Have you ever heard this many people speak up for wild horses at the same time??!

January 28th Live at the ride for the Alpine wild horses!! Just look at how many people are riding for them! Woohoo! Stay tuned and join us at the end location Superstition Harley Davidson!! They were born to be wild and we were born to keep them that way! What a great day making memories, ...

8th Annual Ride for the Salt River AND Alpine wild horses!

January 25th   Don't miss this Saturday the 28th of January's 8th Annual Ride for the Salt River wild horses...and it's for the Alpine wild horses too this time!! Starting out at American Legion post 58 in Fountain Hills registration from 9 am to 11 am and ending at Superstition Harley Davidson in Apache Junction ...

Killian was born on 1.21.2019, so today is his 4th Birthday!

January 21st   SRWHMG named the first born foal of 2019 after AZDA director Mark Killian, for his love of horses, and his great partnership in the humane management of the Salt River wild horses. Killian was born on 1.21.2019, so today is his 4th Birthday! As you know, we keep track of every horse ...

They have been through so much, but now they are here!

January 12th Phase two of their rescue. Baldys band, Ridge's band and Hero's band. Thank you all soooo much for your support!   Update! "To save this many wild horses it takes more than a village, it takes an army", sais Simone Netherlands. There are so many people and rescues and sanctuaries to thank who ...

Yes we battled with our Forest Service too. But in the end, they did the right thing.

January 11th There are big differences between ranger districts, regions, and Forest Supervisors, and each makes his/her own decisions. The Tonto National Forest, (TNF for short) instead of letting their phones go into voice-mail, they hired more secretaries. Instead of argue with the upset callers, they listened. Instead of sending beloved wild horses to a ...

Thank you, Wild Horse Refuge!

January 10th 🙏🐴Please, if we could all go to this page and thank "The wild horse refuge" in Keenesburg Colorado, for offering these unfortunate Alpine wild horses their forever happy ending!! YEAY. Plus we have reached our fundraising goal to be able to get them there! This is the public giving them the justice they ...

❤️🐴💕Our 3 bands of Alpine survivors!!!

January 10th   Phase one of their rescue completed, we won the bids on all of them! Thank you everyone who jumped on their bandwagon and donated towards their bail!! 🙏💟 All three bands were bait trapped out of the exact area where the horrific shootings happened between October 3rd and 5th of 2022 in ...

Meanwhile on the Salt River everything is the way it is supposed to be.

January 10th   You can see the stunning pictures from many different photographers on our community page, every single day. Fill in 3 questions to be accepted to our community page Salt River Wild Horses - Advocates. Please enjoy. Meanwhile, we are crazy busy making arrangements to receive 24 Alpine wild horses that were not ...

Making it happen, A Hero’s Fundraiser!!

January 9th   Hero's band, Baldy's band and Ridge's band were removed from the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service and are in the online auction right now! (please see latest post) After you shared that post over 1800 times, we received an amazing commitment from a wildlife sanctuary in Keensburg Colorado to take in all of ...

UPDATE on our efforts of saving Hero’s band, Baldy’s band and Ridge’s band

January 8th   A total of 25 Alpine wild horses, in this weekends online auction (please see latest post) Exhausted from an overload of communication and lack of sleep, we want to let you know that we now have great hope, and believe that we can accomplish saving ALL 25 in this weekends auction, IF ...

How an Alpine wild stallion became a hero.

January 6th   As most of you know we name bands of horses in themes, so that we can remember their bloodlines easily. Our new local Alpine wild horse Advocate group was doing the same, and named Four and Eric's band after the Divergent series. Four and Eric were a joy to watch working together ...

Stop by our booth at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet!

January 6th   Stop by our table, we will have our 2023 calendars and a few other items at... Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, January 7th, 2023 9am to 3pm 10550 E BASELINE RD, MESA, AZ 85209 Cross roads Signal Butte and Baseline Isle B by the food court.

To some the word wild means; ” let them suffer”. To us, it doesn’t.

January 3rd   We rescued Shadowfax when he was at the end of his natural lifespan. Why? Because we could, so why not have a little compassion.   He is nearing 3 decades old, and his teeth are worn down to the gums, but with a nice concoction of soaked pellets and equine senior feed, ...

A New Years Tour of the Prescott facility, where we are in urgent need of more volunteers for weekend feed shifts!

