Annual Motorcycle Ride for the Salt River Wild Horses

Fountain Hills, Arizona

Sponsored by Superstition Harley Davidson Apache Junction and Law Tigers
The ride starts at American Legion Post 58, 16837 E Parkview Avenue in Fountain Hills. Registration is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The ride fee is a $10.00 donation. The ride will go on a scenic route through the Lower Salt River on Bush Highway in the Tonto National Forest. This is the area the wild horses call home. The ride then goes along the Lower Salt River in the Tonto National Forest. The ride ends in Apache Junction with live music, beer garden, food trucks, vendors, educational booths, giveaways, a raffle, special guests and much more. Proceeds benefit the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group and will support programs such as fence maintenance, Salt River rescues, wild horse education, scientific research, environmental clean up, humane birth control and more. For more information call (480) 518-7743 or email .

The mission of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is to ensure their long term protection and humane management of the Salt River wild horses. They are the historic and majestic creatures roaming the lower Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. They are the pride of the community, a favorite subject of photographers and the icon of the wild, free spirit of Arizona and the American West. These wild horses were brought into the limelight during our epic battle for their protection; the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group together with the public gave them a voice. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group worked with congress to find positive solutions with Federal and State governments. It worked; while almost gone forever, today the Salt River wild horses are protected pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 3-1491 (aka the Salt River Horse Act). The group is now under contract with the AZ Department of Agriculture to manage this herd humanely. This partnership between the federal government, the State Government and a Non Governmental Organization is a one of its kind and the groundbreaking program is finding the balance between it all. For more information about the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group go to http://saltriverwildhorsemanagementgroup.org/.