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(Fremont County, WY) – The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming announced upcoming wild horse and burro adoptions this week – including two planned for Fremont County.
Untrained animals will be offered to qualified adopters for a $125 minimum fee during the in-person adoption events.
Each of the wild horses and burros available for adoption have been removed from overpopulated herds roaming Western public rangelands.
Wild Horse Sanctuary
Approximately 20 untrained horses will be available for adoption or sale on a first come, first served basis between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, during Wind River Wild Horse Ranch Day north of Lander at 8616 U.S. Highway 287.
Free tours to see the resident herd of wild horses will be offered during the event, and untrained burros may be available.
“Wild horse public off-range pastures help the BLM care for excess wild horses that have been removed from overpopulated herds roaming Western public rangelands,” the BLM said in an event description. “They provide opportunities for people to learn more about the complexities of the wild horse and burro program, and to experience a piece of our shared American heritage.”
Wind River Ranch offers tours to see the horses and other educational opportunities from May through September each year.
Visit Wind River Ranch to learn more about the public pasture.
Getting there: Take U.S. Highway 287 north from Lander 7.5 miles toward Fort Washakie. The Visitor Center driveway is the first entrance on your right after Plunkett Road.
Honor Farm
Approximately 46 halter- and saddle-started horses and burros will be available for adoption Sept. 12-13 at the Wyoming Honor Farm, 40 Honor Farm Road north of Riverton.
The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, with a live auction at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.
The BLM and the Honor Farm – a minimum custody facility under the Wyoming Department of Corrections – have worked cooperatively since 1988 to train and adopt wild horses gathered primarily from Wyoming’s public lands.
Trainers and wild horses make positive strides together by learning to respect and trust each other, and men are transitioned in a positive way back into society.
Two adoptions are held at the Honor Farm each year and are accompanied by gentling clinics, during which inmate trainers demonstrate the techniques they use to train wild horses, including catching a horse, advance and retreat, picking up feet, and beginning to ride.
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, and shorts and form-fitting clothing are prohibited.
For more information about the Honor Farm, click here.
Other events
The BLM announced two other events coming up in September and October.
Approximately 20 wild horses will be available for adoption or sale between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Deerwood Ranch, 599 Wyoming Highway 11 southwest of Laramie, and up to 30 wild horses will be available for adoption or sale Oct. 18 at the Wheatland Off-Range Corral, 1005 North Wheatland Highway north of Wheatland.
Gates to the Wheatland event open at 8 a.m., with the live competitive auction beginning at 9 a.m.
Animals not placed during the Wheatland auction will be available on a first come, first served basis until noon, starting at the $125 minimum fee.
For information on all events and locations, click here or contact the national information center at (866) 468-7826 or wildhorse@blm.gov.