California
Wild horse and burro adoption at the Ridgecrest Corrals
February
23, 2008
Learn about the wild horse and burro adoption at at Ridgecrest Corrals -- "Mouse over" the photo of the horse to start -- click on it to stop.
The Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse & Burro Corrals is designed to support wild horse and burro management activities throughout the three state region of Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. There are twenty-two wild horse and burro herd management areas located throughout Southern California. Professional Wranglers based from this facility perform roundups throughout the year in order to keep these herd management areas in thriving ecological balance with their habitat. At this facility, captured animals are prepared for adoption which includes vaccinations, worming and blood tests and branding. During this 30 - 45 day period, the animals are fed daily, acclimating the animals to domestically grown hay. On an average year, the corrals will prepare more than 1,000 animals.
The corral facility sits on 57 acres of Navy withdrawn and BLM lands just four (4) miles east of Ridgecrest CA., on the Randsburg-Wash Road off California Highway 178. For more information about the Wild Horse and Burro program contact Art DiGrazia, California Desert District Wild Horse and Burro program leader, (760) 384-5764 or e-mail Art Digrazia.
BLM-California News.bytes, issue 316