Oct. 18-19: BLM schedules wild horse and burro event in Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson Correctional Facility
1201 East Ave. G
Hutchinson, KS 67501
United States
Event Description
NORMAN, Okla.— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), along with Kansas Correctional Industries, will hold a wild horse and burro adoption and open house event at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, October 18-19.
The event begins Friday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m., and will feature 15 saddle started horses and five halter started horses, along with 50 untrained animals for adoption. Gates open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, with adoptions beginning at 10 a.m.
As part of the program’s efforts to find every horse and burro a good home, BLM offers up to $1,000 to adopt an untrained animal. This incentive will be offered for untrained animals at the Hutchinson facility.
Animals offered at the event are adult and yearling horses along with burros that once roamed free on public lands in the west. BLM periodically removes excess animals from the range to maintain healthy herds and to protect other rangeland resources. The Adoption and Sale Program is essential for achieving these important management goals. Since 1973, BLM has placed more than 280,000 of these animals in approved homes across the country.
BLM staff will approve applications onsite. To qualify to adopt, applicants must be at least 18 years old, with no record of animal abuse. Qualified homes must have a minimum of four hundred square feet of corral space per animal, with access to food, water, and shelter. A six-foot corral fence is required for adult horses; five feet for yearlings; and four-and-a-half feet for burros. All animals must be loaded in covered, stock-type trailers with swing gates and sturdy walls and floors. BLM staff will be on hand to assist with the application process.
The Hutchinson Correctional Facility is located at 1201 East Ave G. The Hutchinson Correctional Facility may be reached directly at (620) 694-9826, (620) 200-0441 or (620) 921-2356. For more information, visit www.blm.gov/whb.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.