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Two Arrested in Connection With Shooting at Salt River.

September 25, 2018

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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?

Two arrested in connection with shooting at Salt River Wild Horse Rescue

Volunteers from the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group northeast of the Valley fell victim to a shooting over the weekend and now two people are behind bars. Sunday just after 5:00 p.m. volunteers were finishing feeding the horses at their rescue along State Route 87 near mile post 197 when the unthinkable happened.

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It's funny, but not funny, yet it might give you a good chuckle... This lady is the example of what not to do, when you see a few Salt River wild horses just minding their own business.

The horses were fine after this incident and so were the tubers. Please go easy on this lady, because there are much worse cases of people who have worse intentions. This lady is simply a bit ignorant.

We thought a little bit of humor might get the point across better than a stern post. We hope that one day we will be allowed to place information signs about the horses in the Tonto National Forest. We think that will play a huge role in education.

In the mean time, please share this post and stay 50 ft from wild horses at all times, for their safety and yours. Thank you. SRWHMG. ... See MoreSee Less

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Those poor horses. All they were doing was trying to cool down in the water minding their own business. This is where they live, it's their home!!! I really hope you are able to get the signs up soon warning people to stay at the 50 feet away from them!!!! We need to protect these wild horses! ❤️❤️❤️🐎🐎🐎🐎

Glad that all involved are unharmed but seriously? Wild animals are not there for stupid human amusement. and this could have ended badly had the horses trampled innocent tubers because of her....hopefully lesson learned on everyone's part. signs would help for sure...maybe lol 😏🤷‍♀️💞🐎

Oh look. A rhino in Africa let's get out and take pictures!!!!

So are there any information signs on where tubers go in . To stay away from the wild horses? Also that littering is a crime!! Bilingual information..!!

What a dumbass, can't fix stupid. Glad the tubers were not hurt from her stupidity.

Here an idea why not set up a camera to take their pictures and it will show who got up too those wild horse. The pictures can be send to those who violate the 50 ft rules? Same thing as speed camera not sure if that would work

You can’t fix stupid!☹️

Theres always a few idiots....

I wish these people would get fined for harassment maybe they would think twice about being stupid but I know no one was around to see her to fine her.

I wish more people would understand these are not like the pretty ponies people have in their barns at home. They are wild..spook at the slightest thing sometimes and truly don't like you in their space. This was a perfect example of what can happen in a split second. I'm so glad everyone was ok. Thank you for the giggle with my coffee and for the safety reminder SRWHMG ❤❤

The heat is getting hard enough to deal with however these tubers are not being responsible they see these wild horses and think they are tame. Reality Check Humans!! When you come up on a wild horse you need to show respect these horses are not there for your entertainment they live there you are just visiting so please respect there habitat! I am happy no horse or human were harmed but the stress put on the horses was not necessary.

Oh geez! These horses put up with so many dumb people. Glad the horses got away and avoided the tubers. I can’t wait for the day that signs are finally approved and posted along the river and at recreation areas. 🤞

Poor horses. They love the river in the summer to cool off just as much as we do…so let’s just leave them be. They share their space with us…we need to understand that.

I wish people who do this stuff were fined. I worry so much about these beautiful horses, especially this time of year when it gets crowded there. 😩

Sad to say but happy the lady fell. Glad the tubers were not injured from her stupidity. What is so hard just letting the wilds alone in THEIR home?

Thank you for sharing this….hopefully people will pay attention,!

You just can’t make this stuff up 😳. Funny but not.

Gosh..... I just can't laugh at this. :(

Some village is missing their idiot 😄

What a dope.... lol

You can come across a band accidentally, but this woman's an idiot. She endangered not only herself, but other and most importantly, the horses. Yes, I consider the safety of the horses more important.

Leave the horses space people. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Karma………face plant

I don't think this is funny. If one of the people had been hurt by this poor horse trying to get away, there probably would have been an uproaring and demands to get rid of our beautiful horses. I think these people need to be identified and slapped with a hefty fine. Maybe even be sentenced to help the SRWHM group deliver hay and do other jobs.

