area, and we are so glad to be able to continue his medical care here at our facility, with our many amazing volunteer care experts. He has something bacterial going on, ...
Peanut Is at the Vet
Poor little Peanut is at the vet!! He was doing so great when all of a sudden he started having the squirts diarrhea (excuse the word) and running a fever. Since we do not want to take any risks with him, we brought him to the vet right away for bloodwork and bacterial testing. He ...
Lost Foal Update
We waited in the forest with him for 5 hours, in case his mare and his band came back; our field team searched for 2 days everywhere; and we asked photographers for help on our pages,..but now we may have to accept that this little peanut will need a new family, plus day and night ...
Rescue Anniversary
Do you guys all remember Old Lady's rescue last year? The first photo is a few days after we had brought her to our SRWHMG facility. We very carefully rehabilitated her through a well planned nutrition program. We think it's important to give our rescues a life that closely resembles that of the wild, by ...
Support Salt River Wild Horse Management Group
Support Salt River Wild Horse Management Group with Fry's Community Rewards Shopping Did you know you can support Salt River Wild Horse Mgmt Group just by shopping at Fry's? It's easy when you enroll in Fry's Community Rewards! To get started click on this link, https://www.frysfood.com/topic/new-community-rewards-program and follow the directions to link your VIP card ...
Alls Well Ends Well
Does anyone remember this helicopter that we were concerned about? Well we have to give H5 Helicopter company a lot of credit for changing and adjusting their procedures to protect wild horses, plus helping us out in a big way! They were most gracious in their response to a pretty harsh public lashing. In a ...
Update to #bringthemhome
The traveling herd consists of 4 different bands that all like to hang out in each others proximity for safety. There are two foals; one 4 week old and a tiny one week old, both are girls. The first day on the other side of Bush Highway was confusing for them, (they have lived at ...
Happy Birthday to our President Simone Netherlands
Can anyone imagine where the Salt River wild horses would be without her? To celebrate, please contribute just a few dollars to her fundraiser. It will go towards the #bringthemhome relocation project of the Butcher Jones horses. It is very expensive with new loads of water deliveries every evening and many more water troughs needed. ...
Cactus Fire Just Turned Two
Here he is, then and now. He was born with ashes falling all around him and had a bad cough his first few weeks. Now a happy Salt River wild horse and a beautiful one at that. He is the darkest horse we have on the river. There are no black Salt River wild horses. ...
Project Bring Them Home
This is a 2013 picture of the Butcher Jones horses at the river by SRWHMG photographer Susie Westerfelt. The Butcher Jones horses were driven across Bush hwy sometime in 2014 by some unauthorized cowboys and they became stuck on the Butcher Jones side without access to the River. They survived there because of the watertanks ...
Celebrating Earth Day
Celebrating Earth Day by helping to make the Lower Salt River a better place for all species! Salt River Wild Horse Management Group participated in Natural Restorations Earth Day Clean up today at Phon D Sutton recreation area. “The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” —Ernest Hemingway SRWHMG will continue to fight ...
Guess who’s birthday it is!
And yes, we celebrate each horses birthday with carrotcake and the (half in tune half not) birthday song! : ) Do you know what she would like for her birthday? Sponsors! Sponsors are people who make it possible for us to buy her favorite things, they make it possible for her to have a leisurely ...
Gideon and Snow love their Ultra 24
Ultra 24 is a milk replacer that we have used with all our wild rescue babies. Our boys are growing up but they still need their milk replacer twice a day! Would you help Salt River Wild Horse Management with a gift of Ultra 24 or a Tractor Supply gift card from our Amazon Wish ...
Rolling rolling rolling…
In this sandy clearing in the forest, wild horses come to roll. It seems to be contagious, even the foal gives it a try after watching his family. Wild horses take sandbaths to protect them from biting insects, but they also do it just because it feels good. The yawning is a release of pressure ...
Do you see him?
Do you see him? We almost didn't! Please beware, rattlers are out and about everywhere in the TNF. They have been seen by our volunteers (who are wearing snakeboots) in every recreation site along Bush Hwy. This one was hiding at Coon Bluff. It's a wild world outthere!
Sign the Petition
Did you know? The SRWHMG is on it's way to Utah to save the Onaqui wild horses together with AWHC! We have a very reasonable proposal for the BLM which includes an intensive fertility control plan. Don't worry, we've left enough people in the field in the TNF for emergencies and monitoring. Will you help ...
Today is AZ gives Day!
Today is AZ gives Day! There are many ways to donate! This is probably the easiest one and fb takes no percentage! We need your help to continue to prove what we have always said: "This Herd Can Be Managed For the Public and By the Public!" With your financial support, you will become a ...
