Blm horse adoption program

Completed applications should be sent to JAHall blm. As always, BLM staff and the inmates participating in the Wild Horse and Burro Inmate Training Program continue to provide care for the wild horses and burros at the facility. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to navigate through an unprecedented situation.

Arizona Correctional Industries Training Fees. Skip to main navigation Skip to main content. Butte Ave. Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The BLM maintains a network of permanent off-range corrals and hosts hundreds of off-site adoption events each year to find homes for excess animals.

Qualified adopters must meet standard requirements for owning and caring for a wild horse and burro, including specific facility parameters to ensure the safety and health of the animals. Purchasers must meet other requirements as well and certify they will provide a good homes to their purchased animal. Find the latest data on wild horse and burro populations roaming BLM-managed public lands. When a herd is overpopulated, it raises the risk of starvation and thirst for wild horses, wild burros and other wildlife.

Overgrazing by horses leads to invasive and less nutritious weeds like cheatgrass, and fewer native plants. Horses and burros are also put at risk of injury and death on highways and private property as they wander larger areas in search of food and water.

The BLM uses multiple humane, non-lethal tools to maintain balance and support healthy herds of wild horses and burros on healthy public lands. S pecialized fertility control technology can help safely slow growth in some herds through contraception while keeping animals on the range.

When herds become overpopulated, excess animals are carefully gathered , relocated and prepared for the next step of their journey. The BLM cares for and makes excess wild horses and burros available for adoption by qualified individuals or organizations.

Adopted wild horses and burros can be trained and have gone on to excel in a variety of disciplines , from becoming award-winning show horses to being recognized as prized work horses and trail-riding buddies.