BLM schedules wild horse and burro event in Beaumont, Texas

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro event in Beaumont, Texas, May 8-9, at Doggett Ford Park. The two-day event, featuring 150 wild horses and burros eligible for adoption or sale, will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 8. Animals will be offered from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., with bidding beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 8 and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, May 9.

Animals offered at the event are adult and yearling horses along with burros that once roamed free on public lands in the west. BLM periodically removes excess animals from the range to maintain healthy herds and to protect other rangeland resources. The adoption and sale program is essential for achieving these important management goals. Since 1973, BLM has placed more than 280,000 of these animals in approved homes across the country.

BLM staff will approve applications onsite. 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. BLM staff will be on hand to assist with the application process.

The Doggett Ford Park is located at 5115 Interstate 10 Access Road, Beaumont, TX. For more information, call 866-468-7826 or visit www.blm.gov.