The Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nev., will open to the public for tours on Oct. 27. There will be two tours given, with a limit of 20 individuals per tour, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The tours last two hours and registration is required to attend.
"Wild horses and burros are living emblems of the historical and pioneer spirit of the American west, and they have been for a very long time. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in charge of ensuring that the wild horse and burro populations on public lands are healthy, and it is also responsible for the humane treatment of any animals that are removed from public lands and temporarily housed in off-range corral facilities until they are either adopted or sold, or until they are moved to off-range pastures. The BLM is also in charge of ensuring that the wild horse and burro populations on private lands are healthy." John Neill, who works as the Operations Manager for the Wild Horse and Burro facility, urges anyone who is curious about the animals, the facilities, and the care that is provided for them to sign up for the public tour.
If you are interested in learning more about other events involving wild horses and burros, you may do so by going to https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/. They will be able to look at animals that are available for adoption and obtain information on how to adopt or buy an animal there.
The Wild Horse and Burro program of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for the upkeep and management of wild horse and burro populations throughout nearly 27 million acres of public land in 10 western states. It was founded in 1971 in order to carry out the terms of the Wild-Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act, which acknowledges wild horses and burros as "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West" and assigns responsibility for the care and control of these animals to two separate government institutions. The Wild Horse and Burro Commission was one of the two organizations that received this obligation.
During the 2022 fiscal year, there were 82,384 wild horses and burros in the United States; 20,193 of these were removed, and 7,793 were either adopted, sold, or placed into the care of private individuals. The BLM incurred a cost of $138.462 million in order to care for these animals. Over sixteen hundred horses who were allowed to roam freely were also given birth control pills.
