Salt River Wild Horses: Day 11
Day 11 of my 365 photo project: the Salt River Wild Horses, Tonto National Forest, Arizona.
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No, unfortunately the Salt river horses are not protected under the 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act per what I learned (someone please correct me if my info is out of date). These horses are direct descendents of the original Spanish horses so they have been living around the river for hundreds of years, long before Phoenix was a settlement or before their living area became a national forest.
Their numbers are growing steadily so it seems that the forest service will decide something sometime in the future ... So far, nothing drastic has happened. Let's hope they'll do the right thing and leave these animals alone.
Their numbers are growing steadily so it seems that the forest service will decide something sometime in the future ... So far, nothing drastic has happened. Let's hope they'll do the right thing and leave these animals alone.
Duane(non-registered)
They sure look in good shape....are they protected in that area/
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