Wild Mustangs and Burros Up for Adoption at the Ferndale Fairgrounds
Press release from the Bureau of Land Management:
The Bureau of Land Management will offer two untrained Mustang yearling fillies and four wild burros for adoption Saturday, March 9, at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale.
Anyone interested can see the available animals between noon and 5 p.m., Friday, March 8. The adoption begins with a silent auction at 9 a.m. Saturday. Animals not taken during the auction will be available on a first come, first served basis for a $125 adoption fee. The BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program applies to this event; adopters receive a check for $1,000, when they receive title to their animals a year after adoption.
To qualify, adopters must be at least 18 years old and have facilities that meet the BLM’s requirements. Title to the animals remains with the federal government for a year, after which adopters can apply for title. Detailed information about adopter qualifications and facility requirements can be found online.Wild burro [Stock image from the BLM]
The adoption event is being held in conjunction with the Back Country Horsemen of California Trail Obstacle Challenge, a free event for spectators. The event includes demonstrations on back country horse and burro packing topics, including Dutch oven cooking, predator encounters, trail etiquette and correctly packing gear.
The BLM is responsible under the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burro Act for protecting and managing wild horses and burros on public lands. The agency periodically removes animals from the range when populations exceed levels established to allow wild horse and burro herds to thrive in balance with other range users, including wildlife and permitted livestock. These animals are then available for adoption at events throughout the country.
To learn more about the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro program, please visit: https://www.blm.gov/whb.The BLM manages approximately 245 million acres of public land in the Nation, primarily in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The agency’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
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I had a Mustang. Best horse ever. Sturdy, tough, strong, smart and agile. They are wonderful once you tame them.
These are the lucky ones. No broken bones, didn’t die from heat exhaustion, not sent to Mexico for slaughter. Hopefully they are adopted to a good home.
IG: @freewildhorses
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A friend of mine uses a wild horse for breeding. He’s gotten several prize colts from her. She’s still a bitch but has great colts.
As if temperament is not genetic too….
Anybody reading this old enough to remember the movie Billy Jack? The opening scene where Posner and his crew are rounding up them wild horses to sell them on the dog food market for, like, a nickel a pound or something? That’s sort of what that one picture above reminds me of. Now, this was kind of a hokey movie, but it had some awesome cinematography, the roundup scene being one of the most prominent example.
Man, some of those chase scenes in the old westerns were pretty intense. Real actors and real horses tumbling in the dirt, sometimes you could even see ropes where they tripped the horse with a rider on it.
Well, this movie (Billy Jack) wasn’t really a western. It was sort of a political statement. Against The Man. Saw it in 1971 or 1972, when I was in junior high. Meant to radicalize a bunch of teeny-boppers, which was just what it did to me.
I had a Mustang. I loved that car.
120 horse power.
All mustangs are wonderful. That is the horses, cars, and airplanes.
If only the wild horses grew antlers.
Hunter’s would be spending big bucks to get their trophy rack.
I heard Horse tastes better than elk but I don’t know for sure.
Aw crap! I misread this. Thought it said wild burritos. I was gonna sign up.
Burros are the best, they will make you laugh everyday! I’d adopt in a flash if I could.
Everybody take a good look at what will be the most suitable and reliable mode of transportation if we continue to walk the path we are on.
Bless the beasts.
My condo association says no. Boo.