Get paid to adopt a wild
horse? Yes! Receive $500 when you adopt an adult wild horse from BLM.
The offer is designed to help defray the initial cost of keeping a
horse. Payment is made after one year when you receive title to the
animal.
This adoption incentive is being offered on a trial basis
in the BLM-New Mexico region only (which also includes Texas, Oklahoma,
and Kansas). The idea behind the incentive is to increase the number of
mature horses (4-10 years old) placed into private ownership through
adoption. This, in turn, can reduce the number of older horses that BLM
must care for -- at considerable taxpayer expense! -- in
contracted pasture facilities. If successful, this program could reduce
the pressure on BLM to sell or euthanize excess horses, and it could
free up critical resources needed for on-the-range management.
Under this program, all standard adoption rules and fees apply (click here
for details). At the end of one year, simply return your title
application (which you'll receive in the mail) along with your
incentive voucher (which you'll receive when you adopt), and in a few
weeks you'll receive title and a check for $500! It's that simple!
The only additional requirement to receive payment is that a licensed
veterinarian must attest to the animal's fitness on your completed
title application.
If for some reason you must relinquish the
animal within one year (that is, return it to BLM), the allowance
cannot be paid. The same is true if the animal dies before title is
issued.
A limited number of horses eligible for this incentive will be presented at each BLM adoption in the New Mexico region (click here
for a complete adoption schedule). You can adopt up to four adult
horses under this incentive program. Younger horses (under 4 years
old), burros, and trained animals are not eligible for this incentive.
Help BLM preserve these "Living Legends"...Adopt!
Call 866-4-MUSTANGS (866-468-7826) for more details.
