We are delivering water to the wild horses and wildlife again!

 

The day after returning from our short cruise vacation, we met the rangers out in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest with a trailer carrying 600 gallons of water and several water troughs.   We were given the first permit to haul water out into the forest for the horses and other wildlife searching for water as the earthen water tanks dry up from lack of rain. Concerns were real of animals getting stuck in the mud and muck as the waters receded, in May, there were a few instances where horses needed to be freed from the mud so they would not perish.  We placed four, 300 gallon water troughs near this drying earthen tank so the animals could drink from our troughs rather than go into the muck.   During the last drought in 2021, a generous donor gave us the funds to purchase a trailer big enough and strong enough to haul 600 gallons of water out into the forest. We cannot thank her enough for that generosity.  We had it set up and ready to go before we even left on our short vacation feeling strong that it would soon be called into action.     Dennis, one of our volunteers, donated a pump to make getting the water into the trough faster and allowing us to do it uphill or downhill.  In the past, we needed gravity to get the water out of the water totes.  This has made such a huge difference.   Our troughs have been moved to a new, central location and we added on additional trough for a water capacity of 1600 gallons.   So far we have seen bear tracks, a wolf, elk and deer footprints in addtion to the horse hooves.      We placed a phone call to White Mountain Water Hauling who is assiting us with the delivery of water, $150 for 1600 gallons.  They placed water in the troughs last Saturday and on Thursday, we went out and topped the troughs off with 600 more gallons.   It is 80 miles round trip for us to take the trailer and totes out and on a few occassions, we needed to refill them in Heber adding additional miles and time.   It takes anywhere from 3 - 7 hours for us to deliver the water, so having WMWH help is huge.  So far this month we have provided 6130 gallons of much needed water for the animals.   We will continue to provide water until there is enough rains to fill the earthen water tanks in the forest as we all pray for big monsoon rains.   The Heber horses and all the wildlife will be able to rely on precious water to drink from our troughs.     If you would like to donate towards our efforts you can do so by clicking the DONATE NOW! button below.     Checks can be sent to EqWBR, 8369 Buckskin Trail, Snowflake AZ 85937 Zelle:  donate@equinewellbeing.org Venmo:  @equine-wellbeing     Last for of the phone is 4860. All donations are tax deductible to the extend permitted by law and put to such good use saving lives and providing for their well-being.     We cannot thank everyone enough for helping us with this endeavor.  YOU will make a difference! The momma's and babies thank you too!   Thanks to all of you for your continued support.  Without you, we would not be able to help so many horses, donkeys and minis in need.  YOU make all the difference in the world.     Christine & All of us at EqWBR

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