RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) - The Bureau of Land Management, the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the Nevada Department of Corrections are hosting the first of three annual saddle-trained horse adoption events in Carson City on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, off Snyder Avenue on the south side of Carson City.
Sixteen wild horses from the ranges of Nevada from BLM-administered public lands 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 that begins at 10:00 a.m.
The horses range in age from four to six 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 Feb. 11 adoption is posted on-line at
http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field.html.
To pre-qualify for the weekend adoption call, 775-885-6146.
