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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
October 26th Thank you ASU for an educational field trip. Read all about it here:
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 - ...
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
October 23rd Reduced from proud stallion living his life on his terms, to homeless and for sale for just 50 dollars, which puts him (and the others) at great risk of ending up in the slaughter pipeline. He only has tonight to find a home! Please share and help us find good homes for ...
October 19th Alpine wild horse advocates(AWHA) are still out there every day to keep an eye out for the Alpine wild horses and to search for the missing 25. If you live in the area or feel like driving up, we need more volunteers in that forest!! Please contact us! SRWHMG. https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/more-dead-horses-found-in-northern-arizona/75-290e5564-31b6-4313-89c2-d52488e70431 It ...
October 18th We see the beauty and innocence of wild horses every day and how much the public enjoys them, and at the same time are faced with the godawful truth that they are being attacked from every angle, discriminated, scapegoated and persecuted. The hate for them runs so deep and this battle is a ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
October 2nd Fundraiser 💸 🙋♀️The auction of the beloved Alpine wild horses is going on right now online! (See our previous posts about why the A-S Forest Service denied better options we offered and is removing Alpine wild horses, in spite of public opposition) We have noticed people want to help by donating money ...
October 1st Shame on the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service for treating our national treasures like trash, when they had better options. (Which we offered for free) The auction of beloved Alpine wild horses starts right now and goes through to Monday morning. Here is the link. https://raillazyh.com/ Be the change. Share this and start calling ...
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 ...
September 30th Their idyllic lives in a forest of abundance, stolen from them by the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service. From the most peaceful happy lives with their families in the wild, to homeless, their eventual fate unknown. We've recognized a few of them from our database already, but its tricky, because we don't know them ...
September 29th Amazing unedited video that almost makes up for all that is wrong with the world today. Somewhere over the rainbow there is hope for wild horses. But we have to work very hard for it and you have to help us, if you care. Our Forest Service (TNF) has done the right thing ...
September 29th This is the website of the contractor where the Alpine wild horses, that were taken from our public lands and their historic home in the Apache Forest, will be auctioned off THIS Saturday and Sunday. https://raillazyh.com/ The faces of these now homeless wild horses will be posted there tomorrow, Friday, for everyone to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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 ...
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!!
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, ...
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 ...
September 16th Happy Friday everyone. How much do you love wild horses, and why? Regardless of if you've ever seen them or not, please let us know what value they represent to you. And enjoy this video of their peaceful morning routine. Thank you. SRWHMG. Watch the video on our Facebook
September 12th Watch the video on our Facebook
September 11th This afternoon a beautiful bald-faced, blue-eyed, reservation wild stallion was stuck in the SRP canal!! We want to thank the caller to our hotline so much for noticing! While not in our jurisdiction, and not a Salt River wild horse, we still went to see if we could be of any help to ...
September 10th We finished fencing and today is the day they get a tiny bit of freedom back. Watch their reaction. ; ) Thank you to our supporters for making better endings possible. Enjoy the video and the weekend! SRWHMG
September 8th This is the 4th week that they've acclimated, but it's only the second day of patient training. The Alpine wild horses are wonderful animals who were callously torn from their historic home in the Apache Forest. The Apache Sitegreaves Forest Service will be selling 60 more before the end of the year, at ...
September 7th Watch little training video of our little Alpine wild horse band. (They are the family of the mother mare who tragically died at the auction.) We are almost ready to release these guys on their grassy pasture we have been working so hard on! That's why we are putting a little bit of ...
September 6th Please help us finish fencing 6 acres for the Alpine wild horses who were removed by the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service which we purchased at the auction. Because we are full at our SRWHMG facility along the Beeline, Simone is making 6 very green acres available for them in Prescott. They will have ...
September 5th On this Labor day we celebrate our dedicated volunteers, and our many different volunteer teams. All of the teams together keep the SRWHMG running smoothly and keep the Salt River horses running free! Not many people know how much physical labor is involved and how much actual blood sweat and tears, just consider ...
September 4th We have a great idea to make your🎄Christmas shopping easier this year and support the SALT RIVER WILD HORSE MANAGEMENT GROUP at the same time. The SRWHMG has teamed up with See's Candies 🍬to have an on-line fundraising event. See's will donate 20% of the sales from a website created for the 🐴 ...
September 1st Another little Salt River baby grows up, becomes a bachelor, battles his way up the wild horse ranks, and finally finds love. Our documentation of each wild horse on the Salt River from birth until death is valuable research, because of the astonishing amount of data collected each day, on their behaviors, social ...
August 31st Interesting read in the White Mountain Independent newspaper about the dire situation the Alpine wild horses are in at the moment. In the first part of the article you can read about every excuse in the book of the Forest Service, and hunting/ranching/enviro interests. Here is the article by Brett Halfpop, Staff ...