January 2nd We are in urgent need of more volunteers for weekend feed shifts at the Prescott facility! (Apply below in the comments or pm us) Watch the tour on our Facebook page! Our president Simone Netherlands built this barn to import and train Friesian horses from Holland, which she did from 2001 to 2006, ...

With a new year comes reflecting on things that can and should be done better.

January 1st   Our government, in particular of course the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service, as well as the BLM, should reflect on how wild horse management can be done better, cheaper, more transparent, and more humanely. The future is now. The excuses used to include that fertility control did not work, and was too difficult. ...

MIRABELLE in the rain.

December 28th 🌧 Isn't it the perfect rainy day/night to make your last minute year-end donation to the Salt River wild horses? Your donation is tax deductible, so why not give it to SRWHMG, instead of to the IRS? Why do we ask? Without financial support from the public, the Salt River wild horses would ...

Merry Christmas!

December 24th How cool is it when Salt River wild horses actually show up to your Christmas photoshoot! We love them to the moon and back and we love our supporters. We wish YOU and THEM, family, freedom and unbridled happiness forever and ever!   Please consider a tax deductible year end donation to SRWHMG. ...

We’re a little overwhelmed with this huge response!

December 24th 📯We are a little overwhelmed with the messages about rescued abandoned horse! It seems Facebook really made that post go around. 👍We are going to do our best to be extremely fair and get back to everyone. Its going to take a few of our admins, and it's Christmas Eve, so please bear ...

Take a look at the SRWHMG Wish List!

December 23rd 📯✨️We have been so insanely busy that we forgot to post our Christmas wishlist for our rescues!! We now have Salt River rescues and also Alpine wild horses we rescued! If you'd still like to buy them a Christmas gift, they don't care if it arrives before Christmas or not! 🎄 Prices at ...

Someone thought it was a good idea to leave his/her horse behind for Christmas…

December 23rd Meanwhile at Coon Bluff in the Tonto National Forest, someone thought it was a good idea to leave his/her horse behind for Christmas. Of course AZDA/SRWHMG came to his rescue, but now he needs to find a good home before Tuesday. We take finding horses good homes seriously so please contact us if ...

For those of you interested in wild horse behavior…(hopefully everyone?)

December 23rd Watch video here on our Facebook! It was very interesting to see Eagar's behavior! (He is the tall dark and handsome guy with the crooked blaze.) After being caught in the Apache Forest and removed, he was separated from his family at the holding facility. He was reported to be dangerous and have ...

[Video] We’re here with Eagar’s band!!

December 21st Watch this video and see how Eagar's band is doing after the reunion!

[Video] Eagar rejoins his family band !!

December 21st Watch the reunion of Eagar and his family band on our Facebook page!!

🎄️🙏📯A Christmas story about a Christmas miracle for wild horses.

December 21st 🎄️🙏📯A Christmas story about a Christmas miracle for wild horses. This is Mirabelle with her Daddy, lead stallion Serta, taking a nap together. When you see the peace and deep love they have for each other, it seems that all is right with the world,..doesn't it? But sadly there are some things very ...

We still have several more rescues to thank for making this weekend’s Christmas miracle happen!!

December 21st We still have several more rescues to thank for making this weekend's Christmas miracle happen!! This is the linktree of Moksha Mustang sanctuary in the Chiracahua mountains in Arizona! (They need our and your support) 👉 https://linktr.ee/moksha_sanctuary This amazing person purchased a new property that she was planning to save wild horses on, ...

💗They took 11 Alpine wild horse moms and babies. Help them with fundraising!

December 20th As you know this weekend a real Christmas miracle was accomplished and 30 Alpine wild horses were saved from a horrendous fate. With your donations we bailed out most of the horses and are paying for their transport and geldings and hay, but this rescue was one of the ones that stepped up ...

📯An honest to goodness Christmas Miracle needed for Alpine wild horses! ✨️

December 18th With your help we believe we can accomplish it!! We are trying to save as many Alpine wild horses as possible, who at the Rail Lazy H online auction right now, where they will end up on a slaughtertruck. 😭 The contractor for the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service caught Eagar's band, (this is ...

Today is Pre-registration for the 8th Annual Ride for the Salts!

