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Saddle Horse Adoption
Warm Springs Correctional Center
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Preview 16 Horses 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Competitive-Bid Adoption Begins – 10:00 a.m.
Bids start at $150.
Adopters must meet qualifications to bid.
Directions to Warms Springs Correctional Center in Carson City:
From U.S. 395, take 5th Street east to the roundabout at Fairview Drive (formerly N. Edmonds),
turn south (right) and go 1/3 mile—watch for parking signs on the right
Sponsored by:
Bureau of Land Management
Nevada Department of Agriculture
Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries
ABSOLUTELY NO BLUE CLOTHING, BLUE JEANS, TANK TOPS OR SHORTS
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Dozer
BLM # 8058
Age: 4
Height: 14.2 hands
HMA of Origin: Rock
Creek
Dozer is a 4-year old
buckskin with a blaze, snip, a
left front sock and two hind
socks. He weighs about
1,100 pounds.
Koda
BLM # 9281
Age: 2
Height: 15 hands
HMA of Origin: Red
Rock
Koda is a 2-year old sorrel
with a star, snip and left hind
coronet. He weighs about
1,050 pounds.
Hot Shot
BLM # 2974
Age: 4
Height: 15 hands
HMA of Origin: Seven
Mile
Hot Shot is a 4-year old
sorrel/pinto with a flaxen
mane and tail. He weighs
about 1,100 pounds.
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Digger
BLM # 8503
Age: 4
Height: 15 hands
HMA of Origin: Little
Humboldt
Duke is a 4-year old bay with
a star, strip, snip and four
stockings. He weighs about
1,050 pounds.
Nocona
BLM # 8248
Age: 4
Height: 14.2 hands
HMA of Origin:
Owyhee
Nocona is a 4-year old sorrel
with a blaze. He weighs
about 1,000 pounds.
Bird Dawg
BLM # 7492
Age: 4
Height: 15.1 hands
HMA of Origin: Twin
Peaks
Bird Dawg is a 4-year old
palomino. He weighs about
1,175 pounds.
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Stormin’ Norman
BLM # 7483
Age: 4
Height: 15 hands
HMA of Origin: Twin
Peaks
Stormin’ Norman is a 4-year
old sorrel with a star, strip
and snip. He weighs about
1,000 pounds.
Chief
BLM # 7462
Age: 4
Height: 15.2 hands
HMA of Origin: Twin
Peaks
Chief is a 4-year old red roan
with a star. He weighs about
1,150 pounds.
Showtime
BLM # 7063
Age: 4
Height: 15 hands
HMA of Origin: Twin
Peaks
Showtime is a 5-year old
black with a bald face, right
hand pastern and left hand
sock. He weighs about 1,150
pounds.
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Thor
BLM # 6766
Age: 4
Height: 15.3 hands
HMA of Origin: Buck
and Bald
Thor is a 4-year old red roan
with a bald face and four
socks. He weighs about
1,225 pounds.
Rock Star
BLM # 8707
Age: 4
Height: 15 hands
HMA of Origin: Rock
Creek
Rock Star is a 4-year old
black with a star and two
hind socks. He weighs about
1,100 pounds.
Timmy Woo
NV # 1246
Age: 6
Height: 13.3 hands
Nevada Comstock
Timmy Woo is a 6-year old
chestnut with a blue left eye,
white spot on the left cannon
bone, and a left hind pastern.
He weighs about 700 pounds.
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Tug
NV # 1243
Age: 7
Height: 13 hands
Nevada Comstock
Tug is a 7-year old buckskin
with a star, strip, snip, left
front stocking, right hind
sock, and a right hind
stocking. He weighs about
650 pounds.
Rusty Spur
Nevada Estray #1242
Age: 7
Height: 13 hands
Rusty Spur is a 7-year old
chestnut with a star, strip
and right hind coronet. He
weighs about 750 pounds.
Budder
Nevada Estray #1241
Age: 4
Height: 14.2 hands
Budder is a 4-year old bay
with a left hind sock. He
weighs about 900 pounds.
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Lefty
Nevada Estray #1238
Age: 5
Height: 13.3 hands
Lefty is 5-year old bay with a
star, strip, snip and right
hind sock. He weighs about
800 pounds.
Upcoming 2008 Wild Horse Adoption Events in Nevada
May 31, 2008 – Next Saddle-Trained Horse Adoption, Warm Springs Correctional Center. Contact:
Susie Stokke, (775) 861-6469.
August 2008 – Wild Horse & Burro Expo in Reno.
