RIDGECREST, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals invites the public to an open-house wild horses and burros’ adoption and sale from May 9-11, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The open house showcases two-year-old wild horses gathered from the Reveille Herd Management Area east of Tonopah, Nevada, and the Sulphur Herd Management Area, west of Minersville, Utah. Animals are available on a first-come, first-serve basis for either the $125 adoption fee or the $25 direct sale fee.
Visitors can take a tour of the facility and speak with BLM staff.
“This is a great opportunity to bring the family out for a day-trip, see the wild horses and burros, which are often curious to check out visitors, learn about the BLM’s program and determine if you could bring home your own loyal animal," says BLM Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals Manager Grant Lockie.
Burros available for adoption and sale were recently gathered from the Johnnie Herd Management Area in southern Nevada, northwest of Las Vegas. There are 22 wild horse and burro herd management areas in California.
The Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals, located at 3647-A Randsburg-Wash Road, Ridgecrest, support wild horse and burro management for the three-state region of California, Nevada and Arizona. Typically, more than 1,000 excess animals gathered from the range receive veterinary care at the facility, including vaccinations, deworming, blood test and freeze marking.
To find out more information about the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program, or to download an adoption or purchase application, visit https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/adoption-and-sales/how-to-adopt. For more information regarding the Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals, call 760-384-5765.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
