Nixon stated that the mud pit was once a water hole frequented by wild horses in the area, but due to an ongoing drought, the "extremely dangerous" conditions of the now muddy pit continue to worsen.

The Brief. A group of animal lovers rescued a mare and her foal from a thick mud pit in Heber-Overgaard over the weekend. The pit, typically filled with water, became a thick sludge and trapped ...

Photos show the exhausted mare nearly buried in the mud as rescuers tried to fasten the rope around her. Her foal and the rest of the mare’s herd wait near the edge of the pit.

Photos show the man in the mud pit next to the horse with a tow rope tied around his waist for safety. “I have to give extra kudos to Andy for his bravery at getting deep in the mud with a ...

Rescuers jumped into a mud pit to save a trapped wild horse from drowning in Arizona. Screenshot of Friends of the Heber Wild Horses on Facebook A wild horse and her foal were trapped in a mud pit ...

Photos show the man in the mud pit next to the horse with a tow rope tied around his waist for safety. “I have to give extra kudos to Andy for his bravery at getting deep in the mud with a ...

Photos show the man in the mud pit next to the horse with a tow rope tied around his waist for safety. ... “We hauled water to that dirt water tank in 2021, ...

Photos show the man in the mud pit next to the horse with a tow rope tied around his waist for safety. “I have to give extra kudos to Andy for his bravery at getting deep in the mud with a ...

Rescuers jumped into a mud pit to save a trapped wild horse from drowning in Arizona. Screenshot of Friends of the Heber Wild Horses on Facebook A wild horse and her foal were trapped in a mud pit ...