BLM California and R3C Saddle-Trained Horse Adoption

Overview

Thank you for your interest in the upcoming online adoption! Please note the event is separate from the national Online Corral Adoption.  We are going to conduct the adoption using Zoom. A link will be provided on this page.

We are excited to offer these horses to you!  Like so many things the pandemic affected, our adoption schedule was altered, but the horses’ training was not!  The offenders continued training the horses despite all that was happening outside the jail property. We consider these horses green.  They will need continued training and work once you take one home. They should have a solid foundation to begin training in your discipline of choice. As with all of our horses, we encourage you to stay in touch with us about their progress. Send us photos, videos, or stories about your journey with your horse.

At R3C, one trainer gentles a horse until it is going under saddle. Once the horse has had 15 to 20 rides, then all the other trainers start riding the horse to build riding skills.  Once they can be easily caught, the horses get turned out in groups in the pasture. They are ridden 5 days per week for about an hour at a time.  They can all be bathed.  They are handled by multiple people daily, including female officers: one tacks up, one rides, one bathes, and one grooms. All these horses are trained to side pass, leg yield, drag logs, and move their shoulders or hindquarters. The horses have been roped off of and have been around cows, unless otherwise noted.  All the horses have crossed a trail bridge and water.  All the horses have been worked with upward and downward transitions. They all load in a stock trailer.  They have had their feet handled.  They have been exposed to lots of activity in the area including gunfire, helicopters, airplanes, explosives, bicycles, and dogs. Remember if you take one of these horses home, please keep them confined until they learn your routine and build trust with you.

How to Bid on Horses

To bid on the horses, you need to fill out an application online and email it to adumas@blm.gov. You can get an application here: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/4710-010.pdf  

NOTE:  In order to protect your privacy, please do not fill out the Social Security Number or Driver’s License numbers and email the documents, unless you are comfortable encrypting them.  Amy will reach out to you via phone to get that information.  Upon approval, BLM will email you a link to the Zoom call with more information about the process.  Minimum bids for the horses are $300.

These horses are trained and require five-foot tall fencing.  Be sure to read our adoption requirements at the following: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/wildhorse_adoptionsandsales_generalreq_9.11.19.pdf

To learn more about the BLM’s Wild horse and Burro Program visit  https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro

The Horses

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