Wild Horse Adoption at Wyoming Honor Farm Draws Near
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If you missed the successful adoption at the Wyoming Honor Farm in May, not to worry! You can still adopt a gentled wild horse or burro on September 10 at the Bureau of Land Management/Wyoming Honor Farm wild horse and burro adoption in Riverton. Photos of some of the gentled wild horses and burros available for adoption will be posted daily leading up to the adoption on BLM Wyoming’s social media sites: www.facebook.com/BLMWyoming and https://twitter.com/BLMWyoming.
Thirty gentled wild horses and burros found homes on May 31 and attendance was at a near record high. Since the spring adoption, happy adopters have been working with their horses and using them for hunting, trail riding and working on the ranch.
On Saturday, Sept. 10, the gates will open at 7:30 a.m., with the competitive bidding beginning at 10:30 a.m. Honor Farm Wild Horse Supervisor Curt Simmons and the trainers have a nice lineup of halter and saddle-started horses and four burros available for adoption. All horses to be offered have been haltered, led, trailered, had their feet handled and are in various stages of the gentling program.
adoption at the Wyoming Honor Farm.
Preview the horses and burros that will be available for adoption from 1-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9.
Both events are free and open to anyone interested in wild horses, the Honor Farm gentling process and the BLM wild horse and burro adoption program. The BLM and the Honor Farm have partnered since 1988 to train and adopt wild horses. The Honor Farm has found that the wild horse training program contributes to inmate rehabilitation success.
Applications for adoption will be accepted on both Friday and Saturday. A covered four-horse trailer with a swing gate is required to adopt.
Lunch concessions will be available at the adoption. The Wyoming Honor Farm is located one mile north of Riverton. Take US-26 to Honor Farm Road.
Please remember that firearms, alcohol, drugs and dogs are not allowed onsite at any time. Cell phones, cameras, video equipment and tobacco products must be kept locked in one's vehicle while onsite. In order to maintain a positive environment for visitors, a reasonable clothing standard must be adhered to. Shorts and form-fitting clothing are prohibited.
For more information, visit www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Wild_Horses.html or call 866-4MUSTANGS (866-468-7826). For more information about the Honor Farm wild horse program, visit http://corrections.wy.gov/wildhorse/index.html.
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