December 17th Today is Pre-registration for the 8th Annual Ride for the Salts! Location: Superstition Harley Davidson, 2910 W Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ Time: 11am to 3pm SRWHMG will be there with a small merchandise booth and our 2023 calendars. Please come out early and pre-register, this is a super fun event taking place ...

🐴 Buy 2 of our spectacular Wild Horse Calendars and get 1 FREE!

December 17th What's better than being free? 🌲This is the last weekend to order if you want to receive them in the nick of time for Christmas These are the spectacularly captured moments in the lives of the beautiful Salt River wild horses. The high quality calendar features snippets of information about each horse. There ...

This festive parade float is beautifying our hill ✨

December 14th Our SRWHMG headquarters along the Beeline Hwy. This is where our rescues live and from where we operate our humane management programs. This is our parade float beautifying our hill. Thank you Destini and parade team, Merry Christmas to everyone passing us by!

An unhappy National Day of the Horse.

December 13th We paint them, photograph them and sculptures of them can be found all over America. What is so sad is that the real life horse itself is treated with so little gratitude. Breaking: The ASNF (Apache Sitgreaves National Forest) has posted a new notice of intent to impound the rest of the Alpine ...

Saving Alpine horses while continuing to manage Salt River!

December 11th Almost this entire year of 2022 we have been very occupied with trying to save as many Alpine wild horses as possible, but we want you to know that we would never neglect any of our important programs and duties for the Salt River wild horses, and they are doing amazing. Our natural ...

We need to bail out 10 more Alpine wild horses!

December 10th These sweet Alpine wild stallions are safe, BUT we need to bail 10 more out this weekend! Can you help? The Alpine wild horses did not get a reprieve for Christmas and this weekend is yet another online public auction by RaillazyH without limitation to slaughter. This time they caught all of Caldwell's ...

Alpine Wild Stallions – Gelded!

December 10th We gelded some Alpine wild stallions today. We want to thank our supporters who donated, and you still can donate for this purpose on our website, PayPal or our Facebook page, if you haven't. Because all of these boys deserve a good home with some girlfriends! We want to thank T.Hoover at 4hoovesranch ...

Check out the full preview of our 2023 calendar!

December 8th Check out the full preview of our 2023 calendar with spectacularly captured moments in the lives of the beautiful Salt River wild horses!!! The calendar features little snippets of information about each horse and there are extra bonus pages with Alpine wild horses and Heber wild horses. As always, we will run out ...

[Video] Volunteers walk Salt River boys back to the “safe zone”!

December 4th A big Shout out to MCSO Lake Patrol for the quick action to get these Salt River boys safe tonight! Here SRWHMG volunteers are walking them back to the "safe zone", where it's fenced. A more permanent solution is needed, but because fencing is not approved in this area yet, we are using ...

Sometimes it does rain on our parade, literally…

December 3rd Sad to report that today's Apache Junction Holiday and Light Parade were cancelled, due to the much needed rains we are getting.... So we decided to share with you our beautiful float that was ready for tonight.

How amazing is it to see them grow up wild and free?

December 3rd Photo by SRWHMG Photographer Karen Carney. How amazing is it to see them grow up wild and free? Do you recognize this fast growing two year old? If you appreciate seeing them, then please don't forget this holiday season that we have to keep up all of our important programs to keep them ...

Can you believe we are already in the Holiday Season??

November 29th To get in the holiday spirit, come see us at the Apache Junction's Holiday and Light Parade Event!! It is this Saturday, December 3rd, at 3 pm, a fun filled day and evening, for the whole family!!. Flatiron Park, 100 N Apache Trail in Apache Junction, Arizona. We will have our holiday booth ...

This GivingTuesday: Keeping families together, that’s what it’s all about!

November 29th Keeping families together, that's what it's all about. 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴 After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, today is Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving where you can make a real impact. Many organizations will ask you, but we hope you'll consider helping wild horses today, as they are being treated so unfairly. We ...

We are desperately in need of sponsors for Alpine wild horses!

November 28th We are desperately in need of sponsors for Alpine wild horses! This is where 2 bands get to live. Today for Giving Tuesday Facebook is matching monthly donations!! This means that if you sponsor an Alpine wild horse on this post for just 15 dollars a month, you are really giving 30 dollars ...

One of a kind wild horse hair Christmas ornaments!

