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She has a name!

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She has a name!

August 11, 2021
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August 11th

She was born in the northern hills of the Salt River Horse habitat on a rare rainy day in Arizona, a state that cares about their wild horses. She was born in Salt River horse habitat, a place where she has a legal right to live, because of intergovernmental cooperation agreements and our (SRWHMG) state contract to humanely manage them.

She is definately a little soul who maneuvered her way into the world (See our previous post explaining the dart failure). She is destined to spread an abundance of joy to all of the public, who can witness her growing up wild and free. (at a respectful 50 ft minimum distance please)

She was born in Serta’s band out of mare Minnie and sire Serta. This makes her a half sister to our rescued Rosco (now 6 yrs old) , and also half sister to lead stallion Mick, who has his own band. Minnie is an experienced mother and she has plenty of milk. Lead stallion Serta has not just one, but two lieutenant stallions. These stallions (One Knee and Surferdude) can be seen any time you see Minnie and baby, look on the outskirts of the band. They are sometimes double trouble, but most of the time double protection for the whole band.

 

Photo by SRWHMG Rick Blandford.

 

As everyone has already noted this filly is all legs. Her pastern ligaments were a little weak her first few days but have strengthened up by the incredible distances she has already walked. We monitored Serta’s band closely and calculated that they traveled 7 miles up and around the rocky hills each day and back to our feed station at night, so by the time we announced her at two weeks old, she had already walked over 100 miles! That’s what you do when you are wild and free!

So we asked for your opinion and overwhelmingly the vote for her name was for Makenzie (spelled just like that). This means a lot to us because this name will honor our Salt River Horse Liaison, who is instrumental in the management of this cherished herd.

As most of you know, Makenzie is with the AZDA (the Arizona Department of Agriculture) under which we (SRWHMG) are contracted for the humane management of the Salt River wild horses. Under that contract it is our job to reduce the population of horses through humane fertility control, and also keep the herd healthy and address injuries.

We already have a horse named Killian (he was the first born of 2019) after the director of the AZDA, and a horse named Ducey (he was the first born of 2017), obviously after our governor who was also instrumental in saving this herd. We think it is important to recognize the significance of people who are helping to keep this herd wild and free.

With all of the heartbreaking roundups happening across the country, we really need people to understand that what is happening in our neck of the woods, is special. We do a lot of hard work for these horses on our own dime and time, and both our local Federal government and State government are cooperative and supportive. Therefore in turn it is important to celebrate and hopefully perpetuate that success. It is a success not only for the horses who get to stay free, but for the public who gave them a voice.

It is also the public whom we rely on for financial support for this herd. You can help support our programs and you can even sponsor a Salt River wild horse here on our website.

It is special, groundbreaking and unprecedented that little Makenzie gets to stay wild and free for the public to appreciate and enjoy. The SR herd has a little under 20.000 acres to roam on, which includes unencumbered access to 14 miles of the lower Salt River. The only fences in this habitat are the ones surrounding it, to keep them safe. These wild horses are an economic asset and beautiful recreational resource for Arizona, and that means a lot.

So please support our efforts and join us in setting an example. Not only in keeping little Makenzie healthy wild and free, but also creating a better future for all wild horses everywhere.

For the public and by the public, SRWHMG.


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Finally the Auction update. (sorry for delay we are a little overwhelmed with phonecalls and logistics right now) 1. Who was at the auction? Short story, there was no one interested in the Alpine wild horses. We have many contacts across the country and we' ve tried very hard. The rescue market is simply oversaturated. No large sanctuaries to give them something close to the beautiful forest they came out of, and no individuals who felt like putting in the time to train a wild horse. With the exception of Alpine Wild Horse Advocates Joe and Dyan who got the most beautiful young filly. (thank you to them, because they did it out of the goodness of their hearts.) There were also some interested horse advocates who were there to see what this auction was like and we appreciate everyone who came. And then there was a gentleman we are going to call Mr. Suspect for now, he placed his 125 dollar bids on 7 of the wild stallions and then left. 2. Who was not there: While at least 2 rescues kindof made a back up deal to take leftover horses for free, there were no rescues there to ensure these already unlucky horses didn't end up in the worst case scenario, except for us. What was no surprise is that none of our pottymouth haters were there either, who state every day that we are terrible people and they can do things so much better. (FYI people who've never rescued a horse in their lives) 3. The Forest Service: The ASFS and the capture contractor did put measures into place to try discourage killbuyers, they did that, and we take that as a sign of goodwill, be it the only one. They did not let semitrailers enter the property and they took everyone's address who was bidding. It was a bit discerning how they also seemed to think something very scary was going to happen at the auction, because there was enough law enforcement that they could have handled a Waco type situation, easily. 4. The crux: Unfortunately, the thing is that transporting horses to Mexico for slaughter is perfectly legal. And you do not know who's a good guy or a bad guy and no one can control that, because a public auction is a public auction. 5. The result, here are the totals: It was an open paper bid. We are bidder number 7, Mr. suspect was bidder nr 1. -We won 3 out of his 7 bids even while we do not have room for these guys. Unfortunately he still ended ended up with 4. -2 horses did not get bid on, but we knew they would end up alright, more about that later. -One of our volunteers Glenn got 1 friendly bachelor. -Alpine Wild Horse Advocates Joe and Dyan got the beautiful light filly, and -10 of them became property of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group. -Out of those 10, we are giving 2 or 3 of them back to the capture contractor, who coincidently is our former Salt River Ag Liaison. We have an interesting history, but some fences are easily mended for the sake of the horses. She also ended up with the 2 stallions no one bid on. Wild horses can become great riding companions if trained with patience, and that's what she is going to do with them and keep them herself, so thank you Jackie. -then we also got a pretty girlfriend for Batman and a pretty girlfriend for Shadowfax, who just arrived at our facility on the Beeline! They will get pzp so that we don't have to geld the old guys. -Then the happy ending we wanted so badly almost happened. But the angels wouldn't have it. We got the beautiful buckskin lead stallion who was rumored to be dangerous, and we bought his mares and offspring. No one bid against us. Once all bids were confirmed and we paid $1225 for all, we watched the sorting and loading. The bad news, please be prepared: The beautiful dark lead mare, the mother of the little colt with her yearling still by her side too, suddenly took a run at the paneling, bashed her head and went down. Everyone was stunned, including Forest Supervisor Judy Palmer who came over right away. We watched horrified as her breathing stopped shortly there after. She had broken her neck.We are not going to say it was anyone's fault, except for the fact that she should have been left in the wild. These are the kind of things wild horses do when they want to protect their family. It was a brave attempt at escape on her part. Rest in peace brave Alpine wild mare with no name yet. We will take good care of your precious family. They will miss you. With much love and heartache for the Alpine wild horses, SRWHMG. ... See MoreSee Less

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