There is only one in-house adopter per horse. You will then need to follow the steps on the website to finalize your documents and arrange to pick up your new horse!New this year (2019), the BLM is offering a $1,000 incentive for individuals who adopt a wild horse or burro. This is a great opportunity to adopt a gentled The TIP program is largely funded by the BLM but there are other training programs as well. I firmly believe that anyone can gentle a wild horse who makes a personal commitment to learn and "keep showing up". Additionally, if there are any TIP trainers or volunteers with trained horses close by, there may be an opportunity to adopt a gentled horse as well. A local adoption event is a great place to look for your new partner. Please read my BLM wild mustang adoption is something that requires a lot of thought but can also provide a great reward. This is a horse with no prior training, no prior mistakes, no prior spoiling or human-caused bad habits.$25 for a "re-assignment" horse, $125 standard adoption fee, $275 starting bid for saddle-trained;Due to widespread breed "snobbery" titled, well-trained Mustangs sell for a fraction of their equivalent with a pedigree.Even a free horse is not free - it does cost money to keep a horse!

Trainers generally must pick up a completely wild mustang within a certain pickup period and then train it and get it ready for the competition.

Sometimes not all of the horses wind up competing so they give them some good skills and offer them privately to new homes.Occasionally a horse will also end up a rescue.

By the time you are ready to ride, you will thoroughly know your horse, and whatever he knows, you have taught him.Many adopters appreciate the opportunity to learn about horse behavior and the natural horse mind, that having wild-born horses provides. Mustangs are tough and hardy, with excellent recovery ability.Helping a wild horse transition from wild to best friend can be immensely meaningful and satisfying. Always communicate with the trainer of the horse you are thinking of adopting to find out what the horse knows and what he needs work on.The benefit to you, as the adopter, is that you still usually only have to pay the $125 adoption fee.

Some trainers go above and beyond and start getting the horse ready for a saddle and rider.

Any additional training beyond that is typically the responsibility of the adopter. Keep in mind that these facilities are typically closed to the public so you should contact them to get information about scheduling a visit or attending any upcoming adoptions they may have.For those of you looking to adopt in California, the BLM has partnered with the Mustangs can also be acquired privately just like any other horse. Due to many generations of living in harsh conditions, they are "easy keepers" - seldom requiring expensive supplements or rich feeds. Countless adopters can relate tales of mustangs surviving injuries and illnesses that would have killed the average horse. A trainer can ask for additional training money if they like. You can see the ones that are friendly, the ones that are flighty, the ones that are playful and even the ones that are worried. That means that if someone can’t feed or care for their horse the horse may wind up at a rescue. Horses on the range, growing up in a functioning natural herd structure, are socialized in a way that few domestic horses are. This is an awesome opportunity if you have been thinking about adopting.The incentive is not paid out immediately, rather they pay $500 within 40 days of adoption and the remaining $500 within 60 days getting your horse’s title one year after adoption.Are you worried you don’t have the experience necessary to train a completely wild mustang? Email. When you adopt a Mustang, you are getting "pure horse" as Nature intended, without the overlay of  a past with other people's mistakes. The ranchers would select the horses they needed and turn breeding stock back out.