Please Donate to Save the Onaqui Wild Horses
We are committed to offering solutions so wild horses can stay free! SRWHMG and AWHC have several certified darters who would dedicate time to dart the Onaqui herd to bring the population down without removals. That is the proposal we are bringing, we will have a meeting there with the BLM Utah State director and ...
A Week Old Foal Separated From Her Band
Today something wild and crazy happened and we hope that these pictures will tell the story. This foal in these pictures, she is only a week and 2 days old, she doesn't belong to any of these bands of horses in the pictures. She had lost her band, and these are bachelors (young studs) running ...
Join the Night Mare Series Races
Feel like going for a run for a great cause? RunYourRace AZ is raising funds for the SRWHMG with 3 night races, called the Night mare series. The First Night Mare 5k Race is on Friday, May 24, 2019. The race takes place at AZ Falls, locates At 5802 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ ...
Fundraiser to Protect the Horses
📣**Ok everyone, let's do this together!*** Let's prove once again how these wild horses are managed for and by the public!!*** Let's see how much we can fundraise for these signs, just on this page, just on fb. (Fb does not charge like other fundraising sites) Each one of these signs in a large size ...
Guidelines for New Foals
Sharing from our Advocates page * Guidelines for new foals: Salt River wild horses are incredibly popular. This is what in fact saved them. But it is a two sided coin sometimes. Can the public possibly love them too much? We want things to stay safe for horses and safe for people. It is foaling ...
Progress Made on Bush Hwy
As most locals know, Bush Hwy runs directly through Salt River wild horse habitat, with the Salt River on one side and their grazing grounds on the other. We have been having meetings with MCDOT for more safety improvements to the road, and last year some of these improvements were added, such as the horse ...
SRWHMG Sets Precedent Humanely Managing Wild Horses
For immediate release: Salt River Wild Horse Management Group sets precedent humanely managing wild horses, but needs help from the public. Tonto National Forest, Mesa, Ariz. (March 7th, 2018) —Multitudes of people visit the lower Salt River in the Tonto National Forest, to see the Salt River wild horses. These beautiful wild animals are managed ...
Felicity Just Had Her Baby!
**Mare rescued from drowning in AZ canal, gives birth to healthy foal!** It was a traumatic rescue on May 20th 2018, when SRWHMG and 14 firefighters helped pull Felicity and Iggy out of the AZ canal. Afterwords, we did not know if Felicity would make it because she had inhaled a lot of water (which ...
Worth the saving? Rescue highlight.
Worth the saving? Rescue highlight: This is Snow, orphaned in the wild, almost died from acidosis combined with anemia (mesquite bean poisoning). Needed initial fluids and plasma treatments then special feedings every hour around the clock for weeks. Raised in a living room. Now 7 months old and loving life together with his best buddy ...
Weekend Update: Highway Patrol, Parade & More
Maximizing our productivity! It was a very very busy weekend for all of us at the SRWHMG! Luckily we are able to split into several different teams to cover all positions in a lot of different places; we have a team for Bush Hwy patrol, a team at the parade and our sales booth, the ...
Warning: Helicopter Registered to Sabercat Productions
Beware: This helicopter, registered to Sabercat Productions and flown by N5 helicopters in Scottsdale, appears to come to the lower Salt River often for the purpose of chasing and harassing Salt River wild horses, who are protected pursuant to A.R.S. 3-1491. These pictures were taken this past Sunday, February 17th when this helicopter flew very ...
A little Trash Talk.
Our mission is to protect and humanely manage the Salt River wild horses. Improving the habitat they live in is an important and never ending part of that mission. On a daily basis, our volunteers cleanup downed barbed wire, remove old stakes, pick up fishing line, remove nails from fire pits, collect bullets and lots ...
Happy Valentine’s day to our wonderful supporters!
Spread love and kindness; this is basically our attitude all year long and we hope that it catches on MORE. Why not make the world a better place wherever and whenever you can? ❣ This is Red Beauty, a wild horse who was not making it in the wild. 🐎 He was going to die ...
First foal of 2019!
We made a post the other day about humane wild horse management and what that means exactly. 4.9k supporters liked that post which was about Squiggle, one of the oldest mares on the Salt River. Now we want to share something equally special with you; the first foal of 2019!! Coincidentily this foal was born ...
Humane Wild Horse Management
We have to share something sad but beautiful with you. This is Squiggle, one of the oldest mares on the Salt River. These are sad but amazing moments when her band was giving her comfort this morning in her dying moments. Squiggle could no longer get up. After these precious moments, we euthanized her humanely. ...
