Photo/Interview Opportunity

What: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled a wild horse and burro adoption to provide the public an opportunity to adopt one of ?America?s Living Legends.? Approximately 100 animals (80 Mustangs and 20 burros) from California and Nevada will be offered to qualified adopters through the Bureau?s Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program.

The adoption is being held in conjunction with the Ramona Information Days for Equestrians (R.I.D.E.) 3^rd annual event.

Where: Ramona Rodeo & Fairgrounds, Ramona, California

When: Friday, October 4

Preview Animals: 12 noon to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 5

Competitive Bidding: 9:00 am to 10:00 am

Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6:

First-come, first serve adoption

Saturday after the competitive bid to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Interviews: BLM spokesperson, new and previous adopters, trainers

Photo Op: Adoption activities, adopters with their animals, gentling demonstrations

Reporters and photographers are welcome at the adoption site anytime, but two of the best photo opportunities are on Friday when the animals arrive and are unloaded from the trucks into the corrals, and on Saturday morning, when adopters have just adopted a wild Mustang or burro.

Public Contact: For applications or more information contact BLM at (800) 951-8720

Media Contact: Doran Sanchez, BLM Public Affairs at (909) 697-5220. Also, upon request, I will also provide names of adopters in your area for possible feature stories prior to the adoptions

Assignment Editor: America?s wild horse and burros need your help! In addition to routine gathers to control overpopulation to maintain healthy rangelands for remaining wild horses, burros, wildlife, and permitted livestock, the BLM conducted many emergency gathers to save as many animals as possible because severe drought and wildfires have destroyed thousands of acres of wild horse and burro habitat. The adoption program is the BLM?s only means to find these animals a good home in the private sector, and there are many people with the skills and compassion that will give one of these animals a good home. Would you please run the attached news release as soon as possible to help us notify the public of our event and give potential adopters sufficient time to prepare adequate facilities or make arrangements to stable the animals.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT California

Media Advisory For Immediate Release: September 6, 2002 Contact: Doran Sanchez, (909) 697-5220; E-MAIL: dasanche@ca.blm.gov CA-610-02-78 Photo/Interview Opportunity What: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled a wild horse and burro adoption to provide the public an opportunity to adopt one of ?America?s Living Legends.? Approximately 100 animals (80 Mustangs and 20 burros) from California and Nevada will be offered to qualified adopters through the Bureau?s Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program. The adoption is being held in conjunction with the Ramona Information Days for Equestrians (R.I.D.E.) 3^rd annual event. Where: Ramona Rodeo & Fairgrounds, Ramona, California When: Friday, October 4 Preview Animals: 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5 Competitive Bidding: 9:00 am to 10:00 am Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6: First-come, first serve adoption Saturday after the competitive bid to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Interviews: BLM spokesperson, new and previous adopters, trainers Photo Op: Adoption activities, adopters with their animals, gentling demonstrations Reporters and photographers are welcome at the adoption site anytime, but two of the best photo opportunities are on Friday when the animals arrive and are unloaded from the trucks into the corrals, and on Saturday morning, when adopters have just adopted a wild Mustang or burro. Public Contact: For applications or more information contact BLM at (800) 951-8720 Media Contact: Doran Sanchez, BLM Public Affairs at (909) 697-5220. Also, upon request, I will also provide names of adopters in your area for possible feature stories prior to the adoptions Assignment Editor: America?s wild horse and burros need your help! In addition to routine gathers to control overpopulation to maintain healthy rangelands for remaining wild horses, burros, wildlife, and permitted livestock, the BLM conducted many emergency gathers to save as many animals as possible because severe drought and wildfires have destroyed thousands of acres of wild horse and burro habitat. The adoption program is the BLM?s only means to find these animals a good home in the private sector, and there are many people with the skills and compassion that will give one of these animals a good home. Would you please run the attached news release as soon as possible to help us notify the public of our event and give potential adopters sufficient time to prepare adequate facilities or make arrangements to stable the animals.

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