Some people are just too stupid or too drunk to realize what they are doing. Someone could have been injured when the horses ran through the river to get away from her! I hope she can be identified and charged with harassment of wild horses or something....

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"The hardest part about managing wild horses is that you cannot control nature."

We see the good and the bad about being wild. If you would rather not see sad news, please skip this post and go on to a happier post in the history of our page.

With heavy hearts we report the passing of a brand new foal we named Kokopelli. Kokopelli was born into Suske's band out of mare Mellie, who was hiding last year when it was her time for PZP. Kokopelli is only the second foal of 2021 in the Salt River herd.

As we know, the first 2 weeks of a foal's life are the most volatile, which is why SRWHMG monitors them closely during that time.

The first days went well, but on day 3, we noticed that the mare would walk away most times when the foal attempted to nurse. We thought this was strange and tried to assess why. Through close-up pictures it appeared that she developed an infection called mastitus.

The mare did love the foal, but it hurt her to let him nurse. We then tried to save Kokopelli by giving him milk replacer, and we were hopeful that her condition would improve.
Sadly despite our best efforts, we were not able to save him. Our hearts broke when we found his little body deceased, just 5 days after he was born.

Our field monitoring program is sometimes difficult. It shows that being wild is not always easy. We are so sorry little Kokopelli. Rest in peace. 💔SRWHMG. ... See MoreSee Less

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Thank you so much for sharing in our sadness about this case. 😢

Thank you SRWHMG so much for trying to help little Kokopelli, and for all you do for our wild horses!! Nature can be so mean sometimes!! To know he was only on this Earth living wild and free for a short 5 days, breaks my heart. 💔 And it breaks for his mom too.💔 I'm so sorry for the volunteers who got to know him up close trying to help him. Their hearts have to be hurting. We're you able to give the mare antibiotics to help her with the mastitis?? Rest In Peace little Kokopelli!! Now you can run and frolic over the Rainbow Bridge. ❤️🐎🌈 You were loved and will never be forgotten.

Thank you for always giving your all for these beloved horses... my heart hurts for baby, momma and all of you selfless volunteers. Much love and RESPECT..

Run free little one. Thank you for trying to save him and understanding mom didn't deliberately leave him.

So very sad, Rest In Peace little one. Thank you SRWHMG for all you do for these wonderful animals! ❤️

This is the hard part of nature. I am sure his mama was with him until the end, watching over her boy. Thank you to all in the SRWHMG that watched over little Kokopelli. Watching nature take its course can be heartbreaking.

Thank you for doing what you could for little Kokopelli. It’s always difficult and sad to lose a horse 💕

this is very very sad. I'm so sorry you all have to endure events like this so up close and personal to you. but I am very grateful you all are willing to do this for the sake of these horses!

You all are so amazing. I was so sad to see this news today. I hope his mama will recover from this tragedy and little Kokopelli joins the Salt River horses that crossed before him. It's nice to imagine Dirk taking care of him up there. 💚🐎

This is sad news, thank you for what you did for him, its the sad part of nature when animals die.

Heartbroken. Run wild and free little one 💔

I am so sad to see this. Thank you for sharing…💔

You do what you can. The commitment to these horses is huge and deep and know we appreciate everything that you’ve done. and do . How we want to save everything in this world will tear our hearts open wide and leave us gasping. It can’t be done . My hardest lesson in this life is to understand that this is not Disney Land. Much love and appreciation to all of you , for the work you do . We love those horses.

Thank you guys for your care and devotion, it's hard to see a baby you tried so hard to help pass. RIP little Kokopelli

Such a sweet,beautiful baby! So so sorry for momma and the stallion and the herd family. I jnow newbies sre a source of joy and excitement!! I know they will. All mourn this loss.

Thank you for letting us know Salt River Wild Horse Management Group. It’s so difficult to face the loss of a new life, but thank you for monitoring and trying to help him. He mattered and he was loved. Godspeed little Kokopelli! ♥️🌸

Thank you for sharing, I’m sure this was a difficult announcement to make, but thank you SRWHMG for all your efforts to help sweet Kokopelli get strong while staying with his family. Nature is beautiful but harsh, so thank you for all you do! Rest In Peace little Kokopelli ❤️

😢 thank you for trying to hard to save Kokopelli.....it is heartbreaking.

