Updates

SRWHMG update: No news is good news, very good news.

July 5th @ 8PM If things didn't go up in flames, you didn't get sick, and you didn't lose anyone… more Read More

Happy Independence Day!

July 4th @ 3AM Why do Americans have such a close connection to wild horses? Because we look at them… more Read More

Mick’s band

July 2nd @ 1PM As the contractor for the State of Arizona and in cooperation with the US Forest Service,… more Read More

How to make a difference, pt 2

July 1st @ 11PM Snow and Gideon are the best at saying thank you for saving their lives, they are… more Read More

How to make a difference

July 1st @ 12PM Snow is 2 years old today! He lives happily ever after because of your support. It's… more Read More

A solemn 7 year anniversary

June 30th @ 12PM June 30th 2013, a solemn 7 year anniversary. Our friend and honorary board member Amanda Marsh… more Read More

Hey bus driver, have room for two more?

June 29th @ 3PM This may seem like a strange scenario, but here on the Salt River everything works out.… more Read More

FIRE in the Bulldog Canyon (close call!)

June 27th @ 11PM Holy smokes that was a close call, but it was expediently nipped in the bud by… more Read More

Salt River Quick Update 📰

June 25th @ 10PM 🌡Another hot weekend is coming up with 105 to 108F temperatures and zero percent chance of… more Read More

Manure happens 😄

June 25th @ 1AM Did you know that the large piles of horse manure you see in the Tonto National… more Read More

Happy Father’s Day!

June 21st @ 12PM A wild horse father and his son.... Does it need any words? Happy Father's Day to… more Read More

Salt River River Horse Habitat Explained

June 20th @ 8PM Because we get a lot of questions, confusion and strange rumors on this, we've made this… more Read More

Born Free: Welcome, Jewell!

June 19th @ 12PM   Three weeks ago a special new foal was born, and she is doing great today!… more Read More

We got a truck!

June 16th @ 11PM We are so very grateful to this wonderful couple Debbie and Doug! When we put out… more Read More

Incredible pictures of something so incredibly sad. 😪

June 16th @ 6PM These are just a few of the pictures our volunteers have been taking of the Bush… more Read More

Bush Fire of Tonto National Forest – June 13-14th 2020

June 14th @ 4PM: We are ok! We watched as the Forest Service airtankers were preventing the Fire from jumping… more Read More

“Why Are You Littering?”

On a daily basis our volunteers pick up tons of trash. There are also great organizations like Natural Restorations who… more Read More

Update on the hit burro

After arriving on scene, @Arizona Equine Rescue and Dr. Leo Egar assessed the burro and sadly, his injuries were too… more Read More

“Why is there a foal on a fanboat?”

"Why is there a foal on a fanboat?" Rosy's rescue one year ago was a great example of how, here… more Read More

Salt River Wild Rescues on a really hot day!

Salt River Wild Rescues on a really hot day! ; ) These fun loving, silly and gentle souls were once… more Read More

2 years with AZDA- onto the third!

We are going into our 3rd year under contract with the AZDA for the humane management of the Salt River… more Read More

$0.02

$0.02 Proud of Phoenix where last night there was peaceful protest only, no looting and no arrests were made. We… more Read More

Shadowfax has retired: Retirement of a lead stallion in the wild

With a bit of a stiff hip and his left eye half closed, the beautiful old stallion definitely looks like… more Read More

Shadowfax found alive, but far from family

While there may be more important news in our country right now, we do want to give you the news… more Read More

The bigger picture. 📸

This is a NO picture post on purpose. Dear photographers and advocates, Let the subject of your photography be more… more Read More

ALERT: 110-112 degrees! Stay cool and be cool to wild horses.

When recreating on the lower Salt River there's a chance you might run into some wild horses, literally. This week,… more Read More

BREAKING 5/29/20: Closure Order in effect restricting equestrian recreation along the lower Salt River

BREAKING: Closure Order in effect restricting equestrian recreation along the lower Salt River, starting at 6 am today May 29th… more Read More

Keeping the Salt River Wild Horses Free 🐴

We the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG), keep the Salt River wild horses free by: 1. Continuously advocating… more Read More

Respecting Wild Horses

Respect wild horses by maintaining a 50 ft distance from them at all times. Help us protect wild horses by… more Read More

UPDATE: Bush Hwy re opened as of 3 pm.

ALERT! Bush Hwy is CLOSED! Never in our lives have we seen so many people in the Tonto National Forest… more Read More

Signs Posted!

These are the signs we have posted at all main entrances to the Forest. Horse riders please beware. We have… more Read More

Rescue Spotlight: Felicity is the cutest!

Our hotline rang at 11 pm; two wild horses had fallen into the South Canal and were struggling and floating… more Read More

You Make a Difference!

Our rescued Salt River wild horses can’t have the river, but they can have their own waterpark! They are simply… more

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Join Salt River Wild Horses – Advocates on Facebook!

If you cannot get enough of the Salt River wild horses, (or if you cannot find them) this is the… more Read More

Help now: We need a truck.

Update on June 16th, 1 month later: We got the truck! We are in dire need of a truck for… more Read More

Wild horses of Butcher Jones Beach, now at the Salt River.

Wild horses of Butcher Jones Beach are now at the Salt River this year. On any hot summer day at… more Read More

Please maintain a 50 ft distance from the horses.

