The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the Nevada Department of Corrections are hosting the second of three annual saddle-trained horse adoption events in Carson City on Saturday, May 18, at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC), off Snyder Avenue on the south side of Carson City.
Fifteen wild horses from ranges on BLM-administered public lands in Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and California will be offered for adoption at the NNCC corrals starting at 9:00 a.m. for public viewing. The public viewing will be followed by a competitive bid adoption conducted by an auctioneer beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The horses range in age from four to five years, are saddle-trained with at least 120 days of training, and vary in weight and color. The beginning bid on all horses is $150. The horses are trained at the NNCC by inmates in the Nevada Department of Corrections program.
A catalog of BLM wild horses offered for the May 18 adoption is posted on-line at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/
To pre-qualify for the weekend adoption call, 775-885-6146.
Potential adopters are asked to enter the Northern Nevada Correctional Center off Snyder Avenue on the south side of Carson City. From U.S. 395, take Snyder Avenue east for 1.5 miles to the entrance to the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. Turn right (south) 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.
