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1) Applicant must be at least 18 years old. 2) Adopted animal must remain in the United States until titled. (Eligibility occurs on its 1 year anniversary.) 3) Applicant has no convictions of inhumane treatment of animals or violation of the Wild Free ? Roaming Horses & Burros Act.

Many of these horses get sent to government-funded corrals and pastures. Some are put up for adoption and, since 2019, an incentive program has paid adopters $1,000 to take in the animals and care for them for a year.

The Bureau of Land Management, which is in charge of caring for the nation's wild horses, created the $1,000-a-head Adoption Incentive Program in 2019 because it wanted to move a huge surplus of mustangs and burros out of government corrals and find them ?good homes.? Thousands of first-time adopters signed up, and the ...

The BLM specifies a minimum 400 square foot pen with 6 foot high fencing and a shelter appropriate for local environmental conditions. The 6 foot height requirements are for adult, ungentled horses who will often successfully clear lower height fences if provoked.

The BLM requires stock-type trailers with rear swing gates to transport adopted or purchased animals. Three-horse slant trailers are allowed so long as the slants can be removed or folded back. Drop ramp, divided two-horse trailers, and trucks with stock racks are not acceptable.

To adopt a horse or burro from the BLM, you must: Be 18 years of age or older (a parent or guardian must adopt for a minor. In this case, the adult signing the adoption agreement is legally responsible.) Have no prior violations of adoption regulations or convictions of inhumane treatment to animals.