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Gila Herd Foundation of Arizona Arizona39s Heritage Herd HOME ABOUT US OUR HORSES NEWS EVENTS DONATE Shop More A Brief History Of The Gila Herd Long before Arizona was a state or even a territory explorers came and with them they brought horses that were amazingly adept at surviving the brutal heat as well as being able to travel many miles carrying the explorers and supplies. These same horses had survived a long ocean journey to get to the new unchartered land. Suspended in slings below the decks they sailed across the oceans. At times when there was no wind many of them were brought to the decks and jettisoned off into the waters to lighten the loads so that the ships could continue onward.