Wild Horses Need Love Too
Do you have room in your stable to add a new horse?
On Saturday, October 8th starting at 9:00am, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC), are looking to find new homes for 17 Wild Horses.
According to the BLM website, the NNCC, which is a part of the Nevada Department of Corrections, is not only a holding facility with a capacity of up to 2,000 animals but it also has a training program where they utilize inmates to train the wild horses to make available to the public for adoption. Three to four public adoption events are held each year.
The seventeen horses up for adoption this weekend come from various areas of the West including, Nevada, Oregon, and California. All of the wild horses range from 3 – 9 years in age and have received approximately 120 days training. The majority of the available horses are Geldings with one Mare and one Yearling-Filly.
The adoption will take place at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center Facility 1721 Snyder Avenue, Carson City, Nevada 89701
- Preview the Wild Horses from 9:00am – 10:00am.
- The Competitive-Bid adoption begins at 10:00am. Bids start at $150.00.
You can check out this Saturday’s catalog of horses up for adoption HERE.
To be qualified to bid, each potential adopter must fill out an adoption application prior to bidding. Click HERE for information on how to adopt a Wild Horse.
Information on the Northern Nevada Correctional Center Wild Horse training program:
Over 500 inmates have participated in the NNCC inmate training program, often coming with little or no experience working with horses. The inmates give each horse approximately 120 days of training. The animals are essentially “green broke” and will need additional daily training and handling by an experienced rider when at their new home. The best homes for these animals would include intermediate or advanced riders.
