Any body know how to get a wild horse?

Question

Any body know how to get a wild horse?

Answer 1

Well, there are two main roundups in the United States. One is done by the Bureau of Land Management out west. This roundups Mustangs and auctions them off. The other is Pony Penning Day, which rounds up the Chincoteague ponies that live on Assateague Island off the coast of Maryland. (If you have ever read the book, Misty of Chincoteague, this is what it was about). The proceeds go to the volunteer firefighters on the islands.

Search online for more information about those roundups like dates, how to get the horses, what you need to do etc.

Another way to get a wild horse is to go to the local humane society or horse. They may have Mustangs, or they have plenty of other untrained horses that need a good home, which wouldn't be much different than a wild horse.

Answer 2

There are many different ways depending where you live. Personally adopting one is the best way.

Answer 3

This is where you start:

http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/ind...

This gives you all the info you need on how to get into the Bureau of Land Management mustang and burro adoption program.

The BLM has a big facility out in Nevada, and you can go there and pick out a horse;  they also truck in horses for adoption to different locations.  This is the schedule for this year:  http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/sch...

Basically, you have to have completed an application and been qualified for adoption before you are allowed to get a horse.  So your first step is to complete the adoption application and get your facility inspected.  (BLM does require a facility inspection, because they had people who applied for adoption who had no facilities available whatsoever.  Insanity.)

What you need to bear in mind when you determine to adopt is that the horse you will be adopting, unless it is declared by the BLM to have had some training, will be WILD.  That means that it has had absolutely no handling or training beyond what is involved in rounding it up and taking care of it.  

I have a friend who adopted a mustang, and she told me that if she had to do it over, she'd really think hard about it.  Gentling and training a mustang turned out to be a lot of work, and she got hurt a couple of times working with her mare before the mare really settled down.  Wild horses vary all over the map in terms of temperament, from lazy and easygoing to suspicious and full of fight.  Some settle in easier than others.

The problem is that if you go to one of the "adoption tour" stops, you will have minimal time to observe the horses, so you don't really have a chance to get a good feel for the temperament.  The BLM people on site will tell you what they know about the horse, but they may not have had much of a chance to observe individual horses, either.  If you don't have a LOT of experience working with horses, and I mean years of hands-on experience with green horses, then find someone who has that kind of experience and take them with you to advise you on your choice.  

It used to be that the horses were adopted for a flat fee, one price for all horses, but the BLM has gotten savvy to the fact that some horses are more popular than others, and they now do an auction format for adoptions, so the nicest, most desireable horses go for more money than the plainer or smaller or less desireable horses.  

Based on my friend's experience with her mare, adoption can be a rewarding experience and you can end up with a beautiful horse with a very interesting background, but it's hard work and you can easily get hurt.  I would not recommend adopting a mustang to anyone who has never worked with green horses before, and certainly not to a novice rider.

Answer 4

The BLM makes these horses available for a very low cost if you meet their requirements. This site has their event schedule and their requirement listings so you can find out if you have the requirements and where to find their next adoption day near you. http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/ind...

Answer 5

adopt a wild horse that's what i would do

Answer 6

http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/ind... here

Answer 7

you can adopt a wild mustang, through the BLM and alot of other mustang rescues and sanctuaries. the BLM actually holds actions a lot, sadly some of them end up at slaughter

Answer 8

Contact your nearest BLM office, find one at:

http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/ind...

You could also buy one at the Chincoteage auction or the Assateague auction. (Yes, the children's book is real)

Beware, though. Getting a wild horse may be dangerous. If you just want a challenge, buy a horse with spirit. Reconsider you choice, if you really want to go through the hassle.

Answer 9

Go to Pony Penning Day on Chincoteague Island for the pony swim and auction.

The same sale in the children's book "Misty of Chincoteague".  It's real and it still happens each year, I think the last Wed and Thurs of July.

They swim and auction serves to limit the population of the wild horse herd on Assateague Island.  (The Virginia herd, at least, the Maryland herd population is controlled by limiting each mare to one foal, I think).