Wyoming State Office
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Wild Horses Available for Adoption at Cheyenne Frontier Days
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer two halter-started fillies for adoption by silent bid at Cheyenne Frontier Days July 20-28.
The horses will be available for viewing in a corral across from the General Land Office in Wild Horse Gulch, located east of the fairgrounds.
Bids may be placed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. At noon on Saturday, July 28, bidding will close and the two yearlings will go home to the highest qualified bidder or bidders.
One mustang, a grulla filly with a star on her forehead and socks on both hind legs, was gathered from the Little Colorado Herd Management Area (HMA) north of Rock Springs, Wyo. The other, a dun filly with a star, strip and snip, comes from the Antelope Hills HMA near Lander. Both horses have been gentled at the Mantle Wild Horse Adoption and Training Center near Wheatland.
Requirements to adopt include: a corral made of pipe or wood and a shelter; a safe, enclosed stock trailer; and the ability to provide for the animal. Bidders must complete an adoption application prior to placing a bid.
For pictures and information on the wild horses available for adoption, please visit http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Wild_Horses/CFD.html or friend us on Facebook.
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.
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