Roam free you wild horses of the Salt River!
Only a couple of miles from the Phoenix airport can you be transported to the wild west in just a matter of minutes. In the Tonto National Forest, located in the city of Mesa, Arizona, you can discover the Salt River wild horses.
The horses roam freely between the Tonto National Forest and the Indian communities of Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. But neither the Indian communities, nor the U.S. Forest Service claim the horses.
They are horses without a home and without controversy.
Are they feral pests that destroy natural resources or are they wild horses to be treasured and worthy of federal protection?
That controversy was finally resolved after many years when on December 31, 2017 the Arizona Department of Agriculture and U.S. Forest Service finalized an agreement to protect the herd of horses.
When in Arizona be sure to make your way out to the Salt River to capture (with memories and photographs) these magnificent creatures and a bit of the old wild west!
Thanks guys for all your views, comments and favs!
Happy Travels!
Text and photo copyright by ©Sam Antonio Photography 2018
Contact me to license my images:
sam@samantonio.com
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Roam free you wild horses of the Salt River!
Only a couple of miles from the Phoenix airport can you be transported to the wild west in just a matter of minutes. In the Tonto National Forest, located in the city of Mesa, Arizona, you can discover the Salt River wild horses.
The horses roam freely between the Tonto National Forest and the Indian communities of Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. But neither the Indian communities, nor the U.S. Forest Service claim the horses.
They are horses without a home and without controversy.
Are they feral pests that destroy natural resources or are they wild horses to be treasured and worthy of federal protection?
That controversy was finally resolved after many years when on December 31, 2017 the Arizona Department of Agriculture and U.S. Forest Service finalized an agreement to protect the herd of horses.
When in Arizona be sure to make your way out to the Salt River to capture (with memories and photographs) these magnificent creatures and a bit of the old wild west!
Thanks guys for all your views, comments and favs!
Happy Travels!
Text and photo copyright by ©Sam Antonio Photography 2018
Contact me to license my images:
sam@samantonio.com
Purchase my prints:
Facebook | Google + | Twitter | Pinterest | Photography Blog