KBR Wild Horse and Burro Information Sheet

Available Horses at the
February 8, 2003 Warm Springs
Wild Horse Adoption
Warm Springs Correctional Center,
Carson City, Nevada
The training crew
The February "class" of horses at the Warm Springs Correctional Facility consisted of a nice mix of Nevada "Comstock" and BLM horses. The inmates have done their usual great job, riding many of them bareback, double and roping off of them. These inmates really love working with the horses, even "naming" them during the training program.

These animals will be offered at a public offering at the Warm Springs Correctional Facility at 10AM on February 8, 2003.

  BLM 'WILD HORSES' FOR ADOPTION
Trainers' Comments and Photos

#???? (Bella)

Bella is a Liver Chestnut Mare. She is 6 + years old and weighs 750 lbs., 13.2 Hands. Bella has been used in the program to introduce new riders to the fundamentals of horse riding for the past year. She is extremely talented and is very willing. She would be a great horse for anyone.

Trainer: (not indicated)

#???? (Brewski):

Brewski is a 6 year old Bay Gelding, approximately 14.3 hands and weighs 1000 lbs. He has been used as a training horse for our new inexperienced trainers. He is easy to handle and tolerates novice riders.

Trainer: (not indicated)


#8782 (Catfish): Catfish is a Bay Gelding, 3 years old, 13 hands, and 750 lbs. Catfish is a real friendly horse, who is responsive and would be a very good trail horse. He is not very fast but he can run. This horse would be very good for a beginner. He enjoys other horses and is calm around people. He has had all four feet trimmed and stands easy for it. He has good conformation and loads readily into a trailer

Trainer: W. Hybarger & L.Fairchild

#7959 (Gazer):

Gazer is a 2 ½ year old Roan Gelding, 13 hands and 650 lbs. Gazer is a young inquisitive horse who readily accepts people. He is a good-looking Roan with solid conformation, and genuinely appears to enjoy his training. Gazer picks up o what you want him to do fairly quickly. I believe that he would be a good horse for a teenager, who is a beginning horse rider. This horse has a smooth gait and a very pretty lope.

The words I would use to describe Gazers disposition would be mellow, intelligent and calm. However, he can be lazy at times, though once you get him going he’ll give you everything in him. He would make a great trail horse for someone new to horse riding, and he stands easy while you trim his hoofs and he loves to be groomed.

Trainers: K.Cleghorn & A. Countryman

#8175 (Sonny):

Sonny is a 6-year-old Sorrel Gelding, 14.1 hands, and weighs 850 lbs. I've only been working with Sonny since mid/late December 02, and in approximately 3 weeks Sonny has come around surprisingly fast. He has started pulling a drag and the trainer has thrown a rope off him. He seems to really enjoy doing both. I believe that he would make a good ranch horse or a trail horse and he is very sure footed.

Trainer: Andy Countryman

#7971 (Twister):

Twister is a 2 ½-year-old Chestnut Gelding; he is 15 hands, and weighs 780 lbs. Though this horses’ name is Twister, he’s a very gently horse. Twister is very responsive and is willing to learn. When you go into his pen he will walk right up to you and wait to be saddled. You can pick hi feet up without difficulty and he has had all for feet trimmed.

Trainer: R. Hamm

Coming to the Facility

While the wild horse pens are separated from the main facility, the adoption is held inside the perimeter of a secure prison. Visitors can park close to the entrance and they should leave knives of any kind, purses, cellular telephones and cameras in their vehicles. Car keys and any contraband will have to be left at the guard station.

This is a prison facility! For security reasons members of the public who are dressed in clothing that can be confused with prison clothing will not be permitted in! That means no blue jeans nor blue jackets of any kind!

Presenting the Horses

All the horses being offered are presented before the bidding takes place. Horses that can be safely ridden in front of the crowd will be ridden. Those with less saddle experience may be saddled and presented in-hand, and occasionally mounted. While all of the saddled horses could probably be ridden, the emphasis is to avoid overstimulating and potentially harming a green horse. Trust between horse and handler must always be maintained. The handler's responsibility is to not ask the horse for more than he can emotionally handle, even though he may want to show how much more that the horse can actually do.

Saddling Young Horses

Some of these horses have been saddled at a relatively early age. The purpose of this activity is to get the horse familiar with saddle and rider. Only light impact work was done with them. Presenting younger horses under saddle should not be construed as an endorsement for riding horses before they are physically mature. Adopters of young horses should use appropriate discretion and caution until their animals have fully developed.

Click here to see available "Comstock Mustangs"

Warm Springs adoptions are typically held four times a year. BLM horses remain Federal property for one year after adoption. Title will be transferred to the adopter after this period if the horse has been provided proper care.

Prospective bidders are encouraged to prequalify so that there are no complications on adoption day. Please contact your area's BLM Wild Horse and Burro Specialist to be preapproved.

For more information, please log onto the Comstock Wild Horse Training Program website at www.silverstateindustries.com/horse.html.

Click here to see available trained Comstock horses

Click here to see the bid results

Other SSI Adoption Features

January, 2002 Adoption

June, 2002 Adoption

October, 2002 Adoption

Background on the Inmate Training Program

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