April 5-6: Wild horse and burro event in Pikeville, Tenn.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, including a free, open to the public gentling clinic, demo, and mustang care class April 5-6, 2024, at the Fall Creek Falls Equestrian, 2129 Watson Loop, Pikeville, TN, 37367.

Approximately 70 animals are scheduled to be up for adoption at the event which will run from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, with the free clinic beginning at 10 a.m. on April 6.

All animals are available under the adoption incentive program and are available "First Come First Serve."

Adopters and buyers must be at least 18 years old and able to verify the animal’s access to food, water, and adequate shelter. Animals that are adopted or purchased must be transported from the event site in an approved trailer.

The BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP) was designed to help improve rangeland health in overpopulated herd management areas in the western states and to save taxpayer costs for animals held at off-range holding facilities. Through AIP, qualified adopters are eligible to receive a $1000 incentive payment upon title issuance for an untrained wild horse or burro. The incentive is available for all untrained animals eligible for adoption with an adoption fee of $125 per animal.

Animals that are over ten years old or younger animals who were unsuccessfully adopted out to new homes three times may be sold. BLM staff will be available to identify these animals to interested, qualified buyers. Purchasers will receive immediate ownership of the animals. To learn more about BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro program, visit https://www.blm.gov/whb.