You win their trust over, and as soon as you win their trust over, you're their best friend. They will trust you with their life. North state residents and visitors will get an opportunity to experience the same joy and challenge Quinn has experienced, as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's annual wild horse adoption event is coming to Redding. Eighty mustangs and 20 burros, many gentled by inmates of the California Correctional Facility near Susanville, will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 16-17 at the Redding Rodeo Grounds behind the Convention Center off Auditorium Drive. In addition to the gentled horses, horses and burros that have not been trained can be adopted.
Wild horses are strong and sure-footed, and can be loyal riding companions.
The BLM captures wild horses as part of its management of public rangelands in the West, trying to control the horse population to preserve other wildlife and natural resources. There are about 48,000 wild horses and burros roaming on public rangelands in the western states. Wild horses and burros are protected by a federal law, the Wild and Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act, which requires the BLM to protect and manage the wild herds. To qualify, adopters must be at least 18 and have no convictions for inhumane treatment of animals. They must have the ability and financial means to care for a wild horse or burro, and they will be interviewed by BLM staff to be sure they understand adoption regulations.