Felicity and Her Future Baby Need Sponsors
With all of the bad news lately, we also have some exciting news! Felicity, the mare rescued from drowning in the canal last year, is very pregnant! Her rescue from drowning was miraculous, but the fact that she was pregnant at the time, makes the rescue even more amazing. We are in need of sponsors ...
RIP Cinnamon: It’s Happened Again
Not again. Last night at 10.30 pm we received another dreaded call. We regret to inform you that Cinnamon, this beautiful ten year old dun mare, passed away from impact with a vehicle, at Coon Bluff horse crossing. She died from a broken neck, so at least she did not suffer for long. While his ...
It’s Young Ducey’s Birthday Today!
It is young Ducey's birthday and he is doing fabulous! Also, the first foal of 2019 was born this week! (Out of a different mare) We will soon announce the name of the person we are naming him after in appreciation. Pictures coming soon!
Update: Horse Deaths Deemed Shootings
Update: We've seen enough evidence to call these deaths horse shootings. We are compiling a report. We found the lone filly, who's still very confused and stoic. We are worried about her. SRWHMG.
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 ...
Stunning Salt River Wild Horse Video
A stunning video of our Salt River wild horses playing and battling. A good reminder to give wild horses their space. Please enjoy these spectacular sights while keeping a 50 ft distance at all times or stay behind the fences. Please keep dogs on a leash and please do not park right at a horse ...
Wild Horses Have Incredible Bonds
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
Here we go, LIVE at the Ride for the Salt River wild horses!
Bald Eagles and wild horses thriving together, protected on the lower Salt River in the Tonto National Forest. We are preserving one heck of a legacy for our grandchildren and it is because of support like this. Thank you Joe Miller and Aurora from Liberty Wildlife! [fbvideo link="https://www.facebook.com/saltriverwildhorsemanagementgroup/videos/2214842895399962/" width="500" height="400" onlyvideo="1"]
Take Caution in Heber Area
We are aware of the terrible situation in the Heber Area, where four horses within the same band have died, allegedly from being shot, and/or being hit on the 260. Some members of our field team are actively documenting the Heber herd for future purposes and the deceased band had been photographed by several of ...
Rain, We Love The Rain!
The forage is trying to recover from the worst drought in history! [fbvideo link=”https://www.facebook.com/saltriverwildhorsemanagementgroup/videos/336377253628288/” width=”500″ height=”400″ onlyvideo=”1″]
Use Caution on Bush Highway
ALERT!! This gorgeous lead stallion was hit on the road this morning, and had to be euthanized. This is horse #2 just this year, 2019!! IF you are driving Bush Highway, please SLOW DOWN. The horse crossing signs are at ACTUAL horse crossings. Underpasses and a completely fenced off road are the only permanent solution, ...
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.
Sponsor a Salt River Wild Horse
Rosco took a little taste of the snow. Theres something weird about a Salt River wild horse in snow, but turns out they like it! Rosco, our very first Salt River wild rescue, now almost 3 years old, says thank you to all of his sponsors, without whom he could not continue his luxury lifestyle! ...
4th Annual Ride for the Salt River Wild Horses
Ready to ride? The 4th Annual ride for the Salt River wild horses is January 26th! Save the date! Click on "going" in this event on our facebook page, if you are going! All proceeds benefit the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group for the humane management of the horses. Looking forward to it! View ...
These are the Abbys and their story will amaze you.
This mare/filly pair is on the front of our 2019 calendar (buy at www.srwhmg.org), because they are our best survival story of the year: What most people notice first about the beautiful dark brown pair, is that the foal is her mother’s mini me. It is not common for a foal to have identical markings …
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 …
Protection of The Historic and Beautiful SR Wild Horses
As all of you know, we have fought long and hard for the protection of the historic and beautiful Salt River wild horses, who today, are protected pursuant to A R.S. 3-1491. (Or the Salt River Horse Act, HB2340) Pursuant to the Act, last year, the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) and the U.S. Forest ...
How Cute Are They?
Trick or Treat, after dressing up, they were very thirsty! 🥛 They each get their own milk, but watch how Gideon prefers to drink together! How cute are they? Foals need milk protein until they are about 6 months old, you can help tremendously by clicking this link, to get them more milk! 👉 http://a.co/9FUqamX Please share, because ...
We Are Looking For Investors – Hay Cafe Franchise!