This breaks my heart,,I can only imagine how much anguish and disappointment you feel. Kokopelli knew love, compassion and empathy,,thank you for trying,,all of you at Salt River Wild Horse Management Group are phenomenal.

Life comes at you. It's wonderful but offers no excuses when it passes you by. We're here together in a common cause grateful for all the SRWHMG does for these horses. Thank you from Colorado..

Life in the wild isn't always pretty. Nature can be a mean beast sometimes. Thank you for trying to help the mare & baby. Rest in peace, little one. You died as you lived in your short time here, wild & free. Be forever healthy & happy at the Rainbow Bridge with others who went before you.

God bless you thank you for trying I wish to God everyone in this world had the respect and love that we have for these horses and Burros that our government is destroying and thinks nothing of

RIP, Kokopelli. So sad your time on earth was so short. May you always be surrounded by friends and family crossing the Rainbow bridge. SRWHMG, thank you for your help. Nature is as cruel as it is beautiful.

My heart goes out to you all. Thank you for your efforts to save Kokopelli. He is running wild and free. God bless you.

This is when it’s really hard to see nature do its thing. RIP little one! We all feel the heartbreak... 💔💔

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It's not the clearest picture because he is across the river, but do you recognize him?
(He is almost unrecognizable because he looks so good!)

Back in February of this year, in an unprecedented field operation, AZDA, SRWHMG, and our veterinarian team, darted and sedated the old stallion Neiman, in the field. A field operation like that had never been done before on any wild horse.

We spent a lot of money on the operation, because Neiman's health was declining rapidly at that time, and we ofcourse could not determine exactly why, until we had him sedated.

We found that he had very serious tooth issues, that made it impossible for him to eat, poor guy. Our veteranarian, Dr. Howard, pulled a rotting tooth and filed some others down that were growing into the roof of his mouth. We hoped that now, old Neiman could heal and eat again without being in pain.

We did not know if it would work or if he would actually recover ofcourse, considering that he is over 20 years old. But we gave it our all, cared for him daily for over 3 months with many volunteers, and monitored him wherever he decided to travel for another 6 weeks.

We are now ready to deem Neiman recovered and no longer in need of our individual care. We are also deeming the experimental operation a huge success!! We are glad to have spent the money and effort on him, because it is very sweet to see him living happily ever after.

He deems himself fully recovered also, because he has left our feed station on his own, and traveled back to his old home territory in the area of Water Users, the exact area where he used to take his band. It is a great area for eelgrass.

We want to thank the AZDA for the authorization and the cooperation, and we want to thank all of YOU for your support for our humane management of the Salt River wild horses. However, there were also some mean keyboard critics, who were slandering our group about Neiman, and accused us of horrible things. They even interfered with our authorized processes, when we were taking care of him. Nice apology letters can be sent to: SaltRiverHerd@respect4horses.com. Thank you very much. SRWHMG.
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This is such a wonderful story of advocacy, dedication, and pure Love.❤️💕💗 Thank you to the incredibly selfless volunteers, who hiked miles and miles, lugging hay and water, multiple times per day, to nurture and monitor this grand old man. (💕Rosa) All the while these dedicated and compassionate humans were being lambasted, trolled and dragged by the useless, know and do nothing rabble rousers who thrive on hatred. I wish they would at least shut up if they won’t help. 😂🤣 on the apology. Narcissists, and dishonest and mendacious attention seekers don’t apologize. Thank you so much to SRWHMG for always keeping on, keeping on!❤️

Awesome team work! He looks great. Thank you for your dedication to these horses.

Fantastic news! So grateful for all entities involved to allow Neiman to be a healthy horse again! And apology letters? They'll just make up some other lies to complain about!

Amazing story and successful update! Thanks to all involved. He looks wonderful as a result of your intervention.

