New Venture Farm

01/16/2026

01/16/2026

Saturday, January 31st at 1:00pm Join us for the Great Oatman Bed Race! Teams of 5 (4 pushers and one rider) will race the Official Oatman Bed Race Bed down Main Street! Half way through, the 4 pushers come to a screeching halt to properly make a bed before swinging a U-turn and dashing to the finish line. Fastest time wins! Must be at least 18 yrs old to participate. Registration for teams begins the day of the event at Noon $50 per team entry fee. Free to watch! Costumes and Pajamas encouraged!

01/16/2026

Had a great visit to see Kitty. It included lots of spoiling and treats. The view is incredible! Look at the blue sky. Beautiful weather and beautiful horses.

01/05/2026

01/05/2026

Bought a new horse! See comments for photo

01/01/2026

“We called him “The Kingmaker” because he sired Bey Shah, Huckleberry Bey, Barbary, and lots of others. The great ones that have had such an influence on this breed all come from Bay El Bey.” | Sheila on

💝 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐋𝐀 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:
*𝐕: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲:
✅ Amazon Prime: https://bit.ly/VFilmAmazonPrime
✅ Google Play: https://bit.ly/VFilmGooglePlay
✅ Youtube TV: https://bit.ly/VFilmYoutubeTV
✅ DVD: bit.ly/DocumentaryDVD

*𝑳𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝑹𝒊𝒅𝒆: 𝑨 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝑩𝒚 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒂 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://a.co/d/3h4mvbe

We LOVE Arabian Horses

12/29/2025

12/13/2025

12/09/2025

For those that haven't seen the Salt River herd, this is what it looks like to watch them come up over the hills,at sunrise, to begin their day.

*Be the light that helps someone else find their way today. 😊

12/06/2025

⚠️ URGENT CLOSURE NOTICE FOR HORSEBACK RIDERS: Salt River Area ⚠️

The U.S. Forest Service and AZDA have issued a closure order affecting horseback riders throughout the entire Salt River horse habitat, due to detection of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) in Salt River wild horses.

SRWHMG has been paying close attention because of the current outbreaks, and immediately reported symptoms in several horses to AZDA. More than a dozen Salt River wild horses are currently severely ill, appearing lethargic, sweating, sometimes drooling, and showing lesions and scabs around their mouths and lips. (In the picture is Salt River Stallion Jake, who has already lost so much this year and is now alone.) We are working closely with AZDA to protect the health of both the Salt River horses and visiting domestic horses.

We have also had two unexpected, shocking deaths in one day. These horses are currently being necropsied for EHV and any other possible causes, so that we can provide accurate information about what may have caused these deaths, since VSV is not known to be fatal.

Closure Details:

Who it affects: Horseback riders only (horses, donkeys, mules)

Dates: December 6, 2025 – March 6, 2026

Penalties: Fines up to $5,000 and jail time

We will post more updates soon. In the meantime, please let your horseback riding friends know and contact SRWHMG if you notice sick Salt River horses. You may send pictures to our hotline: 480-868-9301. Please give sick horses space and respect.

Precautionary Measures:
Although not included in the closure order, we are asking visitors to change shoes between visiting the river and the hills, as no symptoms have been reported in the hills so far. The very old and very young horses are most at risk — and as many of you know, we have only one 2025 foal.

Thank you for sharing and helping protect the horses.
For the public and by the public, SRWHMG

12/06/2025