Eastern Idaho 4-H Club members to select young wild horses to train
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BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a 4-H Club wild horse pick up on Wednesday, June 5, at the Eastern Idaho Fairgrounds in Blackfoot at 3 p.m. Youths representing eight different 4-H Clubs from Bear Lake to Custer Counties will select yearling wild horses to begin the training process of leading, loading in a horse trailer and picking up their feet. They will then offer these horses for adoption during the Eastern Idaho Fair on September 2, 2019.
Throughout the months leading up to the Fair, 11 4-H members will have had the opportunity to handle a young horse and hone their horsemanship skills. “I really enjoy watching the kids become great ambassadors for the wild horse and burro program – promoting and educating those they contact,” said Challis Wild Horse and Burro Specialist Kevin Lloyd. “Their excitement is influencing and changing misconceptions about wild horses through their training and participation in equine events.”
Since 2009, over 300 wild horses have been adopted into good homes, over 500 4-H members have developed wild horse handling skills and more than $43,000 has been raised for Idaho 4-H Clubs.
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