Early on April 26, Betty Nixon of Friends of the Heber Wild Horses in Arizona received a concerning message from friends: "Need help. Mare drowning in mud," she recalled in a Facebook post.

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A herd of wild horses and newborn foals kept getting stuck in a dangerous mud pit in Arizona, so advocates took a stand. A team of determined rescuers rescued a mare and her baby trapped in the ...

Wild horses kept getting stuck in a dangerous mud pit, so advocates in Arizona took a stand. Screenshot of Friends of the Heber Wild Horses' posts on Facebook A herd of wild horses and newborn ...