Forest Officials Investigating Salt River Foal Death

A foal was found dead two days after being picked up and held by a Tonto National Forest visitor.
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Forest officials are investigating the death of a foal belonging to the herd of horses residing in the Salt River area of Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, which some wild horse advocates claim was the result of human contact with the animal.

Earlier this month, the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) received photos of a foal being picked up and held in the arms of a visitor at the Tonto National Forest’s Butcher Jones Recreation Area, said Simone Netherlands, the group’s president.

“We monitored (the foal) because it didn’t seem to be doing well after that, and we found it dead two days later,” she said.

Officials later received notice that “well-meaning individuals” might have gotten too close to the foal and might have harmed the animal in some way, said Carrie Templin, a Tonto National Forest public information officer

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

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