Brilliant, and this says it all "He deems himself fully recovered also, because he has left our feed station on his own, and traveled back to his old home territory in the area of Water Users, the exact area where he used to take his band. It is a great area for eelgrass" That's a great sign. I hope you get an apology from the naysayers, but I won't hold my breath! x

Love seeing Neiman looking so good! This wouldn't have been possible without the volunteers and cooperation from AZDA. Once again SRWHMG, great job!!!👏👏👏👏 Ignore the haters, please!

Wow what an amazing recovery. I’m so glad you didn’t give up on him. ❤️❤️❤️

What an amazing story ! How anyone could be so distorted in their thinking , CLEARLY SRWHMG did a wonderful thing for that poor horse. We all know what tooth pain consists of and it’s horrible. How happy he must be and his healthy body proves it , to be able to eat again and not have horrific pain!! Thank u SRWHMG for all that u do to show how much u care!!!!

He is such a beautiful old soul.. He looks so good and healthy. Thank you SRWHMG and all involved in this awesome field rescue that saved Neiman's life. ❤️💜

Yowzer! He looks wonderful and he knows it…thank you AZDA, SRWHMG, the veterinary team and all of the supporters for making this happen. Regarding the non-supporters…they will jump back to the same old stuff, just a different horse, because they have nothing new. They are a broken record.

I'm soooo happy! What an amazing success story and wouldn't have been possible without SRWHMG and AZDA for making it possible! And for the naysayers, it's second nature for them to spread lies, rumors, and hate..like a hamster wheel-they just keep spinning... Keep up the good work!!

He looks wonderful! Nice to know the wilds can be helped without rescue & they can still live out in the wild. Thank you all for the dedication of these beautiful animals.

Great job by a great organization! Keep on keepin' on! Go Neiman go!

This is great for him, but heart wrenching to think about all the other mustangs that die from this. We always hear how they "died wild and free", but maybe that's an ideal we created in our mind. Maybe they deserve better; a life free of the struggles of being wild. Maybe they don't want to starve to death due to a lack of dental care, or succumb to sepsis from fatal injuries, dystocia, famine. 😭

I love this story and saw the intervention. All of you are just so amazing. Thank you for saving his life. It's so good to see him doing so well. I am sorry that you have to contend with people that don't understand or care. ❤🐎

Awesome story .. ran an auto-correct on exposure for such a great looking horse. It so good to hear he went back to a familiar range which says allot for your outstanding care. Kudos to all

Thank you for all the great work you guys do with these horses.. It is sad that naysayers do not look beyond their own opinions and do not look at the wonderful things you guys do..or the hard work you do.

Thank you for helping him, he looks great!! People are quick to judge and cruel. Pay no attention to them. We and the salties appreciate everything you do!!

Y'all are amazing!! ♥️♥️ And Neiman is amazing too 🥰🥰 And haha you'll have to update us on the overflow of apology letters once they come in 😉😂

I thought these were wild horses? Isn’t this interfering like this the complete opposite of wild? With your team artificially propping up the population of feral horses, which are really just domesticated horses in need of heavy care and management, what is the impact to this very sensitive riparian area? Clearly this isn’t sustainable for anyone involved; horses, people or the rest of the ecosystem. Are you willing to allow horse populations to grow at beyond natural rates while at the same time increasing the life spans of the specimens you deem worthy at the expense of all other species?

Wonderful job! He looks terrific. I have seen so many of the old horses that we have taken in improve immeasurably by having their teeth taken care of. Teeth problems can be totally debilitating. Imagine trying to eat when with every bite the roof of your mouth is being cut by a sharp tooth. Also, the infection from the bad tooth was surely through his whole body. He is so fortunate you all were there for him.

Good job guys! Ignore the keyboard critics and do what is right for the horses... Thanks for a job well done...

Amazing work!! This successful recovery tells the REAL story for all to see!! Thanks to SRWHMG for their dedication!! ❤️

Good job, you have given him a new lease on life without having to take him away from his home. A true example of on range humane management.

He looks beautiful. Thank you all. Dedication and care help these horses to stay wild and free.

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Two Arrested in Connection With Shooting at Salt River.

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