Mustangs on the Mojave Trail - By Doug Gorman, Norco Mounted Posse Member and a CA BLM Wild Horse and Burro Volunteer.
For the last twenty-one years, the Norco Mounted Posse has sponsored a trail ride across the Mojave Desert using the old Mojave Trail. Depending on which trail head the ride starts from, the average miles traveled are approximately one hundred and fifty. The trip begins in the first week of April, so we can avoid the hot weather.

An Arizona Adopter's Passion for Wild Horses . . . and Burros - By Christine Tincher, BLM, Public Affairs Specialist.
One of the adopters that come to mind when we are asked about success stories is Randy Helm. First adopting in 1994, Helm has since adopted 7 wild horses and 1 wild burro. He teases that Bethany, his wife, is the "only reason" he adopts.

A Dream Come True in Utah - By Lisa Reid, BLM Fillmore Office, Public Affairs Specialist.
Every now and then we are privileged to experience a "Dream Come True." This is a story about Sam and his dream come true, a wild horse named "Spud." I hope that it touches your heart as if did mine.

Burros and Baseball
When you first meet Don and Joy Tibbals they strike you as the kind of friendly, hardworking grandparents you remember from your youth. Owners of a 56-acre ranch along the Walker River just west of Yerington, Nevada (“the hay truck I was driving broke down here in 1951 and I stayed,” says Don), the Tibbals can boast of having eight children, twenty-seven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, two dogs, two mules, eleven cows, and twenty-two, count-em, twenty-two burros. The burros were adopted off Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands in Nevada and California.

Adopted Wild Horses Honored for Endurance Achievements - By Jeff Fontana, BLM Eagle Lake Resource Area, Public Affairs Specialist.
America's wild horses have long been praised by their owners for their toughness, intelligence and endurance. Now, two Northern California wild horses, and their owners and riders, have received national recognition from the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Wild Horse and Burro Foundation for their excellence in endurance competition.

First Show Jitters - By Melissa Scott, Wild Horse Adopter.
To rein a horse is not only to guide him, but to control his every movement. The past two and a half years have been spent with Sombra working on a solid foundation. After all the schooling and riding I felt that it was time to challenge Sombra and myself in a competitive show ring atmosphere. So what better place than a National Reining Horse Show.

Backcountry SUV! - By BLM Volunteer Tom Taylor.
Nothing beats a good backpack trip into the backcountry . . . except for one problem - the backpack. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had my solution: the  Adopt-a-Wild Horse or Burro Program. I adopted my wild burro in 1989, tamed and trained her to take a halter and lead rope, and then to carry a pack saddle. In turn, she took the load off my back.

Mustang Wins World Champion in Western Riding - By Janet Neal, BLM Washington Office, Public Outreach Specialist.
On July 25, 2002, the American Buckskin Registry Association (ABRA) awarded a wild horse, Steen's Vaquero, the World Championship in Western Riding, Open. Adopted and trained by Pam and Matt Fournier of Oregon, this talented young stallion, also known as "Cowboy", placed 3rd in the world for Trail, Junior Horse and  English Pleasure, Open and 4th in Hunter Hack, Open.

Mustang Lady Inducted into 2001 American Endurance Ride Conference Hall of Fame
"Mustang Lady" known to her best friend, Naomi Preston, as "Lady" was inducted into the 2001 Hall of Fame by the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) held in Reno, NV., in March 2002. Lady, a mustang, was adopted as a 2-year-old by Naomi Preston (formerly Tyler) in 1982 from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program.

Four Mustangs on the Fearful Crossing - By Nancy Kerson, Wild Horse and Burro Adopter and Volunteer.
Dry, dusty, with no potable water and very little game, "The Forty Mile Desert" was the most deadly and feared stretch of the Old California Trail. Historians estimate that for every 17 feet of the this 65-mile stretch of trail, there is one buried human, horse, mule, or ox. (It is called the Forty Mile Desert, but the trail through it is 67 miles).

Wild Horses Show Off in Style
Cunningham Woman Tames Wild Horse for Vegas-style Military Review
By STACY SMITH SEGOVIA
The Leaf-Chronicle 
"Mikey" Porter invites people to watch her and her horse, Zima, perform a Las Vegas-style review, complete with costumes, dancing and twirling flags.

Project Noble Mustang - Western Horseman*
By Holly Endersby
A unique BLM/Colorado Department of Corrections partnership turns adopted mustangs into useful mounts for U.S. Border Patrol agents on the Canadian border.

CMP Ambassador Award - By Lonnie E. Moore, Special Operations Supervisor, U.S. Border Patrol
Spokane Sector Headquarters.
Team "Noble Mustang"
The U.S. Border Patrol, stationed out of Spokane, Washington, recently received the Customs Border Protection (CBP) Ambassador Award for their superior group effort resulting in major improvements to Border Patrol mountain operations.

Burro Love - By Tom & Kathy Edmonston - Julian, CA.
We fell in love with burros years ago in Oatman, AZ. They would stick their heads in your car window for a carrot. We did some research and knew we wanted to adopt a donkey of our own one day.

Westernaire Love with Blaze - By Tasha Roe - Westernaire Rider.
Hi, my name is Tasha Roe. I have a success story with a Mustang. I am currently in the Westernaires located in Golden, CO.

*Project Noble Mustang  - Western Horseman - By Holly Endersby - December 2007
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