August 29th After the recent rains, the Tonto National Forest is regenerating and starting to look pretty green. But not all of it is good. We've checked on some colic cases this week, luckily none have been fatal so far. These cases are most likely due to the many mustard weeds, which are the ...
August 27th His fate would have been horrific, but it changed the minute a black truck with an SRWHMG logo truck parked next to the filthy trailer he was in. He was stressed and pacing back and forth, and he stuck his muzzle out, which is how he called attention to himself. ...
August 27th We just want to share this post from our coalition partner the AWHC, because it is what is happening in our modern wild west. It is the opposite of humane or fiscally responsible management. American wild horses today, need protection from the very agencies that are in charge of their protection. ...
August 23rd Our youngest Salt River wild horse was born in August and so was our Salt River horse Liaison Makenzie, and today is her Birthday! We appreciate her a lot for the great partnership between SRWHMG and AZDA and FS and for all the great work she does for the Salt River wild ...
August 23rd Here's an article about the Alpine wild horse auction. SRWHMG was there purely to keep these horses from falling into the wrong hands. Which we did, except for 4 horses whose fate we cannot assure you. This roundup needs to stop until good homes can be arranged because we cannot buy all ...
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August 21st What a great day for a picnic in the Tonto National Forest, where wild horses are humanely managed and treated with respect. Isn't this is nice thing to know? Picture by SRWHMG road patrol team. Humane management entails many different aspects and is a daily job for our all-volunteer organization (SRWHMG), but we ...
August 17th In the Tonto National Forest, you can stumble upon a band of wild horses like this. None of these horses are sick, they are just sleeping. Please let wild horses take their naps. If you are careful and quiet, you can take pictures like this, without ever disturbing them. This photographer is an ...
August 17th [VIDEO] Our pretty boy Diamond (Saphire x Shadowfax) needed rescue after he ripped his hoof off in a cattleguard at Butcher Jones. While euthanasia was recommended, we stubbornly refused, and instead, we gave him the very best chance to prove to everyone that wild horses are absolutely miraculous in healing themselves. He ...
August 15th We went through hours of footage and found some of our auction stallions in our previous records. They used to live way up high where the Apache Forest is not maintained and where they are definitely helping to reduce the fire danger. It's ironic that what came to mind to say in this ...
August 14th They call out every once in a while still and look out to the horizon. We wouldn't think anything of it, except we know who they are calling for; their lead mare and mama of the colt, who died at the auction. But for the rest, they are acclimating really well and have ...
August 14th We really appreciate the businesses that support our cause. And of course we appreciate you, who then participate.. So please mark your calendars, only 8 days away. Monday, August 22nd, 2022 all day, nationwide fundraiser at Panda Express.... Share with your friends and family.... It's a great way to support a good cause ...
August 13th Well it was a wild night on SRWHMG road patrol. We got the rain we asked for, but not in moderation, lol. All Salt River horses are ok and we constantly check all the fencelines. Wild horses know how to weather a storm, and so do we! (But these power poles don't) Now ...
August 12th This is a killbuyers trailer, it's both for cattle and horses. This poor horse spent all night in this trailer pacing up and down. He's an old Paso Fino, discarded like trash. This killbuyer did not come to our Alpine auction, but he went to the Navajo auction 3 miles up the road ...
August 11th Intro It was a very long, exhausting and also heartbreaking day today bidding on Alpine wild horses, who were taken from their beautiful home in the Apache Forest. Please forgive us but we just got done and there is no time for an official update. Tomorrow we will tell you exactly how ...
August 9th We are praying to be able to end our feed program entirely! These pictures are of Scout's band battling for a home territory along the river. They are originally a Butcher Jones band and they are trying not to get kicked out of other stallions home territories. If the rains keep coming ...
August 6th We get this question a lot. How long do wild horses live? So this is a post to honor one of our oldies, Maverick, and tell the story of his life. No worries, Maverick is not dead yet, he is 22 years old and he is what we call a "retired" lead ...
August 6th Nice person, nice person, nice person, inconsiderate jerk. Please respect that this is their home, give them 50 ft space. SRWHMG.
August 5th This 2020 foal named Soldier had a very unfortunate birth. Were it not for our volunteers circle of protection, Soldier would have been killed by bachelor stallions just minutes after his birth. He survived, but unfortunately he did get kicked in the process and fractured his right hind hock, see the huge swelling ...
August 4th Today is August 4th, a real milestone and the anniversary of our rally to save the Salt River wild horses! They were deemed stray livestock by the Forest Service, because they had not been assigned a protected territory back in 1971, when that was mandated by the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro ...
August 1st We have done and are still doing our very best for this herd, but in spite of our offers for humane management through birth control, in spite of our proof of their longtime existence in the Apache Forest, and in spite of public outrage, the Apache Sitegreaves Forest Service (ASFS) is continuing ...
July 30th Apache Sitegreaves National Forest, Alpine, Arizona (July 30th, 2022). The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) is outraged at a decision made yesterday by U.S. District Judge Steven Logan. This decision will allow the Forest Service to annihilate the entire Alpine wild horse herd in Northern Arizona. The Judge stated: “The ...
