Kingman, Ariz. – Don’t miss this chance to adopt a living symbol of America’s Wild West. 30 wild horses and burros will be ready for adoption at the Mohave County Fair in Kingman, Ariz. on September 12-14.

People can preview the horses on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday morning before the silent competitive bid. Training demonstrations are scheduled for Friday where people can see how to start the training and gentling process with wild horses and burros. The bidding starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 10:30 a.m. The minimum bid is $125 per animal. Successful bidders may be eligible to “Adopt-A-Buddy” horse for $25. Only pre-approved adopters may bid during the auction. Following the auction, animals that remain available may be adopted for their minimum bid fee posted on the corrals.   

Every horse and burro up for adoption has been vaccinated for common equine conditions and diseases. Adopters will receive complete health care records, as well as herd management and other information for their newly adopted animals.

To qualify to adopt, citizens must be at least 18 years of age and have no convictions for inhumane treatment of animals. Adopters are required to keep each newly adopted horse and burro in its own corral measuring at least 400 square feet, and constructed of sturdy pipe or rail (no field fencing or barbed wire). Required corral heights vary from four-and-a-half feet high for burros, to five-feet high for horses younger than 18 months of age, and six-feet high for horses 18 months and older. Corrals must also include a shaded area and water trough. Adopted animals must be kept in their own corral until they can be approached, handled, haltered and led. Open pastures or any areas that include barbed wire or field fencing cannot be used.

About 33,000 wild horses and burros are currently roaming on public lands in the western states. More than 215,500 animals have been placed in private care since the BLM Adopt-a-Horse or Burro Program began over 30 years ago. For additional information on the BLM Kingman adoption event or adopting a wild horse or burro, contact the BLM toll free at 1-866-4MUSTANGS, or visit our website: www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov.

 

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