Wild Horses and Burros

There’s just something majestic about horses. They are such beautiful creatures with innocent eyes. There just so happens to be a place where you can see these equines and even adopt one of your own. Adoptions at the Wilde Horse and Burro Adoption Center are held on the second Tuesday of each month.

The Wild-Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 gave the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and the Department of the Agriculture’s Forest Service the authority to manage, protect and control wild horses and burros on the nation’s public lands in order to ensure healthy herds and healthy rangelands.

What this means – when the land can’t support the number of wild horses and burros the excess animals are offered for adoption to qualified applicants.

The Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program was established in 1971 to meet the challenges of balancing the health of public lands with the health of wild horses and burros. The program holds adoptions across the US throughout the year on 259 million acres of public land including Pauls Valley.

If you want to adopt a wild horse or burro, visit the National Wild Horse and Burro Program website.

How incredible is it that can adopt a living legacy of the American heritage?

Even more, visitors can stop by anytime, too! Adoptions are open to the public to learn more about the bidding process or to schedule a group tour. The drive-up interpretation center welcomes visitors to walk near the corrals and fences to view the animals. The 12 lush, green pastures also serve as a resting point for animals arriving from the West and being shipped to adoption locations in the central and eastern United States.

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