Here Come the New BLM Trained Horses for Adoption THIS Sat Oct 18!!!!

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections are hosting the third of four annual saddle-trained horse adoption events in Carson City on Saturday, October 18, at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) located at 1721 Snyder Avenue.

 
Fifteen wild horses from ranges on BLM-administered public lands in Nevada and California will be offered for adoption at the NNCC corrals. One burro born at a facility in Utah will also be offered. Public viewing begins at 9 a.m. and will be followed by a competitive bid adoption conducted by an auctioneer beginning at 10 a.m. The beginning bid on all horses is $150.

The horses range in age from four to seven years and vary in weight and color. The horses are saddle-trained at the NNCC by inmates in the Nevada Department of Corrections program and receive at least 120 days of training. 
 
A catalog of BLM wild horses offered for the October 18 adoption is posted on-line at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field.html. ; Frequently asked questions about the program are answered at the same site. 
 
Directions to NNCC:
Traveling south on Interstate 580, take exit 38 and turn left on Fairview Drive, make a right on South Edmonds Drive and then another right on Snyder Avenue, then  left into the NNCC. Traveling north on 395, turn right onto Snyder Avenue and right into the NNCC.
 
Potential adopters are asked to enter the NNCC from the north side and watch for signs and event personnel at the extreme south end of the facility directing event participants to the horse corrals and parking.
 
NNCC rules prohibit the public from wearing any blue clothing, blue jeans, tank tops or shorts at the auction. Also, please no cell phones, cameras or recording devices.

From the Bureau of Land Management

National Equine Program Started by PetFolio Reader?Horse Lover!

National Horse Gelding Clinic Pilot Program

To Be Tested Widely In California

ENCINITAS, CA -- A statewide Gelding Clinic pilot program will be conducted at various locations throughout California in 2011. This flagship program is intended to help economically challenged horse owners castrate their colts and stallions at a minimum cost, and to decrease equine breeding at a time when there is an over supply of horses in the United States.

Shirley Puga, Founder of the National Equine Rescue Network (NERN), said the goal of this program is to geld 100 or more horses in California in 2011, while creating a template for these charitable clinics that can then be expanded to benefit horse owners nationwide.

"The current economy has created a greater number of displaced horses and this trend will likely continue for at least the next few years," Puga said. "By gelding colts and stallions, we can help reduce the number of new horses coming into the world during these trying economic times. Hopefully, proactive measures such as these, will go a long way toward alleviating this problem."

The gelding clinics are collaborative efforts with local nonprofit equine welfare organizations, and veterinarians who volunteer their time for this important work. The Gelding Clinics are scheduled throughout California monthly, from February through June, with additional clinics planned for October through December.
The first clinic in the series will be held this February, in partnership with Red Bucket Equine Rescue, at the Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center. Locations and times for this and all subsequent clinics will be announced 30 days in advance of each event, and a full schedule will be posted soon on the NERN website.
NERN, a nonprofit organization itself, is accepting donations from the public to help defray the costs of these clinics, each of which are expected to geld between 10 and 20 horses.

Donations can be made through the organization's website at www.nationalequine.org.
In the near future, when the working model has been fine tuned, NERN will seek additional funding in order to assist equine welfare organizations to establish similar clinics throughout the country.

NERN conducted an extensive nationwide survey of nearly 500 equine welfare organizations in 2010 and Puga said that over 80% of those responding indicated that gelding clinics would benefit their communities. While only 16 responding organizations have this type of program available now, 93% said they would participate in gelding clinics, and other similar community service projects, if given the opportunity.
"NERN was created to help equine welfare organizations find new resources for their very important work on behalf of America's horses. These gelding clinics are just the first step in our efforts to do this," Puga said.

Contact: Shirley Puga, Executive Director, 760-419-2462 nationalequine@gmail.com