SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Participants in the upcoming Western States Horse Expo at Sacramento’s Cal Expo will have the opportunity to adopt a saddle-trained wild horse from a training program at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center near Elk Grove. The animals will be offered in an auction, Sunday, June 10, at 1 p.m., in the Strong Arena.
The Bureau of Land Management will offer four geldings from ages 5 to 7 years old. The horses were recently introduced to saddles, and adopters will need to continue their training. Adopters can get a training head start by participating in a complimentary post-adoption clinic offered by RCCC horse training program manager Joe Misner at 3 p.m. in the Strong Arena.
To participate, potential adopters will be required to complete an application and receive a bidder number. Forms and information will be available at the BLM’s wild horse and burro program booth in Building B.
Anyone interested can learn more about the horses by attending daily demonstrations Friday through Sunday, June 8 through 10. Times and locations will be posted in the Western States Horse Expo schedule of events.
The horses offered for adoption are from public rangelands in Nevada and California. The BLM removed them in efforts to manage wild populations in balance with available forage and water and to keep rangelands healthy and productive.
Cal Expo is located at 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento. For more information about the event, visit https://horsexpo.com/.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
