October 23, 2019 - ELK GROVE, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management, in partnership with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, will offer five trained wild horses for adoption in an auction set for Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Facility, 12500 Bruceville Rd., in Elk Grove.

(Left) A horse trainer and potential adopter discuss a horse during a Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center adoption event last summer.
Photo by Jeff Fontana, BLM.

The event gets underway at 9 a.m. with previews and demonstrations. A live auction will follow.

The horses have been trained by inmates in the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (R3C) horse training program. The animals are from public rangelands where wild populations have exceeded sustainable levels.

To qualify, adopters must be at least 18-years old. They must provide facilities and care specified by the BLM.   Adoption requirements are available online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/adoption-and-sales.
Source: BLM