CARSON CITY - The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections are hosting the first of three annual saddle-trained horse adoption events in Carson City on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, 1721 Snyder Ave.
Fifteen wild horses from ranges on BLM-administered public lands in Nevada and Oregon will be offered for adoption at the NNCC corrals. 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 six years and vary in weight and color. The horses are saddle-trained at the NNCC by inmates and receive at least 120 days of training.
A catalog of BLM wild horses offered for the Feb. 22 adoption is posted at www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field.html.
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 East Clearview Drive, then right to South Edmonds drive, and right again onto Snyder Avenue and left 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. No cell phones, cameras or recording devices.
For information, contact John Axtell at (775) 885-6146.[[In-content Ad]]
