Adoption and Sale Events

The BLM offers wild horses and burros for adoption or purchase at events across the country throughout the year. The most current adoption and sale event schedule is provided below. All times are in local time and subject to change without notice. Please contact the National Information Center or the relevant BLM office for more information about a specific event. 

Adopt Online on the Online Corral

Schedule

 Event Details

November 12-19, 2024

  • New adoption applications should be submitted by October 29 to allow adequate time for review.
  • Check back soon for available pick-up locations
  • Sale animals available
  • Adoption incentive available
January 6-13, 2025
  • New adoption applications should be submitted by December 23, 2024 to allow adequate time for review.
  • Check back soon for available pick-up locations
  • Sale animals available
  • Adoption incentive available
March 11-18, 2025
  • New adoption applications should be submitted by February 25 to allow adequate time for review.
  • Check back soon for available pick-up locations
  • Sale animals available
  • Adoption incentive available
May 5-12, 2025
  • New adoption applications should be submitted by April 21 to allow adequate time for review.
  • Check back soon for available pick-up locations
  • Sale animals available
  • Adoption incentive available
July 14-21, 2025
  • New adoption applications should be submitted by June 30 to allow adequate time for review.
  • Check back soon for available pick-up locations
  • Sale animals available
  • Adoption incentive available
September 8-15, 2025
  • New adoption applications should be submitted by August 25 to allow adequate time for review.
  • Check back soon for available pick-up locations
  • Sale animals available
  • Adoption incentive available
November 10-17, 2025
  • New adoption applications should be submitted by October 27 to allow adequate time for review.
  • Check back soon for available pick-up locations
  • Sale animals available
  • Adoption incentive available
Adopt at a facility event

The BLM has a network of wild horse and burro off-range corrals that offer wild horses and burros for adoption. Many facilities have regular business hours during which an appointment can be made. Visit our Facilities Page for more information about each of our facilities. 

Some facilities host weekly, monthly or quarterly events that allow for walk-up adoptions - no appointment needed. See schedule of regularly occurring facility events below. 

Schedule

Location

2nd Tuesday of each month

The December event has been canceled. We look forward to seeing you all at the January 14, 2025 Pauls Valley Off-Range Corral adoption!

Pauls Valley Off-Range Corral Pauls Valley, OK Up to 80 untrained, AIP eligible, animals available for adoption

October 18, 2024
Open: 8 a.m.
Live Auction: 9 a.m.

Wheatland Off Range Corral
1005 N. Wheatland Hwy
Wheatland, WY 82201 

Event details:

November 1, 2024
Open: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. by appointment only

November 2, 2024
Open: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
by appointment only

Ewing Off-Range Corral
22295 Sheep Farm Road
Ewing, IL 62864

Event details:

Adoption incentive available Sale animals available Please email BLM_ES_NSDO_WHB@blm.gov with Attention: Ewing and preferred pickup day and three time slots.  

Wild Horse and Burro Online Corral

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Off-Range Corrals

Adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro from an off-range corral location.

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Tank the mustang was adopted, trained and shown by Cory Bourque in the 2016 Louisiana Extreme Mustang Makeover where they placed fourth overall. Tank is a 6-year-old gathered from the East Douglas, Colorado herd management area.