Rock Springs Field Office
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White Mountain Wild Horse in Finals for America's Favorite Trail Horse
A wild horse gathered from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office’s White Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) is in the top ten finals of the reality TV show 2012 America’s Favorite Trail Horse Competition airing tonight on HRTV at 6 p.m. MST.
The now seven-year-old red roan mare was gathered in 2007 from the White Mountain HMA west of Highway 191 near Rock Springs, Wyo. First time mustang adopter Mary Miller Jordan of North Carolina, adopted the mare in May 2010 from the BLM Eastern States Piney Woods Maintenance Facility in Jackson, Miss.
Three months after adopting the mare, now named Lindsay’s Faith, she and Miller Jordan made it to the finals in the Extreme Mustang Makeover (EMM). EMM is a competition allowing trainers a limited time to work with ungentled mustangs then compete in obstacle courses and riding expeditions.
Miller Jordan and Lindsay’s Faith, contestant number 279, won episode nine of the reality TV show 2012 America’s Favorite Trail Horse Competition earning them a spot in the finals tonight. Ten horse and rider teams will compete to try to earn votes to be named "America's Favorite Trail Horse." You can watch the competition online at: http://www.actha.tv/afth/12. Voting will be open until Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at www.ACTHA.tv. America’s Favorite Trail Horse is sponsored by the American Competitive Trail Horse Association.
According to Miller Jordan, “As I trained Lindsay’s Faith I began to realize that Lindsay was really training me. The more I allowed myself to listen to Lindsay's subtle ways of communicating the more our partnership flourished.”
To adopt a wild horse from the White Mountain HMA or other areas of Wyoming, visit: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Wild_Horses/adopt.html or contact Adoption Coordinator Kathi Fine at 307-352-0292.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Rock Springs Field Office 280 Hwy 191 N. Rock Springs, WY 82901