Last horse adoption of the year is Oct. 10

The last round-up of saddle-trained horse adoptions for 2009 is Oct. 10 in Carson City.

The Bureau of Land Management, the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the Nevada Department of Corrections invite horse lovers and the general public to a special horse adoption event in Carson City on Oct. 10.

Saddle-trained horses from the ranges of Nevada will graduate from months of intensive training starting at 10 a.m. that day, and all are looking for good homes and enthusiastic owners.

Fifteen wild horses from BLM-administered public lands will be

offered for adoption at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, off

Snyder Avenue on the south side of Carson City. Public access to the NNCC

corrals open at 9 a.m., and a competitive bid adoption conducted by an

auctioneer begins at 10 a.m. Come join the fun!

The horses range in age from three to five years, are saddle-trained

with 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 October 10 adoption can

be viewed at www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field.html.

Copies of the handout are also available at BLM offices in Reno and Carson City.

Frequently asked questions about the program are answered at the same site.

To pre-qualify for the weekend adoption call, 885-6146.

Potential adopters are asked to enter the Northern Nevada

Correctional Center off Snyder Avenue on the south side of Carson City.

From Highway 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 directing event participants to the horse corrals

and parking at the extreme south end of the facility.

NNCC rules prohibit the public from wearing any blue clothing, blue

jeans, tank tops or shorts. Also, please no cell phones, cameras or

recording devices.