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Just saw on the Adopt-a-horse site that a mustang adoption is planned for my hometown this summer. Will certainly adopt at least one yearling -- if not two. Can't wait -- It is SO much fun to do this and only $125/head. Woo-Hoo!
 
I've read about those, what fun.
Do keep us informed, do you get to choose beforehand from a list or anything like that, or just go on the day and take your pick?
 
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I've read about those, what fun.
Do keep us informed, do you get to choose beforehand from a list or anything like that, or just go on the day and take your pick?

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Thank you -- both of you!
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It's a two day event -- the first day, you can sign up with the Bureau of Land Management and view the horses and burros. The second day, the silent auction is held with bids starting @ $125.00. If there are any animals left after the auction and you already successfully bid on one. you can sometimes pick up a second for as little as $5.00 -- this was the case with my stud colt. (And if I had known as much about mustangs then as I do now, I probably wouldn't have gelded him -- he was a perfect "Sorraia" primitive type right down to the zebra striping.) At the time. I just thought he was one d*mn strange looking horse. You are subject to inspection (to ensure they are being cared for properly) for one year and then you are given ownership papers and voila -- you own a horse or two. I am excited because it is so much fun to train these little horses -- they are exceptionally lovable, almost obnoxiously friendly once they get over being afraid of you, and completely clean slates (to this day -- my mare could care less which side you mount from -- it is just not an issue).
 
What an opportunity! I'm jealous, what a nice thing to do for the horses as well. How many years have you done this? How many mustangs do you have?
 
Used to have two but I only have one now -- we adopted her in 2001. She is from a Herd Management Area in northwest Nevada where the cavalry remount program was very active during the late 1800s through the mid 1900s where "blood" stallions were turned out with wild mares. As a result, she looks exactly like a small Morgan Horse (to me) -- although people on this board say she looks like a welsh cross to them. She is a stout lil gal and I wanted to adopt her half sister at the same time. As things often go at an auction, we were out-bid on the other filly and I really wanted to have two -- so they wouldn't be too lonely. I ended up with the one of the left-overs and at first I wasn't even sure he was a horse. He had the longest "llama" ears you could ever imagine, a big ole suitcase head, and was nothing but skin and bones. I thought he might possibly be a mule or a hinny.
My cowboy friends set me straight though -- he definitely was a horse but a danged peculiar looking one. I have since found out that he is actually exactly what mustang aficionados prefer and have even set up a registry based on DNA and physical appearance for animals like him. Two years ago, when my mare foaled (another funny mustang story) I sold him to a local riding stable. He is still there and is a favorite of young teen-age girls because he's fast, fearless, and fun.
I'm happy to say I've made a nice chunk of money off these little horses, found them good homes, and have had a ton of fun doing it.
 
Mustangs are FABULOUS horses - I have ridden a couple and if the opportunity was right would happily get some.
 
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