The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event in Livingston, Texas, July 18-19, at the Barney Wiggins Memorial Arena. The two-day event, featuring 120 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 18. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on July 18, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, July 19. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
Animals offered at the event are adult and yearling horses along with burros that once roamed free on public lands in the west.
BLM staff will approve applications onsite. To qualify to adopt, applicants must be at least 18 years old, with no record of animal abuse. Qualified homes must have a minimum of four hundred square feet of corral space per animal, with access to food, water, and shelter. A six-foot corral fence is required for adult horses; five feet for yearlings; and four-and-a-half feet for burros. All animals must be loaded in covered, stock-type trailers with swing gates and sturdy walls and floors. BLM staff will be on hand to assist with the application process.
