Adopt a wild horse at the Svaty Ranch Wild Horse Public Off-Range Pasture in Ellsworth, Kansas
Svaty Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture
1016 Avenue J
Ellsworth, KS 67439
United States
Event Description
The Bureau of Land Management will offer the public an opportunity to adopt a wild horse at an adoption event held at the Svaty Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture on Saturday, June 21.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature 12 yearling and 2-year-old wild horses available for adoption. Pictures and more information about the wild horses available for adoption can be found on Facebook. The Svaty Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture is located at 1016 Avenue J, Ellsworth, KS 67439.
BLM staff will be onsite to assist with and approve applications. To qualify to adopt, applicants must be at least 18 years old, with no record of animal abuse. Qualified homes must have a minimum of four hundred square feet of corral space per animal, with access to food, water, and shelter. A six-foot corral fence is required for adult horses; five feet for yearlings; and four-and-a-half feet for burros. All animals must be loaded in covered, stock-type trailers with swing gates and sturdy walls and floors. Find more information about the BLM’s Adoption and Sales programs.
The Svaty Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture is one of four BLM-contracted off-range pasture facilities that are open to the public by appointment. Situated on more than 1,700 acres of pristine Kansas prairie south of the Smoky Hill River near Ellsworth, KS, the Svaty Ranch provides an idyllic home for 225 horses gathered from public rangelands throughout the West. Learn more about Svaty Ranch.
The BLM manages and protects wild horses and burros across 25.5 million acres of public lands in 10 Western states. Since 1971, the BLM has placed more than 300,000 wild horses and burros into good homes. These efforts help ensure healthy animals and healthy rangelands for future generations.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.