Wild Horses on the River

This video was shot along the Lower Salt River in Arizona located roughly 48 miles east of downtown Phoenix in the Tonto National Forest and within the Sonoran Desert. It's a compilation shot over the course of multiple days during various times of the year. You'll notice as the seasons change, so too does the river's water level and the colors of the foliage. A little background. The wild horses found along the Lower Salt River are a historic population of unbranded, unclaimed, wild, and free-roaming horses born in the wild and protected within the Tonto National Forest. According to historical records, wild horses have been living on the Salt River and the Salt River Valley since well before the Tonto National Forest was created in 1902. It is thought that the wild horses originated from Spanish settlers who arrived in the area as early as 1687. Today, there are as many as 500 wild horses roaming the water's edge along the Lower Salt River.