The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages wild horses and burros on the public rangelands consistent with its multiple use mission that considers all natural resources and users of the public lands.

 

As dictated by the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, as amended, the primary responsibilities of the BLM are to protect, manage, and control wild horses and burros and manage for healthy rangelands.

 

If an overpopulation of wild horses and burros exist on the public lands, the BLM gathers these excess animals and offers them to the general public for adoption. The BLM presents these animals at adoption events and at BLM facilities throughout the United States. For a current listing of the BLM’s adoption events, please visit our adoption schedule. 

 
In addition to placing wild horses and burros into good homes through the adoption program, animals that are more than 10 years of age or those that have been unsuccessfully offered for adoption at least 3 times can be purchased through the sale program. These animals are located in BLM’s long and short-term holding facilities. If you are interested in buying wild horses or burros and need more information, please visit our wild horse sales program.