November 27th Check out these, one of a kind, wild horse hair Christmas ornaments! The horsehair is from a beautiful Salt River wild horse, collected while volunteers are monitoring horses, fixing fences, and cleaning their habitat. A great way to contribute to our programs! There are many more unique items like jewelry and hats and ...

It’s the biggest sales weekend of the year- we have sales on wild horse merchandise and calendars!!

November 26th Are you as excited as we are? It is the biggest sales weekend of the year and we have sales on wild horse merchandise and calendars!! These make great presents and help us reach our goals for both the Alpines and the Salts. In addition after this Cyber Monday, it's Giving Tuesday, and ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24th We are thankful for you, our supporters and donators. Together we change history one wild horse at a time. SRWHMG. #thanksgiving2022 Hay everyone! Just a little message from all of us to all of you! Happy Thanksgiving!!  

Recreational value, educational value! Ahwatukee Girl Scout Troop 3008 stopped by!

November 22nd Wild horses have great value to our community, not only recreational value, but also educational value. The Salt River wild horses bring a great many people together for the cause and this in turn helps keep the Salt River clean. We want to thank Ahwatukee Girl Scout Troop 3008 for coming on an ...

Who in the world was bidding against us? The more good homes the better!

November 21st Update: we found out who and thank you for contacting us! The more good homes the better! Who in the world was bidding against us? We wanted this pair badly because she and her beautiful foal are the last of Greer's band, destined to be reunited with her original band, who were removed ...

Fundraiser! Panda Express will donate 28% of the total sales to the SRWHMG.

November 21st Another way to support our work is by eating a meal at Panda Express online by using the fundraiser code 908944. For every order placed using the code, Panda Express will donate 28% of the total sales to the SRWHMG. Thanks for all your support... order now!

One for all and all for one.

November 20th It is our goal, to save them all! You can help us save them right now!! This first picture is adorable Mirabelle, the youngest Salt River wild horse, and she is safe with her family in the wild, because of the important work we do. But there are babies just like her from ...

[Video] Alpine wild horses getting acclimated!

November 19th Alpine wild horses getting acclimated, Apache, Kiowa, Amari!! View on our Facebook page.

Reunion of rescued Alpine wild horses! Apache finds his lead mare Kiowa!

November 17th - Prelude 🐴💟🐴Apache's mare finally found in the online auction; will be reunited today! As most of you know we have been working extremely hard to try and save as many of the removed Alpine wild horses as possible, in the online auctions by Rail Lazy H. Unfortunately even the popular stallion Apache ...

On Veteran’s Day we salute all veterans, including our own veteran volunteers!

November 11th Freedom is not free. On Veteran's Day we salute all veterans, including our own veteran volunteers! We salute you!   Larry S. David S. Glenn D. Shelba S. Ken C.   Also, if there was a Salt River horse wounded warrior, Neiman would be it. First he was trapped in a hunting snare, ...

How sweet! Support saving more wild horses!

November 10th Here's a great fundraiser in support of saving more wild horses! Our See's candy virtual storefront is open now thru Dec.2nd. A selection of 17 DELICIOUS CANDIES plus gift cards you can order for delivery by Thanksgiving and order by Dec. 2nd for delivery by Christmas!! Thank you for supporting the See's Sweets ...

We did it again! 16 Alpine wild horses rescued from auction

November 8th BREAKING NEWS 🚨 We did it again! Through no small miracle and your support, we are so happy to announce that every single Alpine wild horse (16) up for auction this weekend was purchased and placed to a good home. (Apache sleeps well tonight!) We have noticed there are nefarious bidders in these ...

Please Help us help more of them! 🐴🐴🐴

November 7th This beautiful Alpine lead stallion, Apache, was taken out of his historic home, the Apache Forest. He was depressed when he came to SRWHMG rescue last month, because he lost his entire family, but with loving care and a girlfriend, he is making progress, and today for the first time, he is showing ...

Introducing: Our 2023 Limited Edition Calendar!

November 5th Our 2023 limited edition Calendar is full of beauty, tranquility and inspiration and many fan favorite horses are in it! Like every year, the pictures are high quality so that you can frame them when the year is done. Guess who is our covergirl?? You can Pre-order now! This is the ONLY place ...

