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VIDEOS OF INTEREST TO MUSTANG & BURRO ADOPTERS:
 Kitty Lauman: From Wild to Willing: Using the Bamboo Pole to Gentle Mustangs More from Lauman Training available now!DVD or VHS (2-DVD or 2-VHS set) almost 3 hours of instruction! $39.95 plus $5 shipping/handling = $44.95 total  Lesley Neuman: The First Touch Gentling Your Mustang $45.00
Lesley works with 3 wild horses at a BLM adoption, and very clearly explains what is happening, what she is doing, & what she sees in each horse as it progresses. Study this video and you can learn "pressure and release" gentling techniques to gentle your own new mustang!  Help for Burro adopters! Crystal Ward Donkey Training
All the basics of gentling, handling, and training. A MUST for new burro adopters! Good for domestic donkeys, too! Can't do Paypal? No Problem! Just Call TOLL FREE 1-877-345-6748 (1-877-FILMS4U) ____________________
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OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WILD HORSE GENTLING:

| | WHERE TO ADOPT A WILD HORSE OR BURROThere are a number of ways to adopt a Wild Horse (Mustang) or Burro:1. Adopt Directly From a BLM Facility 2. Adopt at a BLM Traveling Weekend Adoption 3. Adopt a gentled horse from from the Mantle Ranch or other Contractor Program 4. Adopt a Prison-Trained Horse 5. Adopt from the Quarterly Internet Adoption 6. Adopt a trained horse from one of the Mustang Heritage Foundation's Contests 7. Adopt a halter-trained horse through the Mustang Heritage Foundation's TIP Program 8. Purchase an Already Titled Mustang - Private Party Sale 9. Adopt from a Rescue or Volunteer Group 10. Adopt from a Non-BLM wild horse or burro: Click here to learn about Comstock, & Sheldon USFWS horses & burros 1. Go to a BLM Facility (Be sure to make an appointment first!)  Photo: Janet Tipton, of weanlings at the Butterfield BLM Corral in Utah
The largest is Palomino Valley Center, outside Reno/Sparks, Nevada. There are also 2 facilities in California, and one each in Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming, & Illinois. This is the best way if you want one NOW, or if you have a particular color, size, etc. in mind - or if you just want to choose from the largest selection. The disadvantage is that you may not be able to get up very close to the animals, so it is hard to get a feel for each one's personality or the fine details of an individual's conformation.
Periodically, the BLM brings a weekend Adoption Event to locations, such as a county fairgrounds, or in conjunction with another event. Example: NAPA MUSTANG DAYS
This is probably the most popular way to get a mustang (or burro or wild mule). You can watch them at close range, and adopters often report that they really "connected" with their adoptee. Many people report that their mustang "picked them" by making eye contact, coming toward them, or in some other way appealing to their hearts.
The disadvantage is that many others may want the same horse you want, and you can end up in a bidding war. Paying high prices is good for the Wild Horse & Burro Program, but may not be good for you.
It's not always easy to predict which horses will be adopted: The pinto in the foreground was bid up to $1000. The grullo went for a normal adoption price, the leopard appaloosa generated a small bidding war but ended up not being adopted at all, and the palomino pintaloosa got no bids at all at this event. - The Mantle Ranch in Wyoming will adopt out horses directly, or through the periodic BLM Internet Adoptions. (See National Adoption Schedule for BLM for info).
- In the Eastern States, the CARR RANCH in Tennessee has horses and occasionally burros for adoption, usualy from the Sheldon USFWS Proghorn Preserve.
4. PRISON HORSE TRAINING PROGRAMS: The BLM has wild horse training agreements with state correctional institutes in CO, KS, NV, UT and WY. Prison Wild Horse Gentling Programs are a great way to get a saddle-started Mustang!during one of the BLM's regularly scheduled Internet Adoptions. The Internet Adoptions allow people to adopt no matter where they live (in the USA, that is) 7. The Mustang Heritage Foundation's TIP Program allows adopters to get a halter-trained horse for the regular $125 adoption fee. Click here for info about TIP. There are TIP trainers in most staes. The MHF website will provide a list for you to choose from, and to contact trainers in your area.
_small.jpg) Leah Magnusson got this horse through the TIP program, trained by a trainer in her area, Midori Morgan.Good places to look:
- Bay Area Equestrian Network (if you live in Northern California - other areas usually have something similar) classifieds - Mustang section
Dreamhorse.com Rescue Organizations often have mustangs - sometimes fresh from the range, other times "re-adopts" saved from homes where things didn't work out, or cases of neglect and abuse.10. Adopt a "Comstock," SHELDON USFWS , New Mexico Forst Service horse from Patricia Barlow's Mustang Camp, or other Non-BLM Wild Horse or Burro See also: Working With Wild Horses e-Book Prison Horse Adoption Weekend Adoptions BLM Holding Facilities TIP Trainers Special Events since 8-16-2006
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