I talked my sister and nephew into going to look around at the BLM adoption that was at the Clay County Fairgrounds today and tomorrow. I thought is was to be by a bid process, but all they did was take your application and you chose a horse for $25.00. TWENTY-FIVE dollars !!!! It made me a little sick thinking about the possibly uninformed people that would be taking home an animal. I hope and pray for the best for these animals and the people who adopted. The flyer had indicated that today was preview day and tomorrow was adoption day, but they were sending them out as fast as folks could hand over their money and application. 
I realize that most people there knew what they were getting into and were knowledgable about the challenges they will face with these horses. There were several very nice looking animals - mostly the older ones. The yearlings and 2 year olds were kind of puny looking.
I'm glad that these animals will have a chance at a new life and I wish those who adopted today good luck. I don't consider myself a sentimentalist - I'm even for culling the herds rather than let them starve - but it still made me sad. Here are the rest of the photos I took.
Here's a video of one guy that was scared and did NOT want to be haltered or handled.
Here's a video of one guy that was scared and did NOT want to be haltered or handled.
2 comments:
You captured some great photos. Those mustangs must be so terrified, not sure what's going to happen to them.
Is the BLM at least checking references, etc, to make sure meat buyers are trying to get some cheap horse meat. Wow....only $25.00. I suppose the BLM is just desperate with the horse market being as bad as it is right now.
~Lisa
I often wonder what those horses are thinking as they are pushed through metal things and shoved into confined trailers. Well, all relatively speaking, to their normal wild and free pastures. But I am not sure I would take one of those home for 25 bucks. They would have to pay me. That is A LOT of work. They are sure pretty animals though. It would be neat to go and see an adoption like that.
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