We worry ourselves to death sometimes!

October 31st It's hard work being a SRWHMG volunteer you know! We worry ourselves to death sometimes! It's very tricky to see the wild horses crossing in the dark! By crossing them safely we prevent a ton of horror for you and for them. So watch for our road patrol volunteers and treat them with ...

We manage wild horses humanely, and we don’t charge the government a dime.

October 28th We manage wild horses humanely, and we don't charge the government a dime. In fact, these horses bring in great economic revenue for this entire area. They sell hotel rooms and camera equipment and day passes for the Forest Service. It's almost 2023, and this is the future of wild horse management. Spread ...

Thank you ASU for an educational field trip.

October 26th   Thank you ASU for an educational field trip. Read all about it here:

Advocate Photo: Mirabel is learning to eat eelgrass!

October 25th   A beautiful picture from our horse advocate community by John Landers. Mirabel, the only Salt River foal this year, is learning to eat River eelgrass! Feel free to join this page if you want to see more beautiful pictures of their every day lives.   John Landers, Salt River Wild Horses - ...

Demonized, scapegoated, discriminated removed and killed.

October 25th   Demonized, scapegoated, discriminated removed and killed, it's what's happening to wild horses in Arizona. It is a modern day actual horror story. https://www.theepochtimes.com/whos-killing-arizonas-alpine-wild-horses_4815043.html?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy&rs=0

Panda Express Fundraiser: Friday, October 21, 2022

October 18th Mark your calendars for this Friday, October 21, 2022, at all Panda Express locations in the USA. Panda Express donates 28% of your bill to an amazing cause. We really appreciate these businesses who support our cause and we can in return support them by eating at their businesses. You must order on-line. ...

Yes we now also have a TikTok @SaltRiverWildHorses!

October 17th Yes we now also have a TikTok! Click like on SaltRiverWildHorses! Here is are the real treasures at the end of the rainbow! Thank you for supporting all of our social media. SRWHMG @saltriverwildhorses Beautiful morning in the desert with Salt River Wild Horses 🌈🐎🌈 May they always stay Wild & Free #srwhmg ...

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Garbage cans for Goldfield, Blue Point and Pebble Beach!

October 12th While some of us are in Alpine, AZ, some of us are finishing up a new project to help keep the river cleaner this winter. Garbage cans for Goldfield, Blue Point and Pebble Beach! Our teams will be emptying them while doing our rounds at the river. Remember, trash kills! Help clean up ...

20 dead and more than 30 missing- This is a professional operation.

October 11th Omg. The dead body count went up today to 20!!! We have proof of each one! And now we have more than 30 missing! This is not a person or a vindictive act. This is a professional operation. It was a planned mission to kill all of the Alpine wild horses. They seriously ...

The dead body count has gone up to 20.

October 10th Watch 12news tonight and thank them on their FB page for the accurate reporting. The dead body count has gone up in the mean time to 20. Share if you care. Thank you. SRWHMG. The US Forest Service is investigating this latest rash of horse killings in Northern Arizona. There have been over ...

Reward offered for the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of the brutal horse killing in the Apache National Forest

October 10th Alpine, Az. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) joined forces to offer a $20,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of the brutal horse killing in the Apache National Forest near Alpine, Arizona. Another advocacy organization, Animal Wellness Action, has also ...

BREAKING: Mass Slaying of Alpine Wild Horses

October 6th BREAKING: Today, AWHC and the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group @srwhmg are calling for an investigation and criminal prosecution of the perpetrator(s) in a gruesome slaying of a historic herd of wild horses in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest near the town of Alpine, AZ. Arizona’s Alpine herd does not have adequate ...

Core Problems to Address

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 ...

This is what retirement looks like for a beloved 25-30 yr old Salt River wild horse.

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 ...

Help us keep an eye out for them!

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 ...

An adorable video for foal Friday of…..Mirabelle!

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 ...

Don’t fall for misinformation about PZP fertility control for wild horses.

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 ...

[Video] Alpine wild horses rescued and grazing peacefully

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

Thank you to everyone who kept her a safe secret!

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 ...

Show support and eat good food with this nationwide Panda Express fundraiser!

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!!    

Our real nightmare. – In memory of Belle

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, ...

We have been keeping a little secret for the past two weeks! It’s a girl!

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 ...