{"id":85359,"date":"2026-04-11T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.saltriverwildhorsemanagementgroup.org\/?p=85359"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:52:17","slug":"wind-is-safe-and-in-the-best-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.saltriverwildhorsemanagementgroup.org\/?p=85359","title":{"rendered":"Wind is safe\u2026 and in the best hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And yes\u2026 it was VERY windy while we were working on Wind &#x1f605;&#x1f32c;&#xfe0f;<\/p>\n<p>While he was sedated, an entire team came together for him \u2014 our vet, farrier, and dedicated volunteers \u2014 all working with care, speed, and precision.Every moment was about his comfort, his healing, and his future. Even something as simple as removing his winter coat\u2014he got a real spa day!<\/p>\n<p>This is what it takes to give a rescued Salt River stallion a second chance.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f440; Stay tuned to see EVERYTHING we were able to do medically for Wind while he was asleep \u2014 you won\u2019t believe the xrays.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1649033286236167%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"about:blank\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for sharing! #srwhmg<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Part 2: Wind\u2019s health care day&#8211;his teeth&#x1f40e;&#x1f9b7;<\/p>\n<p>Even under full sedation\u2026 Wind still had opinions &#x1f92d; \u2014 and yes, he managed to bite the vet (don\u2019t worry, everyone is okay!)<\/p>\n<p>For those who don\u2019t know his story \u2014 Wind is one of our Salt River Rescues. He broke his leg in the wild back in 2014, bit it healed abd he lived a whole decade in the wild after that. But it healed crooked. As he got older, life in the wild became harder and harder for him\u2026 and that\u2019s why we stepped in &#x1f494;&#x27a1;&#xfe0f;&#x1f499;<\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t just about his teeth \u2014 this was part of a full health care day while he was sedated, making sure we could help him in every possible way.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, you\u2019ll see his dental exam and floating \u2014 filing down sharp points so he can chew comfortably again.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1897920770867189%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"about:blank\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned\u2026 because there\u2019s still more we did for Wind while he was asleep &#x1f40e; #srwhmg<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Part 3: A closer look at Wind &#x1fa7a;<\/p>\n<p>This is where things get even more important\u2026<\/p>\n<p>While Wind was safely sedated, we were able to take X-rays \u2014 giving us a clear look inside his leg, the one he broke back in 2014 that healed crooked. What we saw helps us understand exactly what he\u2019s been carrying all these years\u2026 and how we can support him better going forward.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, our farrier got to work \u2014 carefully trimming and balancing his hooves to take pressure off that old injury and help him move more comfortably. Every adjustment matters when a horse has been compensating for so long &#x1f40e;&#x2728;<\/p>\n<p>This is the kind of detailed, hands-on care Wind could never have received in the wild\u2026 and it\u2019s all about giving him the comfort and dignity he deserves now.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1654027445913298%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"about:blank\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start lazyload\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stay #srwhmgtuned\u2026 we\u2019re not done yet &#x1f440;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is what it takes to give a rescued Salt River stallion a second chance.","protected":false},"author":675,"featured_media":85416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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