Tomorrow the recreation areas in the Tonto National Forest will re-open. The horses have had a reprieve from people for… more Read More

Success! Straggler is reunited with his band.

Success! It has taken a while to find him and bait trap him, but we have reunited straggler boy with… more Read More

Relocation of Mick’s band

Relocation of Mick's band from the Butcher Jones area to the protected Salt River Area. (This currently consists of approximately… more Read More

Happy Mother’s Day!

"Thank you mom, for protecting me so fiercely, for showing me your wise ways, and for always putting my interests… more Read More

Happy Birthday, Peanut!

Today is Peanut's first birthday!! Remember when we were frantically searching for his mother in the forest? Sadly we never… more Read More

SRWHMG gallery: healing in wild horses.

Images may be disturbing to some. All horses in gallery have recovered 100%. Our contract with the AZDA for the… more Read More

Accusations from… horse advocates??

We were once so proud of horse advocates. Horse advocates, they stuck together for one common goal, but right now,… more Read More

Tonto National Forest fire, 3 year anniversary

3 years ago today, Forest Service firefighters saved the Tonto National Forest. Between April 25th and April 30th of 2017,… more Read More

Happy National Volunteer Week!

National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteer service and celebrate that the power of volunteers… more Read More

Wild Snake Viewing Guidelines

For your safety and theirs, please keep a 50 ft distance at all times, even if they come your way!… more Read More

An episode out of: “As the River Flows”

Last month we told you about the sad end of King's band, after King's lieutenant stallion Gandalf was found dead.… more Read More

Happy 75,000 Likes!

We were looking at celebrating our 75,000 milestone on our Facebook page, and noticed our recent stats which are pretty… more Read More

Kindness & how we name our horses

This is a follow up on our previous post. We decided to name him Kindness at the popular advice of… more Read More

Have you ever seen something so peaceful?

The hard battle for their preservation, the ongoing struggle for their humane management, navigating through drought and strangles, coping with… more Read More

Best Complaint Ever!

We received a complaint yesterday- it was serious; someone was very upset and explained that last year at this time,… more Read More

Today, this April 7th, is Arizona Gives day!

At this difficult time we plead with you 🙏, please do not forget about the Salt River wild horses and… more Read More

Survival Mode

Survival. We are all in survival mode. Wild horses are always in survival mode so we can learn a lot… more Read More

Happy 4th Birthday, Pacman!

Watch the transformation!  That's what humane management is all about. Happy Birthday Pacman!! (4 years old today!) Here are 10… more Read More

Protect burros, protect yourself!

Diverting a little bit from our regular programming we want to see if our supporters would like to protect Arizona… more Read More

Please support our cause.

The Salt River wild horses need your help and this April 7th it is Arizona Gives day! We are hoping… more Read More

Spring’s Story

This little horse may look like just a brown horse to anybody, but this Salt River wild horse has a… more Read More

Program Highlight: Fertility Control

What we do for the Salt River wild horses and why we need your support In 2015, we saved the… more Read More

Herd News: Band falls apart after lieutenant stallion dies.

Good or bad, we bring you news about the Salt River wild horses, this time the news is sad. After… more Read More

Over 2 million views, have you seen it?

This is a beautiful and really close look into the bonding process of mom and brand new foal, and the… more Read More

The spread and END of a Strangles outbreak in the Salt River herd

ALL CLEAR! A Strangles (Streptococcus Equi) outbreak started in July of 2019, which was discovered and confirmed in August 2019.… more Read More

Fun Fact: A wild horse’s winter coat

The Salt River wild horses, even the babies, are perfectly equipped to deal with a rainstorm. This is one of… more Read More

Drama; Woman pursues band of horses all afternoon

Drama; Woman pursues band of horses all afternoon, to hinder SRWHMG. Like we talked about in our previous post, we… more Read More

Public record from the Forest Supervisor

Public record: This is a letter from Forest Supervisor Neil Bosworth about the current AZDA/SRWHMG project to bring Mick's band… more Read More

Lots of horses in one spot?

Lots and lots of Salt River wild horses. Have you ever noticed that on some days you find not a… more Read More

The “Safe Side”

This is an explanation of the current project on the border of the Sunflower allotment and the Salt River horse… more Read More

Getting by with a little help from his friends

Bachelors, single guys, moved out of Mom and Dad's house, but haven't started their own families yet. They like to… more Read More

Happy B-Day, Rosco & the Rescue Program!

Today is Rosco's 4th birthday and the anniversary of our Rescue Program. The significance of today is that 4 years… more Read More

National Horse Protection Day

Today is national horse protection day. Protecting wild horses is a constant challenge, especially lately. We understand keeping wild horses… more Read More

Doing the humane thing. Is it really up for debate?

What does the word "wild" mean, is it synonymous with "just let them suffer"? Do the critics have the same… more Read More

BREAKING: Fertility control is working!

Holding our horses. The Salt River wild horses are protected by the State of Arizona from killing, slaughter and harassment,… more Read More

Born free on Valentine’s Day

Born free. How's this for an amazing Valentine's day story!? A local Frt McDowell (FMD) reservation member finds a wet… more Read More

It’s been a long road on Bush Hwy.

It's been a long road. Before 2016 on Bush Hwy there was no sign that warned people that horses existed… more Read More

2019 SRWHMG Herd Health Report

At the current time the Salt River herd is in excellent condition with body scores of predominantly 4's. Our supplemental… more Read More