Wild Horse and Burro
A horse is led into a trailer with the New York Police Department logo

Inmate-trained wild horse serves New York City police

In the bustle of one of the world’s most famous cities is a handsome police horse with a white symbol on his neck who embodies the spirit of the American West. 
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Amanda Gearhart demonstrates soil compaction and walter infiltration

Wild Horse Walkabouts; Field course teaches basics of rangeland science

Amanda Gearhart is the wild horse and burro specialist for BLM’s Northern California District. She holds a doctorate in range science and shares her passion for rangeland management with all she meets.
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A burro's wise eye

My Wild Burro Story: Adam Eggers and Penelope

Penelope or “Penny” is from Yuma, Arizona, and was a part of the BLM and Arizona Dept. of Corrections Wild Horse and Burro Training Program. We adopted her about 3.5 years ago...
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Penny the Burro

My Wild Burro Story: The Many Expressions of Penny

Adam Eggers who works in the Media Services Branch for BLM's National Training Center in Arizona shares his love of their adopted burro "Penny" and her many expressions.
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Wild horse and burro specialist Bruce Thompson conducts aerial survey

Counting black beauties, bay beauties, duns, palominos, roans, blacks, sorrels, whites, and grays too...

As most herd management areas in the west cover huge areas with poor roads, BLM uses aerial surveys to estimate how many horses are in each population.
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Karin Usko and burro Margarita

My wild burro story: Karin Usko and Bracelet Margarita

Just three days before Bishop's event we were still convinced she was going to be adopted out to some lucky home. I decided to take her on a 4-mile walk -- and we jogged. She did so great that I told my husband, "this is a premium donkey, she will be a great and docile pack burro runner!" Well, she went to the adoption event in Bishop and then came home with us!
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