So glad she had the courage to do it.
A 2 year reprieve is awesome. Perhaps with scientific research and education this will be extended ❤️
Should other states follow Arizona’s lead and pause removals until independent science backs the numbers?
A “New York Times” investigation this month exposed how federal wild horse sales have skyrocketed under Trump, with the Bureau of Land Management offloading roughly 3,700 horses in 2025—more than double the previous year.
Buyers promise not to send them to [s.la.ugh.ter], but critics say that pledge falls apart the moment a horse gets flipped to a middleman who never signed anything. Advocates told “Newsweek” some of these horses have turned up in [k.!.ll pe.ns], the last stop before [s.la.ugh.ter] buyers. The Interior Department maintains BLM “does not sell or send wild horses or burros to [s.la.ugh.ter].”
Arizona isn’t leaving it to chance. Gov. Katie Hobbs just halted all removals from the Salt River Horse Herd through 2027, scrapping a plan that would have pulled 25 horses a year from the wild. She’s also bumping the herd’s target population from 120 to 170 and lining up funding for state universities to study what these horses actually need to survive — pending a Board of Regents vote scheduled for August 27, 2026.
Hobbs said: I am taking action to ensure the sustainability and health of the Salt River Horse Herd for generations to come.
The reversal comes after a summer of pushback, including a Capitol rally where advocates pressed Hobbs to let science drive the herd’s future instead of a fixed removal timeline.
Simone Netherlands, who runs the group managing the herd, welcomed the news: This suspension of removals and new study will allow us to continue our successful management of the herd and ensure that the Salt River Horses are healthy and thriving.
Washington’s still looking away. Arizona just showed everyone what actually stepping up looks like.
Thank you Governor of Arizona for saving the Wild Horses!!
Thank you for having a backbone and standing up for these precious horses.
Mustangs were and are a vital part of this countries beginnings, they are part of the gene pool that quarter horses are derived from.
They helped settle the West and more
It’s being done through various rescues, donations and volunteers so it’s a Win-Win for these Gorgeous animals and the taxpayers too!!! 🐎❤️🐎
Congrats… it took s woman to have some balls… this makes me so happy 🥰