July 29th This just in: The same Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service that will not let an orphan foal be rescued, will start removing ALL of the Alpine wild horses, and who knows where they will end up!! In this Friday, June 29, 2018 photo, wild horses kick up dust as they run at ...
July 29th Much has been said about this lone foal in Heber in response to the video we posted on 7.25.22 stating our concern for this foal, and maybe too much. She is "just fine", this lady said, and posted genuine happiness about the fact that the foal cannot be rescued, on her page ...
July 22nd This sweet young foal was found alone and abandoned and coming up to people for help. She is in Heber in the black mesa ranger district in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest. In the video you can see that no other horses are around, which means that she was either abandoned or her ...
July 18th We care about all wild horses, they are all Shadowfaxes and Moonshadows and Soldiers and Bubbles. They all love their families and their freedom so fiercely and are treated so cruelly. It is why we've fought so hard to make a difference! Our government by doing this the wrong way for a ...
July 18th 👉Attention wild horse lovers!! You can donate just by ordering dinner today!!! From anywhere in the United States! So all of our supporters can participate this time. But we know that you may not see this in your home feed, so we are going to add some words inhere like: rescue and wonderful ...
July 17th Snow's story: There was once a magical horse named ❄️Snow White, and she was fairer than any other. We watched her live happily in the forest for over a decade, but tragedy struck during mesquite bean season, right after the rains, she died from mesquite bean colic. We were so sad when ...
July 16th This is Rocky's band crossing the river. The Salt River bottom consists of large rocks and boulders, so they do it very carefully. Enjoy the video and enjoy watching them in real life. It is special that they are still here, a living remnant of the important history of Arizona. Always keep a ...
July 15th Since August 31st of last year, the Salt River herd has sustained itself without emergency feed, which has been great. We are hoping that this monsoon season will bring new forage again. However it can be many months before grasses come up and we are seeing bad rangeland conditions and declining health ...
July 14th These two burros are about to become little victims of our advancing civilization! The town of Apache Junction has aquired this large former tract of state land. A subdivision is being built right where these little burros live and where their waterhole is. They now have civilization and roads and fences on ...
July 13th Attention!! The Alpine wild horse auction at the Holbrook Fairgrounds has been cancelled for all currently posted sale dates of July 14th, July 20th and July 21st!! Again, the Forest Service doesn't let you know why, but we have kept a close eye on the trap area and we are pretty sure ...
July 13th UPDATE July 13th 2022, the Alpine wild horse auction at the fairgrounds in Holbrook has been canceled! AWHA members have been keeping an eye on the closed trap area and while it does not state a reason on the FS website, we have a strong feeling they did not catch any of ...
July 10th Yesterday July 9th, our hotline and our AZDA officer's phone were both ringing before 5 am. These are never good calls. There was a horse caught in a cattle guard in the Goldfield subdivision, (the subdivision along the beeline has a boundary with the Forest that is partially unfenced and there are ...
July 9th This morning's big cleanup in memory of Tangua, with Natural Restorations was a great success, and we couldn't be more proud or grateful to everyone who got up early on their Saturday, and rolled up their sleeves to clean up these riverbanks! People were pouring into the recreation site before 7 am, ...
July 7th ♻️ Did you all remember to keep this Saturday morning open for the big cleanup in honor of Tangua, the horse who perished from ingesting plastic debris. ? 👉Join us, Natural Restorations & Salt River Wild Horse Management Group for a Lower Salt River Memorial Trash Cleanup this Saturday, July 9th from 7AM ...
July 6th The Apache Sitgreaves National Forest gets away with things in Alpine because it's so far out there. We have formed a solid horse advocate group up here who is documenting the horses and this is what they recorded TODAY! C'mon Forest Service, this is BULL!! They said that there would not be a ...
July 5th Contact: Simone Netherlands Simone@respect4horses.com For Immediate Release: Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service starts trapping the Alpine herd this week, in spite of horse advocates push for humane management. Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, Alpine, Arizona (July 6th, 2022) In a fight reminiscent of the fight for the Salt River wild horses, the ...
July 5th BREAKING: We are very sorry to announce that the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service has made the completely wrong decision for the public, for their budget and for the horses! They will begin trapping the first 20 beautiful Alpine wild horses tomorrow!! We have offered our humane birthcontrol program in order to preserve at ...
July 3rd PEvery dollar that is gifted to our organization is spent on preserving FREEDOM for wild horses, who are themselves the very symbol of it! Besides for our important field work we use education, litigation, legislation, promotion and negotiation for humane management for wild horses everywhere. We depend heavily on the generosity of ...
July 2nd Please keep our Forest and wild horse habitat safe this 4th of July. Last year we had to tattle-tale on several people who did not think it pertained to them. That's not to be petty, but to keep the horses safe and prevent Forest fires. Please share. Thank you everyone! SRWHMG.