The Wild Horse Burro Adoption Program will be in Oklahoma over the weekend looking for good owners for horses.

www.blm.gov/nm or call 866-4-MUSTANGS

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will kick off the Oklahoma South Eastern Circuit on March 11, in McAlester. The BLM will make three different stops. The first stop is McAlester at the Lightning C Arena March 11-13. Next stop is Hugo at the Hugo Rodeo & Horse Club Arena March 15-17. The last stop is Durant at the Bryan County Fairgrounds March 18-20. Each event will feature 60 spectacular horses. The adoption will be first-come-first-served and begin at 2 p.m. on the second day of each adoption.

Adoption Schedule

McAlester- Lightning C Arena March 11-13
3/11 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
3/12 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
3/13 8 a.m.–12 noon

Hugo -Hugo Rodeo & Horse Club Arena March 15-17.
3/15 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
3/16 10 a.m.–8 p.m
3/17 8 a.m.–12 noon

Durant- Bryan County Fairgrounds March 18-20.
3/18 10 a.m.–8pm
3/19 10 a.m.–8pm
3/20 8 a.m.–12 noon

Adoption Qualifications
Application approval is required and can be done on site. To qualify to adopt, one must be at least 18 years with no record of animal abuse. Adopters must have at a minimum a 20'x 20' corral 5-6' high. Four horses may be adopted with the required corral for each one. All horses must be loaded in covered stock-type trailers with swing gates and sturdy walls and floors. BLM staff will be on hand to assist adopters through the short application process, to answer any questions, and load horses.

The adoption fee is $125.
www.blm.gov/nm or call 866-4-MUSTANGS