National Wild Horse & Burro Center at Palomino Valley
Located at 15780 State Route 445 (Pyramid Highway), about 20 miles north of Sparks
(775) 475-2222
*Open Monday-Fridays 8-4 and Sat 8-Noon.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why can’t I wear blue jeans to the
Warm Springs Correctional Facility?
• This is a security issue and for the
publics personal safety. Prison inmates
wear blue jeans that allow security
guards to readily distinguish between
inmates and the public.
Can we preview the horses available for
adoption before the sale date?
• No, since this a prison facility horses cannot
be viewed until the morning of the adoption.
Do I have to be present to adopt a wild
horse? Can I send my friend?
• You must be present to adopt a wild
horse. You cannot send a family
member or a friend.
What is the average sale price of horses
trained by prison inmates?
• Prices vary widely. The starting bid for
any wild horse is $150, and the bid can
go as high as $4,000. However, the
average price is about $800 to $1,000
per animal. It really depends on how
many people are interested in one
particular animal and what they are
looking for in an animal.
How much training do the horses actually
have?
• These horses are green-broke which
means they have received 60-90-120
days training by the prison inmates.
These horses will continue to need daily
training to reinforce the basics they
have learned.
What are the facility requirements?
• Even though these horses are green
broke, each horse should be kept in a
pen no larger than 20’ X 20’ until the
animal gets used to its new surroundings
and you. The corral should be at least 5-
feet high and of heavy duty
construction using poles, pipes, or
planks with at least 1 ½ inch thickness
and without dangerous protrusions.
Barbed wire and large-mesh-woven,
stranded, and electric materials are
unacceptable for fencing.
• You must also provide shelter from
inclement weather and temperature
extremes for your adopted wild horse.
The shelter must have, at a minimum,
two sides with a roof, good drainage,
adequate ventilation, and access for the
animal. Tarps are not acceptable.
Do I have to pick up the horse I adopt
the day of the adoption?
• BLM prefers you take the horse home
that day, but special arrangements can
be made with the prison to pick up the
animal in a couple of days. Also,
horses will be loaded into stock-type
trailers only (two horse trailers can
not be used).
Can I get a refund or exchange my
adopted horse for another in the future?
• No refunds, credits or exchanges will
be approved. For more information on
this policy, or about adopting a prisontrained
horse, contact:
• Susie Stokke, BLM-Nevada State
Office, (775) 861-6469
• Hank Curry, Nevada State Prison
Department, (775) 684-3026 or Tim
Bryant at (775) 887-9331
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Bureau of Land Management
Adoption Requirements at a
Glance:
�� Must be 18 years old. Parents or
guardians may adopt and allow a
younger family member to care for
the animal.
�� Have no prior conviction for
inhumane treatment of animals or
for violating the Wild Free-Roaming
Horse and Burro Act.
�� Have adequate feed, water and
facilities (at least 400 square feet
for each animal) to provide humane
care for the number of animals
requested.
�� Provide a home for the animal in the
United States until you receive
Certificate of Title from the BLM.
What’s a wild horse and what’s an
estray?
A wild horse, as defined by federal law, is
an unbranded, unclaimed, free-roaming
horse found on public lands in the United
States. A 1971 Congressional Act gave the
Department of the Interior’s Bureau of
Land Management the charge to manage,
protect and control wild horses in order to
ensure healthy herds and healthy
rangelands.
A State of Nevada estray is a horse that
lives on state lands under the jurisdiction
of the State of Nevada Department of
Agriculture and is managed through a
consortium of agreements with established
wildlife protection organizations and the
State Department of Corrections and its
Silver State Industries program. Most
estrays are found in the Virginia City area.
About the Warm Springs Correctional
Center program:
The gentling program in Carson City began
in October 2000. It is a cooperative
effort shared by Silver State Industries
(the Nevada Department of Corrections
industries program) and the Nevada
Department of Agriculture. Originally the
program trained only estrays, but through
an agreement, inmates now also train BLM
wild horses.
To download a BLM adoption application
(Form 4710-10) for a wild horse or burro,
please go to:
www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/wo/Planning_and_Renewable_Resources/wild_horses_
and_burros/adoption_application.Par.32707.File
.dat/BLM_4710-010.pdf
For more information on adopting a
prison-trained horse, contact:
Susie Stokke
Bureau of Land Management
Nevada State Office
1340 Financial Blvd.
Reno, NV 89520
(775) 861-6469
Hank Curry
Nevada State Prison Department
P.O. Box 7000
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 684-3026
or Tim Bryant at (775) 887-9331
