Phantom's 'menace' on the Salt River 

Thanks so much! Really, it's been my honor 😄

You are welcome. I'm sure it has, would be a great honor!!

ALERT: Please be aware that the comment/objection period for the public to respond to the Forest Service's plan to remove/cull the Heber wild horses of Arizona is coming to a close on April 22, 2021. The Heber wild horses live on and close to the Mogollon Rim of Arizona's White Mountains outside of Heber, Arizona. They are legally protected by the Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971, and they live on the federally-designated Heber Wild Horse Territory (HWHT), so designated for them in 1973, their 500-year historic range, where they have every legal right to be. But these legal protections are not being respected, honored or upheld, but instead, it's a range war on behalf of ranchers who inappropriately (and possibly illegally) lease grazing rights from the FS to graze their cattle on the HWHT. That land was set aside for the horses, not for cattle. Those ranchers are politically supported by the wealthy and powerful cattle lobby that have long had the ear of the FS, and they want the horses gone. To facilitate that, they speak falsehoods, like claiming a high reproduction rate, when in truth the Heber wild horses have provably maintained stable numbers for well over 20 years (records have been kept for decades), and mathematically, considering a horse's gestation period, the years spent nursing a foal before the mare is free to breed again, and the limited number of breeding pairs in any given year, high reproduction rates are Not possible. They also claim that there are no natural predators to keep mustang numbers in check, but that's not true: Cougars take foals, as do the packs of Mexican Gray Wolves that live in the White Mountains region and along the Mogollon Rim. These horses cannot speak for themselves; they need us to speak on their behalf! We only have until April 22 to speak up for them, so please share this information with those you can. If people don't know, they won't know to speak up in time. Information and LINKS by which to comment at the FS online site, can be found at heberwildhorses dot com and at facebook heber wild horses. Please be their Voice before the comment period ends on April 22, and spread the word so people can make their voices heard in time as well.

Merci

why would a mustang be less susceptible to stone bruising?

NvZ Mustangs have a stronger makeup, they have better feet, stronger hooves, stronger, bigger bones and legs, better connective-tissue condition, stronger all the way around. For hundreds of years, they've been living in the wild, in much tougher environments than domestic horses. They've developed a tougher constitution. It is known that they have better feet.

They are beautiful but a group up here has been feeding them unnecessarily when browse is readily available throughout the region!

True, we encroach into their space way to much now!

ALERT: Please be aware that the comment/objection period for the public to respond to the Forest Service's plan to remove/cull the Heber wild horses of Arizona is coming to a close on April 22, 2021. The Heber wild horses live on and close to the Mogollon Rim of Arizona's White Mountains outside of Heber, Arizona. They are legally protected by the Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971, and they live on the federally-designated Heber Wild Horse Territory (HWHT), so designated for them in 1973, their 500-year historic range, where they have every legal right to be. But these legal protections are not being respected, honored or upheld, but instead, it's a range war on behalf of ranchers who inappropriately (and possibly illegally) lease grazing rights from the FS to graze their cattle on the HWHT. That land was set aside for the horses, not for cattle. Those ranchers are politically supported by the wealthy and powerful cattle lobby that have long had the ear of the FS, and they want the horses gone. To facilitate that, they speak falsehoods, like claiming a high reproduction rate, when in truth the Heber wild horses have provably maintained stable numbers for well over 20 years (records have been kept for decades), and mathematically, considering a horse's gestation period, the years spent nursing a foal before the mare is free to breed again, and the limited number of breeding pairs in any given year, high reproduction rates are Not possible. They also claim that there are no natural predators to keep mustang numbers in check, but that's not true: Cougars take foals, as do the packs of Mexican Gray Wolves that live in the White Mountains region and along the Mogollon Rim. These horses cannot speak for themselves; they need us to speak on their behalf! We only have until April 22 to speak up for them, so please share this information with those you can. If people don't know, they won't know to speak up in time. Information and LINKS by which to comment at the FS online site, can be found at heberwildhorses dot com and at facebook heber wild horses. Please be their Voice before the comment period ends on April 22, and spread the word so people can make their voices heard in time as well.

I know what you mean

Yes he did have a slight limp but the next day he seemed fine!