BLM seeks public feedback on wild horse gentling and adoption partnership
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Today the Bureau of Land Management’s State Office initiated a 30-day public scoping period prior to preparing an environmental assessment (EA) regarding a wild horse gentling and adoption partnership held between BLM Wyoming and the Wyoming Department of Corrections.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis is a required part of the contract renewal process. The EA will analyze the possible contract renewal with the current contracted partner as well as other alternatives. Please visit our ePlanning website for the full scoping notice and to provide feedback at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2034597/510.
The Wyoming Honor Farm, located one mile north of Riverton, Wyoming, is classified as a minimum custody facility and is part of the Wyoming Department of Corrections. The BLM and the Honor Farm have worked cooperatively since 1988 to train and adopt wild horses gathered primarily from Wyoming’s public lands. Trainers and wild horses make positive strides together by learning to respect and trust each other and men are transitioned in a positive way back into society.
Two adoptions are held at the Honor Farm each year and are accompanied by gentling clinics, during which inmate trainers demonstrate the techniques they use to train wild horses, including catching a horse, advance and retreat, picking up feet, and beginning to ride. In general, approximately 35 halter and saddle-started horses, as well as some halter-started wild burros, are available at each adoption. More information on the Wyoming Honor Farm can be found here: Wyoming Honor Farm | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov).
The scoping period for this will conclude Oct. 23, 2024 at 4 p.m. MST. For questions, please contact BLM Wyoming State Office Public Affairs at BLM_WY_912@blm.gov.
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