We have taken care of hundreds of happy customers with our Hay Cafe's (feed stations). We now finally have some beautiful new grasses coming up in the Tonto National Forest, but especially now, we need your help!🙏 Together, we got the Salt River wild horses through the worst drought in history, but we cannot just ...
Dear SRP and Dear Supporters
*100% for 100 CFS!* Dear #SRP and dear supporters, We wanted to show you what it looks like when the river eelgrass is dying. The output from Stewart mountain dam today is 30 CFS and dropping. This video was taken at 3 PM today, October 20th. As a result of our meeting with SRP upper management, they ...
Meet Ducey!
This is Ducey. Ducey was the first born foal of 2017. We named him after Governor Doug Ducey , as a thank you for everything he did for the Salt River wild horses. (The horses are now protected and humanely managed under the State of Arizona.) The horse Ducey is doing great and is now a year ...
Shocking Wild Horse Shootings – SRWHMG Offers Reward
Two beautiful healthy wild horses were found shot and killed in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. This occurred sometime yesterday, oct 13th 2018, on FS road 50, mm8, close to the Heber Wild Horse Territory. This is not the first time for someone to shoot wild horses in the Heber area or the Salt River area. ...
Animal Activists Outraged at Forest Service Handling of Wild Horses
We are glad and thankful that our Forest Service listened to the public and that we now are managing the Salt River wild horses humanely. We implore the Modoc National Forest to do the same.
They Belong to Mother Nature
They belong to mother nature, they belong to the wind, they belong to the river, they belong to all of us. Click love if u love them. SRWHMG
Gorgeous Day For a Swim
SRWHMG Official Statement in Regards to Stray Horses
When people find stray or abandoned horses, anywhere in Arizona, these horses have to be picked up, held for seven days, and sold at auction by AZDA, (Arizona Department of Agriculture), even if the finder or a horse rescue is interested in keeping the horse(s). This is not the fault of the AZDA, it is ...
Water Management, The Environment, and Wild Horses
SRP (Salt River Project) has no environmental clause for the management of the lower Salt River, from Stewart Mountain Dam, to Granite Reef Dam, and it is usually kept at 0 to 8 CFS during the winter. (Compare this to the average of 900 CFS during the summer.) It pains us every year to see ...
Yummy Green Spaghetti
Thank You For Picking SRWHMG As Your Charity!
Thank you everyone who shops at Fry's and has picked SRWHMG as your charity! With one click on the Fry's website, you help make a difference all year, and it doesn't cost anything extra! Our goal is to get to 300 households! Please spread the word to your friends and neighbors about how easy it ...
Glimpse into the Peaceful Lives of the Salt River Wild Horses
About 15% of the Salt River Wild Horses Have the Grey Factor
About 15% of the Salt River wild horses have the grey factor. This means that they can be anything from dark grey, dappled, light grey or white. However, even when they appear completely white, they are still called a grey, because their skin underneath is black. They are only a "white" horse, if the skin ...
ANOTHER Dumped Horse in the Tonto National Forest!
We had to rescue yet ANOTHER dumped horse in the Tonto National Forest! SERIOUSLY! This one is a gelding as well and a little younger than the other one, approximately 16 to18 yrs and the paint looks to be approximately 18 to 20. Both appear healthy and not lame. After getting him safe as well, ...
People Working Together
Sometimes it takes a village, sometimes it takes a whole State, sometimes it takes a community, but all times it takes people working together. We want to thank caller Tony Thompson for immediately knowing to call our hotline when seeing this stray horse! (*We confirmed there were two different calls/alerts in regards to him) Thank ...
A dumped horse in the Tonto National Forest!
A dumped horse in the Tonto National Forest! Listen to our president tell it like it is! Horses are a lifelong commitment. This horse served somebody, tried its best to do what was asked of him and this is what he gets. He has no idea where the river is. Had we not found him, ...
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 ...
Happy Endings: Nakota and Old Lady part 1
This sweet old gray mare had lived her whole life free on the river, and had survived at least 20 years of natures challenges, hence her name "Old Lady". But this last spring, the drought would have killed her, had we not stepped in and rescued both her and her filly. She was in emaciated ...
Hurricane Florence
The Corolla wild horses are a herd of historic wild horses who live on the outer banks of North Carolina in Currituck County. With hurricane Florence creeping closer, our thoughts are with them as well as all animals and people in its path. Much like our situation, these wild horses were saved by the community ...
Stand With Wild Horses Everywhere!
All of our supporters are incredibly good at contacting legislators. Today we ask you to give your voices to all BLM managed wild horses by calling congress. Congress will begin discussions to finalize Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Legislation today. The committee will reconcile differences in the House and Senate versions of these spending bills. If ...